11-letter words containing t, r, a, n, k
- in the dark — having very little or no light: a dark room.
- junk market — the market for junk bonds
- k-radiation — one of a series of lines (K-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (K-radiation) produced by the transition of an electron to the K-shell.
- kantorovich — Leonid Vitalyevich [ley-uh-nid vi-tal-yuh-vich;; Russian lyi-uh-nyeet vyi-tah-lyuh-vyich] /ˈleɪ ə nɪd vɪˈtæl yə vɪtʃ;; Russian lyɪ ʌˈnyit vyɪˈtɑ lyə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1912–86, Soviet mathematician and economist: Nobel Prize in Economics 1975.
- karyotyping — the analysis of chromosomes.
- katabothron — an underground channel created by water erosion
- keratinised — Simple past tense and past participle of keratinise.
- keratinized — Simple past tense and past participle of keratinize.
- keratoconus — a degenerative condition characterized by conical protrusion of the cornea and irregular astigmatism.
- khan tengri — a mountain in central Asia, on the border between Kyrgyzstan and the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of W China. Height: 6995 m (22 951 ft)
- kindhearted — having or showing sympathy or kindness: a kindhearted woman.
- kinesiatric — of or relating to kinesiatrics
- kinetic art — art, as sculptural constructions, having movable parts activated by motor, wind, hand pressure, or other direct means and often having additional variable elements, as shifting lights.
- kinetograph — a camera for taking pictures for a kinetoscope.
- kitchenware — cooking equipment or utensils.
- kleene star — (text) (Or "Kleene closure", named after Stephen Kleene) The postfix "*" operator used in regular expressions, Extended Backus-Naur Form, and similar formalisms to specify a match for zero or more occurrences of the preceding expression. For example, the regular expression "be*t" would match the string "bt", "bet", "beet", "beeeeet", and so on.
- knackwursts — Plural form of knackwurst.
- knot garden — an intricately designed flower or herb garden with plants arranged to create an interlacing pattern, sometimes with fanciful topiary and carefully tended paths.
- knotgrasses — Plural form of knotgrass.
- kristiansen — Ingrid. born 1956, Norwegian long-distance runner: world 10 000 metres record holder (1986–93)
- kumaratunga — Chandrika (ˈtʃʊnˌdrɪkə) Bandaranaike. born 1945, Sri Lankan politician: prime minister (1994); president (1994–2005)
- leatherneck — a U.S. marine.
- length mark — a symbol indicating the length of a vowel sound
- maeterlinck — Comte Maurice [French moh-rees] /French moʊˈris/ (Show IPA), 1862–1947, Belgian poet, dramatist, and essayist: Nobel prize 1911.
- main market — the market for trading in the listed securities of companies on the London Stock Exchange
- mantle rock — the layer of disintegrated and decomposed rock fragments, including soil, just above the solid rock of the earth's crust; regolith.
- mantuamaker — A maker of women's clothes, especially dresses.
- mark antony — Mark (Marcus Antonius) 83?–30 b.c, Roman general: friend of Caesar; member of the second triumvirate and rival of Octavian.
- market rent — (in Britain) the rent chargeable for accommodation, allowing for the scarcity of that kind of property and the willingness of tenants to pay
- market town — a town where a regularly scheduled market is held.
- minute mark — the symbol ′ used for minutes of arc and linear feet
- mistracking — track system.
- natterjacks — Plural form of natterjack.
- nature walk — a walk on a nature trail, especially with an experienced guide.
- near-market — (of rates and amounts) similar to the market rate or amount
- nightwalker — a person who walks or roves about at night, especially a thief, prostitute, etc.
- nitro-chalk — a chemical fertilizer containing calcium carbonate and ammonium nitrate
- nonmarketed — Unmarketed.
- north korea — a country in E Asia: formed 1948 after the division of the former country of Korea at 38° N. 50,000 sq. mi. (129,500 sq. km). Capital: Pyongyang. Compare Korea.
- nut-cracker — an instrument or device for cracking the shells of nuts.
- nutcrackers — Plural form of nutcracker.
- on the rack — If you say that someone is on the rack, you mean that they are suffering either physically or mentally.
- open market — an unrestricted competitive market in which any buyer and seller is free to participate.
- other ranks — (in the armed forces) all those who do not hold a commissioned rank
- outbreaking — The act of breaking out.
- outer banks — chain of long, narrow, sandy islands, along the coast of N.C.
- overblanket — a blanket that is placed on a bed on top of the other bedding
- panel truck — a small truck having a fully enclosed body, used mainly to deliver light or small objects.
- parking lot — an area, usually divided into individual spaces, intended for parking motor vehicles.
- petrol tank — The petrol tank in a motor vehicle is the container for petrol.