16-letter words containing t, o, n, l, e, s
- transcontinental — passing or extending across a continent: a transcontinental railroad.
- transfer molding — a method of molding thermosetting plastic in which the plastic enters a closed mold from an adjoining chamber in which it has been softened.
- transmethylation — the transfer of a methyl group from one compound to another.
- transport police — the national police force for railways in Britain, which protects rail operators, staff and passengers
- transverse colon — the middle portion of the colon, lying across the upper abdominal cavity between the ascending colon on the right and the descending colon on the left.
- trial separation — an experimental period of living apart
- trim one's sails — an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- triple-expansion — noting a power source, especially a steam engine, using the same fluid at three successive stages of expansion to do work in three or more cylinders.
- unconversational — of, relating to, or characteristic of conversation: a conversational tone of voice.
- under one's belt — a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
- universalization — to make universal.
- unostentatiously — (of a person) in a manner that is not trying to impress people with one's wealth or importance
- upsilon particle — the 20th letter of the Greek alphabet (Υ, υ).
- vegetable sponge — loofah (def 2).
- velcro fastening — a fastening made of Velcro
- victorian values — qualities considered to characterize the Victorian period, including enterprise and initiative and the importance of the family
- voluntary muscle — muscle whose action is normally controlled by an individual's will; mainly skeletal muscle, composed of parallel bundles of striated, multinucleate fibers.
- voluntary sector — the part of the economy that consists of non-profit-making organizations, as opposed to the public and private sectors
- well-compensated — to recompense for something: They gave him ten dollars to compensate him for his trouble.
- well-constructed — to build or form by putting together parts; frame; devise.
- wellington boots — a leather boot with the front part of the top extending above the knee.
- white sandalwood — the fragrant heartwood of any of certain Asian trees of the genus Santalum, used for ornamental carving and burned as incense.
- whole-tone scale — a scale progressing entirely by whole tones, as C, D, E, F♯, G♯, A♯, C.
- wholeheartedness — fully or completely sincere, enthusiastic, energetic, etc.; hearty; earnest: a wholehearted attempt to comply.
- woman of letters — a woman engaged in literary pursuits, especially a professional writer.
- world exposition — world's fair.
- worth one's salt — a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- xenotransplanted — Transplanted by xenotransplantation.
- yellowstone lake — a lake in NW Wyoming, in Yellowstone National Park. 20 miles (32 km) long; 140 sq. mi. (363 sq. km).
- zenith telescope — a telescope mounted to point only at the zenith, used at some observatories for measuring time by the stars.