11-letter words containing tr
- tallow tree — a small tree, Sapium sebiferum, of the spurge family, cultivated in China and the tropics, having popcorn-shaped seeds with a waxy coating that is used for soap, candles, and oil.
- tautometric — having the same metre or arrangement of syllables
- taximetrics — numerical taxonomy.
- tea trolley — a trolley from which tea is served
- telecontrol — the remote control of electronic devices
- telocentric — of or relating to any chromosome or chromatid whose centromere is positioned at its end, creating one chromosome arm. Compare acentric (def 2), acrocentric, metacentric (def 2).
- tensiometry — the study of the measurement of tension
- terrestrial — pertaining to, consisting of, or representing the earth as distinct from other planets.
- tetracoccus — a spherical bacterium occurring in square groups of four.
- tetracyclic — (of a compound) containing four rings in its molecular structure
- tetradactyl — a four-toed animal
- tetradrachm — an ancient coin with a value of four drachmas
- tetradymite — a mineral, bismuth telluride and sulfide, Bi 2 Te 2 S, occurring in soft-gray to black foliated masses.
- tetragonous — related to a tetragon
- tetragynian — related to or belonging to the Tetragynia class of plants having four pistils
- tetrahedral — pertaining to or having the form of a tetrahedron.
- tetrahedron — Geometry. a solid contained by four plane faces; a triangular pyramid.
- tetrahydric — (especially of alcohols and phenols) tetrahydroxy.
- tetrahymena — any ciliated protozoan of the genus Tetrahymena, a relative of the paramecium: often used in genetics research.
- tetramerous — consisting of or divided into four parts.
- tetrandrian — having four stamens or related to the class Tetrandria
- tetrandrous — having four stamens.
- tetraplegia — quadriplegia.
- tetraploidy — having a chromosome number that is four times the basic or haploid number.
- tetrapodous — of or related to a tetrapod
- tetrapteran — of or related to things, particularly insects, with four wings
- tetratheism — the belief that the Christian God is four persons
- tetravalent — having a valence of four, as Pt +4 .
- tetrazolium — a derivative of an acidic chemical compound
- thaumatrope — a card with different pictures on opposite sides, as a horse on one side and a rider on the other, which appear as if combined when the card is twirled rapidly, thus illustrating the persistence of visual impressions.
- the country — the outlying area or area furthest from the finish of a sports ground or racecourse
- the strings — violins, violas, cellos, and double basses collectively
- the theatre — the world of actors, theatrical companies, etc
- the trinity — the union of the three divine persons (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) in one Godhead
- the trizone — the area of Germany from 1945-49, later to become West Germany, comprising three zones occupied by Britain, USA and France respectively
- the tropics — that part of the earth's surface between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn; the Torrid Zone
- theatregoer — a person who is at the theatre or who goes regularly to the theatre to see plays
- theatreland — the main theatre district of a city, esp in the West End of London
- theatricals — of or relating to the theater or dramatic presentations: theatrical performances.
- theatricism — theatricalism.
- theatricize — to make something theatrical or artificial
- theocentric — having God as the focal point of thoughts, interests, and feelings: theocentric philosophy.
- theriatrics — the study and practice of veterinary medicine.
- theriolatry — the worship of theriomorphic deities or deities that are a combination of human and animal forms
- thermometry — the branch of physics dealing with the measurement of temperature.
- thirdstream — a style of music that uses features of both jazz and classical music in an attempt to develop a new and distinctive musical idiom.
- thixotropic — the property exhibited by certain gels of becoming liquid when stirred or shaken.
- thyrotropic — capable of stimulating the thyroid gland.
- thyrotropin — an anterior pituitary hormone that regulates the activity of the thyroid gland.
- time travel — hypothetical transport through time into the past or the future.