12-letter words containing m, o, r, a, t
- symbololatry — the worship of symbols
- syrtis major — an area in the northern hemisphere and near the equator of Mars, appearing as a dark region when viewed telescopically from the earth.
- talmud torah — (in Europe) a community-supported Jewish elementary school for teaching children Hebrew, Bible, and the fundamentals of Judaism.
- tamper-proof — resistant to interference, alteration
- tautomerizes — to undergo tautomerism.
- telharmonium — a musical keyboard instrument operating by alternating currents of electricity which, on impulse from the keyboard, produce music at a distant point via telephone lines.
- temporaneous — lasting a short while
- teratomatous — relating to a tumour typically of the gonads
- ternary form — a musical form in three sections, with the third usually an exact repetition of the first.
- terraforming — to alter the environment of (a celestial body) in order to make capable of supporting terrestrial life forms.
- tetrachotomy — the segmentation of something into four parts
- tetramorphic — (in art) of or related to a composite representation of the four evangelists' symbols
- theatromania — an abnormal fondness or mania for the theatre
- theorematist — a person who creates or discovers a theorem
- thermidorian — a member of the French moderate group who participated in the downfall of Robespierre and his followers on the 9th Thermidor (July 27th), 1794.
- thermography — a technique for imitating an embossed appearance, as on business cards, stationery, or the like, by dusting printed areas with a powder that adheres only to the wet ink, and fusing the ink and powder to the paper by heat.
- thermohaline — relating to both the temperature and salinity of ocean water
- thermolabile — subject to destruction or loss of characteristic properties by the action of moderate heat, as certain toxins and enzymes (opposed to thermostable).
- thermostable — capable of being subjected to a moderate degree of heat without loss of characteristic properties, as certain toxins and enzymes (opposed to thermolabile).
- thermostated — 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.
- thermostatic — 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.
- thomas hardy — Godfrey Harold, 1877–1947, English mathematician.
- thoracectomy — excision of part or all of a rib.
- 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.
- throw mud at — to slander; vilify
- timbale iron — a metal mold made in any of several shapes and usually provided with a long handle, for deep-frying timbales.
- timbromaniac — a person who is passionate about stamp-collecting
- to mark time — If you are marking time, you are doing something that is not particularly useful or interesting while you wait for something more important or interesting to happen.
- toe the mark — 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.
- tomato puree — liquidized tomatoes
- tour manager — the person in charge of an organized trip that people such as musicians, or actors go on to several different places, stopping to meet people or perform
- town manager — an official appointed to direct the administration of a town government.
- 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.
- 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.
- transforming — to change in form, appearance, or structure; metamorphose.
- transformism — the doctrine of gradual transformation of one species into another by descent with modification through many generations.
- transformist — an adherent of transformism.
- transmission — the act or process of transmitting.
- transmogrify — to change in appearance or form, especially strangely or grotesquely; transform.
- transmontane — tramontane.
- transumption — an act of metaphorical transference
- traumatology — a branch of surgery dealing with major wounds caused by accidents or violence.
- 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.
- trimolecular — pertaining to or having three molecules.
- trinacriform — three-pronged
- trinomialism — the trinomial system of naming
- trinomialist — a person who advocates trinomialism