13-letter words containing d, o, r, m
- thermostatted — 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.
- thiocarbamide — thiourea.
- thomas decker — Thomas, 1572?–1632? English dramatist.
- thyroidectomy — excision of all or a part of the thyroid gland.
- time-honoured — revered or respected because of antiquity and long continuance: a time-honored custom.
- to stand firm — If someone stands firm, they refuse to change their mind about something.
- tom and jerry — a hot drink made of rum and water or milk, beaten eggs, spices, and sugar.
- trade embargo — a government order imposing a trade barrier
- trade mission — commercial business trip
- trimethadione — a synthetic, white, crystalline powder, C 6 H 9 NO 3 , used as an anticonvulsant to control petit mal epileptic seizures.
- uncompromised — unable to function optimally, especially with regard to immune response, owing to underlying disease, harmful environmental exposure, or the side effects of a course of treatment.
- underemployed — employed at a job that does not fully use one's skills or abilities.
- undermodulate — to reproduce (a sound or signal) at below the optimal output level in a recording or broadcasting system, causing it to be distorted.
- unmoved mover — prime mover (def 3).
- unmoved-mover — Mechanics. the initial agent, as wind or electricity, that puts a machine in motion. a machine, as a water wheel or steam engine, that receives and modifies energy as supplied by some natural source.
- unrecommended — to present as worthy of confidence, acceptance, use, etc.; commend; mention favorably: to recommend an applicant for a job; to recommend a book.
- unrecompensed — to repay; remunerate; reward, as for service, aid, etc.
- untransformed — not transformed; not having been transformed
- upon my word! — a unit of language, consisting of one or more spoken sounds or their written representation, that functions as a principal carrier of meaning. Words are composed of one or more morphemes and are either the smallest units susceptible of independent use or consist of two or three such units combined under certain linking conditions, as with the loss of primary accent that distinguishes black·bird· from black· bird·. Words are usually separated by spaces in writing, and are distinguished phonologically, as by accent, in many languages.
- uranium oxide — any of the compounds of uranium and oxygen, as UO 2 , UO 3 , U 4 O 9 , or U 3 O 8 .
- victory medal — a round bronze medal awarded to all those who served in the armed forces of the U.S. during World War I.
- viola d'amore — a treble viol with numerous sympathetic strings and several gut strings, producing a resonant sound.
- well-informed — having extensive knowledge, as in one particular subject or in a variety of subjects.
- wild bergamot — a plant, Monarda fistulosa, of the mint family, native to eastern North America, having a rounded cluster of lilac-colored or purple flowers, growing in dry places.
- wild marjoram — a similar and related European plant, Origanum vulgare
- without demur — If you do something without demur, you do it immediately and without making any protest.
- woodcraftsman — a person who is skilled in woodcraft.
- word of mouth — informal oral communication: The rumor spread rapidly by word of mouth.
- words fail me — I am too happy, sad, amazed, etc, to express my thoughts
- yttrium oxide — a white, water-insoluble powder, Y 2 O 3 , used chiefly in incandescent gas and acetylene mantles.