15-letter words containing r, u, i, n, s
- fructifications — Plural form of fructification.
- funeral service — ceremony at a burial or cremation
- furniture store — shop: sells furnishings
- futilitarianism — The belief that all human activity is futile.
- future interest — an interest in personal or real property, the possession and enjoyment of which is to commence at a later date.
- general studies — a school subject that includes a variety of skills and topics (such as comprehension, and current affairs, which may complement the study of A-levels in specific subjects)
- giant schnauzer — one of a German breed of large working dogs, resembling a larger and more powerful version of the standard schnauzer, having a pepper-and-salt or pure black, wiry coat, bushy eyebrows and beard, and a docked tail set moderately high, originally developed as a cattle herder but now often used in police work.
- giant sunflower — a composite plant, Helianthus giganteus, of eastern North America, growing nearly 12 feet (4 meters) high and having very large yellow flower heads.
- gnu mirror site — GNU archive site
- gram's solution — (sometimes lowercase) a solution of iodine, potassium iodide, and water, used in staining bacteria.
- green mountains — a mountain range in E North America, extending from Canada through Vermont into W Massachusetts: part of the Appalachian system. Highest peak: Mount Mansfield, 1338 m (4393 ft)
- griqualand east — a former district in S South Africa, SW of Natal.
- griqualand west — a former district in S South Africa, N of the Orange River and W of the Orange Free State: diamonds found 1867.
- ground meristem — an area of primary meristematic tissue, emerging from and immediately behind the apical meristem, that develops into the pith and the cortex.
- ground squirrel — any of several terrestrial rodents of the squirrel family, as of the genus Citellus and chipmunks of the genus Tamias. circ;circ;
- groundbreakings — Plural form of groundbreaking.
- group insurance — life, accident, or health insurance available to a group of persons, as the employees of a company, under a single contract, usually without regard to physical condition or age of the individuals.
- growth industry — an industry that is experiencing rapid growth
- guardian angels — an angel believed to protect a particular person, as from danger or error.
- harbour station — the part of a port where boats shelter or station
- harlequin snake — the E American coral snake (Micrurus fulvius)
- harun al-rashid — a.d. 764?–809, caliph of Baghdad 786–809: one of the greatest Abbasids, he was made almost a legendary hero in the Arabian Nights.
- harun ar-rashid — a.d. 764?-809; caliph of Baghdad (786-809): given popular fame as a hero of The Arabian Nights
- high resolution — a great amount of detail visible in a photographic, TV, or video image
- high-resolution — having or capable of producing an image characterized by fine detail: high-resolution photography; high-resolution lens.
- hip measurement — a measurement around the hips at the level of the buttocks used in clothing and assessing general health
- housing project — a publicly built and operated housing development, usually intended for low- or moderate-income tenants, senior citizens, etc.
- human relations — the study of group behavior for the purpose of improving interpersonal relationships, as among employees.
- humanitarianism — humanitarian principles or practices.
- humanitarianist — humanitarian principles or practices.
- huntingdonshire — a former county in E England, now part of Cambridgeshire.
- hyperinsulinism — excessive insulin in the blood, resulting in hypoglycemia.
- ibero-maurusian — of or relating to an Epipaleolithic culture of northwestern Africa that preceded the Capsian culture and was once erroneously thought to have originated in southwestern Europe; characterized by the use of backed bladelets, occupation of the maritime plain, and the hunting of the Barbary sheep.
- ignition source — An ignition source is a process or event which can cause a fire or explosion.
- illustriousness — The state of being illustrious.
- immensurability — The quality of being immensurable.
- immune response — any of the body's immunologic reactions to an antigen.
- immunoadsorbent — immunosorbent.
- immunochemistry — the study of the chemistry of immunologic substances and reactions.
- immunoreactions — Plural form of immunoreaction.
- importunateness — Quality of being importunate.
- impulse turbine — a turbine moved by free jets of fluid striking the blades of the rotor together with the axial flow of fluid through the rotor.
- in short supply — If something is in short supply, there is very little of it available and it is difficult to find or obtain.
- in some measure — a unit or standard of measurement: weights and measures.
- in the doldrums — miserable, depressed
- in the universe — If you say that something is, for example, the best or biggest thing of its kind in the universe, you are emphasizing that you think it is bigger or better than anything else of its kind.
- in your dreams! — You say `In your dreams!' when you think that what someone wants is never going to happen or be true.
- incommensurable — not commensurable; having no common basis, measure, or standard of comparison.
- incommensurably — In an incommensurable manner; immeasurably.
- incredulousness — not credulous; disinclined or indisposed to believe; skeptical.