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15-letter words containing r, u, c, t, a, i

  • sesquicentenary — a hundred and fiftieth anniversary
  • silviculturally — with reference to silviculture
  • simple fracture — a fracture in which the bone does not pierce the skin.
  • sled cultivator — go-devil (def 5).
  • social security — (usually initial capital letters) a program of old-age, unemployment, health, disability, and survivors insurance maintained by the U.S. federal government through compulsory payments by specific employer and employee groups.
  • socioculturally — from a sociocultural point of view
  • sodium chlorate — a colorless, water-soluble solid, NaClO 3 , cool and salty to the taste, used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives and matches, as a textile mordant, and as an oxidizing and bleaching agent.
  • sodium citrates — the sodium salts of citric acid (monosodium citrate, disodium citrate, trisodium citrate)
  • source material — original, authoritative, or basic materials utilized in research, as diaries or manuscripts.
  • special feature — an article differing from the normal format and focusing on a particular topic
  • static pressure — the pressure exerted by a fluid that is not moving or flowing.
  • statutory crime — a wrong punishable under a statute, rather than at common law.
  • storm insurance — insurance cover against damage caused by windstorms
  • streptobacillus — any of various bacilli that form in chains.
  • structural iron — iron shaped for use in construction.
  • sub-corporation — an association of individuals, created by law or under authority of law, having a continuous existence independent of the existences of its members, and powers and liabilities distinct from those of its members. See also municipal corporation, public corporation.
  • subject-raising — a rule that moves the subject of a complement clause into the clause in which it is embedded, as in the derivation of He is likely to be late from It is likely that he will be late
  • subtrochanteric — Anatomy. either of two knobs at the top of the femur, the greater on the outside and the lesser on the inside, serving for the attachment of muscles between the thigh and pelvis.
  • superexcitation — the act of exciting.
  • superplasticity — the phenomenon, exhibited by certain metals and alloys usually at high temperatures, of stretching to extreme lengths without breaking
  • superspecialist — a highly skilled specialist
  • surface density — quantity, as of electric charge, per unit surface area.
  • surface tension — the elasticlike force existing in the surface of a body, especially a liquid, tending to minimize the area of the surface, caused by asymmetries in the intermolecular forces between surface molecules.
  • surgical spirit — Surgical spirit is a liquid which is used to clean wounds or surgical instruments. It consists mainly of alcohol.
  • surgical strike — a military action designed to destroy a particular target without harming other people or damaging other buildings near it
  • tableau curtain — a curtain, often used as an act curtain, designed to be drawn aside and up to give a festooned or draped effect.
  • talking picture — Older Use. a motion picture with accompanying synchronized speech, singing, etc.
  • tararua biscuit — a tramper's home-made biscuit with a high calorie content
  • target audience — the target audience of a programme is the group of people that the programme-makers are trying to persuade to watch or listen to it
  • tentaculiferous — having tentacles
  • tertiary colour — a colour formed by mixing two secondary colours
  • tetrafunctional — pertaining to molecules or groups that can bond at four sites.
  • theft insurance — insurance against loss or damage of property resulting from theft.
  • therapeutically — of or relating to the treating or curing of disease; curative.
  • through traffic — traffic which continues on a road or highway rather than crossing onto a different road
  • title insurance — insurance protecting the owner or mortgagee of real estate from lawsuits or claims arising from a defective title.
  • toucan crossing — a place where people who are walking and cyclists can both cross a busy road together. They press a button at the side of the road, which operates traffic lights to stop the traffic
  • tourist traffic — the number of tourists that visit an area
  • trading account — an account similar to a traditional bank account, holding cash and securities, and administered by an investment dealer
  • training course — practical programme of study
  • traumatological — relating to traumatology
  • treacle pudding — a sponge cake with syrup on top
  • tricuspid valve — the valve, consisting of three triangular flaps of tissue between the right auricle and ventricle of the heart, that keeps blood from flowing back into the auricle.
  • truman doctrine — the policy of President Truman, as advocated in his address to Congress on March 12, 1947, to provide military and economic aid to Greece and Turkey and, by extension, to any country threatened by Communism or any totalitarian ideology.
  • tuberculization — the process of becoming, or of causing people or animals to become, infected with tuberculosis
  • turk's-cap lily — either of two lilies, Lilum martagon or L. superbum, having nodding flowers with the perianth segments rolled backward.
  • turkish tobacco — a strongly aromatic tobacco, grown chiefly in Turkey and Greece, used in cigarettes.
  • ultra-masculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
  • ultra-patriotic — of, like, suitable for, or characteristic of a patriot.
  • ultra-realistic — interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
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