11-letter words containing ta
- care-taking — a person who is in charge of the maintenance of a building, estate, etc.; superintendent.
- carpentaria — Gulf ofarm of the Arafura Sea, indenting the N coast of Australia: c. 480 mi (772 km) long; 400 mi (644 km) wide
- carpet tack — a flat-headed tack used especially to tack down carpets.
- case stated — a statement of the facts of a case prepared by one court for the opinion or judgment of another court
- castability — the ability of materials to set in a mould when mixed with water and a bonding agent
- castanetist — One who plays the castanet.
- catabaptist — a person who is opposed to baptism.
- catabolisms — Plural form of catabolism.
- catabolites — Plural form of catabolite.
- catacaustic — (of a caustic curve or surface) formed by reflected light rays
- catachresis — the incorrect use of words, as luxuriant for luxurious
- cataclasmic — causing upheaval; disruptive
- cataclastic — designating or of a rock, esp. a metamorphic rock, that was formed, bent, broken, etc. by extreme mechanical pressure
- cataclysmal — of, relating to, or resulting from a cataclysm.
- cataclysmic — A cataclysmic event is one that changes a situation or society very greatly, especially in an unpleasant way.
- catadromous — (of fishes such as the eel) migrating down rivers to the sea in order to breed
- catafalques — Plural form of catafalque.
- catagenesis — the retrogressive evolution of a species. Compare anagenesis (def 1).
- cataglottis — A passionate kiss which involves the touching of the tongues of the two people involved.
- catallactic — relating to exchange
- catalogical — a list or record, as of items for sale or courses at a university, systematically arranged and often including descriptive material: a stamp catalog.
- cataloguers — Plural form of cataloguer.
- cataloguing — a list or record, as of items for sale or courses at a university, systematically arranged and often including descriptive material: a stamp catalog.
- cataloguize — to make a list of; catalogue
- catalytical — Chemistry. the causing or accelerating of a chemical change by the addition of a catalyst.
- cataphonics — catacoustics
- cataplectic — Pathology. a condition characterized by sudden, brief attacks of muscle weakness sometimes causing the body to fall helplessly, that is usually triggered by strong emotion: often associated with narcolepsy.
- catapultier — a person who fires a catapult
- catapulting — Present participle of catapult.
- cataractous — of or relating to cataracts
- catarrhally — in a manner relating to the inflammation of a mucous membrane
- catarrhines — Plural form of catarrhine.
- catastrophe — A catastrophe is an unexpected event that causes great suffering or damage.
- catastrophy — Alternative form of catastrophe.
- ceftazidime — A third-generation cephalosporin antibiotic, usually reserved for the treatment of infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
- celebutante — a young woman from a wealthy background who becomes a celebrity
- cementation — the process of heating a solid with a powdered material to modify the properties of the solid, esp the heating of wrought iron, surrounded with charcoal, to 750–900°C to produce steel
- cementatory — possessing the quality to firmly unite or cement
- census data — the data generated by an official census
- centaurette — (fantasy) A female centaur.
- centripetal — acting, moving, or tending to move towards a centre
- certainties — Plural form of certainty.
- chair table — an article of furniture, produced especially in colonial America, that can serve as either a table or a chair, having, as a chair, a large, usually circular, hinged back that can be pulled down and rested on the arms to form a tabletop.
- chaptalized — Simple past tense and past participle of chaptalize.
- charlatanic — of or relating to a charlatan
- charlatanry — charlatanism.
- chartaceous — of the nature of paper; papery
- chattanooga — a city in SE Tennessee, on the Tennessee River: scene of two battles during the Civil War, in which the North defeated the Confederates, cleared Tennessee, and opened the way to Georgia (1863). Pop: 154 887 (2003 est)
- chemiotaxis — Dated form of chemotaxis.
- chemotactic — oriented movement toward or away from a chemical stimulus.