13-letter words containing d, i, r, t
- traded option — an option that can itself be bought and sold on a stock exchange
- tradesmanlike — like or characteristic of a tradesman
- trading floor — stock exchange: room where trading is done
- trading stamp — a stamp with a certain value given as a premium by a retailer to a customer, specified quantities of these stamps being exchangeable for various articles.
- traditionally — of or relating to tradition.
- trailing edge — the rear edge of a propeller blade or airfoil.
- trained nurse — graduate nurse.
- 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.
- tread lightly — to proceed with delicacy or tact
- treaty indian — a status Indian who is a member of a group that has signed a treaty with the federal government.
- trend-setting — establishing or influencing a new trend or fashion.
- tricorporated — having three bodies and one head
- trigger guard — safety feature on a gun
- triglycerides — an ester obtained from glycerol by the esterification of three hydroxyl groups with fatty acids, naturally occurring in animal and vegetable tissues: an important energy source forming much of the fat stored by the body.
- trimethadione — a synthetic, white, crystalline powder, C 6 H 9 NO 3 , used as an anticonvulsant to control petit mal epileptic seizures.
- trinucleotide — three linked nucleotides; triplet.
- triple double — a score in a basketball game of at least ten points, ten rebounds, and ten assists by a single player.
- triple-decker — three-decker (defs 3, 4).
- triple-double — a score in a basketball game of at least ten points, ten rebounds, and ten assists by a single player.
- triple-header — a set of three games, as of basketball, each game being played in the same arena on the same day and often between different pairs of teams.
- triple-nerved — noting a leaf in which two prominent nerves emerge from the middle nerve a little above its base.
- trisaccharide — a carbohydrate composed of three monosaccharide units, and hydrolyzable to a monosaccharide or a mixture of monosaccharides.
- turbidimetric — from, using, or relating to a turbidimeter or turbidimetry
- turbine blade — any of a number of bladelike vanes assembled around the periphery of a turbine rotor to guide the steam or gas flow
- turkish pound — the Turkish lira.
- turn the tide — the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- twin-cylinder — (of an engine) having twin cylinders
- tyndallimetry — the determination of the concentration of suspended material in a liquid by measuring the amount of light scattered
- typhoid fever — Also called typhoid fever. an infectious, often fatal, febrile disease, usually of the summer months, characterized by intestinal inflammation and ulceration, caused by the typhoid bacillus, which is usually introduced with food or drink.
- ultra-radical — of or going to the root or origin; fundamental: a radical difference.
- ultrararefied — extremely rarefied
- ultrawideband — a transmission technique using a very wide spectrum of frequencies that enables high-speed transfer of data
- un-cloistered — secluded from the world; sheltered: a cloistered life.
- un-indentured — a deed or agreement executed in two or more copies with edges correspondingly indented as a means of identification.
- unabbreviated — shortened; made briefer: The rain led to an abbreviated picnic.
- unappreciated — to be grateful or thankful for: They appreciated his thoughtfulness.
- unarticulated — not articulated
- unascertained — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
- uncategorized — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- uncentralized — to draw to or gather about a center.
- unchlorinated — not chlorinated; not treated with chlorine
- unconstrained — forced, compelled, or obliged: a constrained confession.
- unconstricted — to draw or press in; cause to contract or shrink; compress.
- uncoordinated — of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance.
- und so weiter — and so forth; et cetera. Abbreviation: usw, u.s.w.
- undeleterious — injurious to health: deleterious gases.
- undepreciated — to reduce the purchasing value of (money).
- under-utilize — to fail to utilize fully: to underutilize natural resources.
- underactivity — insufficient activity
- underclothing — clothing worn next to the skin under outer clothes.