13-letter words containing t, o, r, m, e
- 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.
- tetradynamous — having four long and two short stamens, as a cruciferous flower.
- the comforter — the Holy Spirit: John 14:26
- the decameron — title of collection of stories written in Italian in the early Renaissance by Boccaccio
- the long term — the time some years ahead, (as opposed to the immediate future)
- the mayflower — the ship in which the Pilgrim Fathers sailed from Plymouth to Massachusetts in 1620
- the-decameron — a collection of 100 tales (1353) by Boccaccio.
- 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.
- thermal power — power produced by converting heat into electricity
- thermal shock — a fluctuation in temperature causing stress in a material. It often results in fracture, esp in brittle materials such as ceramics
- thermoammeter — an ammeter that measures amperage by means of a thermocouple.
- thermobalance — an analytical balance that measures weight changes when matter is heated
- thermocurrent — a thermoelectric current.
- thermodynamic — of or relating to thermodynamics.
- thermoelastic — pertaining to the thermodynamic effects produced by deformation of an elastic substance.
- thermoelement — a device made up of a heating mechanism and a thermocouple and used to measure small currents
- thermogenesis — the production of heat, especially in an animal body by physiological processes.
- thermonuclear — relating to nuclear fusion
- 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.
- thermostatted — 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
- thermotherapy — treatment of disease by means of moist or dry heat.
- thermotropism — oriented growth of an organism in response to heat.
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- think more of — to have a higher opinion of
- thiocarbamide — thiourea.
- thomas decker — Thomas, 1572?–1632? English dramatist.
- thomas hooker — Joseph, 1814–79, Union general in the U.S. Civil War.
- thremmatology — the science of breeding or propagating animals and plants under domestication.
- thrombokinase — Biochemistry. a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin.
- throw someone — to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
- 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.
- time exposure — a long exposure in which the shutter is opened and closed by hand or by a mechanism other than the automatic mechanism of the shutter.
- time-honoured — revered or respected because of antiquity and long continuance: a time-honored custom.
- to loom large — If something, especially a problem or worry looms large, it occupies a lot of your thoughts and seems important.
- to the marrow — deeply
- toastmistress — a woman who presides at a dinner, introduces the after-dinner speakers, and often proposes toasts.
- toilet humour — scatological or vulgar jokes
- tom and jerry — a hot drink made of rum and water or milk, beaten eggs, spices, and sugar.