9-letter words containing i, n, t, r, o
- thronging — a multitude of people crowded or assembled together; crowd.
- thyroxine — Biochemistry. the thyroid gland hormone that regulates the metabolic rate of the body.
- tierceron — (in a ribbed vault) a diagonal rib, other than an ogive, springing from a point of support.
- time-worn — worn or impaired by time.
- tinderbox — a box for holding tinder, usually fitted with a flint and steel.
- tinkertoy — a children's toy construction set
- tiptronic — a type of gearbox that has both automatic and manual options
- tire iron — a short length of steel with one end flattened to form a blade, used as a crowbar for removing tires from wheel rims.
- tirewoman — a lady's maid.
- titration — an operation, used in volumetric analysis, in which a measured amount of one solution is added to a known quantity of another solution until the reaction between the two is complete. If the concentration of one solution is known, that of the other can be calculated
- tocharian — a member of a central Asian people of high culture, who were assimilated with other peoples about the 11th century a.d.
- tokharian — a member of a central Asian people of high culture, who were assimilated with other peoples about the 11th century a.d.
- tonbridge — a market town in SE England, in SW Kent on the River Medway. Pop: 35 833 (2001)
- tonsillar — a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- tonsorial — of or relating to a barber or barbering: the tonsorial shop.
- top-liner — an entertainer who is important enough to be the star of a show
- torbanite — Petrology. a dark-brown oil shale containing a large amount of carbonaceous matter.
- tormentil — a low European plant, Potentilla erecta, of the rose family, having small, bright-yellow flowers, and a strongly astringent root used in medicine and in tanning and dyeing.
- torminous — suffering from tormina
- torrenize — to register (property) under a Torrens law
- torsional — the act of twisting.
- tortillon — a stump made of paper twisted to a point, used in drawing.
- torturing — the act of inflicting excruciating pain, as punishment or revenge, as a means of getting a confession or information, or for sheer cruelty.
- tottering — walking unsteadily or shakily.
- tourcoing — a city in N France, near the Belgian border.
- toy train — child's plaything: miniature train
- tradition — the handing down of statements, beliefs, legends, customs, information, etc., from generation to generation, especially by word of mouth or by practice: a story that has come down to us by popular tradition.
- train oil — oil obtained from the blubber of whales or from seals, walruses, or other marine animals.
- trainload — the cargo or passenger capacity of a train.
- transonic — close to the speed of propagation of sound; moving at 700–780 miles per hour (1127–1255 km/h) at sea level.
- trasimeno — a lake in central Italy, in Umbria near Perugia: Romans defeated by Hannibal 217 b.c. About 50 sq. mi. (130 sq. km).
- trebbiano — a type of grape and vine cultivated in Italy for making wine (by the same name)
- trebizond — a medieval empire in NE Asia Minor 1204–1461.
- tretinoin — a drug chemically related to vitamin A, used as a topical ointment to treat skin disorders, especially acne.
- triathlon — an athletic contest comprising three consecutive events, usually swimming, bicycling, and distance running.
- tricerion — a candlestick with three arms
- triclosan — a drug used to treat skin infections
- tricotine — cavalry twill.
- trigonous — having three angles or corners, as a stem or seed; triangular.
- trigynous — (of a plant) having three pistils
- trihedron — the figure determined by three planes meeting in a point.
- trilithon — a prehistoric structure consisting of two upright stones supporting a horizontal stone.
- trillions — an exceptionally large but unspecified number
- trimphone — a phone designed in the 1960s
- trination — celebration of Mass three times on the same day by the same priest.
- trinomial — Algebra. consisting of or pertaining to three terms.
- trionymal — having a name that consists of three separate parts
- tripleton — (especially in bridge) a set of three cards of the same suit in a hand as dealt.
- trisagion — an ancient hymn
- tritanope — a person who cannot distinguish the colour blue