12-letter words containing a, c, h, e, r
- discographer — a person who compiles discographies.
- disenchanter — One who disenchants.
- disfranchise — to deprive (a person) of a right of citizenship, as of the right to vote.
- dodecahedral — Having twelve plane surfaces.
- dodecahedron — a solid figure having 12 faces.
- dreamcatcher — A small hoop containing a horsehair mesh, or a similar construction of string or yarn, decorated with feathers and beads, believed to give its owner good dreams. Dreamcatchers were originally made by American Indians.
- drum machine — a device that simulates percussion sounds in various combinations and rhythms, and can alter digitally stored drum sounds or make digital recordings of drum sounds.
- dust catcher — Informal. a knickknack or other household object that is little used.
- dutch master — one of a number of renowned and influential Dutch painters
- dwarf cherry — any of several low, North American cherries that grow on dry or sandy soil, especially Prunus pumila, of the Great Lakes region.
- earth closet — a type of lavatory in which earth is used to cover excreta
- earth colour — any of various brown pigments composed chiefly of iron oxides
- echinodermal — (zoology) Relating or belonging to the echinoderms.
- echo chamber — a room or studio with resonant walls for broadcasting or recording echoes or hollow sound effects.
- echolocators — Plural form of echolocator.
- ectypography — a form of etching or engraving in which the design is produced in relief
- edvard munch — Edvard [ed-vahrd] /ˈɛd vɑrd/ (Show IPA), 1863–1944, Norwegian painter and graphic artist.
- elasmobranch — A cartilaginous fish of a group that comprises the sharks, rays, and skates.
- electroclash — a type of electronic music, originating in the first decade of the 21st century, that combines modern techno with synthesizer music characteristic of the 1980s
- electrograph — A machine used in gravure printing.
- eleutherarch — the chief of the eleutheri
- embranchment — A branching forth, as of trees for example.
- encroachment — Intrusion on a person's territory, rights, etc.
- endochondral — occurring, or present, in cartilage
- endotracheal — Situated or occurring within or performed by way of the trachea.
- enfranchised — Simple past tense and past participle of enfranchise.
- enfranchises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enfranchise.
- enharmonical — relating to the enharmonic scale
- epigraphical — Epigraphic.
- epirrhematic — relating to epirrhema
- etheromaniac — a person who is addicted to ether
- ethical drug — a drug which is only available legally with a doctor's prescription or consent
- ethnographic — Relating to ethnography.
- euphorically — In a euphoric manner.
- eutrophicate — (ecology, intransitive) To become eutrophic.
- everchanging — Which changes frequently and, presumably, will continue to do so forever.
- extrahepatic — Originating or occurring outside the liver.
- far-reaching — extending far in influence, effect, etc.: the far-reaching effect of his speech.
- featherbacks — Plural form of featherback.
- feuchtwanger — Lion [lee-awn] /ˈli ɔn/ (Show IPA), 1884–1958, German novelist and dramatist.
- fire watcher — a person who watches for fires, esp those caused by aerial bombardment
- fixed charge — an expense that cannot be modified.
- for a change — contrary to the norm
- forced march — any march that is longer than troops are accustomed to and maintained at a faster pace than usual, generally undertaken for a particular objective under emergency conditions.
- forked chain — branched chain.
- four-channel — Audio. quadraphonic.
- fowl cholera — a specific, acute, diarrheal disease of fowls, especially chickens, caused by a bacterium, Pasteurella multocida.
- franchisable — a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government: a franchise to operate a bus system.
- francophones — Plural form of francophone.
- french bread — a yeast-raised bread made of dough containing water and distinguished by its thick, well-browned crust, usually made in long, slender, tapered loaves. Compare baguette (def 3).