14-letter words containing l, a, t, h
- thermal imager — a piece of equipment used to detect or provide images of people or things
- thermal spring — a spring whose temperature is higher than the mean temperature of ground water in the area.
- thermal stress — Thermal stress is stress caused by differences in temperature or by differences in thermal expansion.
- thermoanalysis — thermal analysis.
- thermoformable — having the ability to be shaped using heat and pressure
- thermolability — the state of being unstable or subject to transformation or destruction when heated
- thermoregulate — to maintain regular temperature, esp regular body temperature
- thermotolerant — (of plants) able to tolerate, but not thriving in, high temperatures
- third quartile — (in a frequency distribution) the largest quartile; the 75th percentile; the value of the variable below which three quarters of the elements are located.
- thomas raffles — Sir Thomas Stamford, 1781–1826, English colonial administrator in the East Indies.
- thread rolling — the production of a screw thread by a rolling swaging process using hardened profiled rollers. Rolled threads are stronger than threads machined by a cutting tool
- threaded glass — glass decorated with a pattern produced by variegated glass filaments.
- three-act play — a dramatic production such as play or film which is divided into three acts or sections
- three-way bulb — a light bulb that can be switched to three successive degrees of illumination.
- thromboplastic — causing or accelerating blood-clot formation.
- thromboplastin — Biochemistry. a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin.
- throttle valve — a valve for throttling the working fluid of an engine, refrigerator, etc.
- throw a wobbly — to become suddenly very agitated or angry
- thymelaeaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Thymelaeaceae, a family of trees and shrubs having tough acrid bark and simple leaves: includes spurge laurel, leatherwood, and mezereon
- till all hours — until very late
- tip the scales — to exercise a decisive influence
- tiruchirapalli — a city in central Tamil Nadu, in S India, on the Kaveri River.
- tiruchirappali — a city in central Tamil Nadu, in S India, on the Kaveri River.
- to call a halt — If someone calls a halt to something such as an activity, they decide not to continue with it or to end it immediately.
- to lend a hand — If you lend someone a hand, you help them.
- tongue-lashing — severe scolding
- tooth and nail — with all one's resources or energy; fiercely: We fought tooth and nail but lost.
- tortilla chips — snack food: corn crisps
- total fighting — a combat sport in which very few restrictions are placed on the type of blows or tactics that may be used
- touch football — an informal variety of football in which the touching, usually with both hands, of a ball-carrier by a member of the opposing team results in a down.
- track lighting — lighting for a room or other area in which individual spotlight fixtures are attached along a narrow, wall- or ceiling-mounted metal track through which current is conducted, permitting flexible positioning of the lights.
- traffic holdup — a temporary stoppage in the flow of traffic where a number of vehicles are obstructed and unable to move
- traffic lights — a set of coloured lights placed at crossroads, junctions, etc, to control the flow of traffic
- trailing phlox — a prostrate plant, Phlox nivalis, of the southeastern U.S., having pink or white flowers.
- trans-physical — of or relating to the body: physical exercise.
- travel voucher — a voucher, usually bought from a travel agency or won in a competition, etc, which can be used to pay for travel costs such as flights, accommodation, etc
- trichloracetic — as in trichloracetic acid
- trickle charge — a continuous, slow charge supplied to a storage battery to keep it in a fully charged state.
- 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
- trimethylamine — a colourless, flammable liquid with a strong, fishy odour
- triphenylamine — a molecule consisting of a nitrogen atom with three phenyl groups attached to it
- triumphal arch — a monumental archway, often erected in permanent materials as a commemorative structure, straddling the line of march of a victorious army during a triumphal procession.
- 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)
- trust hospital — a hospital that is run by an NHS trust which competes with other trusts for government funding
- turn the scale — Often, scales. a balance or any of various other instruments or devices for weighing: We gave the parents a baby scale. The butcher placed the meat on the scales.
- twelfth-grader — (in the US) a pupil in the twelfth-grade
- ultra-orthodox — of, relating to, or conforming to the approved form of any doctrine, philosophy, ideology, etc.
- ultra-rightism — the beliefs of extremely right-wing political parties or groups
- ultra-rightist — a person with extremely right-wing political views
- ultrahazardous — extremely or excessively hazardous