12-letter words containing p, r, o, t, m
- 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.
- to pump iron — If someone pumps iron, they exercise by lifting weights using special machines.
- 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
- unimportance — a lack of importance
- unimportuned — without being forced or impelled
- williamsport — a city in central Pennsylvania, on the Susquehanna River.