12-letter words containing m, a, t, c
- thoracostomy — the construction of an artificial opening through the chest wall, usually for the drainage of fluid or the release of an abnormal accumulation of air.
- ticktack man — a bookmaker who uses a system of sign language, mainly using the hands, to transmit his odds to other bookmakers at racecourses
- timbromaniac — a person who is passionate about stamp-collecting
- 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.
- time charter — the hire of a ship or aircraft for a specified period
- time machine — a theoretical apparatus that would convey one to the past or future.
- timing chain — a chain for driving the camshaft of an internal-combustion engine from the crankshaft.
- tomato aspic — aspic1 (def 2).
- tomato juice — liquid from a tomato
- tomato sauce — ketchup
- tracheostomy — the construction of an artificial opening through the neck into the trachea, usually for the relief of difficulty in breathing.
- trachomatous — a chronic, contagious infection of the conjunctiva and cornea, characterized by the formation of granulations and scarring and caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis.
- track system — a system whereby students are separated into different groups or classes according to test scores or relative scholastic ability, as to assure that gifted students are not inhibited by slower learners.
- traducianism — the doctrine that the human soul is propagated along with the body. Compare creationism (def 3).
- tragi-comedy — A tragi-comedy is a play or other written work that is both sad and amusing.
- tragicomical — a dramatic or other literary composition combining elements of both tragedy and comedy.
- trailer camp — an area where house trailers may be parked, usually having running water, electrical outlets, etc.
- transhumance — the seasonal migration of livestock, and the people who tend them, between lowlands and adjacent mountains.
- transit camp — a camp in which refugees, soldiers, etc, live temporarily before moving to another destination
- trichogramma — any minute wasp of the genus Trichogramma, comprising a beneficial group of chalcidflies that parasitize the eggs of a variety of insect pests.
- trichromatic — pertaining to the use or combination of three colors, as in printing or in color photography.
- trigrammatic — relating to a trigram
- trimmer arch — an arch, usually of brick and in the form of half of a segmental arch, between a chimney and a header in a floor structure to support a hearth.
- trimolecular — pertaining to or having three molecules.
- trinacriform — three-pronged
- triple cream — a fresh, soft cheese of France, containing at least 72 percent fat, made from cow's milk enriched with cream.
- trocheameter — a device that records the distance that a motor vehicle has travelled
- tronc master — a person who distributes pooled tips and service charges to waiters, waitresses, hotel workers etc.
- trucial oman — a former name of United Arab Emirates.
- truck camper — a type of camper designed to be mounted on a pickup truck.
- trumpet call — a blast made by a trumpet that serves as a summons or call
- tsunamigenic — producing a tsunami or tsunamis
- turned comma — quotation mark.
- ultracompact — extremely compact, esp of technology that is much smaller than a standard model
- umbilication — a central navellike depression.
- unacclimated — not accustomed or adapted to
- unaccustomed — not accustomed or habituated: to be unaccustomed to hardships.
- uncomplacent — pleased, especially with oneself or one's merits, advantages, situation, etc., often without awareness of some potential danger or defect; self-satisfied: The voters are too complacent to change the government.
- uncomplicate — to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction.
- uncomputable — to determine by calculation; reckon; calculate: to compute the period of Jupiter's revolution.
- undemocratic — pertaining to or of the nature of democracy or a democracy.
- undiplomatic — of, relating to, or engaged in diplomacy: diplomatic officials.
- unimportance — a lack of importance
- unmethodical — characterized by lack of method or disorderliness
- unsystematic — having, showing, or involving a system, method, or plan: a systematic course of reading; systematic efforts.
- vax document — A document preparation system from DEC.
- victorianism — the distinctive character, thought, tendencies, etc., of the Victorian period.
- vitamin-rich — (of a food or diet) containing a lot of vitamins or a lot of a particular vitamin
- well-matched — a person or thing that equals or resembles another in some respect.
- whimsicality — Also, whimsicalness. whimsical quality or character.