15-letter words containing s, m, y, t, r
- the paralympics — a sporting event, modelled on the Olympic Games, held solely for disabled competitors
- the smart money — If you say that the smart money is on a particular person or thing, you mean that people who know a lot about it think that this person will be successful, or this thing will happen.
- theory of games — game theory.
- thermochemistry — the branch of chemistry dealing with the relationship between chemical action and heat.
- thirtysomething — a person in her or his thirties
- trans-himalayan — the, a mountain range extending about 1500 miles (2400 km) along the border between India and Tibet. Highest peak, Mt. Everest, 29,028 feet (8848 meters).
- tristram shandy — a novel (1759–67) by Laurence Sterne.
- trypanosomiasis — any infection caused by a trypanosome.
- tutorial system — a system of education, especially in some colleges, in which instruction is given personally by tutors, who also act as general advisers of a small group of students in their charge.
- ultramicroscopy — the use of the ultramicroscope.
- vascular system — plant tissue consisting of ducts or vessels, that, in the higher plants, forms the system (vascular system) by which sap is conveyed through the plant.
- white supremacy — the belief, theory, or doctrine that white people are inherently superior to people from all other racial groups, especially black people, and are therefore rightfully the dominant group in any society.
- x-ray astronomy — the branch of astronomy that studies celestial objects by means of the x-rays emitted by them.