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15-letter words containing i, m, t, c

  • tank locomotive — a steam locomotive carrying its own fuel and water without the use of a tender.
  • telecommunicate — to transmit (data, sound, images, etc.) by telecommunications.
  • teratocarcinoma — a monstrous malignant tumour typically found in the testes
  • thanatognomonic — signalling the nearness of death
  • the magic flute — an opera (1791) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
  • the main chance — the opportunity for personal gain (esp in the phrase an eye to the main chance)
  • the midas touch — ability to make money
  • the paralympics — a sporting event, modelled on the Olympic Games, held solely for disabled competitors
  • the precambrian — the Precambrian era
  • theatrical film — a film made for exhibition in theaters, as distinguished from one made for television.
  • thermionic tube — a vacuum tube in which the cathode is heated electrically to cause the emission of electrons by thermal agitation.
  • thermochemistry — the branch of chemistry dealing with the relationship between chemical action and heat.
  • thymidylic acid — a nucleotide consisting of thymine, deoxyribose, and a phosphate group. It is a constituent of DNA
  • tidal benchmark — a benchmark used as a reference for tidal observations.
  • timber merchant — a merchant that deals in wood for use as a building material
  • time difference — the difference in clock time between two or more different time zones
  • tissue-matching — identification of specific genetically linked antigens in tissue in order to minimize antigenic differences between donor and recipient tissue in organ transplantation.
  • to come to mind — If something comes to mind or springs to mind, you think of it without making any effort.
  • topographic map — a map showing topographic features, usually by means of contour lines.
  • trading company — a company that is owned by the people who have bought shares in that company
  • traffic calming — Traffic calming consists of measures designed to make roads safer, for example making them narrower or placing obstacles in them, so that drivers are forced to slow down.
  • traffic manager — a person who supervises the transportation of goods for an employer.
  • training scheme — a scheme for teaching people skills in a particular field or profession
  • traumatological — relating to traumatology
  • trichomonacidal — relating to a trichomonacide
  • tricolor camera — a camera for taking color photographs in which three separation negatives are exposed simultaneously by splitting the light from the subject with prisms and mirrors, and exposing through appropriate filters.
  • truman doctrine — the policy of President Truman, as advocated in his address to Congress on March 12, 1947, to provide military and economic aid to Greece and Turkey and, by extension, to any country threatened by Communism or any totalitarian ideology.
  • tychonic system — a model for planetary motion devised by Tycho Brahe in which the earth is stationary and at the center of the planetary system, the sun and moon revolve around the earth, and the other planets revolve around the sun.
  • udmurt republic — a constituent republic of W central Russia, in the basin of the middle Kama. Capital: Izhevsk. Pop: 1 570 500 (2002). Area: 42 100 sq km (16 250 sq miles)
  • ultra-masculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
  • ultracommercial — concerned with nothing but profit
  • ultrademocratic — (in the US) characteristic of a staunch member or supporter of the Democratic Party and its agenda
  • ultramicrofiche — ultrafiche.
  • ultramicrometer — a micrometer calibrated to a very fine scale and capable of measuring extremely small magnitudes.
  • ultramicroscope — an instrument that uses scattering phenomena to detect the position of objects too small to be seen by an ordinary microscope.
  • ultramicroscopy — the use of the ultramicroscope.
  • un-romanticized — to make romantic; invest with a romantic character: Many people romanticize the role of an editor.
  • unaccommodating — easy to deal with; eager to help or please; obliging.
  • uncommunicating — to impart knowledge of; make known: to communicate information; to communicate one's happiness.
  • uncommunicative — not inclined to talk or disclose information; reserved; taciturn.
  • uncompassionate — having or showing compassion: a compassionate person; a compassionate letter.
  • uncomplaisantly — in an uncomplaisant manner
  • uncomplimentary — of the nature of, conveying, or expressing a compliment, often one that is politely flattering: a complimentary remark.
  • ungrammatically — in an ungrammatical manner
  • unidiomatically — in a way that is not idiomatic
  • unmaterialistic — excessively concerned with physical comforts or the acquisition of wealth and material possessions, rather than with spiritual, intellectual, or cultural values.
  • unsanctimonious — Obsolete. holy; sacred.
  • utility company — a company which supplies utilities, such as gas, electricity, phones, etc
  • vacuum activity — instinctive behaviour occurring in the absence of the appropriate stimulus
  • varicocelectomy — the surgical removal or ligation of varicose veins in the scrotal sac.
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