12-letter words containing a, d, u, s, t
- transductant — the transfer of genetic material from one cell to another by means of a virus.
- transduction — the transfer of genetic material from one cell to another by means of a virus.
- translucidus — (of a cloud) sufficiently transparent as not to obscure the sun, moon, or higher clouds.
- transmundane — reaching beyond or existing outside the physical or visible world.
- transudation — the act or process of transuding.
- trepidatious — tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation.
- triadelphous — (of stamens) united by the filaments into three sets or bundles.
- tricuspidate — having three cusps or flaps.
- truk islands — a group of islands in the W Pacific, in the E Caroline Islands: administratively part of the US Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands from 1947; became self-governing in 1979 as part of the Federated States of Micronesia; consists of 11 chief islands; a major Japanese naval base during World War II. Pop: 53 381 (2006). Area: 130 sq km (50 sq miles)
- ultradistant — extremely distant
- un-scattered — distributed or occurring at widely spaced and usually irregular intervals: scattered villages; scattered showers.
- unaccustomed — not accustomed or habituated: to be unaccustomed to hardships.
- unadjustable — capable of being adjusted: adjustable seat belts.
- unadvertised — to announce or praise (a product, service, etc.) in some public medium of communication in order to induce people to buy or use it: to advertise a new brand of toothpaste.
- unassistedly — in an unassisted manner
- unassociated — to connect or bring into relation, as thought, feeling, memory, etc.: Many people associate dark clouds with depression and gloom.
- under arrest — to seize (a person) by legal authority or warrant; take into custody: The police arrested the burglar.
- underservant — a servant of inferior or subordinate rank.
- understaffed — having an insufficient number of personnel: The hospital is understaffed.
- understander — a person who understands
- understating — to state or represent less strongly or strikingly than the facts would bear out; set forth in restrained, moderate, or weak terms: The casualty lists understate the extent of the disaster.
- understratum — a substratum.
- undertakings — the act of a person who undertakes any task or responsibility.
- undesecrated — to divest of sacred or hallowed character or office.
- undesignated — to mark or point out; indicate; show; specify.
- undiscordant — not discordant; not disagreeing or disagreeable
- undismantled — not dismantled or disassembled; complete, in one piece
- undispatched — not dispatched; not delivered or sent out
- undisputable — capable of being disputed; debatable; questionable.
- undissipated — indulging in or characterized by excessive devotion to pleasure; intemperate; dissolute.
- undistracted — not distracted; concentrating
- unfastidious — not fastidious; not fussy; not appropriately concerned with detail or cleanliness
- unforecasted — to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance: to forecast a heavy snowfall; to forecast lower interest rates.
- unidealistic — of or relating to idealism or idealists.
- uninstigated — to cause by incitement; foment: to instigate a quarrel.
- unobfuscated — to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy.
- unrestrained — not restrained or controlled; uncontrolled or uncontrollable: the unrestrained birthrate in some countries.
- unsanctified — not sanctified
- unsanctioned — authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- unsegregated — not segregated, especially not subject to racial division; integrated: an unsegregated community.
- unspectacled — lacking spectacles
- unstabilized — to make or hold stable, firm, or steadfast.
- unsteadiness — not steady or firm; unstable; shaky: an unsteady hand.
- unstimulated — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
- unstipulated — to make an express demand or arrangement as a condition of agreement (often followed by for).
- unstratified — not stratified; not arranged in strata or layers: unstratified rocks.
- unsublimated — Psychology. to divert the energy of (a sexual or other biological impulse) from its immediate goal to one of a more acceptable social, moral, or aesthetic nature or use.
- unsyncopated — marked by syncopation: syncopated rhythm.
- unsyndicated — a group of individuals or organizations combined or making a joint effort to undertake some specific duty or carry out specific transactions or negotiations: The local furniture store is individually owned, but is part of a buying syndicate.
- untranslated — to turn from one language into another or from a foreign language into one's own: to translate Spanish.