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14-letter words containing d, i, t, r, a

  • tellurous acid — a white, crystalline powder, H2TeO3
  • terpin hydrate — a white, crystalline powder, C 10 H 20 O 2 ⋅H 2 O, usually used in combination with codeine, as an expectorant.
  • the federalist — a set of 85 articles by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, published in 1787 and 1788, analyzing the Constitution of the U.S. and urging its adoption
  • the federation — the federation of the Australian colonies in 1901
  • the grenadines — a chain of about 600 islets in the Caribbean, part of the Windward Islands, extending for about 100 km (60 miles) between St Vincent and Grenada and divided administratively between the two states. Largest island: Carriacou
  • the lower paid — people who do not earn a lot of money
  • the ordovician — the Ordovician period or rock system
  • the very idea! — that is preposterous, unreasonable, etc
  • the-federalist — a series of 85 essays (1787–88) by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, written in support of the Constitution.
  • the-pathfinder — a historical novel (1840) by James Fenimore Cooper.
  • thermodynamics — the science concerned with the relations between heat and mechanical energy or work, and the conversion of one into the other: modern thermodynamics deals with the properties of systems for the description of which temperature is a necessary coordinate.
  • third quartile — (in a frequency distribution) the largest quartile; the 75th percentile; the value of the variable below which three quarters of the elements are located.
  • thread rolling — the production of a screw thread by a rolling swaging process using hardened profiled rollers. Rolled threads are stronger than threads machined by a cutting tool
  • to stand trial — If someone stands trial, they are tried in court for a crime they are accused of.
  • to windward of — advantageously situated with respect to
  • toilet trained — If a child is toilet trained, he or she has learned to use the toilet.
  • tokara islands — a group of Japanese islands in the W Pacific Ocean, in the N Ryukyu Islands.
  • topiary garden — a garden that features topiary work
  • tracking radar — a radar system emitting a narrow beam which oscillates about the target, thus compensating for abrupt changes of direction
  • tractor driver — a person who drives a motor vehicle used to pull heavy loads, esp farm machinery such as a plough or harvester
  • trade barriers — any regulation or policy that restricts international trade, especially tariffs, quotas, etc.
  • trade discount — a discount, as from the list price of goods, granted by a manufacturer or wholesaler to a retailer.
  • trade unionism — the system, methods, or practice of trade or labor unions.
  • trade unionist — a member of a trade union.
  • trade-in price — the price of a new article when a used article is given in part payment
  • trade-weighted — (of exchange rates) weighted according to the volume of trade between the various countries involved
  • trades council — (in Britain) an association of the different trade unions in one town or area
  • trading estate — industrial area
  • trading nation — a nation that trades with other countries
  • trading period — A trading period is a set length of time, usually a number of weeks, months, quarters, or years, in which sales are measured and compared to previous periods.
  • traditionalism — adherence to tradition as authority, especially in matters of religion.
  • traditionalist — adherence to tradition as authority, especially in matters of religion.
  • traditionality — of or relating to tradition.
  • traditionalize — to make traditional: to traditionalize family reunions.
  • traffic holdup — a temporary stoppage in the flow of traffic where a number of vehicles are obstructed and unable to move
  • traffic island — a raised or marked-off area between lanes of a roadway, used by pedestrians to get out of the flow of traffic, as a place for traffic signals, for separating lanes, etc.
  • traffic warden — officer who monitors parking, etc.
  • traffic-jammed — jam1 (def 16).
  • transdniestria — Transnistria
  • transductional — of or relating to transduction
  • transistorized — (of a device) equipped with a transistor
  • transom window — a window divided by a transom.
  • trapezoid rule — a rule for estimating the area of an irregular figure, by dividing it into parallel strips of equal width, each strip being a trapezium. It can also be adapted to obtaining an approximate value of a definite integral
  • travel-stained — dirty or soiled as a result of travelling
  • trepidatiously — tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation.
  • trial division — trial department
  • trichomonacide — an agent that destroys trichomonads
  • tricyanic acid — cyanuric acid.
  • tridimensional — having three dimensions.
  • tried and true — tested and found to be reliable or workable.
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