14-letter words containing t, r, o, i, l, s
- electrofishing — the practice of catching fish by stunning them with electric current or by attracting them through the use of electricity
- electrogenesis — (biochemistry, physics) The production of electricity in the tissues of a living organism.
- electrokinesis — (physics) The transport of particles or fluid by means of an electric field acting on a fluid which has a net mobile charge.
- electrologists — Plural form of electrologist.
- electroosmosis — osmosis through a membrane that is caused by the action of an electric field, usually such a field generated by two electrodes, one on each side of the membrane
- electrostatics — The study of stationary electric charges or fields as opposed to electric currents.
- elevator music — recorded popular music played in the background in public places such as elevators, variously regarded as being bland, monotonous, etc.
- empty calories — calories that are present in foods that have very little nutritive value: e.g. in alcohol or refined sugar
- epistolography — the art, or practice, of letter-writing
- epitrachelions — Plural form of epitrachelion.
- ergastoplasmic — relating to endoplasm that is associated with protein synthesis
- erythroblastic — Relating to erythroblasts.
- ethnoreligious — Of or pertaining to ethnicity and religion.
- exclaustration — The release of a monk (or nun) from his religious vows and his subsequent return to the outside world.
- exploding star — an irregular variable star, such as a nova, supernova, or flare star, in which rapid increases in luminosity occur, caused by some form of explosion
- explorationist — a person involved in exploration, esp of oil, gas, etc
- extrapolations — Plural form of extrapolation.
- false relation — a harmonic clash that occurs when a note in one part sounds simultaneously with or immediately before or after its chromatically altered (sharpened or flattened) equivalent appearing in another part
- family support — a means-tested allowance for families in need
- federalisation — Alternative spelling of federalization.
- ferroelectrics — Plural form of ferroelectric.
- fertilizations — Plural form of fertilization.
- file separator — (character) (FS) ASCII character 28.
- flagship store — A flagship store is the most important store in a chain, often with the largest volume of sales, or the most up-to-date formats or layouts
- flight surgeon — a medical officer in the U.S. Air Force who is trained in aviation medicine.
- floriculturist — the cultivation of flowers or flowering plants, especially for ornamental purposes.
- florida strait — a strait between Florida, Cuba, and the Bahamas, connecting the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic.
- florida-strait — a state in the SE United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico. 58,560 sq. mi. (151,670 sq. km). Capital: Tallahassee. Abbreviation: FL (for use with zip code), Fla.
- florists' foam — a rigid, deformable, spongelike plastic used in floral arrangements to secure the stems of flowers.
- foreseeability — to have prescience of; to know in advance; foreknow.
- forisfamiliate — to free from paternal authority
- fractionalised — Simple past tense and past participle of fractionalise.
- franklin stove — a cast-iron stove having the general form of a fireplace with enclosed top, bottom, side, and back, the front being completely open or able to be closed by doors.
- frictionlessly — In a frictionless way; without friction.
- galvanotropism — the directional growth of an organism, esp a plant, in response to an electrical stimulus
- gelatiniferous — Yielding gelatine on boiling with water; capable of gelatination.
- generalisation — The formulation of general concepts from specific instances by abstracting common properties.
- geohydrologist — a person who studies geohydrology
- glamourisation — Alternative spelling of glamorization.
- glans-clitoris — the head of the penis (glans penis) or of the clitoris (glans clitoris)
- granulomatosis — any disease characterized by the formation of numerous granulomas.
- grylloblattids — Plural form of grylloblattid.
- gymslip mother — a girl of school age who has become a mother
- gyrostabiliser — (British spelling) Alternative form of gyrostabilizer.
- gyrostabilized — stabilized by means of a gyrostabilizer.
- gyrostabilizer — a device for stabilizing a seagoing vessel by counteracting its rolling motion from side to side, consisting essentially of a rotating gyroscope weighing about 1 percent of the displacement of the vessel.
- heads or tails — a gambling game in which a coin is tossed, the winner being the player who guesses which side of the coin will face up when it lands or is caught.
- health tourism — tourist travel for the purpose of receiving medical treatment or improving health or fitness: The spiraling cost of healthcare has contributed to the growth of medical tourism. Also called health tourism.
- health visitor — In Britain, a health visitor is a nurse whose job is to visit people in their homes and offer advice on matters such as how to look after very young babies or people with physical disabilities.
- herpetologists — Plural form of herpetologist.