13-letter words containing o, i, r, e, a, c
- surface noise — extraneous noise caused by physical wear or a physical flaw on a phonograph record or in a pickup system, rather than by a flaw in the equipment.
- tariff office — a company whose premiums are based on a tariff agreed with other insurance companies
- tarpeian rock — a rock on the Capitoline Hill in Rome, from which criminals and traitors were hurled.
- tax inspector — a government official whose job is to make sure that people and companies are paying the right amount of tax
- terpsichorean — pertaining to dancing.
- testificatory — related to a person who witnesses or an object used as evidence
- tetrachloride — a chloride containing four atoms of chlorine.
- tetrastichous — arranged in a spike of four vertical rows, as flowers.
- the carolinas — North Carolina and South Carolina
- theoretically — of, relating to, or consisting in theory; not practical (distinguished from applied).
- thermodynamic — of or relating to thermodynamics.
- thermoelastic — pertaining to the thermodynamic effects produced by deformation of an elastic substance.
- thermoplastic — soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties.
- thermostatics — the branch of science concerned with thermal equilibrium
- thiocarbamide — thiourea.
- thoracentesis — insertion of a hollow needle or similar instrument into the pleural cavity of the chest in order to drain pleural fluid.
- to catch fire — If an object or substance catches fire, it starts burning.
- tract society — a society that publishes and distributes religious pamphlets.
- tractor drive — a mechanism that feeds paper through a printer, using studs on a rotating wheel that engage with holes along the side of the paper
- trade council — a central council composed of local trade unions.
- trans-oceanic — extending across or traversing the ocean: a transoceanic cable.
- transcriptome — a collection of all the messenger RNA in a particular cell
- triamcinolone — a synthetic glucocorticoid drug, C 21 H 27 FO 6 , used in the symptomatic treatment of inflammation.
- tricorporated — having three bodies and one head
- troop carrier — a transport airplane used for carrying troops and their equipment.
- tropic-cancer — Geography. either of two corresponding parallels of latitude on the terrestrial globe, one (tropic of Cancer) about 23½° N, and the other (tropic of Capricorn) about 23½° S of the equator, being the boundaries of the Torrid Zone. the tropics, the regions lying between and near these parallels of latitude; the Torrid Zone and neighboring regions.
- tropical year — year (def 4b).
- tropical zone — Torrid Zone
- trotting race — a horse race using trotters.
- tuberculation — Also, tuberculated, tuberculose. having tubercles.
- ultraviolence — acts of extreme violence, esp those shown on television or film
- 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.
- uncooperating — to work or act together or jointly for a common purpose or benefit.
- uncooperative — working or acting together willingly for a common purpose or benefit.
- uncoordinated — of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance.
- underreaction — to react with less than the expected or appropriate emotion.
- undirectional — of, relating to, or indicating direction in space.
- undiscouraged — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- undoctrinaire — a person who does not subscribe to a particular doctrine or theory; a free thinker
- unencouraging — not encouraging; discouraging
- unproblematic — not problematic, not causing difficulties or confusion; uncomplicated
- unprovocative — tending or serving to provoke; inciting, stimulating, irritating, or vexing.
- unreproaching — not reproaching or blaming
- unscholarlike — not befitting a scholar; ungentlemanly
- untheoretical — not theoretical; not belonging or pertaining to the realm of theory; not confined to the theoretical realm; (somewhat) concrete
- valedictorian — a student, usually the one ranking highest academically in a school graduating class, who delivers the valedictory at the commencement exercises.
- variable cost — a cost that varies with a change in the volume of output while remaining uniform on a per-unit basis, as cost of labor (distinguished from fixed cost).