15-letter words containing s, u, g, e, t
- summer triangle — a group of three first-magnitude stars (Deneb, Vega, and Altair) visible during the summer in the N skies
- supergiant star — Astronomy. an exceptionally luminous star whose diameter is more than 100 times that of the sun, as Betelgeuse or Antares.
- supergovernment — a centralized organization formed by a group of governments to enforce justice or maintain peace.
- supporting role — acting: secondary part
- surge protector — a small device to protect a computer, telephone, television set, or the like from damage by high-voltage electrical surges.
- surgical strike — a military action designed to destroy a particular target without harming other people or damaging other buildings near it
- svedberg (unit) — a unit of time, equal to 10-13 second, used in determining the rate of sedimentation of a macromolecule in an ultracentrifuge
- symmetric group — the group of all permutations of a finite set.
- synectics group — a group of people of varied background that meets to attempt creative solutions of problems through the unrestricted exercise of imagination and the correlation of disparate elements.
- syntax language — a metalanguage used to refer to the grammatical or other formal features of an object language.
- system building — a method of building in which prefabricated components are used to speed the construction of buildings
- tetrasporangium — a sporangium containing four asexual spores.
- the undersigned — the person or persons who have signed at the foot of a document, statement, etc
- thought process — thinking, train of thought
- thoughtlessness — lacking in consideration for others; inconsiderate; tactless: a thoughtless remark.
- tissue-matching — identification of specific genetically linked antigens in tissue in order to minimize antigenic differences between donor and recipient tissue in organ transplantation.
- to good purpose — with a good result or effect; advantageously
- toughened glass — glass that has been made stronger using chemical or thermal treatments so that it will not break easily
- training course — practical programme of study
- transfer lounge — the place in an airport where you wait for a transfer from one flight to another
- troubleshooting — to act or be employed as a troubleshooter: She troubleshoots for a large industrial firm.
- tunbridge wells — a city in SW Kent, in SE England: mineral springs; resort.
- tungsten rating — a film-speed rating that indicates the relative sensitivity of a particular film stock to light from incandescent lamps with tungsten filaments.
- turgor pressure — the pressure exerted on a plant cell wall by water passing into the cell by osmosis
- turkish delight — a candy made of fruit juice and gelatin, cubed and dusted with sugar.
- turquoise green — a light bluish green.
- ultra-religious — of, relating to, or concerned with religion: a religious holiday.
- ulysses s grant — Cary (Archibald Leach) 1904–86, U.S. actor, born in England.
- understandingly — mental process of a person who comprehends; comprehension; personal interpretation: My understanding of the word does not agree with yours.
- undistinguished — having no distinguishing marks or features.
- uninterestingly — in a way that is not interesting
- universal stage — a small theodolite mounted on the stage of a polarizing microscope and used in the petrographic analysis of rocks.
- unmitigatedness — the state of being unmitigated
- unquestioningly — in manner that accepts something without expressing doubt or uncertainty
- unrighteousness — not righteous; not upright or virtuous; wicked; sinful; evil: an unrighteous king.
- untransmigrated — not transmigrated; not transferred or caused to be transferred
- upsetting lever — the horizontal distance between the center of gravity, acting downward, and the center of buoyancy, acting upward, when they are so placed as to form a couple (upsetting couple) tending to capsize the boat.
- ust-kamenogorsk — a city in E Kazakhstan, on the Irtysh River.
- virtual storage — a system whereby addressable memory is extended beyond main storage through the use of secondary storage managed by system software in such a way that programs can treat all of the designated storage as addressable main storage.
- wrongful arrest — the act of arresting someone without proper reason