11-letter words containing a, l, o, u, t
- subcortical — situated beneath the cortex.
- sublimation — Psychology. the diversion of 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.
- sublittoral — of or relating to the biogeographic region of the ocean bottom between the littoral and bathyal zones, from the low water line to the edge of the continental shelf, or to a depth of approximately 660 feet (200 meters).
- subluxation — a partial dislocation, as of a joint; sprain.
- subnational — of, relating to, or maintained by a nation as an organized whole or independent political unit: national affairs.
- subrational — less than or almost rational.
- subtropical — bordering on the tropics; nearly tropical.
- sulfonation — the process of attaching the sulfonic acid group, –SO 3 H, directly to carbon in an organic compound.
- sulfuration — to combine, treat, or impregnate with sulfur, the fumes of burning sulfur, etc.
- sulphurator — an apparatus used in treating anything with sulphur or sulphur fumes, such as in fumigating
- supportable — capable of being supported; endurable; maintainable.
- supracostal — above the rib
- sympetalous — gamopetalous.
- talk around — to communicate or exchange ideas, information, etc., by speaking: to talk about poetry.
- talk out of — dissuade
- taurobolium — the sacrifice of a bull, followed by the baptism of neophytes in the blood, as practiced in the ancient rites of Mithras or Cybele.
- taurocholic — of or derived from taurocholic acid.
- tautologism — the use of tautology.
- tautologize — to use tautology.
- tautologous — needless repetition of an idea, especially in words other than those of the immediate context, without imparting additional force or clearness, as in “widow woman.”.
- teaspoonful — the amount a teaspoon can hold.
- tenaciously — holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often followed by of): a tenacious grip on my arm; tenacious of old habits.
- tetrazolium — a derivative of an acidic chemical compound
- think aloud — If you think aloud, you express your thoughts as they occur to you, rather than thinking first and then speaking.
- thiosulfate — a salt or ester of thiosulfuric acid.
- tibiofibula — the bone of a frog's lower leg
- tolbutamide — a white crystalline substance, C 12 H 18 N 2 O 3 S, used to augment insulin secretion in the treatment of diabetes mellitus.
- tollund man — the perfectly preserved remains of an Iron Age man, hanged and thrown into a bog at Tollund, in Jutland, Denmark: discovered in 1950.
- toluic acid — any of four isomeric acids having the formula CH 3 C 6 H 4 COOH: derivatives of toluene.
- tonal music — music that uses the diatonic system
- tonal value — the relative lightness or darkness of shades between black and white
- tongue-lash — to reprimand severely; scold
- top-up loan — a further loan extended to an existing debtor
- touch plate — a pewter plate belonging to a guild of pewterers and bearing samples of the touchmarks of all pewterers belonging to the guild.
- touristical — of, relating to, or typical of tourists or tourism: She embarked on her itinerary with high touristic fervor.
- travelogues — a lecture, slide show, or motion picture describing travels.
- trial court — the court in which a controversy is first adjudicated (distinguished from appellate division).
- tribulation — grievous trouble; severe trial or suffering.
- tripetalous — having three petals.
- trisepalous — having three sepals.
- trobar clus — a complex and obscure style of writing adopted by some 12th-century Provençal poets.
- trouble man — troubleshooter (def 2).
- tuberculoma — a tumour or other mass that grows from a tuberculous lesion or caused by the tubercle bacillus
- tulipomania — (in 17th-century Holland) a widespread obsession with tulips, especially of highly prized varieties, as those of a streaked, variegated, or unusual color.
- ultramodern — very advanced in ideas, design, or techniques.
- ultrasmooth — extremely smooth
- ultrasonics — the branch of science that deals with the effects of sound waves above human perception.
- ultraviolet — beyond the violet in the spectrum, corresponding to light having wavelengths shorter than 4000 angstrom units.
- umbratilous — shadowy; faint
- unadoptable — (of children or animals) not able to be adopted or placed in a home