12-letter words containing tar
- half-starved — to die or perish from lack of food or nourishment.
- harold stark — Harold Raynsford [reynz-ferd] /ˈreɪnz fərd/ (Show IPA), 1880–1972, U.S. admiral.
- hereditarian — a person who believes that differences between individuals or groups, including moral and intellectual attributes, are predominantly determined by genetic factors (opposed to environmentalist).
- hereditarily — passing, or capable of passing, naturally from parent to offspring through the genes: Blue eyes are hereditary in our family. Compare congenital.
- humanitarian — having concern for or helping to improve the welfare and happiness of people.
- insectariums — Plural form of insectarium.
- ishtar terra — a plateau region in the northern hemisphere of Venus.
- jumpstarting — Present participle of jumpstart.
- kick starter — a starter, as of a motorcycle, that operates by a downward kick on a pedal.
- lake ontario — a province in S Canada, bordering on the Great Lakes. 412,582 sq. mi. (1,068,585 sq. km). Capital: Toronto.
- leaf mustard — a pungent powder or paste prepared from the seed of the mustard plant, used as a food seasoning or condiment, and medicinally in plasters, poultices, etc.
- leather star — a starfish, Dermasterias imbricata, of the western coast of North America, having the body covered by a thick, leathery skin.
- libertarians — Plural form of libertarian.
- majoritarian — of, relating to, or constituting a majority: majoritarian democracy.
- metarteriole — An arterial capillary; a short vessel linking arterioles and venules.
- militaristic — a person imbued with militarism.
- militarizing — Present participle of militarize.
- military law — the body of laws relating to the government of the armed forces; rules and regulations for the conduct of military personnel.
- mockumentary — a movie or television show depicting fictional events but presented as a documentary.
- morning star — a bright planet, especially Venus, seen in the east immediately before sunrise.
- mortar board — A mortar board is a stiff black cap which has a flat square top with a bunch of threads attached to it. In Britain, mortar boards are sometimes worn on formal occasions by university students and teachers. In the United States, mortar boards are worn by students at graduation ceremonies at high schools, colleges, and universities.
- mortarboards — Plural form of mortarboard.
- mustard bath — a supposed cure for aches, tired muscles, colds and fevers, consisting of bathing in hot water infused with mustard seeds
- mutarotation — a gradual change in the optical rotation of freshly prepared solutions of reducing sugars.
- neutron star — an extremely dense, compact star composed primarily of neutrons, especially the collapsed core of a supernova.
- non-military — of, for, or pertaining to the army or armed forces, often as distinguished from the navy: from civilian to military life.
- non-monetary — of or relating to the coinage or currency of a country.
- nonsectarian — not affiliated with or limited to a specific religious denomination.
- nonvoluntary — done, made, brought about, undertaken, etc., of one's own accord or by free choice: a voluntary contribution.
- notarization — the act of notarizing (a document) or a record thereof; certification
- ovolactarian — lacto-ovo-vegetarian.
- paramilitary — noting or pertaining to an organization operating as, in place of, or as a supplement to a regular military force: a paramilitary police unit.
- pro-military — of, for, or pertaining to the army or armed forces, often as distinguished from the navy: from civilian to military life.
- prothonotary — a chief clerk or official in certain courts of law.
- pyrotartrate — a salt derived from pyrotartaric acid
- remilitarize — to equip with armed forces, military supplies, or the like.
- rockumentary — a documentary about rock music.
- rotary press — a printing press in which the type or plates to be printed are fastened upon a rotating cylinder and are impressed on a continuous roll of moving paper.
- rotary table — A rotary table is a revolving part which turns the drill string.
- rotary valve — a valve that rotates continuously or through an arc to open and close.
- runaway star — a star with an unusually high proper motion, believed to result from its ejection from a nearby binary system when its companion star underwent a supernova explosion.
- sacramentary — a sacramentarian
- sales target — a fixed amount of sales that a person or organization wants to achieve
- sanitariness — of or relating to health or the conditions affecting health, especially with reference to cleanliness, precautions against disease, etc.
- sectarianism — sectarian spirit or tendencies; excessive devotion to a particular sect, especially in religion.
- sectarianize — to make sectarian.
- self-starter — starter (def 3).
- self-starved — to die or perish from lack of food or nourishment.
- serpent star — brittle star.
- serpentarium — a place where snakes are housed, especially for exhibition.