11-letter words containing m, o, t, l
- thermophile — a thermophilic organism.
- thermopylae — a pass in E Greece, between the cliffs of Mt. Oeta and the Gulf of Lamia: Persian defeat of the Spartans 480 b.c.
- thomasville — a city in S Georgia.
- timber wolf — the gray wolf, Canis lupus, sometimes designated as the subspecies C. lupus occidentalis: formerly common in northern North America but now greatly reduced in number and rare in the conterminous U.S.
- timbrophily — the love of stamps; stamp collecting
- tolbutamide — a white crystalline substance, C 12 H 18 N 2 O 3 S, used to augment insulin secretion in the treatment of diabetes mellitus.
- tollund man — the perfectly preserved remains of an Iron Age man, hanged and thrown into a bog at Tollund, in Jutland, Denmark: discovered in 1950.
- tom collins — a tall drink containing gin, lemon or lime juice, and carbonated water, sweetened and served with ice.
- tonal music — music that uses the diatonic system
- totipalmate — having all four toes fully webbed.
- tree mallow — a malvaceous treelike plant, Lavatera arborea, of rocky coastal areas of Europe and N Africa, having a woody stem, rounded leaves, and red-purple flowers
- tremolo arm — a metal lever attached to the bridge of an electric guitar, used to vary the pitch of a played note
- tremulously — (of persons, the body, etc.) characterized by trembling, as from fear, nervousness, or weakness.
- trim cooler — A trim cooler is a water-cooled heat exchanger which is used in addition to an air-cooled heat exchanger.
- trimodality — (of a distribution) having three modes.
- trincomalee — a seaport in E Sri Lanka.
- triptolemus — a favorite of Demeter and the inventor of the plow and patron of agriculture, connected with the Eleusinian mysteries.
- trombe wall — a glass-fronted exterior masonry wall that absorbs solar heat for radiation into a building.
- trombiculid — (of a mite) belonging to the family Trombiculidae
- trophoplasm — the cytoplasm that is involved in the nutritive processes of a cell
- trouble man — troubleshooter (def 2).
- troublesome — causing trouble, annoyance, or difficulty; vexatious: a troublesome situation; a troublesome person.
- tuberculoma — a tumour or other mass that grows from a tuberculous lesion or caused by the tubercle bacillus
- tulipomania — (in 17th-century Holland) a widespread obsession with tulips, especially of highly prized varieties, as those of a streaked, variegated, or unusual color.
- tumble down — collapse, fall
- tumble home — Nautical. an inward and upward slope of the middle body of a vessel.
- tumble over — If someone or something tumbles over, they fall, often with a rolling or bouncing movement.
- tumble-down — dilapidated; ruined; rundown: He lived in a tumble-down shack.
- tumour-like — (of a growth, swelling, nodule, etc) resembling a tumour or tumours
- twelvemonth — a year.
- ultramodern — very advanced in ideas, design, or techniques.
- ultrasmooth — extremely smooth
- umbratilous — shadowy; faint
- uncompleted — having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full: a complete set of Mark Twain's writings.
- uncompliant — complying; obeying, obliging, or yielding, especially in a submissive way: a man with a compliant nature.
- unemotional — pertaining to or involving emotion or the emotions.
- unlightsome — without light; dark
- unmodulated — to regulate by or adjust to a certain measure or proportion; soften; tone down.
- unmountable — to go up; climb; ascend: to mount stairs.
- unniloctium — hassium.
- untimeously — untimely
- untremulous — not tremulous or timorous; not characterized by trembling
- valvulotomy — the opening, slitting, or fracturing of a heart valve.
- velocimeter — any of various instruments for measuring velocity, as of a wave in water or of sound in air.
- velocimetry — the measurement of the speed of sound in fluids
- victimology — the study of crime victims and the psychological effects of being a victim.
- volsteadism — the policy of prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverages.
- volt-ampere — an electric measurement unit, equal to the product of one volt and one ampere, equivalent to one watt for direct current systems and a unit of apparent power for alternating current systems. Abbreviation: VA.
- voltammeter — an instrument for measuring voltage or amperage.
- volume unit — a logarithmic unit used to measure the magnitude of a sound wave.