13-letter words containing t, o, r, i, e
- triboelectric — electricity generated by friction.
- tribune group — (in Britain) a group made up of left-wing Labour Members of Parliament: founded 1966
- trichopterist — a student of, or expert in, trichopteran insects
- trichopterous — belonging or pertaining to the insect order Trichoptera, comprising the caddisflies.
- trichothecene — any of a group of toxins derived from various imperfect fungi, as of the genera Fusarium and Trichothecium.
- tricorporated — having three bodies and one head
- trilateration — a method of determining the relative positions of three or more points by treating these points as vertices of a triangle or triangles of which the angles and sides can be measured.
- trimethadione — a synthetic, white, crystalline powder, C 6 H 9 NO 3 , used as an anticonvulsant to control petit mal epileptic seizures.
- trinity house — an association that provides lighthouses, buoys, etc, around the British coast
- trinucleotide — three linked nucleotides; triplet.
- trip computer — A trip computer in a vehicle gives readings of average speed, fuel consumption, and fuel cost per mile.
- triple double — a score in a basketball game of at least ten points, ten rebounds, and ten assists by a single player.
- triple-double — a score in a basketball game of at least ten points, ten rebounds, and ten assists by a single player.
- triple-tongue — to interrupt the wind flow by moving the tongue as if pronouncing t and t and k successively, especially in playing rapid passages or staccato notes on a brass instrument.
- triquetrously — from a triquetrous point of view
- trompe l'oeil — visual deception, especially in paintings, in which objects are rendered in extremely fine detail emphasizing the illusion of tactile and spatial qualities.
- troop carrier — a transport airplane used for carrying troops and their equipment.
- trophic level — any class of organisms that occupy the same position in a food chain, as primary consumers, secondary consumers, and tertiary consumers.
- tropic-cancer — Geography. either of two corresponding parallels of latitude on the terrestrial globe, one (tropic of Cancer) about 23½° N, and the other (tropic of Capricorn) about 23½° S of the equator, being the boundaries of the Torrid Zone. the tropics, the regions lying between and near these parallels of latitude; the Torrid Zone and neighboring regions.
- tropical year — year (def 4b).
- tropical zone — Torrid Zone
- trotting race — a horse race using trotters.
- troublemaking — a person who causes difficulties, distress, worry, etc., for others, especially one who does so habitually as a matter of malice.
- truchet point — (unit, text) An obsolete variant of the point, equal to 0.188 mm.
- tuberculation — Also, tuberculated, tuberculose. having tubercles.
- tumorgenicity — the state of being tumorgenic, giving rise to tumours
- tumorigenesis — the production or development of tumors.
- tung-oil tree — tung tree.
- turkish towel — a thick cotton towel with a long nap usually composed of uncut loops.
- twitter storm — a message on the Twitter website which attracts a significant amount of attention from other Twitter users and may be picked up by mainstream media
- two-four time — music: time signature of 2/4
- two-part time — duple time.
- type ii error — the error made in the statistical testing of a hypothesis by accepting the null hypothesis when it is actually false.
- typhoid fever — Also called typhoid fever. an infectious, often fatal, febrile disease, usually of the summer months, characterized by intestinal inflammation and ulceration, caused by the typhoid bacillus, which is usually introduced with food or drink.
- ultra-violent — acting with or characterized by uncontrolled, strong, rough force: a violent earthquake.
- ultraviolence — acts of extreme violence, esp those shown on television or film
- un-cloistered — secluded from the world; sheltered: a cloistered life.
- unappropriate — not appropriate or suitable
- uncategorical — without exceptions or conditions; absolute; unqualified and unconditional: a categorical denial.
- uncategorized — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- unchlorinated — not chlorinated; not treated with chlorine
- unconstrained — forced, compelled, or obliged: a constrained confession.
- unconstricted — to draw or press in; cause to contract or shrink; compress.
- unconvertible — capable of being converted.
- uncooperating — to work or act together or jointly for a common purpose or benefit.
- uncooperative — working or acting together willingly for a common purpose or benefit.
- uncoordinated — of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance.
- uncourtliness — the lack of courtliness
- und so weiter — and so forth; et cetera. Abbreviation: usw, u.s.w.
- undeleterious — injurious to health: deleterious gases.