12-letter words containing a, u, r, t, i
- sumba strait — an area of water separating Sumba, in the Lesser Sunda Islands, from Flores
- sunda strait — a strait between Sumatra and Java, connecting the Java Sea and the Indian Ocean. 20–65 miles (32–105 km) wide.
- supercabinet — a specially-formed cabinet, a select or powerful group of political ministers (cabinet)
- supercapital — a member situated between a capital and the spring of an arch, as a dosseret.
- superelastic — capable of returning to its original length, shape, etc., after being stretched, deformed, compressed, or expanded: an elastic waistband; elastic fiber.
- supergravity — a hypothetical symmetry among groups of particles containing fermions and bosons, especially in theories of gravity (supergravity) that unify electromagnetism, the weak force, and the strong force with gravity into a single unified force.
- superheating — Superheating of steam is raising its temperature to well above boiling point.
- superpatriot — a person who is patriotic to an extreme.
- superplastic — (of some metals and alloys) having the capacity to undergo extreme deformation at high temperatures.
- superquality — above-average quality
- superstation — an independent television station whose signal is transmitted by satellite to subscribers on a cable system.
- supplicatory — to pray humbly; make humble and earnest entreaty or petition.
- supraorbital — situated above the eye socket.
- supravitally — in a supravital manner
- surf casting — the act, technique, or sport of fishing by casting from the shoreline into the sea, usually using heavy-duty tackle.
- surinam toad — a South American aquatic frog, Pipa pipa, the female of which carries the eggs and tadpoles in small depressions on its back.
- surrealistic — of, relating to, or characteristic of surrealism; surreal.
- survival kit — Military. a package containing medical supplies, rations, and other vital equipment for use by a person forced to land in or parachute into the ocean, jungle, or other isolated or hostile territory.
- tanjungpriok — a port in Indonesia, on the NW coast of Java adjoining the capital, Jakarta: a major shipping and distributing centre for the whole archipelago
- tau neutrino — a hypothetical type of neutrino that would obey a conservation law together with the tau lepton, with the total number of tau leptons and tau neutrinos minus the total number of their antiparticles remaining constant.
- tau particle — an unstable, negatively charged lepton with a mass of c. 1,777 MeV/c2 (or c. 3,490 times that of an electron) and a mean lifetime of 2.2 ×10-13 second
- tautomerizes — to undergo tautomerism.
- teleosaurian — of or relating to the teleosaur
- telharmonium — a musical keyboard instrument operating by alternating currents of electricity which, on impulse from the keyboard, produce music at a distant point via telephone lines.
- tenuirostral — pertaining to a group of birds Tenuirostres which have slender bills
- thaumaturgic — pertaining to a thaumaturge or to thaumaturgy.
- the jurassic — the Jurassic period or rock system
- the silurian — the Silurian period or rock system
- therapeutics — a therapeutic substance.
- therapeutist — a person trained in the use of physical methods, as exercises, heat treatments, etc., in treating or rehabilitating the sick or wounded or helping patients overcome physical defects.
- thermal unit — a unit of heat energy or of the equivalent of heat energy in work.
- times square — a wide intersection extending from 43rd to 47th Streets in central Manhattan, New York City, where Broadway and Seventh Avenue intersect.
- tinea cruris — jock itch.
- tissue paper — a very thin, almost transparent paper used for wrapping delicate articles, covering illustrations in books, copying letters, etc.
- titaniferous — containing or yielding titanium.
- tourist trap — a place, as a restaurant, shop, or hotel, that exploits tourists by overcharging.
- traducianism — the doctrine that the human soul is propagated along with the body. Compare creationism (def 3).
- traffic duty — an assignment to help the flow of traffic and enforce traffic regulations
- tralaticious — transferred or passed down
- 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