13-letter words containing n, o, t, u, r, i
- superreaction — a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- superromantic — exceptionally romantic
- supranational — outside or beyond the authority of one national government, as a project or policy that is planned and controlled by a group of nations.
- suprarational — not understandable by reason alone; beyond rational comprehension.
- tautochronism — the fact or quality of being a tautochrone
- teeing ground — tee2 (def 1a).
- think through — to have a conscious mind, to some extent of reasoning, remembering experiences, making rational decisions, etc.
- thoroughgoing — doing things thoroughly.
- thurification — the act of incense-burning
- thyroglobulin — a protein which is found in the thyroid gland and which contains iodine
- tibeto-burman — a subfamily of Sino-Tibetan languages, including especially Tibetan and Burmese.
- time-honoured — revered or respected because of antiquity and long continuance: a time-honored custom.
- to run a risk — If you run the risk of doing or experiencing something undesirable, you do something knowing that the undesirable thing might happen as a result.
- toothbrushing — the act or method of cleaning the teeth with a toothbrush.
- torsion group — a group in which every element has finite order.
- tour en l'air — a turn executed in the air.
- trade council — a central council composed of local trade unions.
- transfusional — of or relating to transfusion
- transmountain — across or through a mountain or mountains
- transmutation — the act or process of transmuting.
- triangulation — a technique for establishing the distance between any two points, or the relative position of two or more points, by using such points as vertices of a triangle or series of triangles, such that each triangle has a side of known or measurable length (base or base line) that permits the size of the angles of the triangle and the length of its other two sides to be established by observations taken either upon or from the two ends of the base line.
- tribune group — (in Britain) a group made up of left-wing Labour Members of Parliament: founded 1966
- trifunctional — pertaining to molecules that can react at three sites.
- trig function — Also called circular function. a function of an angle, as sine or cosine, expressed as the ratio of the sides of a right triangle.
- trinity house — an association that provides lighthouses, buoys, etc, around the British coast
- trinucleotide — three linked nucleotides; triplet.
- triple-tongue — to interrupt the wind flow by moving the tongue as if pronouncing t and t and k successively, especially in playing rapid passages or staccato notes on a brass instrument.
- troublemaking — a person who causes difficulties, distress, worry, etc., for others, especially one who does so habitually as a matter of malice.
- trout fishing — angling to catch trout
- truchet point — (unit, text) An obsolete variant of the point, equal to 0.188 mm.
- tuberculation — Also, tuberculated, tuberculose. having tubercles.
- tumorgenicity — the state of being tumorgenic, giving rise to tumours
- tumorigenesis — the production or development of tumors.
- tung-oil tree — tung tree.
- turbocharging — the process or action of supplying an internal combustion engine or a motor vehicle with a turbocharger
- turkish pound — the Turkish lira.
- turning point — a point at which a decisive change takes place; critical point; crisis.
- ultra-violent — acting with or characterized by uncontrolled, strong, rough force: a violent earthquake.
- ultrarational — extremely rational
- ultraromantic — extremely romantic
- ultraviolence — acts of extreme violence, esp those shown on television or film
- un-cloistered — secluded from the world; sheltered: a cloistered life.
- un-nutritious — providing nourishment, especially to a high degree; nourishing; healthful: a good, nutritious meal.
- unappropriate — not appropriate or suitable
- uncategorical — without exceptions or conditions; absolute; unqualified and unconditional: a categorical denial.
- uncategorized — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- unchlorinated — not chlorinated; not treated with chlorine
- unconstrained — forced, compelled, or obliged: a constrained confession.
- unconstricted — to draw or press in; cause to contract or shrink; compress.
- uncontrolling — to exercise restraint or direction over; dominate; command: The car is difficult to control at high speeds. That zone is controlled by enemy troops.