12-letter words containing t, r, o, i, l, s
- stelliferous — having or abounding with stars.
- stereocilium — any of the long, flexible microvilli that superficially resemble cilia and occur as a brush border or series of tufts on the surface of various epithelial tissues.
- stigmasterol — a crystalline, water-insoluble steroid, C 2 9 H 4 8 O, present in soybeans or calabar beans, used chiefly as a raw material in the manufacture of progesterone.
- stone circle — a circle of standing stones erected in prehistoric times
- storiologist — a person who studies storiology
- stork's-bill — Also called heron's-bill. any of various plants belonging to the genus Erodium, of the geranium family, having deeply lobed leaves, loose clusters of pink, purple, white, or yellow flowers, and long, slender fruit.
- storm signal — a visual signal, as a flag, giving advance notice of a heavy storm, used especially along coastal areas.
- storytelling — the telling or writing of stories.
- streptolysin — a type of hemolysin produced by certain species of streptococcus.
- stretch limo — A stretch limo is a very long and luxurious car in which a rich, famous, or important person is driven somewhere.
- string along — a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- stringholder — an oblong piece of wood at the lower end of the body of a viol or other stringed instrument to which the strings are attached.
- strobe light — a device for studying the motion of a body, especially a body in rapid revolution or vibration, by making the motion appear to slow down or stop, as by periodically illuminating the body or viewing it through widely spaced openings in a revolving disk.
- strobe-light — a device for studying the motion of a body, especially a body in rapid revolution or vibration, by making the motion appear to slow down or stop, as by periodically illuminating the body or viewing it through widely spaced openings in a revolving disk.
- strobilation — asexual reproduction by division into segments, as in tapeworms and jellyfishes
- strobiliform — shaped as a strobilus
- stromatolite — a laminated calcareous fossil structure built by marine algae and having a rounded or columnar form.
- strongsville — a town in N Ohio.
- strongylosis — a disease, especially of horses, caused by an infestation by strongyles and characterized in serious cases by weakness and anemia.
- strophiolate — having a strophiole
- stylographic — of or relating to a stylograph.
- sub-tropical — Sub-tropical places have a climate that is warm and wet, and are often near tropical regions.
- subeditorial — of or relating to a subeditor, the work of a subeditor or a subeditorship
- subfactorial — the number of ways a group of objects can be arranged so that none of the objects are in their original or correct place
- subsultorily — in a subsultory manner
- super-polite — showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil: a polite reply.
- suppletorily — supplying a deficiency.
- supplicatory — to pray humbly; make humble and earnest entreaty or petition.
- supportingly — to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
- supraorbital — situated above the eye socket.
- teleosaurian — of or relating to the teleosaur
- tenuirostral — pertaining to a group of birds Tenuirostres which have slender bills
- thiosulfuric — of or derived from thiosulfuric acid.
- this-worldly — distinguished by or relating to material or earthly concerns; not spiritual or concerned with life in a future or imaginary world
- thrombolysis — the dissolving or breaking up of a thrombus.
- timbrologist — a stamp-collector
- toga virilis — the white toga assumed by boys in ancient Rome at the end of their 14th year.
- torremolinos — a seaport in S Spain, on the Mediterranean, SW of Málaga: resort.
- trace fossil — a fossilized track, trail, burrow, boring, or other structure in sedimentary rock that records the presence or behavior of the organism that made it.
- tralaticious — transferred or passed down
- transitional — movement, passage, or change from one position, state, stage, subject, concept, etc., to another; change: the transition from adolescence to adulthood.
- transponible — capable of being transposed.
- triadelphous — (of stamens) united by the filaments into three sets or bundles.
- tribespeople — members of a tribe; people living a tribal lifestyle
- tricephalous — with three heads
- trichologist — the science dealing with the study of the hair and its diseases.
- trinomialism — the trinomial system of naming
- trinomialist — a person who advocates trinomialism
- troglodytism — the condition of being a troglodyte
- trophallaxis — (among social insects) the exchange of nutriments or other secretions between members of a colony.