14-letter words containing m, o, t, h, r
- theory of mind — Psychology, Philosophy. the ability to interpret one’s own and other people’s mental and emotional states, understanding that each person has unique motives, perspectives, etc.: People with autism seem to lack theory of mind. Abbreviation: ToM, TOM.
- theriomorphism — the identification of animal characteristics with a supernatural being
- thermoacoustic — pertaining to a method of cooling using air driven with acoustic power.
- thermoanalysis — thermal analysis.
- thermochromism — a phenomenon in which certain dyes made from liquid crystals change colour reversibly when their temperature is changed
- thermodynamics — the science concerned with the relations between heat and mechanical energy or work, and the conversion of one into the other: modern thermodynamics deals with the properties of systems for the description of which temperature is a necessary coordinate.
- thermoelectric — of, relating to, or involving the direct relationship between heat and electricity.
- thermoelectron — an electron emitted by an incandescent material.
- thermoformable — having the ability to be shaped using heat and pressure
- thermojunction — a point of electrical contact between two dissimilar metals across which a voltage appears, the magnitude of which depends on the temperature of the contact and the nature of the metals
- thermolability — the state of being unstable or subject to transformation or destruction when heated
- thermomagnetic — of or relating to the effect of heat on the magnetic properties of a substance.
- thermoperiodic — responding to or affected by periodic differences in temperatures.
- thermophyllous — relating to deciduous plants or trees that bear leaves only during the warmer times of the year
- thermoreceptor — a receptor stimulated by changes in temperature.
- thermoregulate — to maintain regular temperature, esp regular body temperature
- thermoremanent — (of a rock) having a remnant magnetic field after cooling or solidification
- thermostatting — 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.
- thermotolerant — (of plants) able to tolerate, but not thriving in, high temperatures
- thesaurismosis — storage disease.
- thetford mines — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada: asbestos mining.
- thomas raffles — Sir Thomas Stamford, 1781–1826, English colonial administrator in the East Indies.
- thomas younger — Thomas Coleman ("Cole") 1844–1916, U.S. outlaw, associated with Jesse James.
- thorium series — the radioactive series that starts with thorium and ends with a stable isotope of lead of mass number 208.
- thromboembolic — the blockage of a blood vessel by a thrombus carried through the bloodstream from its site of formation.
- thromboplastic — causing or accelerating blood-clot formation.
- thromboplastin — Biochemistry. a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin.
- thrombopoietin — a hormone that induces bone marrow cells to form blood platelets.
- throttlebottom — a harmless incompetent in public office.
- to strike home — If something that is thrown or fired strikes home, it reaches its target.
- trachyspermous — having seeds with a rough coat.
- trichomonacide — an agent that destroys trichomonads
- trichomoniasis — a sexually transmitted disease typically asymptomatic in men and resulting in vaginitis with a copious, frothy discharge and itching in women, caused by a trichomonad Trichomonas vaginalis.
- trihalomethane — a type of chemical compound in which three of the hydrogen atoms in a methane molecule have been replaced by halogen atoms, esp by chlorine in drinking water. Trihalomethanes are thought to be carcinogenic
- triiodomethane — iodoform.
- tropical month — the period of time taken by the moon to return to the same longitude after one complete revolution around the earth; 27.321 58 days (approximately 27 days, 7 hours, 43 minutes, 4.5 seconds)
- turbomachinery — machinery consisting of, incorporating, or constituting a turbine
- ubv photometry — the photometric measurement of the color index of a star, using ultraviolet, blue, and visual (yellow) filters.
- unmetaphorical — not used, viewed, or intended as a metaphor
- up to the mark — acceptably good
- vitreous humor — the transparent gelatinous substance filling the eyeball behind the crystalline lens.
- voucher system — Accounting. a procedure for controlling disbursements by means of vouchers.
- waltham forest — a borough of Greater London, England.
- welfare mother — the mother of dependent children who receives government welfare benefits.
- what manner of — You use what manner of to suggest that the person or thing you are about to mention is of an unusual or unknown kind.
- white mariposa — a Mariposa lily, Calochortus venustus, having white or pale lilac flowers.
- witches'-broom — an abnormal, brushlike growth of small thin branches on woody plants, caused especially by fungi, viruses, and mistletoes.
- with open arms — the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- without number — of too great a quantity to be counted; innumerable
- women's rights — the rights, claimed by and for women, of equal privileges and opportunities with men