15-letter words containing u, n, b, i, t, e
- rough breathing — the symbol (ʿ) used in the writing of Greek to indicate aspiration of the initial vowel or of the ρ (rho) over which it is placed.
- rubber solution — a kind of rubber-based adhesive
- runabout ticket — a rail ticket that allows unlimited travel within a specified area for a limited period of time (for example one day, a weekend, three days, etc)
- self-combustion — the act or process of burning.
- self-subsisting — to exist; continue in existence.
- sesquicarbonate — a salt intermediate in composition between a carbonate and a bicarbonate or consisting of the two combined.
- sleeping beauty — a beautiful princess, the heroine of a popular fairy tale, awakened from a charmed sleep by the kiss of the prince who is her true love.
- sodium benzoate — a white crystalline soluble compound used as an antibacterial and antifungal agent in preserving food (E211), as an antiseptic, and in making dyes and pharmaceuticals. Formula: (C6H5COO)Na
- southern blight — a disease of peanuts, tomatoes, and other plants, caused by a fungus, Sclerotium rolfsii, affecting the roots and resulting in rapid wilting.
- stable equation — a differential equation each solution of which tends to zero as the independent variable increases to infinity. Compare transient (def 6).
- subalimentation — hypoalimentation.
- subduction zone — an act or instance of subducting; subtraction or withdrawal.
- subintellection — an implication that is more or less understood
- subintelligence — below average intelligence
- subject heading — a title or heading of a category, esp in a bibliography or index
- subject-raising — a rule that moves the subject of a complement clause into the clause in which it is embedded, as in the derivation of He is likely to be late from It is likely that he will be late
- substantiatable — to establish by proof or competent evidence: to substantiate a charge.
- substantiveness — a noun.
- subtrochanteric — Anatomy. either of two knobs at the top of the femur, the greater on the outside and the lesser on the inside, serving for the attachment of muscles between the thigh and pelvis.
- svedberg (unit) — a unit of time, equal to 10-13 second, used in determining the rate of sedimentation of a macromolecule in an ultracentrifuge
- system building — a method of building in which prefabricated components are used to speed the construction of buildings
- tableau curtain — a curtain, often used as an act curtain, designed to be drawn aside and up to give a festooned or draped effect.
- television tube — a cathode-ray tube designed for the reproduction of television pictures
- thermionic tube — a vacuum tube in which the cathode is heated electrically to cause the emission of electrons by thermal agitation.
- troubleshooting — to act or be employed as a troubleshooter: She troubleshoots for a large industrial firm.
- tuberculin test — a test for tuberculosis in which a hypersensitive reaction to a given quantity of tuberculin indicates a past or present infection.
- tuberculization — the process of becoming, or of causing people or animals to become, infected with tuberculosis
- tumbling barrel — a rotating drum for subjecting materials or small manufactured objects, loosely placed inside, to a tumbling action, as to mix materials or to polish objects by friction with one another or with an abrasive.
- tunbridge wells — a city in SW Kent, in SE England: mineral springs; resort.
- turbinate bones — the thin scroll-shaped bones situated on the walls of the nasal passages
- turbojet engine — a jet-propulsion engine in which air from the atmosphere is compressed for combustion by a turbine-driven compressor.
- unacceptability — capable or worthy of being accepted.
- unanswerability — the quality of not being answerable or contestable
- unascertainable — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
- uncategorizable — not able to be categorized or placed into a category
- unconstrainable — unable to be confined
- uncopyrightable — not able to be copyrighted
- unexceptionable — not offering any basis for exception or objection; beyond criticism: an unexceptionable record of achievement.
- uninhibitedness — the state or quality of being uninhibited
- uninterpretable — to give or provide the meaning of; explain; explicate; elucidate: to interpret the hidden meaning of a parable.
- united brethren — a Protestant denomination, of Wesleyan beliefs and practices, founded in 1800.
- unmanageability — that can be managed; governable; tractable; contrivable.
- unobjectionable — causing or tending to cause an objection, disapproval, or protest.
- unobjectionably — without objection
- unobtrusiveness — not obtrusive; inconspicuous, unassertive, or reticent.
- unrehabilitated — to restore to a condition of good health, ability to work, or the like.
- unsubstantiated — not substantiated; unproved or unverified: unsubstantiated allegations.
- untransmissible — intransmissible
- unverifiability — the quality or state of being unverifiable
- vulnerabilities — capable of or susceptible to being wounded or hurt, as by a weapon: a vulnerable part of the body.