15-letter words containing r, e, t, i, n, o
- torsion balance — an instrument for measuring small forces, as electric attraction or repulsion, by determining the amount of torsion or twisting they cause in a slender wire or filament.
- totalitarianize — to make totalitarian.
- towers of hanoi — (games) A classic computer science problem, invented by Edouard Lucas in 1883, often used as an example of recursion. "In the great temple at Benares, says he, beneath the dome which marks the centre of the world, rests a brass plate in which are fixed three diamond needles, each a cubit high and as thick as the body of a bee. On one of these needles, at the creation, God placed sixty-four discs of pure gold, the largest disc resting on the brass plate, and the others getting smaller and smaller up to the top one. This is the Tower of Bramah. Day and night unceasingly the priests transfer the discs from one diamond needle to another according to the fixed and immutable laws of Bramah, which require that the priest on duty must not move more than one disc at a time and that he must place this disc on a needle so that there is no smaller disc below it. When the sixty-four discs shall have been thus transferred from the needle on which at the creation God placed them to one of the other needles, tower, temple, and Brahmins alike will crumble into dust, and with a thunderclap the world will vanish." The recursive solution is: Solve for n-1 discs recursively, then move the remaining largest disc to the free needle. Note that there is also a non-recursive solution: On odd-numbered moves, move the smallest sized disk clockwise. On even-numbered moves, make the single other move which is possible.
- traction engine — a locomotive operating on surfaces other than tracks and pulling heavy loads, as fallen logs.
- traffic offence — a violation of traffic regulations, such as breaking the speed limit
- training course — practical programme of study
- trainspotterish — obsessed with trivial details, esp of a subject generally considered uninteresting
- transequatorial — of, relating to, or near an equator, especially the equator of the earth.
- transfer window — the period during the year in which a football club can transfer players from other teams into their own
- transgressional — of or relating to transgression
- transition team — a group of people who manage the transition between one system, administrative regime, etc and another
- transliteration — to change (letters, words, etc.) into corresponding characters of another alphabet or language: to transliterate the Greek Χ as ch.
- transmissometer — an instrument for measuring visibility or the transmission of light in the atmosphere.
- traveling block — (in a hoisting tackle) the block hooked to and moving with the load.
- trial and error — experimentation or investigation in which various methods or means are tried and faulty ones eliminated in order to find the correct solution or to achieve the desired result or effect.
- tribromoethanol — a white, crystalline powder, C 2 H 3 Br 3 O, used as a basal anesthetic.
- trichloroethane — a volatile nonflammable colourless liquid with low toxicity used for cleaning electrical apparatus and as a solvent; 1,2,3-trichloroethane. Formula: CH3CCl3
- tricotyledonous — having three cotyledons.
- trifluoperazine — a compound, C 21 H 24 F 3 N 3 S, used as an antipsychotic.
- trine immersion — a form of baptism in which the candidate is immersed three times, once for each person of the Trinity.
- trinitrobenzene — any of three yellow crystalline compounds having the formula C 9 H 3 N 3 O 6 , capable of more explosive power and requiring more impact than TNT.
- trinitrotoluene — TNT.
- trojan asteroid — one of a number of asteroids that have the same mean motion and orbit as Jupiter, preceding or following the planet by a longitude of 60°
- trondheim fiord — an inlet of the North Sea, extending into N Norway. 80 miles (129 km) long.
- trondheim fjord — an inlet of the Norwegian Sea in Norway, and Norway's third longest fjord, near which is the port of Trondheim
- troubleshooting — to act or be employed as a troubleshooter: She troubleshoots for a large industrial firm.
- trout fisherman — a fisherman who catches trout
- truman doctrine — the policy of President Truman, as advocated in his address to Congress on March 12, 1947, to provide military and economic aid to Greece and Turkey and, by extension, to any country threatened by Communism or any totalitarian ideology.
- trustworthiness — deserving of trust or confidence; dependable; reliable: The treasurer was not entirely trustworthy.
- tuberculization — the process of becoming, or of causing people or animals to become, infected with tuberculosis
- turbinate bones — the thin scroll-shaped bones situated on the walls of the nasal passages
- turbojet engine — a jet-propulsion engine in which air from the atmosphere is compressed for combustion by a turbine-driven compressor.
- turn inside out — If you say that something has been turned inside out, you mean that it is the opposite of what you expect or think it should be.
- turnaround time — the total time taken between the submission of a program for execution and the return of the complete output to the customer
- turquoise green — a light bluish green.
- twist one's arm — to combine, as two or more strands or threads, by winding together; intertwine.
- ultra-modernist — very advanced in ideas, design, or techniques.
- ultraconvenient — extremely convenient
- un-romanticized — to make romantic; invest with a romantic character: Many people romanticize the role of an editor.
- unary operation — an operation in a mathematical system by which one element is used to yield a single result, as squaring or taking the square root.
- unauthoritative — having due authority; having the sanction or weight of authority: an authoritative opinion.
- uncategorizable — not able to be categorized or placed into a category
- uncomplimentary — of the nature of, conveying, or expressing a compliment, often one that is politely flattering: a complimentary remark.
- unconstrainable — unable to be confined
- unconstrainedly — in an unconfined manner
- uncontroversial — of, relating to, or characteristic of controversy, or prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; polemical: a controversial book.
- uncooperatively — in an uncooperative or unhelpful manner
- uncopyrightable — not able to be copyrighted
- undemonstrative — not given to open exhibition or expression of emotion, especially of affection.
- under-education — to educate too little or poorly.