13-letter words containing s, h, r, i, t
- thermogenesis — the production of heat, especially in an animal body by physiological processes.
- thermoplastic — soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties.
- thermosetting — pertaining to a type of plastic, as the urea resins, that sets when heated and cannot be remolded.
- thermospheric — pertaining to the thermosphere
- 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.
- thigh-slapper — a very funny joke, remark, story, or incident.
- thigmotropism — oriented growth of an organism in response to mechanical contact, as a plant tendril coiling around a string support.
- thin register — head register.
- thiosulphuric — of or relating to thiosulphuric acid or anything derived from it
- third baseman — the player whose position is third base.
- thirty-second — next after the thirty-first; being the ordinal number for 32.
- thoracentesis — insertion of a hollow needle or similar instrument into the pleural cavity of the chest in order to drain pleural fluid.
- three sisters — a play (1901) by Anton Chekhov.
- three unities — the state of being one; oneness.
- thrill-seeker — a person who enjoys taking part in extreme sports and other activities involving physical risk
- thrillingness — the state or quality of being thrilling or exciting
- thromboclasis — thrombolysis.
- thrombokinase — Biochemistry. a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin.
- thunderstrike — Archaic. to strike with a thunderbolt.
- timbrophilist — a person who loves stamps or who collects stamps
- timothy grass — a coarse grass, Phleum pratense, having cylindrical spikes, used as fodder.
- to raise hell — If you say that someone raises hell, you are emphasizing that they protest strongly and angrily about a situation in order to persuade other people to correct it or improve it.
- to start with — To start with means at the very first stage of an event or process.
- toothbrushing — the act or method of cleaning the teeth with a toothbrush.
- topochemistry — the study of reactions that only occur at specific regions in a system
- tortoiseshell — a horny substance of a mottled brown and yellow coloration, composing the laminae that cover the inner body plates of the carapace of certain tortoises or turtles, especially the hawksbill, used for making combs and ornamental articles, inlaying, etc.
- tracking shot — dolly shot.
- trailer trash — poor white person
- training ship — a ship equipped for training novices in seamanship, as for naval service.
- training shoe — Training shoes are the same as trainers.
- transhumanism — a philosophy that explores human transcendence above or beyond organic, corporeal limitations through technological and philosophical evolution.
- transisthmian — across an isthmus (a narrow strip of body tissue)
- transshipping — to transfer from one ship, truck, freight car, or other conveyance to another.
- transthoracic — of or relating to the thorax.
- trash farming — cultivation by leaving stubble, etc, on the surface of the soil to serve as a mulch
- trash-talking — disparaging or boastful language used especially to demoralize or intimidate opponents: trash-talking in the locker room.
- treasurership — a person in charge of treasure or a treasury.
- trichopterist — a student of, or expert in, trichopteran insects
- trichopterous — belonging or pertaining to the insect order Trichoptera, comprising the caddisflies.
- trichromatism — the quality or condition of being trichromatic.
- trinity house — an association that provides lighthouses, buoys, etc, around the British coast
- trip a switch — to activate (a mechanical trip)
- trisaccharide — a carbohydrate composed of three monosaccharide units, and hydrolyzable to a monosaccharide or a mixture of monosaccharides.
- trophotropism — the response by an organism or cell to, or the movement of an organism or cell towards or away from, an external source of nutrition
- tropical fish — any of numerous small, usually brightly colored fishes, indigenous to the tropics, and often kept and bred in home aquariums.
- trout fishing — angling to catch trout
- turkish pound — the Turkish lira.