14-letter words containing i, m, o, r, a
- terminal bonus — a bonus paid on a life insurance policy when the holder reaches a certain age or dies
- terminal point — the final destination or station of a bus or rail journey
- terminological — the system of terms belonging or peculiar to a science, art, or specialized subject; nomenclature: the terminology of botany.
- terminus a quo — the end from which; beginning; starting point; earliest limiting point.
- territorialism — a principle or system that gives predominance to the landed classes.
- the roman rite — the liturgical rite used in the Diocese of Rome
- the royal mail — the national postal service of the United Kingdom
- thermoacoustic — pertaining to a method of cooling using air driven with acoustic power.
- thermoanalysis — thermal analysis.
- 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.
- thermolability — the state of being unstable or subject to transformation or destruction when heated
- thermomagnetic — of or relating to the effect of heat on the magnetic properties of a substance.
- thermostatting — 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.
- thesaurismosis — storage disease.
- thromboplastic — causing or accelerating blood-clot formation.
- thromboplastin — Biochemistry. a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin.
- time simulator — (simulation) (Tsim) A stack-based simulation language. Contact: ZOLA Technologies.
- trade unionism — the system, methods, or practice of trade or labor unions.
- traditionalism — adherence to tradition as authority, especially in matters of religion.
- transamination — the transfer of an amino group from one compound to another.
- transanimation — mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
- transformation — the act or process of transforming.
- transformative — to change in form, appearance, or structure; metamorphose.
- transformistic — of or relating to transformism or transformists
- transmigration — the act of transmigrating.
- transmissional — possessing the quality of transmitting or being transmitted
- transom window — a window divided by a transom.
- traumatization — Pathology. to injure (tissues) by force or by thermal, chemical, etc., agents.
- traumatologist — a branch of surgery dealing with major wounds caused by accidents or violence.
- treponematosis — an infection caused by an organism of the genus Treponema, as syphilis, pinta, bejel, or yaws.
- trichomonacide — an agent that destroys trichomonads
- trichomoniasis — a sexually transmitted disease typically asymptomatic in men and resulting in vaginitis with a copious, frothy discharge and itching in women, caused by a trichomonad Trichomonas vaginalis.
- tridimensional — having three dimensions.
- trihalomethane — a type of chemical compound in which three of the hydrogen atoms in a methane molecule have been replaced by halogen atoms, esp by chlorine in drinking water. Trihalomethanes are thought to be carcinogenic
- triiodomethane — iodoform.
- tripersonalism — the doctrine of three persons making up the Trinity
- trombiculiasis — the condition of being infested with chiggers.
- tropical month — the period of time taken by the moon to return to the same longitude after one complete revolution around the earth; 27.321 58 days (approximately 27 days, 7 hours, 43 minutes, 4.5 seconds)
- tropical storm — a tropical cyclone of less than hurricane force.
- turbomachinery — machinery consisting of, incorporating, or constituting a turbine
- turn on a dime — change direction quickly
- two-way mirror — a sheet of glass that can be seen through from one side and is a mirror on the other, used especially for observation of criminal suspects by law-enforcement officials or witnesses.
- ultramicrotome — a microtome capable of producing very fine slices of tissue or cellular specimens for electron microscopic examination.
- ultramicrotomy — the practice of using an ultramicrotome
- ultramontanism — the policy of the party in the Roman Catholic Church that favors increasing and enhancing the power and authority of the pope.
- umbilical cord — Anatomy. a cord or funicle connecting the embryo or fetus with the placenta of the mother and transporting nourishment from the mother and wastes from the fetus.
- uniformitarian — supporting, conforming to, or derived from a theory or doctrine about uniformity, especially on the subject of geology.
- uniformization — to bring into uniformity.
- union of burma — former official name of Burma.
- unmetaphorical — not used, viewed, or intended as a metaphor