11-letter words containing u, i, n, t
- substituent — Chemistry. an atom or atomic group that takes the place of another atom or group present in the molecule of the original compound.
- subsumption — an act of subsuming.
- subterminal — situated at or forming the end or extremity of something: a terminal feature of a vista.
- subtraction — an act or instance of subtracting.
- suburbanite — a person who lives in a suburb of a city or large town.
- suction cup — a cup-shaped object of rubber, glass, plastic, etc., which, by producing a partial vacuum, can be made to adhere to or draw something to a surface.
- suffixation — Grammar. an affix that follows the element to which it is added, as -ly in kindly.
- suffocation — to kill by preventing the access of air to the blood through the lungs or analogous organs, as gills; strangle.
- suggestions — the act of suggesting.
- suisun city — a town in central California.
- sulfonation — the process of attaching the sulfonic acid group, –SO 3 H, directly to carbon in an organic compound.
- sulfuration — to combine, treat, or impregnate with sulfur, the fumes of burning sulfur, etc.
- sun bittern — a graceful South American wading bird, Eurypyga helias, related to the cranes and rails, having variegated plumage.
- superdainty — very dainty
- superinfect — to infect further with an additional infection
- superintend — to oversee and direct (work, processes, etc.).
- supernation — a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own: The president spoke to the nation about the new tax.
- superstring — any supersymmetric string theory in which each type of elementary particle is treated as a vibration of a single fundamental string (superstring) at a particular frequency.
- supplanting — to take the place of (another), as through force, scheming, strategy, or the like.
- supposition — the act of supposing.
- suppurating — to produce or discharge pus, as a wound; maturate.
- suppuration — the process of suppurating.
- suraddition — an additional title
- surfcasting — the act, technique, or sport of fishing by casting from the shoreline into the sea, usually using heavy-duty tackle.
- surgicenter — a surgical facility, not based in a hospital, where minor surgery is performed on an outpatient basis.
- surmounting — to mount upon; get on the top of; mount upon and cross over: to surmount a hill.
- surrogation — a person appointed to act for another; deputy.
- surveillant — exercising surveillance.
- suscitation — the act of suscitating
- suspiration — a long, deep sigh.
- sustainable — capable of being supported or upheld, as by having its weight borne from below.
- sustainably — in a way that allows for continual use of a natural resource without depleting it or causing environmental damage: sustainably grown coffee.
- sustainment — to support, hold, or bear up from below; bear the weight of, as a structure.
- susurration — a soft murmur; whisper.
- taciturnity — Scots Law. the relinquishing of a legal right through an unduly long delay, as by the silence of the creditor.
- tamburlaine — Tamerlane.
- tankbusting — the practice of destroying tanks
- tanniferous — containing much tannin; yielding tannin.
- tautophonic — having or repeating the same sound
- tea infuser — mesh ball for straining tea leaves
- tediousness — marked by monotony or tedium; long and tiresome: tedious tasks; a tedious journey.
- telanaipura — former name of Jambi (def 2).
- tenaciously — holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often followed by of): a tenacious grip on my arm; tenacious of old habits.
- tendentious — having or showing a definite tendency, bias, or purpose: a tendentious novel.
- tent circus — a circus performed in tents rather than in an arena.
- tentaculite — a fossil of the genus Tentaculites
- tentiginous — relating to feelings of lust
- teotihuacan — the ruins of an ancient Mesoamerican city in central Mexico, near Mexico City, that flourished a.d. c200–c750 and is the site of the pyramids of the Sun and Moon and of many temples, palaces, and dwellings.
- terbutaline — a selective beta-adrenergic receptor agonist substance, C 12 H 19 NO 3 , used in the treatment of asthma.
- terrigenous — produced by the earth.