11-letter words containing e, p, i, l, t
- supertitles — (especially in opera production) a translation of a segment of the libretto or other text or sometimes a brief summary of the plot projected onto a screen above the stage during a performance.
- susceptible — admitting or capable of some specified treatment: susceptible of a high polish; susceptible to various interpretations.
- suspectible — to believe to be guilty, false, counterfeit, undesirable, defective, bad, etc., with little or no proof: to suspect a person of murder.
- technophile — a person who loves or is enthusiastic about advanced technology.
- technopolis — a society with a concentration of technology-based businesses or an emphasis on technology
- tegucigalpa — a republic in NE Central America. 43,277 sq. mi. (112,087 sq. km). Capital: Tegucigalpa.
- telanaipura — former name of Jambi (def 2).
- telegraphic — of or relating to the telegraph.
- telepathist — a student of or believer in telepathy.
- telepathize — to communicate with by telepathy.
- telephoning — an apparatus, system, or process for transmission of sound or speech to a distant point, especially by an electric device.
- telephonist — a telephone switchboard operator.
- teleprinter — a teletypewriter.
- teles pires — a river in central Brazil, flowing NW to the Tapajos River. 600 miles (965 km) long.
- telescoping — an optical instrument for making distant objects appear larger and therefore nearer. One of the two principal forms (refracting telescope) consists essentially of an objective lens set into one end of a tube and an adjustable eyepiece or combination of lenses set into the other end of a tube that slides into the first and through which the enlarged object is viewed directly; the other form (reflecting telescope) has a concave mirror that gathers light from the object and focuses it into an adjustable eyepiece or combination of lenses through which the reflection of the object is enlarged and viewed. Compare radio telescope.
- telescopist — someone who is adept with a telescope
- telescopium — an inconspicuous constellation in the S hemisphere, close to Sagittarius and Ara
- temple city — a town in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- tempolabile — changing irregularly with time
- temporality — temporal character or nature; temporariness.
- temporalize — to make temporal in time; place in time.
- temporarily — lasting, existing, serving, or effective for a time only; not permanent: a temporary need; a temporary job.
- term policy — a policy whose period of coverage is in excess of one year, usually paying a reduced premium rate, as in fire insurance.
- tetraplegia — quadriplegia.
- tetraploidy — having a chromosome number that is four times the basic or haploid number.
- the capitol — the main building of the US Congress
- the dolphin — the constellation Delphinus
- thermophile — a thermophilic organism.
- thesis play — a play that develops or defends a particular thesis.
- thin-lipped — having mean-looking thin lips
- tickle pink — to please greatly
- tidal power — the use of the rise and fall of tides involving very large volumes of water at low heads to generate electric power
- timepleaser — a timeserver.
- tinley park — a town in NE Illinois.
- toilet soap — a mild and usually perfumed soap for washing the hands and face and for bathing.
- totipalmate — having all four toes fully webbed.
- toxophilite — a devotee of archery; archer.
- transalpine — situated beyond the Alps, especially toward the north as viewed from Italy.
- trapezoidal — Geometry. a quadrilateral plane figure having two parallel and two nonparallel sides. British. trapezium (def 1b).
- tree lupine — a shrubby, Californian tree, Lupinus arboreus, of the legume family, having hairy, finger-shaped leaflets and fragrant, sulphur-yellow flowers.
- tripersonal — consisting of or existing in three persons, as the Godhead.
- tripetalous — having three petals.
- triple bond — a chemical linkage consisting of three covalent bonds between two atoms of a molecule, represented in chemical formulas by three lines or six dots, as CH≡CH or CH⋮⋮CH.
- triple jump — a jumping event for distance in which a participant leaps on one foot from a takeoff point, lands on the same foot, steps forward on the other foot, leaps, and lands on both feet.
- triple play — a play in which three put-outs are made.
- triple time — musical time with three beats in each bar
- triplicated — replicated three times
- triptolemus — a favorite of Demeter and the inventor of the plow and patron of agriculture, connected with the Eleusinian mysteries.
- trisepalous — having three sepals.
- trisulphide — any sulphide containing three sulphur atoms per molecule