11-letter words containing u, r, o, c
- supersonics — the branch of science that deals with supersonic phenomena.
- support act — a band or entertainer not topping the bill
- supracostal — above the rib
- surf scoter — a large, North American scoter, Melanitta perspicillata, the adult male of which is black with two white patches on the head.
- synchronous — occurring at the same time; coinciding in time; contemporaneous; simultaneous.
- taurocholic — of or derived from taurocholic acid.
- tautochrone — a curve upon which a moving object will reach a certain point at the same time through gravity from whichever point it starts
- tautometric — having the same metre or arrangement of syllables
- terricolous — living on or in the ground.
- tetracoccus — a spherical bacterium occurring in square groups of four.
- the country — the outlying area or area furthest from the finish of a sports ground or racecourse
- thermoduric — (of certain microorganisms) able to survive high temperatures, as during pasteurization.
- toe-curling — If you describe something as toe-curling, you mean that it makes you feel very embarrassed.
- tone colour — the quality of a musical sound that is conditioned or distinguished by the upper partials or overtones present in it
- top-up card — a card bought by a mobile phone user entitling him or her to a stipulated amount of credit for future calls
- touch paper — paper saturated with potassium nitrate to make it burn slowly, used for igniting explosives and fireworks.
- touch rugby — a limited-contact version of rugby in which players seek to evade being touched (rather than tackled) while in possession of the ball
- touch-ready — (of software) ready to work on touch-screen computers and devices
- touchscreen — 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.
- touring car — an open automobile designed for five or more passengers.
- tourist car — a railroad sleeping car, usually having seats that can be converted into berths.
- touristical — of, relating to, or typical of tourists or tourism: She embarked on her itinerary with high touristic fervor.
- tract house — a house forming part of a real-estate development, usually having a plan and appearance common to some or all of the houses in the development.
- transductor — a magnetic device that amplifies electronic signals
- treacherous — characterized by faithlessness or readiness to betray trust; traitorous.
- treachetour — a traitor
- trial court — the court in which a controversy is first adjudicated (distinguished from appellate division).
- tricoloured — having three colours
- tristichous — arranged in three rows.
- trobar clus — a complex and obscure style of writing adopted by some 12th-century Provençal poets.
- trojan duck — a duck that is a carrier of avian flu and is therefore a threat to other birds and also to humans, but which shows no outward signs of infection
- trombiculid — (of a mite) belonging to the family Trombiculidae
- trout-perch — any of a family (Percopsidae) of North American freshwater bony fishes having spiny and fleshy fins, esp., a species (Percopsis omiscomaycus) of Canada and the E U.S.
- true course — a course whose bearing is given relative to the geographical meridian.
- true fresco — fresco (def 1).
- true-fresco — fresco (def 1).
- truncheoned — the club carried by a police officer; billy.
- truncheoner — someone who carries a truncheon
- tuberaceous — belonging or relating to the order of fungi Tuberaceae, or specifically the truffle genus (Tuber)
- tuberculoid — resembling a tubercle.
- tuberculoma — a tumour or other mass that grows from a tuberculous lesion or caused by the tubercle bacillus
- tuberculose — tuberculate.
- tuberculous — tubercular.
- tumorigenic — (of cells or a substance) capable of producing tumors.
- turbocharge — to equip (an internal-combustion engine) with a turbocharger.
- turcopolier — during the Crusades, an officer in charge of a section of turcopoles
- turkey cock — the male of the turkey.
- ulcerogenic — producing or inducing the formation of an ulcer.
- ulotrichous — belonging to a group of people having woolly or crisply curly hair.
- ultrasonics — the branch of science that deals with the effects of sound waves above human perception.