14-letter words containing a, c, r, e, t
- turing machine — a hypothetical device with a set of logical rules of computation: the concept is used in mathematical studies of the computability of numbers and in the mathematical theories of automata and computers.
- turmeric paper — paper treated with turmeric: used to indicate the presence of alkalis, which turn it brown, or of boric acid, which turns it reddish-brown.
- turn the scale — Often, scales. a balance or any of various other instruments or devices for weighing: We gave the parents a baby scale. The butcher placed the meat on the scales.
- turnip cabbage — kohlrabi.
- two-horse race — a competition, election, etc, in which there are only two teams or candidates with a chance of winning
- tymshare, inc. — (company) The US company that created the TYMNET network.
- ultra-distance — covering a distance in excess of 30 miles, often as part of a longer race or competition
- ultracivilized — showing a high degree of cultural or social development
- ultracompetent — extremely competent
- ultracrepidate — to go beyond one's scope or province, esp to criticize beyond one's sphere of knowledge
- ultraefficient — extremely or exceptionally efficient
- ultraenergetic — (of particles) producing exceptional levels of energy
- ultraexclusive — extremely exclusive
- ultramasculine — extremely masculine
- ultramicrotome — a microtome capable of producing very fine slices of tissue or cellular specimens for electron microscopic examination.
- ultraprecision — extreme accuracy or precision
- ultrarealistic — extremely realistic
- ultrastructure — the structures of a cell that are revealed by electron microscopy.
- un-depreciated — to reduce the purchasing value of (money).
- unacculturated — (of a person or group) not acculturated or assimilated
- unappreciating — to be grateful or thankful for: They appreciated his thoughtfulness.
- unappreciation — gratitude; thankful recognition: They showed their appreciation by giving him a gold watch.
- unappreciative — feeling or showing appreciation: an appreciative audience at the concert.
- unarmed combat — the action of fighting without weapons
- unattractively — in an unattractive manner
- unbureaucratic — of, relating to, or characteristic of a bureaucrat or a bureaucracy; arbitrary and routine.
- uncertificated — a document serving as evidence or as written testimony, as of status, qualifications, privileges, or the truth of something.
- unchristianize — to make unchristian; to render no longer Christian; to remove Christian status or nature from
- unconcentrated — applied with all one's attention, energy, etc.: their concentrated efforts to win the election.
- unconfederated — not allied to a confederation or joined in confederacy
- unconservative — disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change.
- uncontemporary — outmoded
- uncontradicted — to assert the contrary or opposite of; deny directly and categorically.
- uncontrollable — incapable of being controlled or restrained: uncontrollable anger.
- uncorroborated — to make more certain; confirm: He corroborated my account of the accident.
- uncredentialed — Usually, credentials. evidence of authority, status, rights, entitlement to privileges, or the like, usually in written form: Only those with the proper credentials are admitted.
- uncriticizable — to censure or find fault with.
- uncrystallized — lacking a final form
- under contract — If you are under contract to someone, you have signed a contract agreeing to work for them, and for no-one else, during a fixed period of time.
- under-activity — insufficiently active: an underactive thyroid gland.
- undereducation — to educate too little or poorly.
- undersecretary — an official who is subordinate to a principal secretary, as in the U.S. cabinet: Under Secretary of the Treasury.
- undistractedly — in an undistracted manner
- unhysterically — in a way that does not show or suggest any hysteria; calmly; rationally
- unidirectional — operating or moving in one direction only; not changing direction: a unidirectional flow.
- unincorporated — not chartered as a corporation; lacking the powers and immunities of a corporate enterprise: an unincorporated business.
- unit character — a characteristic, usually controlled by a single gene, that is transmitted as a unit in heredity.
- universal city — a city in S central Texas.
- unmanufactured — (of a product, commodity, etc) not manufactured
- unmatriculated — (of a student) not enrolled in a college, university, or similar institution