13-letter words containing i, d, o, t
- telediagnosis — the detection of a disease by evaluating data transmitted to a receiving station from instruments monitoring a distant patient, as someone in a spacecraft.
- teledildonics — a technology supposedly enabling two or more people to engage in sexual activity remotely
- telerecording — the recording of television signals on tape or, more usually, on film
- terbium oxide — an amorphous white powder, Tb 2 O 3 .
- tetrachloride — a chloride containing four atoms of chlorine.
- tetrafluoride — a fluoride containing four fluorine atoms.
- the antipodes — Australia and New Zealand
- the good life — If you say that someone is living the good life, you mean that they are living in comfort and luxury with few problems or worries.
- the high road — the principal road from one place to another
- the iron lady — a nickname often used to describe female heads of government around the world, meaning 'strong-willed woman'. Most famously used of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1979 to 1990) Margaret Thatcher
- the unco guid — narrow-minded, excessively religious, or self-righteous people
- theodosius ii — a.d. 401–450, emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire 408–450.
- thermodynamic — of or relating to thermodynamics.
- thiabendazole — a drug used as an antifungal treatment and as an anthelmintic
- thioacetamide — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 2 H 5 NS, used chiefly in analytical chemistry as a source of hydrogen sulfide.
- thiocarbamide — thiourea.
- thioctic acid — Biochemistry. an organic acid, C 8 H 14 O 2 S 2 , that occurs as a coenzyme in hydrogen transfer reactions in certain plants, microorganisms, and animals and functions as a growth factor for many species of bacteria and protozoa.
- third worlder — a citizen of a Third World country.
- thirty-second — next after the thirty-first; being the ordinal number for 32.
- thomas edison — Thomas Alva [al-vuh] /ˈæl və/ (Show IPA), 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.
- thoracic duct — the main trunk of the lymphatic system, passing along the spinal column in the thoracic cavity, and conveying a large amount of lymph and chyle into the venous circulation.
- thyroid gland — a two-lobed endocrine gland, located at the base of the neck that secretes two hormones that regulate the rates of metabolism, growth, and development.
- thyroidectomy — excision of all or a part of the thyroid gland.
- ticket holder — a person who has a valid ticket for an event or for a journey on public transport
- tight forward — one of a number of forwards who are bound wholly into the scrum
- tight-mouthed — tight-lipped.
- time dilation — Physics. (in relativity) the apparent loss of time of a moving clock as observed by a stationary observer.
- time discount — a discount allowed for payment of an invoice or bill before it falls due.
- time-honoured — revered or respected because of antiquity and long continuance: a time-honored custom.
- titanic oxide — a white, water-insoluble powder, TiO 2 , used chiefly in white pigments, plastics, ceramics, and for delustering synthetic fibers.
- to break wind — If someone breaks wind, they release gas from their intestines through their anus.
- to end it all — If someone ends it all, they kill themselves.
- to one's mind — in one's opinion
- to play cupid — If you say that someone is playing cupid, you mean that they are trying to bring two people together to start a romantic relationship.
- to stand firm — If someone stands firm, they refuse to change their mind about something.
- toile de jouy — a cotton or linen fabric characterized by monochromatic prints on a light background.
- toilet powder — a fine powder sprinkled or rubbed over the skin, especially after bathing.
- tout de suite — at once; immediately.
- traction load — the solid material that is carried along the bed of a river
- tractor drive — a mechanism that feeds paper through a printer, using studs on a rotating wheel that engage with holes along the side of the paper
- trade council — a central council composed of local trade unions.
- trade edition — an edition of a book for distribution through general bookstores.
- trade mission — commercial business trip
- traded option — an option that can itself be bought and sold on a stock exchange
- trading floor — stock exchange: room where trading is done
- traditionally — of or relating to tradition.
- tricorporated — having three bodies and one head
- 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.