12-letter words containing t, a, r, s, n
- interspatial — a space between things.
- interspecial — of a distinct or particular kind or character: a special kind of key.
- interspersal — Interspersion.
- interspousal — Often, spousals. the ceremony of marriage; nuptials.
- interstadial — a period of temporary retreat of ice during a glacial stage; a warming period.
- interstation — a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
- interstellar — Astronomy. situated or occurring between the stars: interstellar dust.
- interstitial — pertaining to, situated in, or forming interstices.
- intervarsity — any first-string team, especially in sports, that represents a school, college, university, or the like: He is on the varsity in tennis and in debating.
- intimidators — Plural form of intimidator.
- intolerances — Plural form of intolerance.
- intranasally — occurring within or administered through the nose.
- intransigent — refusing to agree or compromise; uncompromising; inflexible.
- intransitive — noting or having the quality of an intransitive verb.
- intraosseous — (medicine) within a bone.
- intrapsychic — Within the psyche or mind.
- intraspecies — existing or occurring within a species.
- intraveneous — Misspelling of intravenous.
- intravesical — Within the urinary bladder.
- intrinsicate — (obsolete) intricate.
- invert sugar — a mixture of the dextrorotatory forms of glucose and fructose, formed naturally in fruits and produced artificially in syrups or fondants by treating cane sugar with acids.
- investigator — to examine, study, or inquire into systematically; search or examine into the particulars of; examine in detail.
- invigilators — Plural form of invigilator.
- invigorators — Plural form of invigorator.
- iron rations — WW1
- iron sulfate — ferrous sulfate.
- irresistance — (archaic) passive submission; lack of resistance.
- isosthenuria — the inability of the kidneys to dilute or concentrate urine
- jan gossaert — Jan [Flemish yahn] /Flemish yɑn/ (Show IPA), (Jan Gossaert or Gossart) 1478?–1533? Flemish painter.
- jersey giant — one of a breed of large domestic chickens raised primarily for their meat, originally black but now with a white variety, developed in New Jersey by interbreeding Langshans and large Asiatic fowl.
- joseph brant — Joseph (Thayendanegea) 1742–1807, Mohawk Indian chief who fought on the side of the British in the American Revolution.
- journalistic — of, relating to, or characteristic of journalists or journalism.
- jumpstarting — Present participle of jumpstart.
- jus naturale — the rules and principles of law derived from the customs and legislation of Rome, as opposed to those derived from the customs of all nations (jus gentium) or from fundamental ideas of right and wrong implicit in the human mind (jus naturale)
- keratogenous — producing horn or a horny substance.
- kinesiatrics — the treatment of disease by the use of gymnastics or muscle exercises
- kitchenwares — Plural form of kitchenware.
- kristiansand — a seaport in S Norway.
- kristianstad — a town in S Sweden: founded in 1614 as a Danish fortress, it was finally acquired by Sweden in 1678. Pop: 75 590 (2004 est)
- lake torrens — a shallow salt lake in E central South Australia, about 8 m (25 ft) below sea level. Area: 5776 sq km (2230 sq miles)
- land plaster — finely ground gypsum, used chiefly as a fertilizer.
- lantern fish — any of several small, deep-sea fishes of the family Myctophidae, having rows of luminous organs along each side, certain species of which migrate to the surface at night.
- laser tuning — a technique for adjusting a laser's output frequency to within a specific range, especially in semiconductors.
- last honours — observances of respect at a funeral
- latchstrings — Plural form of latchstring.
- latin square — a square array of numbers, letters, etc., in which each item appears exactly once in each row and column: used in statistical analysis.
- launderettes — Plural form of launderette.
- laundry list — a lengthy, especially random list of items: a laundry list of hoped-for presents; a laundry list of someone's crimes.
- lean towards — If you lean towards or lean toward a particular idea, belief, or type of behaviour, you have a tendency to think or act in a particular way.
- leathernecks — Plural form of leatherneck.