13-letter words containing a, r, c, h, i, t
- crystal habit — the external shape of a crystal
- dechorionated — (biology) From which the chorion has been removed.
- demochristian — a member or supporter of a Christian democratic party or movement
- diaphoretical — Alternative form of diaphoretic.
- diaphragmatic — of the diaphragm.
- dictatorships — Plural form of dictatorship.
- drop a stitch — to allow a loop of wool to fall off a knitting needle accidentally while knitting
- earth science — any of various sciences, as geography, geology, or meteorology, that deal with the earth, its composition, or any of its changing aspects.
- electric hare — (in greyhound racing) a model of a hare, mounted on an electrified rail, which the dogs chase
- enterohepatic — Relating to or denoting the circulation of bile salts and other secretions from the liver to the intestine, where they are reabsorbed into the blood and returned to the liver.
- epitrachelion — The liturgical vestment worn by priests and bishops of the Orthodox Church as the symbol of their priesthood, corresponding to the Western stole.
- epitrochoidal — Being or relating to an epitrochoid.
- eproctophilia — Sexual arousal from flatulence.
- ergatomorphic — pertaining to an ergatomorph
- ethnographica — a collection of ethnographic items
- eucharistical — Alternative form of eucharistic.
- featherstitch — an embroidery stitch producing work in which a succession of branches extend alternately on each side of a central stem.
- fire watching — the job of watching for fires, especially those caused by aerial bombardment
- fireside chat — an informal address by a political leader over radio or television, especially as given by President Franklin D. Roosevelt beginning in 1933.
- first chamber — the parliament of the Netherlands, consisting of an upper chamber (First Chamber) and a lower chamber (Second Chamber)
- fish hatchery — a facility where fish eggs are hatched and the fry raised, especially to stock lakes, streams, and ponds.
- flash picture — a photograph made using flash photography.
- franchisement — a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government: a franchise to operate a bus system.
- friction head — (in a hydraulic system) the part of a head of water or of another liquid that represents the energy that the system dissipates through friction with the sides of conduits or channels and through heating from turbulent flow.
- fruit machine — gambling: slot machine
- fulbright act — an act of Congress (1946) by which funds derived chiefly from the sale of U.S. surplus property abroad are made available to U.S. citizens for study, research, and teaching in foreign countries as well as to foreigners to engage in similar activities in the U.S.
- gabrilowitsch — Ossip [aw-syip] /ˈɔ syɪp/ (Show IPA), 1878–1936, Russian pianist and conductor, in America.
- gangster chic — a cinematic or literary genre which seeks to glamorize the criminal underworld
- garter stitch — a basic knitting pattern that produces an evenly pebbled texture on both sides of the work, created by consistently knitting or purling every stitch of every row.
- gastrohepatic — of, relating to, or involving the stomach and the liver.
- gastrophrenic — (anatomy) Pertaining to the stomach and diaphragm.
- girl-watching — the activity of looking at young women to enjoy their attractiveness, perhaps with a view to starting a relationship
- goliath crane — a gantry crane for heavy work, as in steel mills.
- gonadotrophic — Of, pertaining to, or stimulating the functions of the gonads.
- gunters-chain — a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- hallucinatory — pertaining to or characterized by hallucination: hallucinatory visions.
- halobacterium — Any of various extremophiles, of genus Halobacterium, found in water saturated or nearly saturated with salt.
- harmonic tone — a tone produced by suppressing the fundamental tone and bringing into prominence one of its overtones.
- harness hitch — a hitch forming a loop around a rope, especially one formed at the end of a bowline.
- haruspication — the use of animal entrails for divination
- heartsickness — The condition of being heartsick.
- heartstricken — Shocked; dismayed.
- hecate strait — a strait in central British Columbia, Canada, between the mainland and the Queen Charlotte Islands. 160 miles (257 km) long and 40–80 miles (64–129 km) wide.
- heliotropical — heliotropic
- hemichordates — Plural form of hemichordate.
- hemiparasitic — Semiparasitic.
- heortological — of or relating to heortology
- herb patience — a European plant, Rumex patientia, of the buckwheat family, naturalized in North America, having long, wavy-margined, basal leaves used for salads.
- hermeneutical — of or relating to hermeneutics; interpretative; explanatory.
- heroic stanza — elegiac stanza.