12-letter words containing r, e, l, a, t, o
- thermohaline — relating to both the temperature and salinity of ocean water
- thermolabile — subject to destruction or loss of characteristic properties by the action of moderate heat, as certain toxins and enzymes (opposed to thermostable).
- thermostable — capable of being subjected to a moderate degree of heat without loss of characteristic properties, as certain toxins and enzymes (opposed to thermolabile).
- throttleable — capable of having the thrust varied.
- tie-off rail — trim rail.
- timbale iron — a metal mold made in any of several shapes and usually provided with a long handle, for deep-frying timbales.
- to a frazzle — absolutely; completely (esp in the phrase burnt to a frazzle)
- toilet paper — a soft, lightweight, sanitized paper used in bathrooms for personal cleanliness.
- toilet water — a scented liquid used as a light perfume; cologne.
- toilet-train — to train (a young child) to use a toilet for bowel and bladder movements.
- tolerability — capable of being tolerated; endurable: His arrogance is no longer tolerable.
- tollgatherer — a person who collects tolls, taxes, or other imposts.
- torchon lace — a bobbin-made linen or cotton lace with loosely twisted threads in simple, open patterns.
- tornado belt — the part of the U.S. in which tornadoes occur most frequently, roughly the area within a 500-mile (805-km) radius of southern Missouri.
- torts lawyer — a lawyer who specializes in tort cases
- total recall — the ability to remember with complete, detailed accuracy.
- trace fossil — a fossilized track, trail, burrow, boring, or other structure in sedimentary rock that records the presence or behavior of the organism that made it.
- trade dollar — a silver coin of the U.S., containing slightly more silver than the standard dollar, issued from 1873 to 1885 for trade with Asia.
- trade school — a high school giving instruction chiefly in the skilled trades.
- tradespeople — people engaged in trade, esp shopkeepers
- transponible — capable of being transposed.
- tree swallow — a bluish-green and white swallow, Iridoprocne bicolor, of North America, that nests in tree cavities.
- trefoil arch — an arch with cusplike intrados.
- triadelphous — (of stamens) united by the filaments into three sets or bundles.
- trial docket — docket (def 1).
- trial period — time during which sth can be evaluated
- trial-docket — Also called trial docket. a list of cases in court for trial, or the names of the parties who have cases pending.
- tricephalous — with three heads
- trifoliolate — having three leaflets, as a compound leaf.
- trillionaire — a person whose assets are worth over a trillion of the monetary units of his or her country
- trimolecular — pertaining to or having three molecules.
- tropicalised — to make tropical, as in character or appearance.
- tropicalized — to make tropical, as in character or appearance.
- troublemaker — a person who causes difficulties, distress, worry, etc., for others, especially one who does so habitually as a matter of malice.
- true anomaly — the anomaly of a planet; its angular distance from perihelion or aphelion.
- tyrolean hat — a man's soft felt hat with a somewhat conical crown that is flat and creased at the top, a narrow brim partially turned up, and, usually, a feather for decoration
- ultramontane — beyond the mountains.
- ultraserious — extremely serious
- ultraviolent — characterized by or pertaining to extreme acts of violence
- uncorrelated — to place in or bring into mutual or reciprocal relation; establish in orderly connection: to correlate expenses and income.
- unelaborated — not elaborated
- unformulated — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
- unornamental — not decorative
- unprofitable — being without profit; not showing or turning a profit: a series of unprofitable ventures.
- unreportable — not able to be reported, relayed, or spoken of
- unrestorable — to bring back into existence, use, or the like; reestablish: to restore order.
- unrhetorical — not rhetorical; literal; plainspoken
- urinogenital — genitourinary.
- varia lectio — a variant reading.
- vasoligature — vasoligation.