12-letter words containing t, r, o, p
- triple bogey — a score of three strokes over par on a hole.
- triple crown — an unofficial title held by a horse that wins the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness, and the Belmont Stakes in a single season.
- triple point — the particular temperature and pressure at which the solid, liquid, and gaseous phases of a given substance are all at equilibrium with one another.
- triple voile — a lightweight, sheer voile of silk or synthetic fibers constructed in plain or novelty weaves.
- tripolitania — Also, Tripolitania [trip-uh-li-tey-nee-uh, -teyn-yuh; Italian tree-paw-lee-tah-nyah] /ˌtrɪp ə lɪˈteɪ ni ə, -ˈteɪn yə; Italian ˌtri pɔ liˈtɑ nyɑ/ (Show IPA). one of the former Barbary States of N Africa: later a province of Turkey; now a part of Libya.
- tripudiation — the act of dancing for joy
- trojan group — a group of asteroids oscillating about either of two points, equidistant from the sun and Jupiter, that forms an equilateral triangle with the sun and Jupiter.
- trolley pole — a pole that transfers the electrical current from the overhead wire to the trolley bus
- trophallaxis — (among social insects) the exchange of nutriments or other secretions between members of a colony.
- trophobiosis — the exchange of nourishment between organisms in a symbiotic relationship
- trophobiotic — involving, belonging or relating to trophobiosis
- trophotactic — of or relating to trophotaxis
- trophotropic — of or relating to trophotropism
- trophy child — anything taken in war, hunting, competition, etc., especially when preserved as a memento; spoil, prize, or award.
- tropicalised — to make tropical, as in character or appearance.
- tropicalized — to make tropical, as in character or appearance.
- tropophilous — adapted to a climate characterized by marked environmental changes.
- troposcatter — the scattering or extended propagation of radio signals using the local irregularities in the Earth's troposphere
- trou-de-loup — a conical or pyramidal pit with a pointed stake fixed vertically in the center, rows of which are dug in front of a fortification to hinder an enemy's approach, formerly used chiefly against cavalry.
- trouble spot — an area in which trouble exists or is expected to develop: There are several diplomatic trouble spots in Central America.
- troubleproof — not easily disturbed, disabled, injured, or put out of working order.
- trouser clip — a clip that is worn around the bottom of a trouser leg to stop the material getting caught in the chain of a bicycle
- trunk piston — a piston with a long skirt to take the side thrust, as in an automobile engine.
- trypanocidal — (of a drug, agent, activity, etc) effective in killing trypanosomes
- turbo pascal — (language, product) Borland International's Pascal. Perhaps the first integrated development environment for MS-DOS. Versions 1.0-3.0: standard Pascal with a few extensions Versions 4.0 (1987) and 5.0: separate compilation. Version 5.5: object-oriented. Version 6.0: Turbo Vision OOP library.
- turbo prolog — A strongly typed Prolog-like logic programming language. 1986. It has user-defined domains. Programs are arranged in sections: DOMAINS, CLAUSES, PREDICATES, DATABASE and GOAL. It is currently known as PDC Prolog and is distributed by Prolog Development Center, Atlanta +1 404 873 1366. E-mail: <[email protected]>.
- tutor period — (in British secondary schools) a school period for which a tutor group comes together with their tutor
- twin paradox — a phenomenon predicted by relativity. One of a pair of identical twins is supposed to live normally in an inertial system whilst the other is accelerated to a high speed in a spaceship, travels for a long time, and finally returns to rest beside his twin. The travelled twin will be found to be younger than his brother
- type founder — a person engaged in the making of metallic types for printers.
- type i error — the error made in the statistical testing of a hypothesis by rejecting the null hypothesis when it is actually true.
- typhoid mary — Mary ("Typhoid Mary") 1869?–1938, U.S. cook, born in Ireland: known immune carrier of typhoid fever who infected many with the disease, institutionalized in 1914.
- typing error — an error made while using a keyboard to write something
- typographist — a person skilled in the art of typography
- ultracompact — extremely compact, esp of technology that is much smaller than a standard model
- un-opportune — appropriate, favorable, or suitable: an opportune phrase for the occasion.
- under-report — to give an insufficient account or report of
- underexploit — to make insufficient use of
- unimportance — a lack of importance
- unimportuned — without being forced or impelled
- unit process — any of a number of standard operations, such as filtration or distillation, that are widely used in various chemical and process industries
- unpatronized — having few or no patrons
- unperfection — imperfection
- unperforated — pierced with a hole or holes: Punch out along the perforated line.
- unproductive — having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
- unprofitable — being without profit; not showing or turning a profit: a series of unprofitable ventures.
- unprohibited — to forbid (an action, activity, etc.) by authority or law: Smoking is prohibited here.
- unpropertied — owning property: the propertied class.
- unpropitious — presenting favorable conditions; favorable: propitious weather.
- unprotective — having the quality or function of protecting: a protective covering.
- unprotesting — an expression or declaration of objection, disapproval, or dissent, often in opposition to something a person is powerless to prevent or avoid: a protest against increased taxation.