10-letter words starting with t
- trigeminal — of or relating to the trigeminal nerve.
- triggering — a small projecting tongue in a firearm that, when pressed by the finger, actuates the mechanism that discharges the weapon.
- triggerman — a gangster who specializes in gunning people down.
- trigonally — from a trigonal point of view
- trihydrate — a hydrate that contains three molecules of water, as potassium pyrophosphate, K 4 P 2 O 7 ⋅3H 2 O.
- trihydroxy — containing three hydroxyl groups.
- trilateral — having three sides.
- trilineate — (of animal and plant coloration) marked with three stripes
- trilingual — using, speaking, or involving three languages.
- triliteral — using or consisting of three letters.
- trillionth — coming last in a series of a trillion
- trilobated — having three lobes
- trilocular — having three loculi, chambers, or cells.
- trimmingly — by means of trimming
- trimonthly — occurring, taking place, done, or acted upon every three months.
- trinacrian — an ancient name of Sicily.
- triniscope — an early television with three tubes projecting the three primary colours
- trinitrate — a chemical compound forming from three molecules of nitric acid
- trinketing — secret or underhand dealings
- trinocular — of or relating to a binocular microscope equipped with a third lens system for photographic recording.
- trioecious — of or relating to a species having male, female, and hermaphrodite flowers on different plants.
- tripartism — a division into three representative groups
- tripartite — divided into or consisting of three parts: the tripartite occupation of West Germany.
- tripehound — an objectionable person
- triphammer — Machinery. a heavy hammer raised and then let fall by means of some tripping device, as a cam.
- triphibian — skilled in combat equally on land, sea, and in the air.
- triphthong — Phonetics. a monosyllabic speech-sound sequence perceived as being made up of three differing vowel qualities, as the pronunciation of our, especially in r-dropping dialects.
- triphylite — a mineral, a rare phosphate of lithium, iron, and manganese, usually occurring in masses of a bluish or greenish color.
- tripinnate — bipinnate, as a leaf, with the divisions also pinnate.
- triple sec — a type of curaçao liqueur.
- tripletail — a large food fish, Lobotes surinamensis, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, having the lobes of its dorsal and anal fins extending backward and, with the caudal fin, suggesting a three-lobed tail.
- triplicate — one of three identical items, especially copies of typewritten material.
- triplicity — the quality or state of being triple; threefold character or condition.
- tripterous — three-winged; having three wings or winglike expansions.
- tripudiary — pertaining to dancing
- tripudiate — to dance for joy
- triquetrum — a wrist bone
- triradiate — having three rays or raylike processes.
- trisection — to divide into three parts, especially into three equal parts.
- trisectrix — a trisecting line
- triseptate — having three septa.
- triskelion — a symbolic figure consisting of three legs, arms, or branches radiating from a common center, as the device of Sicily and the Isle of Man.
- trisomy 13 — a syndrome associated with the presence of an extra chromosome 13, characterized by mental retardation, cardiac problems, and multiple deformities.
- tristylous — having three styles.
- trisulcate — having three grooves or furrows
- trisulfide — a sulfide containing three sulfur atoms.
- tritanopia — a defect of vision in which the retina fails to respond to blue and yellow.
- triternate — having three leaves grouped in threes
- trithionic — designating a certain thionic acid
- tritically — in a trite or hackneyed manner