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12-letter words containing o, u, t, p, r

  • telautograph — a telegraphic device for reproducing handwriting, drawings, etc, the movements of an electromagnetically controlled pen at one end being transmitted along a line to a similar pen at the receiving end
  • telecomputer — teleprocessing.
  • teleutospore — a spore of certain rust fungi, which carries the fungus through the winter and which, on germination, produces the promycelium.
  • temporaneous — lasting a short while
  • tetrapterous — Zoology. having four wings or winglike appendages.
  • the bosporus — a strait between European and Asian Turkey, linking the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara
  • the populars — cheap newspapers with mass circulation; the popular press
  • theophrastus — 372?–287 b.c, Greek philosopher.
  • 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.
  • to pull rank — If you say that someone in authority pulls rank, you mean that they unfairly force other people to do what they want because of their higher rank or position.
  • to pump iron — If someone pumps iron, they exercise by lifting weights using special machines.
  • tomato puree — liquidized tomatoes
  • top security — ultra secure
  • topaz quartz — citrine (def 2).
  • torpedo tube — a tube through which a self-propelled torpedo is launched, usually by the explosion of a charge of powder.
  • torture porn — a genre of horror films in which sadistic violence or torture is a central aspect of the plot
  • tourist trap — a place, as a restaurant, shop, or hotel, that exploits tourists by overcharging.
  • tractor pull — a contest in which tractors compete to pull the heaviest load.
  • transpicuous — transparent.
  • transumption — an act of metaphorical transference
  • trepidatious — tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation.
  • triadelphous — (of stamens) united by the filaments into three sets or bundles.
  • tricephalous — with three heads
  • tripudiation — the act of dancing for joy
  • trojan group — a group of asteroids oscillating about either of two points, equidistant from the sun and Jupiter, that forms an equilateral triangle with the sun and Jupiter.
  • tropophilous — adapted to a climate characterized by marked environmental changes.
  • trou-de-loup — a conical or pyramidal pit with a pointed stake fixed vertically in the center, rows of which are dug in front of a fortification to hinder an enemy's approach, formerly used chiefly against cavalry.
  • trouble spot — an area in which trouble exists or is expected to develop: There are several diplomatic trouble spots in Central America.
  • troubleproof — not easily disturbed, disabled, injured, or put out of working order.
  • trouser clip — a clip that is worn around the bottom of a trouser leg to stop the material getting caught in the chain of a bicycle
  • trunk piston — a piston with a long skirt to take the side thrust, as in an automobile engine.
  • turbo pascal — (language, product)   Borland International's Pascal. Perhaps the first integrated development environment for MS-DOS. Versions 1.0-3.0: standard Pascal with a few extensions Versions 4.0 (1987) and 5.0: separate compilation. Version 5.5: object-oriented. Version 6.0: Turbo Vision OOP library.
  • turbo prolog — A strongly typed Prolog-like logic programming language. 1986. It has user-defined domains. Programs are arranged in sections: DOMAINS, CLAUSES, PREDICATES, DATABASE and GOAL. It is currently known as PDC Prolog and is distributed by Prolog Development Center, Atlanta +1 404 873 1366. E-mail: <[email protected]>.
  • tutor period — (in British secondary schools) a school period for which a tutor group comes together with their tutor
  • type founder — a person engaged in the making of metallic types for printers.
  • ultracompact — extremely compact, esp of technology that is much smaller than a standard model
  • un-opportune — appropriate, favorable, or suitable: an opportune phrase for the occasion.
  • under-report — to give an insufficient account or report of
  • underexploit — to make insufficient use of
  • unimportance — a lack of importance
  • unimportuned — without being forced or impelled
  • unit process — any of a number of standard operations, such as filtration or distillation, that are widely used in various chemical and process industries
  • unpatronized — having few or no patrons
  • unperfection — imperfection
  • unperforated — pierced with a hole or holes: Punch out along the perforated line.
  • unproductive — having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
  • unprofitable — being without profit; not showing or turning a profit: a series of unprofitable ventures.
  • unprohibited — to forbid (an action, activity, etc.) by authority or law: Smoking is prohibited here.
  • unpropertied — owning property: the propertied class.
  • unpropitious — presenting favorable conditions; favorable: propitious weather.
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