12-letter words containing u, n, s, t, r
- supercurrent — an electric current that flows without resistance in a superconducting material.
- supereminent — of superior eminence, rank, or dignity; distinguished, conspicuous, or worthy of note above others.
- superevident — extremely or very evident
- superfrontal — a piece of cloth placed over an altar and frontal and hanging down a few inches over the front of the altar
- superheating — Superheating of steam is raising its temperature to well above boiling point.
- supernatural — of, relating to, or being above or beyond what is natural; unexplainable by natural law or phenomena; abnormal.
- superstation — an independent television station whose signal is transmitted by satellite to subscribers on a cable system.
- superstition — a belief or notion, not based on reason or knowledge, in or of the ominous significance of a particular thing, circumstance, occurrence, proceeding, or the like.
- supervenient — to take place or occur as something additional or extraneous (sometimes followed by on or upon).
- supervention — to take place or occur as something additional or extraneous (sometimes followed by on or upon).
- support band — a band, pop group, rock group, etc not topping the bill
- supportingly — to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
- supranatural — beyond what is natural; supernatural.
- surf casting — the act, technique, or sport of fishing by casting from the shoreline into the sea, usually using heavy-duty tackle.
- surinam toad — a South American aquatic frog, Pipa pipa, the female of which carries the eggs and tadpoles in small depressions on its back.
- surmountable — to mount upon; get on the top of; mount upon and cross over: to surmount a hill.
- synantherous — with united anthers
- synchro unit — a type of alternating-current motor designed to maintain continuously, at some remote location, the same rotational angle that may be imposed by force upon the electrically connected rotating element of a similar motor.
- telanthropus — a genus of fossil hominids, known from two fragmentary lower jaws found in the region of Swartkrans, near Johannesburg, South Africa.
- teleosaurian — of or relating to the teleosaur
- temporaneous — lasting a short while
- tennis court — ground marked out for tennis
- tenuirostral — pertaining to a group of birds Tenuirostres which have slender bills
- the hundreds — the numbers 100 to 109
- the silurian — the Silurian period or rock system
- thoroughness — executed without negligence or omissions: a thorough search.
- through-sung — sung throughout, with no spoken dialogue
- thunderflash — a pyrotechnic device which is noisy, but not dangerous, and which is used in military exercises
- thunderstick — bull-roarer.
- thunderstone — any of various stones or fossils formerly thought to be fallen thunderbolts.
- thunderstorm — a transient storm of lightning and thunder, usually with rain and gusty winds, sometimes with hail or snow, produced by cumulonimbus clouds.
- tinea cruris — jock itch.
- titaniferous — containing or yielding titanium.
- tone cluster — a group of adjacent notes played on a keyboard instrument typically with the fist, forearm, or elbow, similar groupings also occurring in orchestral music.
- totten trust — a trust created by opening a savings account in which the depositor is trustee for another, such trust being revocable at any time during the depositor's lifetime.
- touch screen — a touch-sensitive display screen on a computer or other electronic device: touching different portions of the screen with a finger or stylus will cause the device to take actions determined by a computer program.
- touch-screen — using touch-sensitive screen
- traducianism — the doctrine that the human soul is propagated along with the body. Compare creationism (def 3).
- trans-sexual — a person having a strong desire to assume the physical characteristics and gender role of the opposite sex.
- transannular — of or relating to tautomerism in cyclic compounds that is characterized by the migration of an atom or group from one position in the ring to another.
- transcurrent — running or extending across or transversely.
- transductant — the transfer of genetic material from one cell to another by means of a virus.
- 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.
- transhumance — the seasonal migration of livestock, and the people who tend them, between lowlands and adjacent mountains.
- translucence — permitting light to pass through but diffusing it so that persons, objects, etc., on the opposite side are not clearly visible: Frosted window glass is translucent but not transparent.
- translucency — permitting light to pass through but diffusing it so that persons, objects, etc., on the opposite side are not clearly visible: Frosted window glass is translucent but not transparent.
- translucidus — (of a cloud) sufficiently transparent as not to obscure the sun, moon, or higher clouds.
- translumenal — (of a surgical procedure) performed within a blood vessel, duct, or cavity
- transmundane — reaching beyond or existing outside the physical or visible world.