11-letter words containing a, n, u, l
- 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.
- superaltern — a universal proposition that is the basis for the immediate inference of a corresponding particular proposition.
- superlunary — situated above or beyond the moon.
- supernormal — in excess of the normal or average: supernormal faculties; supernormal production.
- supplanting — to take the place of (another), as through force, scheming, strategy, or the like.
- surveillant — exercising surveillance.
- suspicional — of or relating to suspicion, especially morbid or insane suspicions.
- sustainable — capable of being supported or upheld, as by having its weight borne from below.
- sustainably — in a way that allows for continual use of a natural resource without depleting it or causing environmental damage: sustainably grown coffee.
- syndactylus — a person having united or webbed fingers or toes.
- synsepalous — gamosepalous.
- tactfulness — having or manifesting tact: a tactful person; a tactful reply.
- talk around — to communicate or exchange ideas, information, etc., by speaking: to talk about poetry.
- tamburlaine — Tamerlane.
- teaspoonful — the amount a teaspoon can hold.
- telanaipura — former name of Jambi (def 2).
- tenaciously — holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often followed by of): a tenacious grip on my arm; tenacious of old habits.
- tentaculate — having tentacles
- tentaculite — a fossil of the genus Tentaculites
- terbutaline — a selective beta-adrenergic receptor agonist substance, C 12 H 19 NO 3 , used in the treatment of asthma.
- think aloud — If you think aloud, you express your thoughts as they occur to you, rather than thinking first and then speaking.
- thunderclap — a crash of thunder.
- thunderpeal — a crash of thunder; thunderclap.
- 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.
- 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
- traducingly — in a traducing manner
- tranquility — quality or state of being tranquil; calmness; peacefulness; quiet; serenity.
- tranquilize — calm sb with drugs
- translucent — permitting light to pass through but diffusing it so that persons, objects, etc., on the opposite side are not clearly visible: Frosted window glass is translucent but not transparent.
- translunary — situated beyond or above the moon; superlunary.
- transsexual — a person having a strong desire to assume the physical characteristics and gender role of the opposite sex.
- triangulate — composed of or marked with triangles.
- triannually — done, occurring, issued, etc., three times a year.
- tribulation — grievous trouble; severe trial or suffering.
- tribunitial — relating to the Roman tribune
- trifluralin — a selective herbicide, C 13 H 16 F 3 N 3 O 4 , used to control weeds.
- trouble man — troubleshooter (def 2).
- trundletail — a dog with a curly tail.
- trypan blue — dye used for staining cells in biological research
- tulipomania — (in 17th-century Holland) a widespread obsession with tulips, especially of highly prized varieties, as those of a streaked, variegated, or unusual color.
- tunableness — the quality of being melodious or tuneful
- turn signal — A car's turn signals are the flashing lights that tell you it is going to turn left or right.
- turntablist — a DJ who is skilled in using turntables to obtain distinctive effects from records
- ulnar nerve — a nerve situated along the inner side of the arm and passing close to the surface of the skin near the elbow
- ultramarine — of the color ultramarine.
- ultramodern — very advanced in ideas, design, or techniques.