14-letter words containing tr
- marmalade tree — sapote (def 1).
- massif central — a great plateau and the chief water divide of France, in the central part.
- matrimony vine — any plant belonging to the genus Lycium, of the nightshade family, species of which are cultivated for their foliage, flowers, and berries.
- mattress cover — a cover that can be put over a mattress before a bed sheet, providing further protection
- mcclure strait — an arm of the Beaufort Sea between Banks Island in the south and Melville Island and Eglinton Island to the north, in the Northwest Territories, Canada. About 170 miles (270 km) long and 60 miles (90 km) wide.
- menage a trois — a domestic arrangement in which three people having sexual relations occupy the same household.
- mercator track — a line appearing straight on a Mercator chart; rhumb line.
- meretriciously — In a meretricious manner.
- metatheatrical — Of or pertaining to metatheatre.
- method actress — an actress who bases her role on the inner motivation of the character she plays, following the theories of Stanislavsky
- metric centner — centner (def 2).
- metric madness — excessive devotion to metrication
- metrical psalm — a translation of one of the psalms into rhyming strict-metre verse usually sung as a hymn
- metronomically — a mechanical or electrical instrument that makes repeated clicking sounds at an adjustable pace, used for marking rhythm, especially in practicing music.
- metropolitical — metropolitan
- metrosexuality — The quality of being metrosexual.
- microchemistry — the branch of chemistry dealing with minute quantities of substances.
- microcircuitry — a detailed plan of an integrated circuit or a network of such circuits.
- microelectrode — a very small electrode
- micronutrients — Plural form of micronutrient.
- microstructure — the structure of a metal or alloy as observed, after etching and polishing, under a high degree of magnification.
- misattribution — the act of attributing; ascription.
- misconstructed — Simple past tense and past participle of misconstruct.
- misinstruction — Wrong or improper instruction.
- mistranscribed — to make a written copy, especially a typewritten copy, of (dictated material, notes taken during a lecture, or other spoken material).
- mistranslating — Present participle of mistranslate.
- mistranslation — An incorrect translation.
- monotransitive — In grammar, pertaining to a transitive verb that takes a single mandatory object, either a direct object or a primary object depending on the language.
- montreal canoe — a large freight canoe having a raised gunwale at the bow and stern.
- montreal north — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada, N of Montreal.
- mother country — the country of one's birth or ancestry.
- motor industry — the manufacturers of cars viewed as a sector
- much-travelled — A much-travelled person has travelled a lot in foreign countries.
- multielectrode — having or involving several electrodes
- nanofiltration — Pressure-driven filtration through a membrane that removes particles of about two nanometres or larger.
- nanostructured — Having a nanostructure; a structure designed on the nano scale.
- nanostructures — Plural form of nanostructure.
- national trust — (in Britain) an organization concerned with the preservation of historic buildings and monuments and areas of the countryside of great beauty in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. It was founded in 1895 and incorporated by act of parliament in 1907. The National Trust for Scotland was founded in 1931
- native country — the country someone is born in or native to
- neil armstrong — (Daniel) Louis ("Satchmo") 1900–71, U.S. jazz trumpeter and bandleader.
- net neutrality — the concept that broadband Internet service providers should provide nondiscriminatory access to Internet content, platforms, etc., and should not manipulate the transfer of data regardless of its source or destination: how net neutrality can preserve freedom of speech.
- neurochemistry — the branch of science that is concerned with the chemistry of the nervous system.
- neutral corner — either of the two corners of the ring not used by the boxers between rounds.
- neutral ground — a median strip on a highway or boulevard, especially one planted with grass.
- neutral monism — the theory that mind and matter consist of different relations between entities that are themselves neither mental nor physical.
- neutralisation — The act of neutralising.
- neutralization — the act, process, or an instance of neutralizing.
- neutron number — the number of neutrons in the nucleus of an atom, equal to the mass number minus the atomic number of the atom. Symbol: N.
- neutron poison — a nonfissionable material used to absorb neutrons and thus to control nuclear reactions
- new australian — an immigrant to Australia, esp one whose native tongue is not English