14-letter words containing a, i, r, e, m
- term insurance — an insurance policy that provides coverage for a limited period, the value payable only if a loss occurs within the term, with nothing payable upon its expiration.
- terminal bonus — a bonus paid on a life insurance policy when the holder reaches a certain age or dies
- terminal leave — the final leave granted to a member of the armed forces just before discharge, equal to the total unused leave accumulated during active service.
- terminal point — the final destination or station of a bus or rail journey
- terminological — the system of terms belonging or peculiar to a science, art, or specialized subject; nomenclature: the terminology of botany.
- terminus a quo — the end from which; beginning; starting point; earliest limiting point.
- territorialism — a principle or system that gives predominance to the landed classes.
- test marketing — to offer (a new product) for sale, usually in a limited area, in order to ascertain and evaluate consumer response.
- testamentarily — in a testamentary manner
- the milk train — a very early morning train, that traditionally transported milk, on which passengers also travelled
- the rheumatics — rheumatic pains
- the roman rite — the liturgical rite used in the Diocese of Rome
- the royal mail — the national postal service of the United Kingdom
- the samaritans — a voluntary organization which offers counselling to people in despair, esp by telephone
- the surinamese — the people of Surinam collectively
- the three magi — the wise men from the East who came to do homage to the infant Jesus (Matthew 2:1–12) and traditionally called Caspar, Melchior, and Balthazar
- thermaesthesia — ability to perceive or sense cold or heat; sensitiveness to heat.
- thermal imager — a piece of equipment used to detect or provide images of people or things
- thermal spring — a spring whose temperature is higher than the mean temperature of ground water in the area.
- thermoacoustic — pertaining to a method of cooling using air driven with acoustic power.
- thermoanalysis — thermal analysis.
- thermodynamics — the science concerned with the relations between heat and mechanical energy or work, and the conversion of one into the other: modern thermodynamics deals with the properties of systems for the description of which temperature is a necessary coordinate.
- thermolability — the state of being unstable or subject to transformation or destruction when heated
- thermomagnetic — of or relating to the effect of heat on the magnetic properties of a substance.
- thermostatting — a device, including a relay actuated by thermal conduction or convection, that functions to establish and maintain a desired temperature automatically or signals a change in temperature for manual adjustment.
- thesaurismosis — storage disease.
- time signature — a numerical or other indication at the beginning of a piece showing the meter.
- time simulator — (simulation) (Tsim) A stack-based simulation language. Contact: ZOLA Technologies.
- trade unionism — the system, methods, or practice of trade or labor unions.
- traffic-jammed — jam1 (def 16).
- transempirical — beyond the range of experiential knowledge.
- transformative — to change in form, appearance, or structure; metamorphose.
- transit number — an identifying number assigned by a banking organization to a bank and printed on its checks.
- transit system — public transport service
- transmasculine — noting or relating to a person who was born female but whose gender identity is more male than female.
- transsexualism — a person having a strong desire to assume the physical characteristics and gender role of the opposite sex.
- treponematosis — an infection caused by an organism of the genus Treponema, as syphilis, pinta, bejel, or yaws.
- trial examiner — a person appointed to hold hearings and report findings and recommendations to an administrative or quasi-judicial agency or tribunal.
- trial marriage — an arrangement by which a couple live together for a period of time to see if they are compatible for marriage.
- trichomonacide — an agent that destroys trichomonads
- tridimensional — having three dimensions.
- trihalomethane — a type of chemical compound in which three of the hydrogen atoms in a methane molecule have been replaced by halogen atoms, esp by chlorine in drinking water. Trihalomethanes are thought to be carcinogenic
- triiodomethane — iodoform.
- trimethylamine — a colourless, flammable liquid with a strong, fishy odour
- tripelennamine — a white, crystalline, antihistamine, C 16 H 21 N 3 , used for the treatment of allergic disorders.
- tripersonalism — the doctrine of three persons making up the Trinity
- triphenylamine — a molecule consisting of a nitrogen atom with three phenyl groups attached to it
- triple measure — time or rhythm characterized by three beats to the measure with an accent on the first beat.
- trumpet marine — an obsolete musical instrument having a long, wooden, pyramid-shaped body, characteristically with one string that is touched with the finger to produce harmonics and is bowed between the touching finger and the upper end.
- turbomachinery — machinery consisting of, incorporating, or constituting a turbine