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15-letter words containing u, p, d, r, i

  • tax expenditure — any reduction in government revenue through preferential tax treatment, as deductions or credits.
  • treacle pudding — a sponge cake with syrup on top
  • tricuspid valve — the valve, consisting of three triangular flaps of tissue between the right auricle and ventricle of the heart, that keeps blood from flowing back into the auricle.
  • udmurt republic — a constituent republic of W central Russia, in the basin of the middle Kama. Capital: Izhevsk. Pop: 1 570 500 (2002). Area: 42 100 sq km (16 250 sq miles)
  • uncomprehending — to understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind; perceive: He did not comprehend the significance of the ambassador's remark.
  • uncorresponding — identical in all essentials or respects: corresponding fingerprints.
  • under suspicion — suspected of a crime
  • undercapitalize — to provide an insufficient amount of capital for (a business enterprise).
  • underpopulation — having a population lower than is normal or desirable.
  • underprivileged — denied the enjoyment of the normal privileges or rights of a society because of low economic and social status.
  • underproduction — production that is less than normal or than is required by the demand.
  • underpublicized — lacking publicity
  • uninterruptedly — in a manner that is not broken, discontinued, or hindered
  • unpolished rice — a partly refined rice, hulled and deprived of its germ but retaining some bran.
  • unpractisedness — the quality or state of being unpractised
  • upper east side — a section of the East Side of New York City, conventionally between 57th Street and 96th Street, known for its affluence.
  • upward mobility — movement from one social level to a higher one (upward mobility) or a lower one (downward mobility) as by changing jobs or marrying.
  • upwardly mobile — See under vertical mobility (def 1).
  • uropygial gland — a gland opening on the back at the base of the tail in most birds that secretes an oily fluid used by the bird in preening its feathers.
  • wood turpentine — turpentine obtained from pine trees.
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