14-letter words containing tro
- enterogastrone — a hormone liberated by the upper intestinal mucosa when stimulated by fat: reduces peristalsis and secretion in the stomach
- eutrophication — Excessive richness of nutrients in a lake or other body of water, frequently due to runoff from the land, which causes a dense growth of plant life and death of animal life from lack of oxygen.
- finger trouble — trouble caused by operator error, such as striking the wrong key
- flight control — the direction of airplane movements, especially takeoffs and landings, by messages from the ground.
- foot patrolman — a policeman assigned to patrol a particular area on foot
- g-strophanthin — ouabain.
- galvanotropism — the directional growth of an organism, esp a plant, in response to an electrical stimulus
- gastroduodenal — of or relating to the stomach and the duodenum
- gastrovascular — serving for digestion and circulation, as a cavity.
- goitrogenicity — the potential to cause goitre
- ground control — an airport facility that supervises the movement of aircraft and ground vehicles on ramps and taxiways.
- headstrongness — The property of being headstrong, stubbornness.
- heavy nitrogen — the stable isotope of nitrogen having a mass number of 15.
- heterostrophic — (of a shell) twisting or turning in a different direction
- highway patrol — a state law-enforcement organization whose officers safeguard the highways.
- hypertrophical — relating to hypertrophy
- hypertrophying — abnormal enlargement of a part or organ; excessive growth.
- iatrochemistry — (in the 16th and 17th centuries) the study of chemistry in relation to the physiology, pathology, and treatment of disease.
- iatrogenically — In an iatrogenic manner.
- ichthyolatrous — relating to the worship of fish or divination by means of fish parts
- idolatrousness — The quality of being idolatrous.
- incontrollable — uncontrollable.
- insulinotropic — That stimulates or affects the production of insulin.
- interelectrode — existing between multiple electrodes
- introductorily — By way of introduction.
- introspectible — to practice introspection; consider one's own internal state or feelings.
- introspections — Plural form of introspection.
- introversively — In an introversive manner.
- isentropically — in an isentropic manner
- kamloops trout — a variety of rainbow trout found in Canadian lakes
- kastrop-rauxel — Castrop-Rauxel.
- leukodystrophy — (medicine) Any of a group of disorders characterized by progressive degeneration of the white matter of the brain, caused by imperfect growth or development of the myelin sheath that acts as an insulator around nerve fibres.
- mackinaw trout — lake trout.
- menage a trois — a domestic arrangement in which three people having sexual relations occupy the same household.
- 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.
- microelectrode — a very small electrode
- multielectrode — having or involving several electrodes
- neil armstrong — (Daniel) Louis ("Satchmo") 1900–71, U.S. jazz trumpeter and bandleader.
- 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
- nitro compound — any one of a class of usually organic compounds that contain the monovalent group -NO2 (nitro group or radical), linked to a carbon atom. The commonest example is nitrobenzene, C6H5NO2
- nitrobacterium — Any of the several genera of bacteria in soil that take part in the nitrogen cycle, oxidizing ammonium and organic nitrogen compounds to the more soluble nitrite and nitrate.
- nitrocellulose — cellulose nitrate.
- nitrofurantoin — an antimicrobial substance, C 8 H 6 N 4 O 5 , used for the treatment of urinary tract infections.
- nitrogen cycle — the continuous sequence of events by which atmospheric nitrogen and nitrogenous compounds in the soil are converted, as by nitrification and nitrogen fixation, into substances that can be utilized by green plants, the substances returning to the air and soil as a result of the decay of the plants and denitrification.
- nitrogen fixer — any of various microorganisms in the soil involved in the process of nitrogen fixation.
- nitrogen oxide — chemical compound of oxygen and nitrogen
- nitroglycerine — a colorless, thick, oily, flammable, highly explosive, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 3 H 5 N 3 O 9 , prepared from glycerol with nitric and sulfuric acids: used chiefly as a constituent of dynamite and other explosives, in rocket propellants, and in medicine as a vasodilator in the treatment of angina pectoris.