10-letter words containing t, r, o, k, e
- heatstroke — a disturbance of the temperature-regulating mechanisms of the body caused by overexposure to excessive heat, resulting in fever, hot and dry skin, and rapid pulse, sometimes progressing to delirium and coma.
- hektograph — to copy with the hectograph.
- hektoliter — a unit of capacity equal to 100 liters, equivalent to 2.8378 U.S. bushels, or 26.418 U.S. gallons. Abbreviation: hl.
- hektometer — a unit of length equal to 100 meters, or 328.08 feet. Abbreviation: hm.
- hektostere — a unit of capacity equal to 100 steres, or 131 cubic yards.
- herskowitz — Melville (Jean) 1895–1963, American anthropologist.
- heterokont — any organism that possesses two flagella of unequal length. Heterokonts include diatoms and some other algae
- hooktender — (in lumbering) the supervisor of a rigging crew.
- hot-walker — a person whose job is walking racehorses after races, workouts, etc. to allow them to cool off gradually
- hotel rack — rack6 (def 2).
- hotel work — any of various jobs required in a hotel, such as receptionists, waiters, etc
- interlocks — Plural form of interlock.
- intershock — To shock mutually, as if by collision.
- interstock — a stock grafted between the understock and the scion.
- ion rocket — a rocket or rocket engine using ion propulsion.
- job market — the total number of vacant jobs open to those seeking employment.
- kapok tree — any of several tropical bombacaceous trees of the genus Ceiba, esp Ceiba pentandra, having seeds covered with silky hairs from which kapok is obtained
- karyotyped — Simple past tense and past participle of karyotype.
- karyotypes — Plural form of karyotype.
- kefalotiri — Alternative form of kefalotyri.
- kefalotyri — A Greek cheese similar to parmesan.
- kenilworth — a town in central Warwickshire, in central England, SE of Birmingham.
- keratinous — composed of or resembling keratin; horny.
- keratotomy — incision of the cornea.
- kerbstones — Plural form of kerbstone.
- ketoprofen — A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, derived from propionic acid, that has analgesic and antipyretic effects and acts by inhibiting the body's production of prostaglandin.
- ketotriose — (carbohydrate) Any ketose having three carbon atoms; in reality, only dihydroxyacetone.
- keystrokes — Plural form of keystroke.
- kicksorter — a multichannel pulse-height analyser used esp to distinguish between isotopes by sorting their characteristic pulses (kicks)
- kidneywort — the navelwort, Umbilicus rupestris, of the stonecrop family, having drooping yellowish-green flowers.
- kiloliters — Plural form of kiloliter.
- kilolitres — Plural form of kilolitre.
- kilometers — a unit of length, the common measure of distances equal to 1000 meters, and equivalent to 3280.8 feet or 0.621 mile. Abbreviation: km.
- kilometres — Plural form of kilometre.
- kleptocrat — a government official who is a thief or exploiter.
- koeksister — (South Africa) A traditional Malay confection consisting of a deep-fried twisted or plaited doughnut dipped in syrup immediately after cooking.
- konditorei — (often initial capital letter) a German pastry and coffee shop.
- kryptonate — (inorganic chemistry) To infuse a solid with krypton gas (especially with radioactive krypton-85).
- kryptonite — The one weakness of something or someone that is otherwise invulnerable, an Achilles' heel.
- lake trout — a large, fork-tailed trout, Salvelinus namaycush, of the lakes of Canada and the northern U.S., valued as a food and game fish.
- lake worth — a city in SE Florida.
- lakefronts — Plural form of lakefront.
- lockmaster — one in charge of a canal lock
- look after — to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
- lose track — a structure consisting of a pair of parallel lines of rails with their crossties, on which a railroad train, trolley, or the like runs.
- lovestruck — Alternative spelling of love-struck.
- marketroid — /mar'k*-troyd/ (Or "marketing slime", "marketeer", "marketing droid", "marketdroid") A member of a company's marketing department, especially one who promises users that the next version of a product will have features that are not actually scheduled for inclusion, are extremely difficult to implement, and/or are in violation of the laws of physics; and/or one who describes existing features (and misfeatures) in ebullient, buzzword-laden adspeak. Derogatory.
- masterwork — masterpiece.
- matronlike — Like a matron; sedate; grave; matronly.
- mckeesport — a city in SW Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh.