11-letter words containing t, s
- agrotourism — tourism in which tourists take part in farm or village activities, as animal and crop care, cooking and cleaning, handicrafts, and entertainments.
- ahistorical — not related to history; not historical
- aid station — a medical station in a forward area where the sick and wounded are given emergency treatment
- ailanthuses — Plural form of ailanthus.
- air hostess — An air hostess is a woman whose job is to look after the passengers in an aircraft.
- air shuttle — a shuttle service operated by aircraft, usually covering short routes with frequent flights
- air station — an airfield, usually smaller than an airport but having facilities for the maintenance of aircraft
- air steward — a steward on an airliner
- airport bus — a public bus that takes passengers to and from the airport, usually connecting the city centre and (at a large airport) the different terminals
- alabastrine — a finely granular variety of gypsum, often white and translucent, used for ornamental objects or work, such as lamp bases, figurines, etc.
- alaska time — Alaska-Hawaii time.
- albategnius — Latin name of Battani.
- albatrosses — Plural form of albatross.
- alcalescent — Alternative spelling of alkalescent.
- alchemistic — a form of chemistry and speculative philosophy practiced in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and concerned principally with discovering methods for transmuting baser metals into gold and with finding a universal solvent and an elixir of life.
- aldermaston — a village in S England, in West Berkshire unitary authority, Berkshire, SW of Reading: site of the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment and starting point of the Aldermaston marches (1958–63), organized by the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. Pop: 927 (2001)
- aldopentose — a monosaccharide with five carbon atoms
- aldosterone — the principal mineralocorticoid secreted by the adrenal cortex. A synthesized form is used in the treatment of Addison's disease. Formula: C21H27O5
- aldotetrose — (carbohydrate) Any aldose having four carbon atoms.
- algesimeter — an instrument for determining the sensitiveness of the skin to a painful stimulus.
- algophilist — Person who is subject to algophilia; person who enjoys pain and gets sexual pleasure from it.
- alkalescent — developing alkaline qualities
- allantoides — Plural form of allantois.
- allegations — Plural form of allegation.
- allegrettos — Plural form of allegretto.
- alleviators — Plural form of alleviator.
- alligations — Plural form of alligation.
- allocations — Plural form of allocation.
- allocutions — Plural form of allocution.
- alloplastic — of or relating to alterations made to a patient's external circumstances for the purpose of affecting his mental condition
- allotropism — a property of certain elements, as carbon, sulfur, and phosphorus, of existing in two or more distinct forms; allomorphism.
- allotropous — (of flowers) having the nectar accessible to any species of insect
- alloy steel — steel that has been alloyed with one or more other metals or elements to improve specific properties such as strength or resistance to wear
- allurements — Plural form of allurement.
- aloha shirt — Hawaiian shirt
- aloha state — Hawaii (used as a nickname).
- alpenstocks — Plural form of alpenstock.
- alpha stock — any of the most active securities on the Stock Exchange of which there are between 100 and 200; at least ten market makers must continuously display the prices of an alpha stock and all transactions in them must be published immediately
- alphabetise — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of alphabetize.
- alt.sources — (messaging, programming) A Usenet newsgroup for posting program source code.
- altar stand — a lectern for a missal, especially one on an altar.
- altar stone — a large stone used as an altar
- altarpieces — Plural form of altarpiece.
- altazimuths — Plural form of altazimuth.
- alterations — adjustments
- alternators — Plural form of alternator.
- altocumulus — a globular cloud at an intermediate height of about 2400 to 6000 metres (8000 to 20 000 feet)
- altostratus — Altostratus is a type of thick gray cloud that forms at intermediate altitudes.
- amalgamates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amalgamate.
- amateurship — the nature of an amateur