13-letter words containing a, o, r, i, s, t
- the carolinas — North Carolina and South Carolina
- theanthropism — the doctrine of the union of the divine and human natures, especially the manifestation of God as man in Christ.
- thermal noise — a wide spectrum of electromagnetic noise appearing in electronic circuits and devices as a result of the temperature-dependent random motions of electrons and other charge carriers.
- thermoelastic — pertaining to the thermodynamic effects produced by deformation of an elastic substance.
- thermoplastic — soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties.
- thermostatics — the branch of science concerned with thermal equilibrium
- thermostating — 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.
- thoracentesis — insertion of a hollow needle or similar instrument into the pleural cavity of the chest in order to drain pleural fluid.
- thromboclasis — thrombolysis.
- thrombokinase — Biochemistry. a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin.
- timothy grass — a coarse grass, Phleum pratense, having cylindrical spikes, used as fodder.
- to raise hell — If you say that someone raises hell, you are emphasizing that they protest strongly and angrily about a situation in order to persuade other people to correct it or improve it.
- to run a risk — If you run the risk of doing or experiencing something undesirable, you do something knowing that the undesirable thing might happen as a result.
- to stand firm — If someone stands firm, they refuse to change their mind about something.
- to start with — To start with means at the very first stage of an event or process.
- toasting fork — a long-handled fork used for cooking or toasting frankfurters, marshmallows, bread, etc., usually over an open fire.
- toastmistress — a woman who presides at a dinner, introduces the after-dinner speakers, and often proposes toasts.
- topoisomerase — any of a class of enzymes that control the coiling of DNA molecules
- torres strait — a strait between NE Australia and S New Guinea. 80 miles (130 km) wide.
- tourist class — the least costly class of accommodations on regularly scheduled ships and airplanes. Compare third class (def 2).
- touristically — in a touristic or touristy manner
- tracking shot — dolly shot.
- tract society — a society that publishes and distributes religious pamphlets.
- trade mission — commercial business trip
- train spotter — a person who collects the numbers of railway locomotives
- train-workers — people who work on trains
- training shoe — Training shoes are the same as trainers.
- trainspotting — hobby: observing trains
- trans-oceanic — extending across or traversing the ocean: a transoceanic cable.
- transactional — the act of transacting or the fact of being transacted.
- transcription — the act or process of transcribing.
- transcriptome — a collection of all the messenger RNA in a particular cell
- transfrontier — the part of a country that borders another country; boundary; border.
- transfusional — of or relating to transfusion
- transgression — an act of transgressing; violation of a law, command, etc.; sin.
- transistorize — to equip with or convert to a circuit employing transistors.
- transitionary — movement, passage, or change from one position, state, stage, subject, concept, etc., to another; change: the transition from adolescence to adulthood.
- translational — the rendering of something into another language or into one's own from another language.
- translocation — a change of location.
- transmisogyny — discrimination or prejudice against transgender women.
- transmountain — across or through a mountain or mountains
- transmutation — the act or process of transmuting.
- transnational — going beyond national boundaries or interests: a transnational economy.
- transpiration — an action or instance of transpiring.
- transposition — an act of transposing.
- transthoracic — of or relating to the thorax.
- treponemiasis — infection with treponema; syphilis.
- trichromatism — the quality or condition of being trichromatic.
- triploblastic — having three primary germ layers, as the embryos of vertebrates.
- tropical fish — any of numerous small, usually brightly colored fishes, indigenous to the tropics, and often kept and bred in home aquariums.