10-letter words containing r, e, l, a, t, o
- tetragonal — pertaining to or having the form of a tetragon.
- tetraploid — having a chromosome number that is four times the basic or haploid number.
- tetrapolis — a conglomeration of four cities
- tetrapylon — a structure having four gateways as features of an architectural composition.
- tetrathlon — a contest featuring four sporting disciplines
- thimerosal — a cream-colored, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 9 H 9 HgNaO 2 S, used chiefly as an antiseptic.
- tidal bore — an abrupt rise of tidal water moving rapidly inland from the mouth of an estuary.
- togolander — a former German protectorate in W Africa, on the Gulf of Guinea: E part is now the Republic of Togo; W part, a British mandate 1922–46 and trusteeship 1946–57, is now part of Ghana.
- tolerantly — inclined or disposed to tolerate; showing tolerance; forbearing: tolerant of errors.
- toleration — an act or instance of tolerating, especially of what is not actually approved; forbearance: to show toleration toward the protesters.
- tolerative — to allow the existence, presence, practice, or act of without prohibition or hindrance; permit.
- tool maker — a person who specializes in the production or reconditioning of precision tools, cutters, etc
- tool-maker — a machinist skilled in the building and reconditioning of tools, jigs, and related devices used in a machine shop.
- top loader — a machine or appliance, as a washing machine, loaded and unloaded through an opening in the top (distinguished from front loader).
- top-loader — a washing machine with a horizontal door in its top rather than a vertical one in its front
- torrential — pertaining to or having the nature of a torrent.
- tourmaline — any of a group of silicate minerals of complex composition, containing boron, aluminum, etc., usually black but having various colored, transparent varieties used as gems.
- towel rack — a rack consisting of one or more bars on which towels or washcloths are hung.
- towel rail — a rail or frame in a bathroom, etc, for hanging towels on
- tracheolar — of or relating to the tracheole
- trail rope — a guide rope on an aerostat.
- trampoline — a sheet, usually of canvas, attached by resilient cords or springs to a horizontal frame several feet above the floor, used by acrobats and gymnasts as a springboard in tumbling.
- travelator — a moving pavement for transporting pedestrians, as in a shopping precinct or an airport
- travelogue — a lecture, slide show, or motion picture describing travels.
- traymobile — a small table on casters used for conveying food, drink, etc
- tremolando — (of a piece of music) to be played with tremulous effect
- treponemal — any of several anaerobic spirochetes of the genus Treponema, certain species of which are parasitic in and pathogenic for humans and warm-blooded animals.
- trifoliate — having three leaflets, lobes, or foils; trefoil.
- trilobated — having three lobes
- tropaeolin — any of a number of orange or yellow azo dyes of complex molecular structure.
- tropaeolum — any garden plant of the genus Tropaeolum esp the nasturtium
- trophesial — involving or relating to trophesy
- trouvaille — a windfall
- ulceration — to form an ulcer; become ulcerous: His skin ulcerated after exposure to radioactive material.
- untailored — (of a woman's garment) in a simple or plain style with fitted lines. Compare dressmaker (def 2).
- urogenital — genitourinary.
- venatorial — of or relating to hunting
- ventilator — a person or thing that ventilates.
- violet ray — the shortest ray of the visible spectrum
- vitriolate — relating to vitriol
- voltameter — a device for measuring the quantity of electricity passing through a conductor by the amount of electrolytic decomposition it produces, or for measuring the strength of a current by the amount of such decomposition in a given time.
- voltampere — an electric measurement unit, equal to the product of one volt and one ampere, equivalent to one watt for direct current systems and a unit of apparent power for alternating current systems. Abbreviation: VA.
- vorticella — any ciliated protozoan of the genus Vorticella, having a transparent, bell-shaped body with a retractile stalk.
- wallposter — (in China) a usually lengthy notice, complaint, personal opinion, etc., handwritten in large characters and hung on walls in cities, as a means of communication and for criticizing or attacking government policy or politicians.
- water hole — a depression in the surface of the ground, containing water.
- water loss — evapotranspiration (def 2).
- water mold — any of various aquatic fungi of the phylum Oomycota, free-living or parasitic in fish and other aquatic organisms.
- water polo — an aquatic game played by two teams of seven swimmers each, the object being to score goals by pushing, carrying, or passing an inflated ball and tossing it into the opponent's goal, defended by a goalkeeper.
- water vole — A water vole is a small furry animal that can swim. Water voles live in holes in the banks of rivers.
- water-cool — to cool by means of water, especially by water circulating in pipes or a water jacket, as an engine or machine gun.