13-letter words containing t, i, m, o, r
- stereotropism — a tropism determined by contact with a solid.
- stoichiometry — the calculation of the quantities of chemical elements or compounds involved in chemical reactions.
- storax family — the plant family Styracaceae, characterized by trees and shrubs having simple, alternate leaves, clusters of bell-shaped white flowers, and fleshy or dry fruit, and including the silver bell, snowbell, and storax.
- storm trysail — a small fore-and-aft sail, triangular or square, set on the mainmast of a sailing vessel in foul weather to help keep her head to the wind
- storm warning — a showing of storm signals.
- strombuliform — in the shape of a coil
- strong-minded — having a forceful and independent mind.
- subcinctorium — an embroidered silk vestment resembling, but somewhat broader than, a maniple, worn by the pope on solemn occasions.
- sublime porte — official name of Porte.
- succinctorium — subcinctorium.
- summarization — to make a summary of; state or express in a concise form.
- superdiplomat — a highly skilled or powerful diplomat, a high-ranking diplomat
- superdominant — submediant.
- supermajority — a majority that must represent some percentage more than a simple majority.
- supermotility — Biology. moving or capable of moving spontaneously: motile cells; motile spores.
- superromantic — exceptionally romantic
- sympiesometer — a barometer using a gas, rather than a vacuum, to measure pressure
- tangata māori — someone of Māori origin
- tariff reform — increase in import duties
- tautochronism — the fact or quality of being a tautochrone
- telescopiform — having body parts which resemble a telescope in that the retract within one another
- temerariously — in an audacious manner
- temporariness — lasting, existing, serving, or effective for a time only; not permanent: a temporary need; a temporary job.
- temporization — to be indecisive or evasive to gain time or delay acting.
- temporizingly — in a yielding manner
- terbium oxide — an amorphous white powder, Tb 2 O 3 .
- terminal post — A terminal post is the terminal on a battery to which the battery lead is attached.
- thalamifloral — relating to the Thalamiflorae
- theanthropism — the doctrine of the union of the divine and human natures, especially the manifestation of God as man in Christ.
- theriomorphic — (of deities) thought of or represented as having the form of beasts.
- thermal noise — a wide spectrum of electromagnetic noise appearing in electronic circuits and devices as a result of the temperature-dependent random motions of electrons and other charge carriers.
- thermodynamic — of or relating to thermodynamics.
- thermoelastic — pertaining to the thermodynamic effects produced by deformation of an elastic substance.
- 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.
- thigmotropism — oriented growth of an organism in response to mechanical contact, as a plant tendril coiling around a string support.
- think more of — to have a higher opinion of
- thiocarbamide — thiourea.
- thromboclasis — thrombolysis.
- thrombokinase — Biochemistry. a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin.
- thrombophilia — a condition marked by the tendency to develop blood clots or thrombosis
- 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.