12-letter words containing t, r, u, s, i
- tautomerizes — to undergo tautomerism.
- teleosaurian — of or relating to the teleosaur
- tennis court — ground marked out for tennis
- tenuirostral — pertaining to a group of birds Tenuirostres which have slender bills
- the jurassic — the Jurassic period or rock system
- the pictures — a cinema or film show
- the silurian — the Silurian period or rock system
- therapeutics — a therapeutic substance.
- therapeutist — a person trained in the use of physical methods, as exercises, heat treatments, etc., in treating or rehabilitating the sick or wounded or helping patients overcome physical defects.
- thiosulfuric — of or derived from thiosulfuric acid.
- three-suiter — a man's suitcase or garment bag of a size to hold three suits.
- thunderstick — bull-roarer.
- times square — a wide intersection extending from 43rd to 47th Streets in central Manhattan, New York City, where Broadway and Seventh Avenue intersect.
- tinea cruris — jock itch.
- tissue paper — a very thin, almost transparent paper used for wrapping delicate articles, covering illustrations in books, copying letters, etc.
- titaniferous — containing or yielding titanium.
- top security — ultra secure
- tourist home — a private home with rooms for rent, usually for one night, to tourists, travelers, etc.
- tourist trap — a place, as a restaurant, shop, or hotel, that exploits tourists by overcharging.
- traducianism — the doctrine that the human soul is propagated along with the body. Compare creationism (def 3).
- tralaticious — transferred or passed down
- transduction — the transfer of genetic material from one cell to another by means of a virus.
- transfermium — having an atomic number greater than 100, the atomic number of fermium.
- translucidus — (of a cloud) sufficiently transparent as not to obscure the sun, moon, or higher clouds.
- transpicuous — transparent.
- transudation — the act or process of transuding.
- transumption — an act of metaphorical transference
- transumptive — of or relating to transumption
- transuranium — any element having an atomic number greater than 92, the atomic number of uranium. All such elements are radioactive and can be synthesized by bombarding a heavy element with a light particle or element. See also transactinide element.
- traumatising — Pathology. to injure (tissues) by force or by thermal, chemical, etc., agents.
- trepidatious — tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation.
- triadelphous — (of stamens) united by the filaments into three sets or bundles.
- tricephalous — with three heads
- trichotomous — division into three parts, classes, categories, etc.
- trichuriasis — intestinal infestation with the roundworm Trichuris trichiura, producing nausea, abdominal discomfort, and diarrhea, common in tropical areas with poor sanitation.
- tricuspidate — having three cusps or flaps.
- trismegistus — Hermes Trismegistus.
- triumphalism — triumphant spirit or character.
- triumphalist — Triumphalist behaviour is behaviour in which politicians or organizations celebrate a victory or a great success, especially when this is intended to upset the people they have defeated.
- tropophilous — adapted to a climate characterized by marked environmental changes.
- 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
- trouser suit — pantsuit.
- truk islands — a group of islands in the W Pacific, in the E Caroline Islands: administratively part of the US Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands from 1947; became self-governing in 1979 as part of the Federated States of Micronesia; consists of 11 chief islands; a major Japanese naval base during World War II. Pop: 53 381 (2006). Area: 130 sq km (50 sq miles)
- trunk piston — a piston with a long skirt to take the side thrust, as in an automobile engine.
- truss bridge — a bridge in which the loads are supported by trusses.
- trustability — reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence.
- trustafarian — a young person from a wealthy background whose trust fund enables him or her to eschew conventional attitudes to work, dress, drug taking, etc
- tuberculosis — an infectious disease that may affect almost any tissue of the body, especially the lungs, caused by the organism Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and characterized by tubercles.
- tuberiferous — bearing or producing tubers
- tubuliferous — bearing or made up of tubules.