13-letter words containing ta
- armamentarium — the items that comprise the material and equipment used by a physician in his professional practice
- armstand dive — a dive starting from a handstand at the end of a springboard or a platform with the diver's back to the water.
- artaxerxes ii — died ?358 bc, king of Persia (?404–?358). He defeated his brother Cyrus the Younger at Cunaxa (401)
- ascertainable — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
- ascertainably — In a way that can be ascertained.
- ascertainment — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
- ashtanga yoga — a vigorous form of yoga involving a sequence of poses
- assertability — The quality of being assertable.
- assistantship — a graduate post which requires the student to carry out some teaching duties in return for financial assistance
- assortatively — In an assortative way.
- assortativity — (mathematics) The extent to which nodes of a graph link to others of the same degree.
- astacological — relating to astacology
- at attachment — Advanced Technology Attachment
- at this stage — at this point: in a process
- atamasco lily — any of a genus (Zephyranthes) of bulbous plants of the lily family, with hollow stems, grassy leaves, and funnel-shaped flowers of yellow, pink, red, or purple-tinged white
- atavistically — In an atavistic manner.
- attachability — The quality of being attachable.
- attainability — capable of being attained.
- augmentations — Plural form of augmentation.
- autapomorphic — (biology) Describing any characteristic that has evolved in only a single species (or other taxon).
- authoritarian — If you describe a person or an organization as authoritarian, you are critical of them controlling everything rather than letting people decide things for themselves.
- authoritative — Someone or something that is authoritative gives an impression of power and importance and is likely to be obeyed.
- autocatalyses — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autocatalyse.
- autocatalysis — the catalysis of a reaction in which the catalyst is one of the products of the reaction
- autocatalytic — causing its own chemical reaction
- autostability — the property of being stable either as a result of inherent characteristics or of built-in devices
- babbitt metal — any of a number of alloys originally based on tin, antimony, and copper but now often including lead: used esp in bearings
- back mutation — the reversion of a mutant to the original phenotype
- back-stabbing — Back-stabbing consists of unkind and disloyal actions or remarks that are likely to harm someone such as a friend or colleague.
- bacteriostats — Plural form of bacteriostat.
- bakewell tart — an open tart having a pastry base and a layer of jam and filled with almond-flavoured sponge cake
- balance staff — a pivoted axle or shaft on which the balance is mounted.
- balkan states — the countries of the Balkan Peninsula: the former Yugoslavian Republics, Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, Greece, and the European part of Turkey
- ballad stanza — a four-line stanza, often used in ballads, in which the second and fourth lines rhyme and have three stresses each and the first and third lines are unrhymed and have four stresses each
- baltic states — the republics of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, which became constituent republics of the former Soviet Union in 1940, regaining their independence in 1991
- banbury tarts — small baked pastries filled with raisins, currants, etc.
- bantamweights — Plural form of bantamweight.
- banzai attack — a mass attack of troops, without concern for casualties, as practised by the Japanese in World War II
- base hospital — a hospital serving a large rural area
- bastard amber — a color of gelatin commonly used in stage lighting, similar to light amber but having a pinkish cast.
- bastard eigne — the first-born illegitimate son of parents whose second son was legitimate.
- bastard title — half title (def 1).
- bastard-title — Also called bastard title. the first printed page of certain books, appearing after the end papers and before the title page and containing only the title of the book.
- batan islands — a group of islands in the Philippines, north of Luzon. Capital: Basco. Pop: 16 467 (2000). Area: 197 sq km (76 sq miles)
- be upstanding — (in a court of law) a direction to all persons present to rise to their feet before the judge enters or leaves the court
- beacon status — a ranking awarded by the government to an organization, rendering it eligible for extra funding, and aimed at encouraging organizations to share good practice with each other
- bedside table — a small table beside a bed
- beehive state — Utah (used as a nickname).
- bellefontaine — a city in W Ohio.
- beta carotene — a yellowish form of carotene: a dietary deficiency of this is associated with a greater risk of certain cancers