12-letter words containing l, p, a, t
- synadelphite — an arsenate containing manganese and aluminium
- synaptosomal — pertaining to a synaptosome
- table tripod — a low mount or stand for a camera.
- take-up reel — (on a projector) the reel onto which the film is wound after it has been projected.
- talking shop — If you say that a conference or a committee is just a talking shop, you disapprove of it because nothing is achieved as a result of what is discussed.
- taper relief — (in Britain) a system of relief from capital gains tax under which the percentage of a chargeable gain considered taxable is reduced for each whole year (from April 1998) that the asset was held by the vendor
- tapsalteerie — topsy-turvy.
- tau particle — an unstable, negatively charged lepton with a mass of c. 1,777 MeV/c2 (or c. 3,490 times that of an electron) and a mean lifetime of 2.2 ×10-13 second
- tax loophole — a legal way of avoiding the payment of tax, or part of a tax bill, due to a gap in tax legislation
- technophilia — a person who loves or is enthusiastic about advanced technology.
- telanthropus — a genus of fossil hominids, known from two fragmentary lower jaws found in the region of Swartkrans, near Johannesburg, South Africa.
- telautograph — a telegraphic device for reproducing handwriting, drawings, etc, the movements of an electromagnetically controlled pen at one end being transmitted along a line to a similar pen at the receiving end
- telegraphese — a style of writing or speaking distinguished by the omissions, abbreviations, and combinations that are characteristic of telegrams, as in “ expect arrive six evening. ”.
- telegraphone — an early magnetic sound-recording device for use with wire, tape, or disks.
- teleoperator — a robotic device controlled from a distance by a human operator: usually used to provide safety for the operator, as in working with radioactive materials
- temperalitie — temper
- temptability — the state of being liable to temptation
- temptational — the act of tempting; enticement or allurement.
- tenths-place — next after ninth; being the ordinal number for ten.
- terephthalic — relating to, designating, or derived from terephthalic acid or its derivatives
- tetrapolitan — of or related to a tetrapolis
- tetrapyrrole — a chemical formed from four pyrrole rings
- tezcatlipoca — an Aztec god.
- the populars — cheap newspapers with mass circulation; the popular press
- the psalmist — King David, to whom all or certain of the Psalms are variously attributed
- thiosulphate — any salt of thiosulphuric acid
- time capsule — a receptacle containing documents or objects typical of the current period, placed in the earth or in a cornerstone for discovery in the future.
- tip-up table — a pedestal table having a top folding downward in two leaves.
- tlalnepantla — a city in Mexico state, central Mexico: suburb of Mexico City.
- to fall open — If something falls open, it opens accidentally.
- to jump bail — If a prisoner jumps bail, he or she does not come back for his or her trial after being released on bail.
- to play ball — If someone refuses to play ball, they are unwilling to do what someone wants them to do.
- to play fair — If you say that someone plays fair, you mean that they behave or act in a reasonable and honest way.
- to play host — If a person or country plays host to an event or an important visitor, they host the event or the visit.
- to play safe — If you play safe or play it safe, you do not take any risks.
- to pull rank — If you say that someone in authority pulls rank, you mean that they unfairly force other people to do what they want because of their higher rank or position.
- to talk shop — If you say that people are talking shop, you mean that they are talking about their work, and this is boring for other people who do not do the same work.
- toffee-apple — an apple fixed on a stick and coated with a thin layer of toffee
- toilet paper — a soft, lightweight, sanitized paper used in bathrooms for personal cleanliness.
- top and tail — method of washing a baby
- tractor pull — a contest in which tractors compete to pull the heaviest load.
- tradespeople — people engaged in trade, esp shopkeepers
- tragelaphine — of or relating to a tragelaph
- trailer camp — an area where house trailers may be parked, usually having running water, electrical outlets, etc.
- trailer park — an area where house trailers may be parked, usually having running water, electrical outlets, etc.
- transpirable — to occur; happen; take place.
- transplantee — a person who is undergoing or has undergone an organ transplant.
- transponible — capable of being transposed.
- triadelphous — (of stamens) united by the filaments into three sets or bundles.
- trial period — time during which sth can be evaluated