12-letter words containing t, r, u, o
- dust counter — any instrument used to measure the size and number of dust particles per unit volume in the atmosphere.
- dusty clover — a bush clover, Lespedeza capitata.
- dutch borneo — the former name of the southern and larger part of the island of Borneo: now part of Indonesia.
- dutch clover — white clover.
- dutch harbor — a U.S. naval base on Unalaska Island, in the Aleutian Islands.
- duty of care — the legal obligation to safeguard others from harm while they are in your care, using your services, or exposed to your activities
- duty officer — In the police or armed forces, a duty officer is an officer who is on duty at a particular time.
- earth colour — any of various brown pigments composed chiefly of iron oxides
- earth tongue — any of a group of fungi of the phylum Ascomycota, characterized by a tongue-shaped fruiting body, found on decaying logs and damp soil.
- ebulliometer — a device used to determine the boiling point of a solution
- edulcorating — Present participle of edulcorate.
- edulcoration — (rare) A sweetening.
- edulcorative — edulcorant
- effiguration — a detailed and elaborate description of something
- effusiometer — an apparatus for determining rates of effusion of gases, usually used for measuring molecular weights
- electro-funk — a type of electronic music, originating in the 1980s, characterized by the use of synthesizers with a heavy rhythm and punctuated bass, often influenced by the genres of funk and hip-hop
- electrocuted — Simple past tense and past participle of electrocute.
- electrocutes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of electrocute.
- electrofluor — a transparent material that stores electrical energy and subsequently releases it as light
- electron gun — a heated cathode with an associated system of electrodes and coils for producing and focusing a beam of electrons, used esp in cathode-ray tubes
- electrotonus — the change in the state of irritability and conductivity of a nerve or muscle caused by the passage of an electric current
- elocutionary — Of or pertaining to elocution or to public speaking; rhetorical.
- elucubration — the practice of elucubrating
- elytrigerous — having elytra
- emolumentary — advantageous; tending towards emolument
- encountering — Present participle of encounter.
- encrustation — The action of encrusting or state of being encrusted.
- enterococcus — A streptococcus of a group that occurs naturally in the intestine but causes inflammation and blood infection if introduced elsewhere in the body (e.g., by injury or surgery).
- enteropneust — a worm-like marine invertebrate
- entry coupon — a coupon which you have to fill in with personal details and answers to be eligible to win a prize
- enumerations — Plural form of enumeration.
- equilibrator — Lb rare A device that maintain equilibrium or balance, especially a part of a heavy gun (e.g. an artillery piece or a tank gun) which balances the barrel and other parts so as to enable the gun to be elevated easily.
- equiparation — the act of regarding as the same; the act of comparing
- equisetiform — having the form of equisetum
- equivocatory — Indicating, or characterized by, equivocation.
- erythematous — Of or pertaining to erythema.
- escape route — way out: of situation
- eure-et-loir — a department of N central France, in Centre region. Capital: Chartres. Pop: 412 094 (2003 est). Area: 5940 sq km (2317 sq miles)
- eurocentrism — Alternative capitalization of Eurocentrism.
- eurosterling — sterling as part of a European holding
- euroterminal — a railway terminus from which trans-European trains operate
- eutrophicate — (ecology, intransitive) To become eutrophic.
- evolutionary — Of or relating to evolution.
- excruciation — Some excruciating pain.
- excursionist — A person who goes on excursions; a traveller or tourist.
- executioners — Plural form of executioner.
- executorship — The office or position of an executor.
- export house — a company that does not manufacture goods but is instead concerned solely with the financing or handling of their export
- extraneously — In an extraneous manner.
- exulceration — the process of ulceration