11-letter words containing tr
- isoelectric — of, relating to, or having the same electric potential.
- isometrical — Dated form of isometric.
- isometropia — equality of refraction in the two eyes of an individual.
- isospectral — (mathematics) Having the same spectrum.
- ivory trade — the (esp illegal) trade in the ivory of the tusks of elephants, walruses, and similar animals
- java trench — a trench in the Indian Ocean, S of Java: deepest known part of Indian Ocean. 25,344 feet (7725 meters) deep.
- jointresses — Plural form of jointress.
- joshua tree — an evergreen tree, Yucca brevifolia, growing in arid or desert regions of the southwestern U.S., having long, twisted branches.
- keep stroke — to make strokes in rhythm
- ketotetrose — (carbohydrate) Any ketose having four carbon atoms.
- kilometrage — The total distance, in kilometres, travelled.
- kinesiatric — of or relating to kinesiatrics
- kirkpatrick — Jeane (Jordan) [jeen] /dʒin/ (Show IPA), 1926–2006, U.S. diplomat: ambassador to the U.N. 1981–85.
- la traviata — an opera (1853) by Giuseppe Verdi.
- lamotrigine — An anticonvulsant drug used in the treatment of epilepsy.
- lancastrian — of or relating to the royal family of Lancaster.
- latchstring — a string passed through a hole in a door, for raising the latch from the outside.
- latirostral — (of a bird) having a broad beak
- latrocinium — highway robbery
- laugh track — a separate sound track of prerecorded laughter added to the sound track of a radio or television program to enhance or feign audience responses.
- lautreamont — Comte de (Isidore Lucien Ducasse) 1846–70, French poet, born in Uruguay.
- lead astray — tempt into bad behaviour
- legislatrix — a woman who is a member of a legislature.
- leukotriene — a lipid, C 20 H 30 O 3 , produced by white blood cells in an immune response to antigens, that contributes to allergic asthma and inflammatory reactions.
- lightstruck — (of beer) Spoiled by exposure to light, which causes riboflavin to react with and break down the isohumulones.
- lipoatrophy — (medicine) The loss of subcutaneous fatty tissue.
- lipotropins — Plural form of lipotropin.
- lithotripsy — the pulverization and removal of urinary calculi using a lithotripter.
- lithotritor — a medical device used to remove kidney and bladder stones non-evasively
- live centre — a conically pointed rod mounted in the headstock of a lathe that locates and turns with the workpiece
- logocentric — a method of literary analysis in which words and language are regarded as a fundamental expression of external reality, excluding nonlinguistic factors such as historical context.
- loosestrife — any of various plants belonging to the genus Lysimachia, of the primrose family, having clusters of usually yellow flowers, as L. vulgaris (garden loosestrife) or L. quadrifolia (whorled loosestrife)
- lost tribes — the members of the ten tribes of ancient Israel who were taken into captivity in 722 b.c. by Sargon II of Assyria and are believed never to have returned to Palestine. II Kings 17:1–23.
- lotus sutra — a central scripture of Mahayana Buddhism, emphasizing that anyone can attain enlightenment
- low-country — Often, Low-Country. of or relating to the Low Countries.
- luteotropic — affecting the corpus luteum.
- luteotropin — prolactin.
- magistrally — In a magistral manner; authoritatively; dogmatically.
- magistrates — Plural form of magistrate.
- magistratic — relating to a magistrate
- maharashtra — a state in W central India. 118,800 sq. mi. (307,690 sq. km). Capital: Mumbai.
- main street — a novel (1920) by Sinclair Lewis.
- mainstreams — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mainstream.
- major triad — a triad consisting in root position of a root tone with a major third and a perfect fifth above.
- make tracks — a structure consisting of a pair of parallel lines of rails with their crossties, on which a railroad train, trolley, or the like runs.
- maltotriose — (carbohydrate) A maltooligosaccharide consisting of three glucose units.
- maltreating — Present participle of maltreat.
- mangalsutra — a necklace worn by a Hindu woman to signify that she is married
- manteltrees — Plural form of manteltree.
- mastic tree — a small Mediterranean anacardiaceous evergreen tree, Pistacia lentiscus, that yields the resin mastic