12-letter words containing l, e, t, i, n, o
- tessellation — the art or practice of tessellating.
- tetrapolitan — of or related to a tetrapolis
- teutonically — of or relating to the ancient Teutons.
- the evil one — the devil; Satan
- the lothians — three historic counties of SE central Scotland (now council areas): East Lothian, West Lothian, and Midlothian (including Edinburgh)
- the pliocene — the Pliocene epoch or rock series
- theophylline — a white, crystalline, poisonous alkaloid, C 7 H 8 N 4 O 2 , an isomer of theobromine, extracted from tea leaves or produced synthetically: used to relieve bronchial spasms, in the treatment of certain heart conditions, and as a diuretic.
- thermohaline — relating to both the temperature and salinity of ocean water
- thessalonian — of or relating to Thessalonike or its inhabitants.
- thessalonica — official name of Salonika.
- thessalonike — official name of Salonika.
- thessaloníki — official name of Salonika.
- through-line — a theme or idea that runs from the beginning to the end of a book, film, etc
- tie-on label — a label that is fastened by tying on
- timbale iron — a metal mold made in any of several shapes and usually provided with a long handle, for deep-frying timbales.
- tin-fluoride — stannous fluoride.
- toe the line — a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface: a line down the middle of the page.
- toggle joint — any of various devices consisting basically of a rod that can be inserted into an object and then manipulated so that the inserted part spreads, becomes offset, or turns at a right angle to the exterior part, allowing it to be used as a support, handle, linkage, lever, etc.
- toilet-train — to train (a young child) to use a toilet for bowel and bladder movements.
- tone dialing — a system of calling telephone numbers wherein tones of differing pitch corresponding to the digits in the number called are electronically generated by manipulating pushbuttons (contrasted with pulse dialing).
- torremolinos — a seaport in S Spain, on the Mediterranean, SW of Málaga: resort.
- transponible — capable of being transposed.
- tredecillion — a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 42 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 78 zeros.
- trefoil knot — a knot having the form of a trefoil.
- trickle-down — of, relating to, or based on the trickle-down theory: the trickle-down benefits to the local community.
- trillionaire — a person whose assets are worth over a trillion of the monetary units of his or her country
- triple crown — an unofficial title held by a horse that wins the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness, and the Belmont Stakes in a single season.
- triple point — the particular temperature and pressure at which the solid, liquid, and gaseous phases of a given substance are all at equilibrium with one another.
- trochelminth — any invertebrate of the phylum Trochelminthes (now usually broken up into several phyla), comprising the rotifers, gastrotrichs, and several other forms.
- trolley line — the route of a trolley car or trolley bus.
- tunnel diode — an extremely stable semiconductor diode, having a very narrow highly doped p-n junction, in which electrons travel across the junction by means of the tunnel effect
- two-cylinder — (of an engine) having two cylinders
- ultraviolent — characterized by or pertaining to extreme acts of violence
- unactionable — furnishing ground for a lawsuit.
- unapologetic — containing an apology or excuse for a fault, failure, insult, injury, etc.: An apologetic letter to his creditors explained the delay.
- uncle tomism — a policy of relationship between whites and blacks involving a benevolent but patronizing attitude on the part of the whites and a willingly submissive attitude on the part of the blacks.
- uncollegiate — of or relating to a college: collegiate life.
- uncomplicate — to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction.
- undefoliated — having the leaves left intact
- underexploit — to make insufficient use of
- unhospitable — not hospitable
- unifoliolate — compound in structure yet having only one leaflet, as the orange.
- uninoculated — to implant (a disease agent or antigen) in a person, animal, or plant to produce a disease for study or to stimulate disease resistance.
- unipotential — Electricity, Electronics. having uniform electric potential throughout, as a hot cathode (unipotential cathode) indirectly heated by a separate heater circuit so that there is no lateral change of voltage across the cathode due to resistance to a heating current.
- unmethodical — characterized by lack of method or disorderliness
- unnegotiable — capable of being negotiated: a negotiable salary demand.
- unnoticeable — attracting notice or attention; capable of being noticed: a noticeable lack of interest.
- unnoticeably — attracting notice or attention; capable of being noticed: a noticeable lack of interest.
- unobtainable — to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request: to obtain permission; to obtain a better income.
- unpoetically — in an unpoetic manner