12-letter words containing o, p, t, m
- symptomatize — symptomize.
- synaptosomal — pertaining to a synaptosome
- t lymphocyte — any of several closely related lymphocytes, developed in the thymus, that circulate in the blood and lymph and orchestrate the immune system's response to infected or malignant cells, either by lymphokine secretions or by direct contact: helper T cells recognize foreign antigen on the surfaces of other cells, then they stimulate B cells to produce antibody and signal killer T cells to destroy the antigen-displaying cells; subsequently suppressor T cells return the immune system to normal by inactivating the B cells and killer T cells.
- t-lymphocyte — T cell.
- tamper-proof — resistant to interference, alteration
- tampico hemp — a stiff fiber obtained from the leaves of various species of Agave, as A. falcata or A. sisalana.
- telecomputer — teleprocessing.
- teleprompter — A Teleprompter is a device used by people speaking on television or at a public event, which displays words for them to read.
- temper color — any of the colors appearing on the surface of clean, unoxidized steel heated in air, from pale yellow at the coolest to dark blue at the hottest: used as an approximate indication of temperature.
- tempest-tost — buffeted about, as by adversities.
- temporaneous — lasting a short while
- temptational — the act of tempting; enticement or allurement.
- tetramorphic — (in art) of or related to a composite representation of the four evangelists' symbols
- the olympics — the Olympic Games
- thermocouple — a device that consists of the junction of two dissimilar metallic conductors, as copper and iron, in which an electromotive force is induced when the conductors are maintained at different temperatures, the force being related to the temperature difference: used to determine the temperature of a third substance by connecting it to the junction of the metals and measuring the electromotive force produced.
- thermography — a technique for imitating an embossed appearance, as on business cards, stationery, or the like, by dusting printed areas with a powder that adheres only to the wet ink, and fusing the ink and powder to the paper by heat.
- thermophilic — growing best in a warm environment.
- thermosiphon — an arrangement of siphon tubes that enables water in a heating apparatus to circulate by means of convection.
- thermosphere — the region of the upper atmosphere in which temperature increases continuously with altitude, encompassing essentially all of the atmosphere above the mesosphere.
- thermotropic — oriented growth of an organism in response to heat.
- thomas paine — Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- time deposit — a deposit that can be withdrawn by the depositor only after giving advance notice or after an agreed period of time has elapsed.
- to jump bail — If a prisoner jumps bail, he or she does not come back for his or her trial after being released on bail.
- to keep time — If you keep time when playing or singing music, you follow or play the beat, without going too fast or too slowly.
- to pump iron — If someone pumps iron, they exercise by lifting weights using special machines.
- tomato aspic — aspic1 (def 2).
- tomato paste — a soft, smooth substance made from crushed tomatoes, used in cooking
- tomato puree — liquidized tomatoes
- transumption — an act of metaphorical transference
- trimethoprim — a synthetic crystalline compound, C 11 H 18 N 4 O 3 , usually combined with a sulfonamide as an antibiotic preparation in the treatment of urinary tract infections and pneumocystis pneumonia.
- typhoid mary — Mary ("Typhoid Mary") 1869?–1938, U.S. cook, born in Ireland: known immune carrier of typhoid fever who infected many with the disease, institutionalized in 1914.
- ultracompact — extremely compact, esp of technology that is much smaller than a standard model
- uncomplacent — pleased, especially with oneself or one's merits, advantages, situation, etc., often without awareness of some potential danger or defect; self-satisfied: The voters are too complacent to change the government.
- uncomplicate — to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction.
- uncomputable — to determine by calculation; reckon; calculate: to compute the period of Jupiter's revolution.
- undiplomatic — of, relating to, or engaged in diplomacy: diplomatic officials.
- unemployment — the state of being unemployed, especially involuntarily: Automation poses a threat of unemployment for many unskilled workers.
- unimportance — a lack of importance
- unimportuned — without being forced or impelled
- unoptimistic — disposed to take a favorable view of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome.
- williamsport — a city in central Pennsylvania, on the Susquehanna River.