19-letter words containing t, u, l, e, p, r
- sun-and-planet gear — a planetary epicyclic gear train.
- supercritical fluid — A supercritical fluid is a fluid at a temperature and pressure at which there is no difference between liquid and gas.
- superiority complex — an exaggerated feeling of one's own superiority.
- supernatural virtue — one of the three graces: faith, hope, or charity, infused into the human intellect and will by a special grace of God.
- supplementary angle — either of two angles that added together produce an angle of 180°.
- supplementary story — follow-up (def 3b).
- suspensory ligament — any of several tissues that suspend certain organs or parts of the body, especially the transparent, delicate web of fibrous tissue that supports the crystalline lens.
- tarnished plant bug — a bug, Lygus lineolaris, of the family Miridae, that is a common and widely distributed pest of alfalfa and other legumes and of peach and other fruit trees.
- teacher-pupil ratio — the number of teachers relative to the number of pupils in a particular school
- telescopic umbrella — an umbrella having parts that telescope
- the underprivileged — those who are underprivileged
- theatrical producer — a person who is responsible for all aspects of a theatrical production
- therapeutic cloning — the permitted creation of cloned human tissues for surgical transplant
- to keep to yourself — If you keep to yourself, you stay on your own most of the time and do not mix socially with other people.
- to lose your temper — If you lose your temper, you become so angry that you shout at someone or show in some other way that you are no longer in control of yourself.
- to pull your weight — If you pull your weight, you work as hard as everyone else who is involved in the same task or activity.
- triple counterpoint — invertible counterpoint involving three transposable voices.
- trooping the colour — a military ceremony, performed by regiments of the British army and the Commonwealth, in which the regimental colour or flag is marched past ranks of troops
- trumpet honeysuckle — an American honeysuckle, Lonicera sempervirens, having spikes of large, tubular flowers, deep-red outside and yellow within.
- trusteeship council — a United Nations body that supervises the government of a territory by a foreign country
- tuamotu archipelago — a group of about 80 coral islands in the S Pacific, in French Polynesia. Pop: 15 973 (2002; including the Gambier Islands). Area: 860 sq km (332 sq miles)
- tussock caterpillar — the larva of a tussock moth.
- ultracrepidarianism — noting or pertaining to a person who criticizes, judges, or gives advice outside the area of his or her expertise: The play provides a classic, simplistic portrayal of an ultracrepidarian mother-in-law.
- under police escort — If you go somewhere or are taken somewhere under police escort, you go there accompanied by a police escort.
- under the spotlight — If someone or something comes under the spotlight, they are thoroughly examined, especially by journalists and the public.
- universal recipient — a person with blood type AB, able to receive blood from a person of any blood type but able to donate blood only to a person with the same blood type
- university hospital — a hospital that is affiliated with a university. University hospitals provide clinical education and training to future and current doctors, nurses, and other health professionals, in addition to delivering medical care to patients
- unnatural practices — acts which are deemed to be contrary to expected standards of human behaviour
- upset the applecart — a pushcart used by a vendor of apples.