12-letter words starting with te
- telesoftware — the transmission of computer programs on a teletext system
- teleutospore — a spore of certain rust fungi, which carries the fungus through the winter and which, on germination, produces the promycelium.
- telharmonium — a musical keyboard instrument operating by alternating currents of electricity which, on impulse from the keyboard, produce music at a distant point via telephone lines.
- tell against — If a feature or characteristic tells against someone, it spoils their chance of success when they are being considered for something, for example a job.
- tellurometer — a surveying instrument using microwaves to measure distance.
- telolecithal — having an accumulation of yolk near the vegetal pole, as the large-yolked eggs or ova of reptiles and birds.
- temper color — any of the colors appearing on the surface of clean, unoxidized steel heated in air, from pale yellow at the coolest to dark blue at the hottest: used as an approximate indication of temperature.
- temperalitie — temper
- tempest-tost — buffeted about, as by adversities.
- temporaneous — lasting a short while
- temptability — the state of being liable to temptation
- temptational — the act of tempting; enticement or allurement.
- tempus fugit — time flies
- tender offer — a public offer to purchase stock of a corporation from its shareholders at a certain price within a stated time limit, often in an effort to win control of the company.
- tenderometer — a device measuring the tenderness of peas
- tennis court — ground marked out for tennis
- tennis elbow — irritation of the synovial membrane, or joint rotary area, of the elbow, caused by immoderate motions while playing tennis or other sports; epicondylitis.
- tenochtitlan — the capital of the Aztec empire: founded in 1325; destroyed by the Spaniards in 1521; now the site of Mexico City.
- tensiometric — relating to the measurement of tension
- tent meeting — camp meeting.
- tent trailer — an automobile-drawn recreational trailer with a folding canvas or other fabric shelter that makes the vehicle suitable for outdoor camping. Compare camper (def 3), trailer (def 2).
- tenth-grader — someone who is in their tenth year of education in the US
- tenths-place — next after ninth; being the ordinal number for ten.
- tenuirostral — pertaining to a group of birds Tenuirostres which have slender bills
- tenure-track — of or relating to a college- or university-teaching job that can lead to a tenured position.
- tepexpan man — an early human known from skeletal remains found near Tepexpán, Mexico, and dating c10,000–8000 b.c.
- teratomatous — relating to a tumour typically of the gonads
- teratophobia — fear of giving birth to a monster
- tercentenary — commemoration of 300 years
- terebic acid — an acid, C 7 H 10 O 4 , formed by the oxidation of certain terpenes and historically important in the discovery of the structures of many terpenes.
- terebinthine — terebinthinate.
- terephthalic — relating to, designating, or derived from terephthalic acid or its derivatives
- tergiversate — to change repeatedly one's attitude or opinions with respect to a cause, subject, etc.; equivocate.
- ternary form — a musical form in three sections, with the third usually an exact repetition of the first.
- terraforming — to alter the environment of (a celestial body) in order to make capable of supporting terrestrial life forms.
- terribleness — distressing; severe: a terrible winter.
- terrifically — extraordinarily great or intense: terrific speed.
- terrifyingly — to fill with terror or alarm; make greatly afraid.
- tertium quid — something related in some way to two things, but distinct from both; something intermediate between two things.
- tessellation — the art or practice of tessellating.
- test cricket — a form of cricket that takes the longest amount of time to play
- test pattern — a geometric design broadcast to receivers for testing the quality of transmission, often identifying the transmitting station and channel.
- testamentary — of, relating to, or of the nature of a testament or will.
- testiculated — like a testicle, esp in shape
- testificator — a person who witnesses
- testosterone — Biochemistry. the sex hormone, C 19 H 28 O 2 , secreted by the testes, that stimulates the development of male sex organs, secondary sexual traits, and sperm.
- tetanization — to induce tetanus in (a muscle).
- tetrachotomy — the segmentation of something into four parts
- tetracycline — an antibiotic, C 22 H 24 H 2 O 8 , derived from chlortetracycline, used in medicine to treat a broad variety of infections.
- tetradactyly — the condition of having four fingers or toes