13-letter words containing a, r, c, t
- dual controls — If a vehicle used by a driving instructor has dual controls, it has pedals on the passenger's side as well as on the driver's side to allow the driving instructor to brake should the learner try to move off when it is dangerous to do so
- dutch courage — courage inspired by drunkenness or drinking liquor.
- ear infection — an infection that affects the ear
- earth science — any of various sciences, as geography, geology, or meteorology, that deal with the earth, its composition, or any of its changing aspects.
- east germanic — a branch of the Germanic languages no longer extant, comprising Gothic and probably others of which there are no written records. Abbreviation: EGmc.
- east rockaway — a town in SE New York.
- easter cactus — an epiphytic cactus, Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri, native to Brazil, having oblong joints and red flowers.
- easter candle — a tall candle, symbolizing Christ, that is sometimes blessed and placed on the gospel side of an altar on Holy Saturday and kept burning until Ascension Day.
- eccentrically — deviating from the recognized or customary character, practice, etc.; irregular; erratic; peculiar; odd: eccentric conduct; an eccentric person.
- ecclesiolatry — excessive reverence for churchly forms and traditions.
- ectoparasites — Plural form of ectoparasite.
- ectoparasitic — Of or pertaining to ectoparasites.
- electric hare — (in greyhound racing) a model of a hare, mounted on an electrified rail, which the dogs chase
- electrization — the action of electrifying
- electroactive — (of living tissue) exhibiting electrical activity or responsive to electrical stimuli
- electrodermal — Of or relating to measurement of the electrical conductivity of the skin, especially as an indicator of someone’s emotional responses.
- electrographs — Plural form of electrograph.
- electromagnet — A soft metal core made into a magnet by the passage of electric current through a coil surrounding it.
- electron beam — a beam or stream of electrons emitted by a single source that move in the same direction and at the same speed
- electroplated — Simple past tense and past participle of electroplate.
- electroplates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of electroplate.
- electrostatic — Of or relating to stationary electric charges or fields as opposed to electric currents.
- electrovalent — (of bonding) resulting from electrostatic attraction between positive and negative ions; ionic.
- embranchments — Plural form of embranchment.
- emergency tax — the tax a person pays on their income when it is not yet clear what tax band they should be assigned to
- emtricitabine — A nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor for the treatment of HIV infection.
- enantiodromic — relating to enantiodromia
- enantiotropic — relating to enantiotropy
- enchantresses — Plural form of enchantress.
- enchondromata — Plural form of enchondroma.
- encouragement — The action of giving someone support, confidence, or hope.
- encroachments — Plural form of encroachment.
- encrustations — Plural form of encrustation.
- enculturating — Present participle of enculturate.
- enculturation — The gradual acquisition of the characteristics and norms of a culture or group by a person, another culture, etc.
- endoparasitic — Of or pertaining to endoparasites.
- energetically — In an energetic manner.
- 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.
- entomostracan — any small crustacean of the group (formerly subclass) Entomostraca, including the branchiopods, ostracods, and copepods
- entrance hall — large lobby, foyer
- entrance ramp — a short road connecting a motorway, etc, to another road
- 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
- eroticization — The act or process of eroticizing.
- escape artist — escapologist
- escort agency — an agency where people, esp young women, may be hired to accompany someone for entertainment, etc
- eta reduction — eta conversion
- ethnocultural — Relating to or denoting a particular ethnic group.