11-letter words containing t, r, a
- achondritic — (geology) Of or pertaining to achondrite, a type of stony meteorite.
- achromatism — the condition or quality of being achromatic; lack of color
- achromatize — to make achromatic; to remove colour from
- achromatous — having little or no colour or less than is normal
- acidanthera — any plant of the African cormous genus Acidanthera, cultivated for its graceful tubular white and red or white and purple flowers, often scented: family Iridaceae
- acidimeters — Plural form of acidimeter.
- acidimetric — (chemistry) Describing a titration in which the titrant is an acid.
- acquirement — an acquiring or being acquired
- acquisitory — tending or seeking to acquire and own, often greedily; eager to get wealth, possessions, etc.: our acquisitive impulses; acquisitive societies.
- acroamatics — Esoteric lectures.
- acrocentric — (of a chromosome) having the centromere at one end
- acrocorinth — the citadel of ancient Corinth: strategic in the control of the Isthmus of Corinth; extensive ruins.
- acropetally — in an upward direction, towards the apex
- act curtain — Theater. a curtain for closing the proscenium opening between acts or scenes.
- act warning — notification from the manager advising the performers of the amount of time left before they must appear onstage.
- acting area — the part of a stage used by the actors: Confine the acting area for this scene to downstage.
- actinic ray — a ray of light of short wavelengths, as ultraviolet or violet, that produces photochemical effects.
- actinodrome — (of a leaf) palmately veined.
- actinograph — a recording actinometer
- actinometer — an instrument for measuring the intensity of radiation, esp of the sun's rays
- actinometry — The measurement of the heating power of electromagnetic radiation, especially that of solar radiation.
- action hero — the hero in an action film
- action verb — a verb, as run, think, or soothe, that expresses something that a person, animal, object, or process in nature can do, as in Close the door! or The storm is flooding many houses along the coast, rather than expressing a state of being. Compare copula (def 2), stative.
- actor-proof — (of a role or script) effective even if poorly acted.
- actuarially — in an actuarial manner
- acupuncture — Acupuncture is the treatment of a person's illness or pain by sticking small needles into their body at certain places.
- ad extremum — to or at the very end
- ad litteram — to the letter; exactly
- added entry — an access point in a catalog or bibliography that is other than the main entry and may be less complete than the main entry.
- adiathermic — impervious to heat
- adipocerite — hatchettite.
- adjournment — An adjournment is a temporary stopping of a trial, enquiry, or other meeting.
- adjudicator — a judge, esp in a competition
- administers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of administer.
- admiralties — Plural form of admiralty.
- admirations — Plural form of admiration.
- adorability — the quality of being adorable or highly attractive
- adrenalitis — (pathology) Inflammation of one or both adrenal glands, leading to an insufficiency of cortisol and/or aldosterone.
- adscription — ascription
- adulterants — Plural form of adulterant.
- adulterated — made inferior, impure, etc. by adulterating
- adulterates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adulterate.
- adulterator — One who or that which adulterates, or harms the purity of, something.
- adumbrating — Present participle of adumbrate.
- adumbration — to produce a faint image or resemblance of; to outline or sketch.
- adumbrative — foreshadowing; sketchy; faintly indicative.
- adventurers — Plural form of adventurer.
- adventuress — a woman who seeks adventure, esp one who seeks success or money through daring exploits
- adventuring — the act of doing adventurous things or having adventures
- adventurism — Adventurism is a willingness to take risks, especially in order to obtain an unfair advantage in politics or business.