11-letter words containing t, o, p, i, e, c
- spirochaete — any of various spiral-shaped motile bacteria of the family Spirochaetaceae, certain species, as Treponema, Leptospira, and Borrelia, being pathogenic to humans and other animals, and other species being free-living, saprophytic, or parasitic.
- steatopygic — extreme accumulation of fat on and about the buttocks, especially of women.
- stereoptics — the branch of stereoscopy that is concerned with optics
- stereotypic — a process, now often replaced by more advanced methods, for making metal printing plates by taking a mold of composed type or the like in papier-mâché or other material and then taking from this mold a cast in type metal.
- syncopative — relating to syncopation
- technophile — a person who loves or is enthusiastic about advanced technology.
- technopolis — a society with a concentration of technology-based businesses or an emphasis on technology
- telescoping — an optical instrument for making distant objects appear larger and therefore nearer. One of the two principal forms (refracting telescope) consists essentially of an objective lens set into one end of a tube and an adjustable eyepiece or combination of lenses set into the other end of a tube that slides into the first and through which the enlarged object is viewed directly; the other form (reflecting telescope) has a concave mirror that gathers light from the object and focuses it into an adjustable eyepiece or combination of lenses through which the reflection of the object is enlarged and viewed. Compare radio telescope.
- telescopist — someone who is adept with a telescope
- telescopium — an inconspicuous constellation in the S hemisphere, close to Sagittarius and Ara
- term policy — a policy whose period of coverage is in excess of one year, usually paying a reduced premium rate, as in fire insurance.
- terpsichore — Classical Mythology. the Muse of dancing and choral song.
- the capitol — the main building of the US Congress
- the tropics — that part of the earth's surface between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn; the Torrid Zone
- theomorphic — having the form or likeness of God or a deity.
- topocentric — as seen from, with reference to, or coordinating to a point on the surface of the earth
- totipotency — (of a cell or part) having the potential for developing in various specialized ways in response to external or internal stimuli.
- triceratops — any of various dinosaurs of the genus Triceratops, of the late Cretaceous Period, having a bony crest on the neck, a long horn over each eye, and a shorter horn on the nose.
- tropicalize — to make tropical, as in character or appearance.
- trypanocide — a drug or substance that kills trypanosomes
- turcopolier — during the Crusades, an officer in charge of a section of turcopoles
- uncaptioned — a title or explanation for a picture or illustration, especially in a magazine.
- unprophetic — not prophetic, not seeing future events correctly
- voice input — the control and operation of computer systems by spoken commands
- xenoplastic — involving distantly related individuals