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12-letter words containing u, n, s

  • 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.
  • thymus gland — a ductless, butterfly-shaped gland lying at the base of the neck, formed mostly of lymphatic tissue and aiding in the production of T cells of the immune system: after puberty, the lymphatic tissue gradually degenerates.
  • 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.
  • tooth fungus — any of various mushrooms of the family Hydnaceae (and, in some classifications, allied families), having on the underside of the cap numerous conical spines rather than gills or pores.
  • 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.
  • transnatural — beyond nature, spiritual
  • 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.
  • transvaluate — to change the value of
  • traumatising — Pathology. to injure (tissues) by force or by thermal, chemical, etc., agents.
  • tremendously — extraordinarily great in size, amount, or intensity: a tremendous ocean liner; tremendous talent.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • trustfulness — full of trust; free of distrust, suspicion, or the like; confiding: a trustful friend.
  • truthfulness — telling the truth, especially habitually: a truthful person.
  • tsunamigenic — producing a tsunami or tsunamis
  • tube station — an underground station where underground trains depart and leave, esp in London
  • turbinacious — with a peaty aroma or flavour
  • turkmenistan — a republic in central in Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, Iran, and Afghanistan. 188,417 sq. mi. (488,000 sq. km). Capital: Ashkhabad.
  • turn against — become hostile to
  • ubangi-shari — former name of the Central African Republic.
  • ubermenschen — superman (def 2).
  • ufo sighting — the sighting of a UFO
  • ultradistant — extremely distant
  • ultrasensual — extremely sensual
  • ultroneously — spontaneously; voluntarily
  • umnak island — a mountainous island in SW Alaska, in the Fox Islands of the E central Aleutian Islands.
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