10-letter words containing m, o, r, i
- thalliform — resembling a thallus
- the minors — the minor leagues, esp. in baseball
- the moirai — the Greek goddesses of fate
- thermionic — an ion emitted by incandescent material.
- thermistor — a resistor whose action depends upon changes of its resistance material with changes in temperature.
- thermopile — a device consisting of a number of thermocouples joined in series, used for generating thermoelectric current or for detecting and measuring radiant energy, as from a star.
- thermotics — the scientific study of heat
- thimerosal — a cream-colored, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 9 H 9 HgNaO 2 S, used chiefly as an antiseptic.
- third form — the third year of education at school, esp in England
- thrombosis — intravascular coagulation of the blood in any part of the circulatory system, as in the heart, arteries, veins, or capillaries.
- thrombotic — intravascular coagulation of the blood in any part of the circulatory system, as in the heart, arteries, veins, or capillaries.
- tiger moth — any of numerous moths of the family Arctiidae, many of which have conspicuously striped or spotted wings.
- timberwork — structural work formed of timbers.
- timbrology — philately or the study of postage stamps
- timocharis — a crater in the second quadrant of the face of the moon: about 25 miles (40 km) in diameter.
- timor pony — a small stocky breed of pony originally bred in Timor, used on Australian ranches
- tintometer — a precision instrument for comparing tints or colors with those used as arbitrary standards.
- tirocinium — first or early training or experience, usually referring to the military
- tobramycin — a highly toxic aminoglycoside antibiotic, C 18 H 37 N 5 O 9 , derived from Streptomyces tenebarius, used in the treatment of serious infections due to susceptible Gram-positive and Gram-negative organisms.
- tom cruise — Tom (Thomas Cruise Mapother, 4th) born 1962, U.S. film actor.
- tomeraider — (application, file format) A cross-platform reference and e-book reader program and file format. TomeRaider files are highly compressed and cross-referenced. The reader displays the text and can follow the hypertext links embedded in the text.
- top timber — a timber forming the upper, straighter portion of a frame in a wooden hull.
- tormenting — to afflict with great bodily or mental suffering; pain: to be tormented with violent headaches.
- tourmaline — any of a group of silicate minerals of complex composition, containing boron, aluminum, etc., usually black but having various colored, transparent varieties used as gems.
- tower-mill — a windmill of which only the cap rotates to face the sails into the wind.
- tragicomic — a dramatic or other literary composition combining elements of both tragedy and comedy.
- trampoline — a sheet, usually of canvas, attached by resilient cords or springs to a horizontal frame several feet above the floor, used by acrobats and gymnasts as a springboard in tumbling.
- traymobile — a small table on casters used for conveying food, drink, etc
- tremolitic — relating to tremolite
- tribometer — an instrument used to estimate rubbing friction
- tribromide — a bromide containing three atoms of bromine.
- trichotomy — division into three parts, classes, categories, etc.
- trichroism — pleochroism of a biaxial crystal such that it exhibits three different colors when viewed from three different directions under transmitted light.
- trichromat — any person with normal colour vision, who can therefore see the three primary colours
- trimonthly — occurring, taking place, done, or acted upon every three months.
- trisomy 13 — a syndrome associated with the presence of an extra chromosome 13, characterized by mental retardation, cardiac problems, and multiple deformities.
- trombonist — musician who plays the trombone
- trotskyism — the form of Communism advocated by Leon Trotsky, based on an immediate, worldwide revolution by the proletariat.
- tuberiform — in the form of a tuber
- tumorgenic — producing tumours
- ultramicro — extremely small or minute
- umberto ii — 1904–83, the last king of Italy (1946), following the abdication of his father Victor Emmanuel III: abdicated when a referendum supported the abolition of the monarchy
- umbiliform — having the form of an umbilicus.
- unarmorial — bearing a coat or coats of arms: a set of armorial china.
- unharmonic — pertaining to harmony, as distinguished from melody and rhythm.
- uniformity — the state or quality of being uniform; overall sameness, homogeneity, or regularity: uniformity of style.
- uniformize — to bring into uniformity.
- unimmortal — not immortal
- unimodular — (of a matrix) having its determinant equal to 1.
- unimplored — to beg urgently or piteously, as for aid or mercy; beseech; entreat: They implored him to go.