13-letter words containing r, o, m, i, e
- thermostatics — the branch of science concerned with thermal equilibrium
- thermostating — a device, including a relay actuated by thermal conduction or convection, that functions to establish and maintain a desired temperature automatically or signals a change in temperature for manual adjustment.
- thermotensile — of or relating to tensile strength in so far as it is affected by temperature
- thermotropism — oriented growth of an organism in response to heat.
- think more of — to have a higher opinion of
- thiocarbamide — thiourea.
- thrombokinase — Biochemistry. a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin.
- thyroidectomy — excision of all or a part of the thyroid gland.
- tibeto-burman — a subfamily of Sino-Tibetan languages, including especially Tibetan and Burmese.
- tiger economy — an economy that maintains a high growth rate, originally referring to the relatively small economies of South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Taiwan in East Asia.
- time exposure — a long exposure in which the shutter is opened and closed by hand or by a mechanism other than the automatic mechanism of the shutter.
- time-honoured — revered or respected because of antiquity and long continuance: a time-honored custom.
- toastmistress — a woman who presides at a dinner, introduces the after-dinner speakers, and often proposes toasts.
- toilet humour — scatological or vulgar jokes
- topochemistry — the study of reactions that only occur at specific regions in a system
- topoisomerase — any of a class of enzymes that control the coiling of DNA molecules
- trade mission — commercial business trip
- transcriptome — a collection of all the messenger RNA in a particular cell
- treponemiasis — infection with treponema; syphilis.
- triamcinolone — a synthetic glucocorticoid drug, C 21 H 27 FO 6 , used in the symptomatic treatment of inflammation.
- trimethadione — a synthetic, white, crystalline powder, C 6 H 9 NO 3 , used as an anticonvulsant to control petit mal epileptic seizures.
- trip computer — A trip computer in a vehicle gives readings of average speed, fuel consumption, and fuel cost per mile.
- trompe l'oeil — visual deception, especially in paintings, in which objects are rendered in extremely fine detail emphasizing the illusion of tactile and spatial qualities.
- troublemaking — a person who causes difficulties, distress, worry, etc., for others, especially one who does so habitually as a matter of malice.
- tumorgenicity — the state of being tumorgenic, giving rise to tumours
- tumorigenesis — the production or development of tumors.
- twitter storm — a message on the Twitter website which attracts a significant amount of attention from other Twitter users and may be picked up by mainstream media
- two-four time — music: time signature of 2/4
- two-part time — duple time.
- umbelliferous — bearing an umbel or umbels.
- unceremonious — discourteously abrupt; hasty; rude: He made an unceremonious departure in the middle of my speech.
- unciform bone — a small bone of the wrist
- uncompromised — unable to function optimally, especially with regard to immune response, owing to underlying disease, harmful environmental exposure, or the side effects of a course of treatment.
- uninformative — not educational
- unmeritorious — deserving praise, reward, esteem, etc.; praiseworthy: to receive a gift for meritorious service.
- unproblematic — not problematic, not causing difficulties or confusion; uncomplicated
- unworkmanlike — not appropriate to or befitting a good workman
- uranium oxide — any of the compounds of uranium and oxygen, as UO 2 , UO 3 , U 4 O 9 , or U 3 O 8 .
- ventriloquism — the art or practice of speaking, with little or no lip movement, in such a manner that the voice does not appear to come from the speaker but from another source, as from a wooden dummy.
- vermiculation — to work or ornament with wavy lines or markings resembling the form or tracks of a worm.
- victory medal — a round bronze medal awarded to all those who served in the armed forces of the U.S. during World War I.
- vinyl polymer — any of a group of compounds derived by polymerization from vinyl compounds, as vinyl acetate and styrene.
- viola d'amore — a treble viol with numerous sympathetic strings and several gut strings, producing a resonant sound.
- violent storm — Meteorology. storm (def 3).
- vivisectorium — the location where vivisection takes place
- water milfoil — any of various aquatic plants, chiefly of the genus Myriophyllum, the submerged leaves of which are very finely divided.
- wearisomeness — causing weariness; fatiguing: a difficult and wearisome march.
- well-informed — having extensive knowledge, as in one particular subject or in a variety of subjects.
- west bromwich — a city in West Midlands, in central England, near Birmingham.
- whoremistress — a female owner or keeper of a brothel