13-letter words containing m, e, n, a, t
- thermobalance — an analytical balance that measures weight changes when matter is heated
- thermodynamic — of or relating to thermodynamics.
- thermonuclear — relating to nuclear fusion
- thermostating — a device, including a relay actuated by thermal conduction or convection, that functions to establish and maintain a desired temperature automatically or signals a change in temperature for manual adjustment.
- third baseman — the player whose position is third base.
- thomas edison — Thomas Alva [al-vuh] /ˈæl və/ (Show IPA), 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.
- thrombokinase — Biochemistry. a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin.
- tibeto-burman — a subfamily of Sino-Tibetan languages, including especially Tibetan and Burmese.
- time constant — the time required for a changing quantity in a circuit, as voltage or current, to rise or fall approximately 0.632 of the difference between its old and new value after an impulse has been applied that induces such a change: equal in seconds to the inductance of the circuit in henries divided by its resistance in ohms.
- time dilation — Physics. (in relativity) the apparent loss of time of a moving clock as observed by a stationary observer.
- tinker's damn — the least value or merit; nothing or anything at all: It's not worth a tinker's damn.
- to one's name — a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- token payment — a small payment binding an agreement or acknowledging a debt.
- tom and jerry — a hot drink made of rum and water or milk, beaten eggs, spices, and sugar.
- trace element — any element that is required in minute quantities for physiological functioning.
- trade mission — commercial business trip
- tradesmanlike — like or characteristic of a tradesman
- transcriptome — a collection of all the messenger RNA in a particular cell
- transfeminine — noting or relating to a person who was born male but whose gender identity is more female than male.
- transfeminism — a movement supporting the belief that the rights of transgender women are linked to the feminist movement, specifically the right to assume a gender identity that does not correspond to one’s biological sex assigned at birth.
- transformable — to change in form, appearance, or structure; metamorphose.
- transmembrane — occurring across a membrane, as an electric potential or the transport of ions or gases.
- transmissible — capable of being transmitted.
- transmittable — to send or forward, as to a recipient or destination; dispatch; convey.
- transmittance — Physics. the ratio of the radiant flux transmitted through and emerging from a body to the total flux incident on it: equivalent to one minus the absorptance.
- transmutative — the act or process of transmuting.
- trauma center — a hospital or medical center equipped to treat victims of trauma.
- trench mortar — a portable, muzzle-loaded mortar, usually having a smooth bore, fired at high angles of elevation to reach concealed enemy targets.
- treponemiasis — infection with treponema; syphilis.
- triamcinolone — a synthetic glucocorticoid drug, C 21 H 27 FO 6 , used in the symptomatic treatment of inflammation.
- triethylamine — a colorless, flammable liquid, C 6 H 15 N, used chiefly as a solvent in chemical synthesis.
- trimethadione — a synthetic, white, crystalline powder, C 6 H 9 NO 3 , used as an anticonvulsant to control petit mal epileptic seizures.
- troublemaking — a person who causes difficulties, distress, worry, etc., for others, especially one who does so habitually as a matter of malice.
- truman capote — Truman, 1924–84, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and playwright.
- tungsten lamp — an incandescent electric lamp in which the filament is made of tungsten.
- tympanic bone — (in mammals) a bone of the skull, supporting the tympanic membrane and enclosing part of the tympanum or middle ear.
- tyndallimetry — the determination of the concentration of suspended material in a liquid by measuring the amount of light scattered
- ultrafeminine — pertaining to a woman or girl: feminine beauty; feminine dress.
- umbrella tent — a small tent with a metal frame consisting of ribs that radiate from a single supporting pole.
- unassimilated — to take in and incorporate as one's own; absorb: He assimilated many new experiences on his European trip.
- uncomfortable — causing discomfort or distress; painful; irritating.
- uncompensated — to recompense for something: They gave him ten dollars to compensate him for his trouble.
- uncompletable — having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full: a complete set of Mark Twain's writings.
- uncomplicated — to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction.
- unconsummated — to bring to a state of perfection; fulfill.
- underestimate — to estimate at too low a value, rate, or the like.
- undermodulate — to reproduce (a sound or signal) at below the optimal output level in a recording or broadcasting system, causing it to be distorted.
- undeterminate — not definite or determined; indeterminate
- undomesticate — to make wild
- unemancipated — not constrained or restricted by custom, tradition, superstition, etc.: a modern, emancipated woman.