11-letter words containing r, e, t, i, m
- terminating — to bring to an end; put an end to: to terminate a contract.
- termination — the act of terminating.
- terminatory — pertaining to or forming the extremity or boundary; terminal; terminating.
- terminology — the system of terms belonging or peculiar to a science, art, or specialized subject; nomenclature: the terminology of botany.
- termitarium — a termites' nest.
- terra firma — firm or solid earth; dry land (as opposed to water or air).
- terremotive — related to an earthquake
- tetradymite — a mineral, bismuth telluride and sulfide, Bi 2 Te 2 S, occurring in soft-gray to black foliated masses.
- tetratheism — the belief that the Christian God is four persons
- tetrazolium — a derivative of an acidic chemical compound
- thatcherism — the conservative policies, political philosophy, and leadership style of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, characterized especially by monetarism, privatization, and labor union reform.
- the interim — the intervening time; the meantime (esp in the phrase in the interim)
- the kremlin — the citadel of Moscow, in which some government offices of the Soviet Union were located: it now contains some offices of the Russian government
- the midrash — these commentaries and notes collectively
- the moer in — furious; enraged
- the permian — the Permian period or rock system
- theatricism — theatricalism.
- theobromine — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, poisonous powder, C 7 H 8 N 4 O 2 , an isomer of theophylline and lower homologue of caffeine, occurring in tea and obtained from the cacao bean: used chiefly as a diuretic, myocardial stimulant, and vasodilator.
- theomorphic — having the form or likeness of God or a deity.
- thermically — in a thermic manner
- thermionics — the branch of physics that deals with thermionic phenomena.
- thermobaric — (of an explosive device or explosion) detonated by means of an explosive substance reacting spontaneously with air
- thermocline — a layer of water in an ocean or certain lakes, where the temperature gradient is greater than that of the warmer layer above and the colder layer below.
- thermoduric — (of certain microorganisms) able to survive high temperatures, as during pasteurization.
- thermogenic — causing or pertaining to the production of heat.
- thermolysis — Physiology. the dispersion of heat from the body.
- thermophile — a thermophilic organism.
- thermotaxis — Biology. movement of an organism toward or away from a source of heat.
- thirdstream — a style of music that uses features of both jazz and classical music in an attempt to develop a new and distinctive musical idiom.
- thumb drive — Also called flash memory drive, thumb drive, USB drive. a very small, portable, solid-state hard drive that can be inserted into a USB port for storage and retrieval of data.
- tilt hammer — a drop hammer used in forging, consisting of a heavy head at one end of a pivoted lever.
- timber mill — a sawmill producing timbers, as for building purposes.
- timber wolf — the gray wolf, Canis lupus, sometimes designated as the subspecies C. lupus occidentalis: formerly common in northern North America but now greatly reduced in number and rare in the conterminous U.S.
- timber yard — A timber yard is a place where timber is stored and sold.
- timberbeast — a logger.
- time killer — a person with free time to spend.
- time series — a set of observations, results, or other data obtained over a period of time, usually at regular intervals: Monthly sales figures, quarterly inventory data, and daily bank balances are all time series.
- time travel — hypothetical transport through time into the past or the future.
- time waster — If you say that someone or something is a time waster, you mean that they cause you to spend a lot of time doing something that is unnecessary or does not produce any benefit.
- time-filler — an activity that occupies time which would otherwise be wasted
- time-keeper — a person or thing that keeps time.
- time-served — (of a craftsman or tradesman) having completed an apprenticeship; fully trained and competent
- time-server — a person who shapes his or her conduct to conform to the opinions of the time or of persons in power, especially for selfish ends.
- time-travel — hypothetical transport through time into the past or the future.
- timepleaser — a timeserver.
- timing gear — (in an internal-combustion engine) the drive between the crankshaft and the camshaft, usually giving a ratio of 2 : 1
- tîrgu mureş — a city in central Romania.
- titrimetric — using or obtained by titration.
- tragicomedy — a dramatic or other literary composition combining elements of both tragedy and comedy.
- trainmaster — a person who has charge of operations over one portion of a railroad.