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13-letter words containing c, n, s, t, i

  • tonsillectomy — the operation of excising or removing one or both tonsils.
  • tracking shot — dolly shot.
  • tractarianism — the religious opinions and principles of the Oxford movement, especially in its early phase, given in a series of 90 papers called Tracts for the Times, published at Oxford, England, 1833–41.
  • train service — provision of railway transport
  • trans-oceanic — extending across or traversing the ocean: a transoceanic cable.
  • transactinide — any element having an atomic number higher than 103, the last of the actinide series. These superheavy, radioactive elements are extremely short-lived, and can only be created in the laboratory.
  • transactional — the act of transacting or the fact of being transacted.
  • transactivate — to activate the replication of (a viral gene) through the presence of a gene at another locus, especially following a viral infection.
  • transatlantic — crossing or reaching across the Atlantic: a transatlantic liner.
  • transcaucasia — a region in SE Europe, S of the Caucasus Mountains, between the Black and Caspian seas: constituted a republic 1922–36 (Transcauca·sian So·cialist Fed·erated So·viet Repub·lic) area now includes the republics of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia.
  • transcriptase — RNA polymerase.
  • transcription — the act or process of transcribing.
  • transcriptome — a collection of all the messenger RNA in a particular cell
  • translocation — a change of location.
  • transmittance — Physics. the ratio of the radiant flux transmitted through and emerging from a body to the total flux incident on it: equivalent to one minus the absorptance.
  • transmittancy — a measure of the extent to which a solution transmits radiation. It is equal to the ratio of the transmittance of the solution to the transmittance of a pure solvent of the same dimensions
  • transthoracic — of or relating to the thorax.
  • tungstic acid — a hydrate of tungsten trioxide, H 2 WO 4 ⋅H 2 O, used in the manufacture of tungsten-lamp filaments.
  • tussiculation — a hacking cough.
  • twin camshaft — A twin camshaft is an arrangement of two parallel camshafts for each set of cylinders in an engine. Usually one operates the intake valve and the other the exhaust valve.
  • type specimen — an individual organism from which the description of a species has been prepared.
  • un-cloistered — secluded from the world; sheltered: a cloistered life.
  • unascertained — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
  • uncertainness — not definitely ascertainable or fixed, as in time of occurrence, number, dimensions, or quality.
  • uncharismatic — (of a person) not charismatic; lacking charisma; dull
  • unchastisable — not deserving to be chastised; beyond reproach
  • uncircumspect — watchful and discreet; cautious; prudent: circumspect behavior.
  • uncomplaisant — not eager to please; not compliant or obliging
  • unconsecutive — following one another in uninterrupted succession or order; successive: six consecutive numbers, such as 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
  • unconstituted — to compose; form: mortar constituted of lime and sand.
  • unconstrained — forced, compelled, or obliged: a constrained confession.
  • unconstricted — to draw or press in; cause to contract or shrink; compress.
  • uncontentious — tending to argument or strife; quarrelsome: a contentious crew.
  • uncourtliness — the lack of courtliness
  • uncustomarily — according to or depending on custom; usual; habitual.
  • understocking — to provide an insufficient quantity, as of merchandise, supplies, or livestock.
  • undescriptive — having the quality of describing; characterized by description: a descriptive passage in an essay.
  • undiscomfited — not discomfited; at ease
  • undissociated — not dissociated, especially into ions or into simpler molecules.
  • undistinctive — not distinctive; bland
  • undistracting — not distracting; not showy or ostentatious
  • undomesticate — to make wild
  • unethicalness — lacking moral principles; unwilling to adhere to proper rules of conduct.
  • unfascinating — of great interest or attraction; enchanting; charming; captivating: a fascinating story; fascinating jewelry.
  • uninstructive — not conveying information or serving to instruct
  • unobstructive — to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
  • unpicturesque — not visually pleasing; not striking or beautiful
  • unplasticized — not made plastic, as by the addition of a plasticizer
  • unreminiscent — not reminiscent; not tending to remind one of something or someone
  • unscrutinized — to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.
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