15-letter words containing s, a, n, t, l, o
- tantalus monkey — a long-tailed African monkey, Cercopithecus tantalus (or C. aethiops tantalus), of central African grasslands, having a long face framed by upswept whiskers.
- tensor analysis — the branch of mathematics dealing with the calculus of tensors, especially the study of properties that are unaffected by a change of coordinate system.
- tentaculiferous — having tentacles
- the anglo-irish — the inhabitants of Ireland of English birth or descent
- the kos channel — a strait separating Kos from SW Turkey
- the last moment — If someone does something at the last moment, they do it at the latest time possible.
- the lower ranks — people who have a low rank in a military organization
- thorndike's law — the principle that all learnt behaviour is regulated by rewards and punishments, proposed by Edward Lee Thorndike (1874–1949), US psychologist
- thousand island — of or relating to the Thousand Islands or their inhabitants
- tirso de molina — Luis [loo-ees] /luˈis/ (Show IPA), 1535–1600, Spanish Jesuit theologian.
- to call in sick — If you call in sick, you telephone the place where you work to tell them you will not be coming to work because you are ill.
- to lie in state — If the dead body of an important person lies in state, it is publicly displayed for a few days before it is buried.
- to lose contact — If you lose contact with someone who you have been friendly with, you no longer see them, speak to them, or write to them.
- tokelau islands — a group of islands in the S Pacific Ocean belonging to New Zealand. 4 sq. mi. (10 sq. km).
- topgallant mast — a mast fixed to the head of a topmast on a square-rigged vessel.
- topgallant sail — a sail or either of two sails set on the yard or yards of a topgallant mast.
- torsion balance — an instrument for measuring small forces, as electric attraction or repulsion, by determining the amount of torsion or twisting they cause in a slender wire or filament.
- totalitarianism — the practices and principles of a totalitarian regime.
- totalitarianist — the practices and principles of a totalitarian regime.
- toughened glass — glass that has been made stronger using chemical or thermal treatments so that it will not break easily
- training school — a school that provides training in some art, profession, or vocation.
- transactionally — the act of transacting or the fact of being transacted.
- transequatorial — of, relating to, or near an equator, especially the equator of the earth.
- transfer lounge — the place in an airport where you wait for a transfer from one flight to another
- transform fault — a strike-slip fault that offsets a mid-ocean ridge in opposing directions on either side of an axis of seafloor spreading.
- transgressional — of or relating to transgression
- transhistorical — occurring throughout all human history
- translationally — in a manner which uses translation
- transliteration — to change (letters, words, etc.) into corresponding characters of another alphabet or language: to transliterate the Greek Χ as ch.
- transnationally — going beyond national boundaries or interests: a transnational economy.
- transplantation — to remove (a plant) from one place and plant it in another.
- two-dimensional — having the dimensions of height and width only: a two-dimensional surface.
- ultra-modernist — very advanced in ideas, design, or techniques.
- ultrasonography — a diagnostic imaging technique utilizing reflected high-frequency sound waves to delineate, measure, or examine internal body structures or organs.
- ultrasound scan — sonograph examination
- unadventurously — in an unadventurous manner
- unapostolically — in an unapostalic manner
- uncomplaisantly — in an uncomplaisant manner
- unconsolidation — an act or instance of consolidating; the state of being consolidated; unification: consolidation of companies.
- unconstrainable — unable to be confined
- unconstrainedly — in an unconfined manner
- uncontrollables — incapable of being controlled or restrained: uncontrollable anger.
- uncontroversial — of, relating to, or characteristic of controversy, or prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; polemical: a controversial book.
- uninstitutional — of, relating to, or established by institution.
- universal joint — piece that couples two rotating shafts
- universal motor — a series-wound motor, of one-half horsepower or less, using alternating or direct current.
- unsportsmanlike — a man who engages in sports, especially in some open-air sport, as hunting, fishing, racing, etc.
- vascularization — (of a tissue or embryo) to develop or extend blood vessels or other fluid-bearing vessels or ducts; become vascular.
- vector analysis — the branch of calculus that deals with vectors and processes involving vectors.
- velcro fastener — a fastener made of Velcro