12-letter words containing a, n, t, i, u, r
- titaniferous — containing or yielding titanium.
- traducianism — the doctrine that the human soul is propagated along with the body. Compare creationism (def 3).
- tramping hut — a hut in the bush for the use of trampers
- tranquilizer — a person or thing that tranquilizes.
- tranquillity — quality or state of being tranquil; calmness; peacefulness; quiet; serenity.
- tranquillize — To tranquillize a person or an animal means to make them become calm, sleepy, or unconscious by means of a drug.
- transduction — the transfer of genetic material from one cell to another by means of a virus.
- transfermium — having an atomic number greater than 100, the atomic number of fermium.
- translucidus — (of a cloud) sufficiently transparent as not to obscure the sun, moon, or higher clouds.
- transpicuous — transparent.
- transudation — the act or process of transuding.
- transumption — an act of metaphorical transference
- transumptive — of or relating to transumption
- transuranium — any element having an atomic number greater than 92, the atomic number of uranium. All such elements are radioactive and can be synthesized by bombarding a heavy element with a light particle or element. See also transactinide element.
- traumatising — Pathology. to injure (tissues) by force or by thermal, chemical, etc., agents.
- traumatizing — Pathology. to injure (tissues) by force or by thermal, chemical, etc., agents.
- tribute band — A tribute band is a pop group that plays the music and copies the style of another, much more famous, pop group.
- trifurcation — to divide into three forks or branches.
- tripudiation — the act of dancing for joy
- triumphantly — having achieved victory or success; victorious; successful.
- triunitarian — Trinitarian.
- trucial oman — a former name of United Arab Emirates.
- truck racing — a motor sport in which powerful trucks, without their containers, are raced around a circuit
- trudeaumania — obsessional enthusiasm for Pierre Trudeau
- 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)
- trustafarian — a young person from a wealthy background whose trust fund enables him or her to eschew conventional attitudes to work, dress, drug taking, etc
- tubocurarine — the principal active alkaloid of curare, C 38 H 44 Cl 2 N 2 O, used as a muscle relaxant, especially as an adjunct to anesthesia.
- tupi-guarani — a family of Indian languages including Tupi, Guarani, lingua geral, and many others of central South America.
- turacoverdin — a green pigment found in certain feathers of the touraco
- turbellarian — belonging to the Turbellaria, a class of platyhelminths or flatworms, mostly aquatic and having cilia on the body surface.
- turbinacious — with a peaty aroma or flavour
- turf dancing — a fluid style of street-dancing originating in the Bay Area of San Francisco, California
- turkmenistan — a republic in central in Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, Iran, and Afghanistan. 188,417 sq. mi. (488,000 sq. km). Capital: Ashkhabad.
- turn a trick — a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile.
- turn against — become hostile to
- ubiquitarian — of or relating to the doctrine, especially as advocated by Luther, that the body of Christ is omnipresent and therefore exists in the Eucharistic bread.
- ultradistant — extremely distant
- ultrarefined — having been refined exceptionally well or thoroughly
- ultraviolent — characterized by or pertaining to extreme acts of violence
- un-liberated — to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.
- un-trainable — capable of being trained.
- unaccredited — officially recognized as meeting the essential requirements, as of academic excellence: accredited schools.
- 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.
- unaffrighted — to frighten.
- unarticulate — not articulated; not having the use of intelligible language
- unartificial — not showing art or skill; not skilled or artistic
- unartistlike — lacking artistic sensibilities and skills
- unattractive — providing pleasure or delight, especially in appearance or manner; pleasing; charming; alluring: an attractive personality.
- unattributed — to regard as resulting from a specified cause; consider as caused by something indicated (usually followed by to): She attributed his bad temper to ill health.
- unauthorized — lacking permission; unsanctioned: unauthorized access.