13-letter words containing ta
- invitationals — Plural form of invitational.
- involuntarily — not voluntary; independent of one's will; not by one's own choice: an involuntary listener; involuntary servitude.
- irritableness — Quality of being irritable.
- islamic state — an Islamist terrorist organization, formed in the early 21st century, whose aim is to create a caliphate in the Middle East and N Africa
- isostatically — In an isostatic manner.
- itaconic acid — a colorless crystalline compound, C 5 H 6 O 4 , obtained by fermentation, soluble in water, alcohol, and acetone: used as an intermediate in the formation of fibers, resins, etc.
- italian aster — a composite plant, Aster amellus, of Eurasia, having clustered, purple flower heads.
- italian bread — a crusty, yeast-raised bread made without shortening and unsweetened, usually baked in long, thick loaves with tapered ends.
- italian sixth — (in musical harmony) an augmented sixth chord, characterized by having a major third and an augmented sixth above the root
- italicization — to print in italic type.
- jacket potato — potato: baked in its skin
- jacob's staff — Astronomy. cross-staff.
- jomo kenyatta — Jomo [joh-moh] /ˈdʒoʊ moʊ/ (Show IPA), 1893?–1978, Kenyan political leader: president 1964–78.
- joseph stalin — Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- judgementally — Alternative form of judgmentally.
- judgmentalism — Judgmental behaviour or attitude.
- juxtaposition — an act or instance of placing close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.
- kemal ataturk — (Mustafa or Mustapha Kemal"Kemal Pasha") 1881–1938, Turkish general: president of Turkey 1923–38.
- kick upstairs — to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins.
- kota kinabalu — a state in Malaysia, on the N tip of Borneo: formerly a British crown colony. 29,347 sq. mi. (76,008 sq. km). Capital: Kota Kinabalu.
- kristallnacht — a Nazi pogrom throughout Germany and Austria on the night of November 9–10, 1938, during which Jews were killed and their property destroyed.
- kwazulu-natal — a province of NE South Africa; replaced the former province of Natal in 1994: service industries. Capital: Pietermaritzburg. Pop: 10 267 300 (2011 est). Area: 92 180 sq km (35 591 sq miles)
- la plata peak — a mountain in central Colorado, in the Sawatch Range. 14,361 feet (4377 meters).
- laevorotation — a rotation to the left
- laevorotatory — Alternative spelling of levorotatory.
- lamp standard — a tall metal or concrete post supporting a street lamp
- landing stage — a floating platform used as a wharf.
- law stationer — a stationer selling articles used by lawyers
- library table — a large pedestal writing table or desk.
- livery stable — a stable where horses and vehicles are cared for or rented out for pay.
- lizard's-tail — either of two marsh herbs of the genus Saururus, especially S. cernuus, of North America, having drooping spikes of fragrant, white flowers.
- long-distance — of, from, or between distant places: a long-distance phone call.
- long-standing — existing or occurring for a long time: a longstanding feud.
- love-entangle — the stonecrop, Sedum acre.
- macromutation — a mutation that has a profound effect on the resulting organism, as a change in a regulatory gene that controls the expression of many structural genes.
- madras states — a former agency of British India, including the Native States of Cochin, Travancore, and Pudukottai.
- magnetic star — a star having a strong magnetic field.
- magnetic tape — strip sensitive to electromagnets
- magnetic-tape — a ribbon of material, usually with a plastic base, coated on one side (single tape) or both sides (double tape) with a substance containing iron oxide, to make it sensitive to impulses from an electromagnet: used to record sound, images, data, etc.
- magnetostatic — Of or pertaining to magnetostatics.
- maladaptation — incomplete, inadequate, or faulty adaptation.
- manifestation — an act of manifesting.
- manifestative — manifesting; showing clearly or conclusively.
- manipulatable — to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner: to manipulate people's feelings.
- mar del plata — a city in E Argentina: seaside resort.
- mare nectaris — (Sea of Nectar) a dark plain in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 26,000 sq. mi. (67,000 sq. km).
- marketability — readily salable.
- martagon lily — Turk's-cap lily.
- matagorda bay — a bay in SE Texas, at the mouth of the Colorado River, separated from the Gulf of Mexico by the Matagorda Peninsula. About 50 miles (80 km) long.
- mater turrita — Cybele.