12-letter words containing n, o, t, a, i, l
- splenization — the transformation of something into a spleenlike tissue
- spongioblast — one of the primordial cells in the embryonic brain and spinal cord capable of developing into neuroglia.
- spotsylvania — a village in NE Virginia: the scene of Civil War battles between the armies of Grant and Lee, May 8–21, 1864.
- stonewalling — the act of stalling, evading, or filibustering, especially to avoid revealing politically embarrassing information.
- storm signal — a visual signal, as a flag, giving advance notice of a heavy storm, used especially along coastal areas.
- string along — a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- strobilation — asexual reproduction by division into segments, as in tapeworms and jellyfishes
- subjectional — the act of subjecting.
- sublineation — an underlining
- sulphonation — the action or process of converting or being converted into a sulphonate
- supplication — an act or instance of supplicating; humble prayer, entreaty, or petition.
- tail section — the back or rear section of an aeroplane
- talking book — a phonograph record or tape recording of readings of a book, magazine, etc., made especially for use by the blind.
- talking shop — If you say that a conference or a committee is just a talking shop, you disapprove of it because nothing is achieved as a result of what is discussed.
- technophilia — a person who loves or is enthusiastic about advanced technology.
- tectonically — of or relating to building or construction; constructive; architectural.
- teetotalling — of or relating to, advocating, or pledged to total abstinence from intoxicating drink.
- teleosaurian — of or relating to the teleosaur
- 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.
- temptational — the act of tempting; enticement or allurement.
- tenochtitlan — the capital of the Aztec empire: founded in 1325; destroyed by the Spaniards in 1521; now the site of Mexico City.
- tenuirostral — pertaining to a group of birds Tenuirostres which have slender bills
- tessellation — the art or practice of tessellating.
- tetrapolitan — of or related to a tetrapolis
- teutonically — of or relating to the ancient Teutons.
- the lothians — three historic counties of SE central Scotland (now council areas): East Lothian, West Lothian, and Midlothian (including Edinburgh)
- thermohaline — relating to both the temperature and salinity of ocean water
- thessalonian — of or relating to Thessalonike or its inhabitants.
- thessalonica — official name of Salonika.
- thessalonike — official name of Salonika.
- thessaloníki — official name of Salonika.
- tie-on label — a label that is fastened by tying on
- timbale iron — a metal mold made in any of several shapes and usually provided with a long handle, for deep-frying timbales.
- toilet-train — to train (a young child) to use a toilet for bowel and bladder movements.
- tone dialing — a system of calling telephone numbers wherein tones of differing pitch corresponding to the digits in the number called are electronically generated by manipulating pushbuttons (contrasted with pulse dialing).
- tonic sol-fa — a system of singing characterized by emphasis upon tonality or key relationship, in which tones are indicated by the initial letters of the syllables of the sol-fa system rather than by conventional staff notation.
- top and tail — method of washing a baby
- totalitarian — of or relating to a centralized government that does not tolerate parties of differing opinion and that exercises dictatorial control over many aspects of life.
- totalization — to make total; combine into a total.
- transitional — movement, passage, or change from one position, state, stage, subject, concept, etc., to another; change: the transition from adolescence to adulthood.
- transponible — capable of being transposed.
- triacontanol — a long-chain alcohol, CH 3 (CH 2) 28 CH 2 OH, occurring in plant waxes and beeswax, that is a plant growth regulator.
- trillionaire — a person whose assets are worth over a trillion of the monetary units of his or her country
- trinomialism — the trinomial system of naming
- trinomialist — a person who advocates trinomialism
- tripolitania — Also, Tripolitania [trip-uh-li-tey-nee-uh, -teyn-yuh; Italian tree-paw-lee-tah-nyah] /ˌtrɪp ə lɪˈteɪ ni ə, -ˈteɪn yə; Italian ˌtri pɔ liˈtɑ nyɑ/ (Show IPA). one of the former Barbary States of N Africa: later a province of Turkey; now a part of Libya.
- trucial oman — a former name of United Arab Emirates.
- trypanocidal — (of a drug, agent, activity, etc) effective in killing trypanosomes
- tumultuation — a tumultuous state or the act of creating a tumult
- ultraviolent — characterized by or pertaining to extreme acts of violence