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12-letter words starting with th

  • thick client — a computer having its own hard drive, as opposed to one on a network where most functions are carried out on a central server
  • thick-lipped — having thick lips
  • thick-witted — lacking intelligence; thickheaded; dull; stupid.
  • thigmotactic — movement of an organism toward or away from any object that provides a mechanical stimulus.
  • thimbleberry — any of several American raspberries bearing a thimble-shaped fruit, especially the black raspberry, Rubus occidentalis.
  • thin-skinned — having a thin skin.
  • thinking cap — a state of mind marked by reflection or concentration: If we put on our thinking caps, we may come up with the answer.
  • thinkingness — the quality of being thoughtful or capable of rational or intellectual thought
  • thioaldehyde — any of a class of compounds formed by the action of hydrogen sulfide on aldehydes, and regarded as aldehydes with the oxygen replaced by sulfur.
  • thioarsenate — any of a group of chemical compounds considered salts of the thioarsenic acids
  • thioarsenite — any of a group of chemical compounds considered salts of the thioarsenious acids
  • thiobacillus — any of several rod-shaped bacteria of the genus Thiobacillus, inhabiting soil, sewage, etc., that derive energy from oxidation of sulfur or sulfur compounds.
  • thiobacteria — bacteria found esp. in stagnant water and at the bottom of the sea, that oxidize or reduce sulfur compounds, as hydrogen sulfide
  • thiodiglycol — C4H10O2S, a yellowish viscous liquid used as a solvent
  • thionic acid — any of the five acids of sulfur of the type H 2 S n O 6 , where n is from two to six.
  • thioridazine — a phenothiazine, C 21 H 26 N 2 S 2 , used as an antipsychotic chiefly in the treatment of acute psychoses and schizophrenia.
  • thiosinamine — a white, crystalline, water-soluble, bitter-tasting powder, C 4 H 8 N 2 S, occurring in mustard oil: used chiefly in organic synthesis.
  • thiosulfuric — of or derived from thiosulfuric acid.
  • thiosulphate — any salt of thiosulphuric acid
  • thioxanthene — any of a class of antipsychotics, as thiothixene, used to relieve symptoms of severe psychiatric disorders.
  • third estate — the third of the three estates or political orders: the commons in France or England. Compare estate (def 5).
  • third eyelid — nictitating membrane.
  • third finger — the finger next to the little finger; ring finger.
  • third gender — a gender classification in societies that recognize a gender other than male or female.
  • third market — a market established by the London Stock Exchange in 1987 to trade in shares in companies required to provide less detailed information than that required by the main market or the unlisted securities market
  • third person — the grammatical person used by the speaker of an utterance in referring to anyone or anything other than the speaker or the one (third person singular) or ones (third person plural) being addressed.
  • third sector — the segment of a nation's economy that is made up of neither public nor business concerns, as nonprofit health or educational institutions.
  • third stream — a style of music that uses features of both jazz and classical music in an attempt to develop a new and distinctive musical idiom.
  • third-degree — to subject to the third degree.
  • third-grader — a pupil in their third year of education, esp in the US and Canada
  • thirdborough — an under constable of a township
  • thirteenthly — in the thirteenth place
  • thirty-eight — a cardinal number, 30 plus 8.
  • thirty-fifth — next after the thirty-fourth; being the ordinal number for 35.
  • thirty-first — next after the thirtieth; being the ordinal number for 31.
  • thirty-ninth — next after the thirty-eighth; being the ordinal number for 39.
  • thirty-seven — a cardinal number, 30 plus 7.
  • thirty-sixth — next after the thirty-fifth; being the ordinal number for 36.
  • thirty-third — next after the thirty-second; being the ordinal number for 33.
  • thirty-three — a cardinal number, 30 plus 3.
  • thirty-twomo — a book size of about 3¼ × 5½ inches (8.3 × 14 cm), determined by printing on sheets that are folded to form 32 leaves or 64 pages. Symbol: 32mo, 32°.
  • this side of — If you say that something will not happen this side of a date or event, you mean that it will not happen before that date or event.
  • this-worldly — distinguished by or relating to material or earthly concerns; not spiritual or concerned with life in a future or imaginary world
  • thistle tube — a glass funnel consisting of a long narrow tube with a thistle-shaped head.
  • thitherwards — in that direction
  • thomas hardy — Godfrey Harold, 1877–1947, English mathematician.
  • thomas paine — Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
  • thomas talys — Thomas, Tallis, Thomas.
  • thoracectomy — excision of part or all of a rib.
  • thoracically — by way of the thorax; in the thorax
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