10-letter words containing a, n, t, i, r, e
- terminator — a person or thing that terminates.
- terramycin — a broad-spectrum antibiotic, oxytetracycline, used in treating various infections
- tertullian — (Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus) a.d. c160–c230, Carthaginian theologian.
- tetracaine — a white, water-soluble, crystalline solid, C 15 H 24 N 2 O 2 , used chiefly as an anesthetic.
- tetrazzini — Luisa [loo-ee-zah] /luˈi zɑ/ (Show IPA), 1874–1940, Italian operatic soprano.
- thailander — Also called Thailander [tahy-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈtaɪˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a native or descendant of a native of Thailand.
- thenardite — a mineral, sodium sulfate, Na 2 SO 4 , occurring in white crystals and masses, especially in salt lakes and arid regions.
- theravadin — Hinayanist.
- thorianite — a rare mineral, mainly thoria, ThO 2 , but also containing uranium, cerium, and other rare-earth metals, occurring in small, black, cubic crystals: notable for its radioactivity and used as a minor source of thorium.
- thunbergia — any of various plants, vines, or shrubs belonging to the genus Thunbergia, of the acanthus family, native to Africa and southern Asia, having variously colored flowers and often cultivated as ornamentals in warm regions.
- timberland — land covered with timber-producing forests.
- tire chain — a device made of chains, attached around a tire's tread on a motor vehicle to increase traction, as on snow
- tithe barn — a large barn where, formerly, the agricultural tithe of a parish was stored
- titian red — reddish-gold, like the hair colour used in many of the works of Titian
- toleration — an act or instance of tolerating, especially of what is not actually approved; forbearance: to show toleration toward the protesters.
- torrential — pertaining to or having the nature of a torrent.
- tourmaline — any of a group of silicate minerals of complex composition, containing boron, aluminum, etc., usually black but having various colored, transparent varieties used as gems.
- trachiniae — a tragedy (c430 b.c.) by Sophocles.
- trade wind — Also, trade winds. Also called trades. any of the nearly constant easterly winds that dominate most of the tropics and subtropics throughout the world, blowing mainly from the northeast in the Northern Hemisphere, and from the southeast in the Southern Hemisphere.
- trailering — the advertising of a film or television programme by means of trailers
- trajection — to transport, transmit, or transpose.
- trampoline — a sheet, usually of canvas, attached by resilient cords or springs to a horizontal frame several feet above the floor, used by acrobats and gymnasts as a springboard in tumbling.
- trancelike — a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- transcribe — to make a written copy, especially a typewritten copy, of (dictated material, notes taken during a lecture, or other spoken material).
- transfixed — to make or hold motionless with amazement, awe, terror, etc.
- transgenic — of, relating to, or containing a gene or genes transferred from another species: transgenic mice.
- transience — transient state or quality.
- transiency — transient state or quality.
- transitive — Grammar. having the nature of a transitive verb.
- transkeian — a self-governing Bantu territory of South Africa on the Indian Ocean: granted independence in 1976 by South Africa, but not recognized by any other country as an independent state. 16,910 sq. mi. (43,798 sq. km). Capital: Umtata.
- transpired — to occur; happen; take place.
- transpires — to occur; happen; take place.
- trapessing — to walk over; tramp: to traipse the fields.
- trappiness — the state of being trappy
- trasentine — a brand of adiphenine.
- travelling — to go from one place to another, as by car, train, plane, or ship; take a trip; journey: to travel for pleasure.
- traversing — to pass or move over, along, or through.
- travertine — a form of limestone deposited by springs, especially hot springs, used in Italy for building.
- tree snail — any tree- or bush-living gastropod of the family Bulimulidae, inhabiting tropical and temperate regions and characterized by brightly colored shells with distinct central whorls.
- triaconter — (in ancient Greece) a Greek galley with thirty oars
- tridentate — having three teeth or toothlike parts or processes.
- trigeminal — of or relating to the trigeminal nerve.
- triggerman — a gangster who specializes in gunning people down.
- trilineate — (of animal and plant coloration) marked with three stripes
- trinitrate — a chemical compound forming from three molecules of nitric acid
- tripinnate — bipinnate, as a leaf, with the divisions also pinnate.
- triternate — having three leaves grouped in threes
- tropaeolin — any of a number of orange or yellow azo dyes of complex molecular structure.
- tryptamine — a crystalline substance, C 10 H 12 N 2 , that is formed from tryptophan and is involved in various metabolic processes.
- tube train — an underground train, esp in London