13-letter words containing a, r, e, c, t
- heterothallic — having mycelia of two unlike types, both of which must participate in the sexual process. Compare homothallic (def 1).
- heuristically — serving to indicate or point out; stimulating interest as a means of furthering investigation.
- high-wire act — a circus trick in which the performer walks across a high wire
- hilbert space — a complete infinite-dimensional vector space on which an inner product is defined.
- histaminergic — releasing histamine
- hospital care — medical treatment provided in a hospital
- hydrofracture — (geology) Rock fracture caused by the pressure of freezing water.
- hygrometrical — Alternative form of hygrometric.
- hyperactivate — (biology) To cause or undergo hyperactivation.
- hyperactively — In a hyperactive manner.
- hyperactivity — the condition of being hyperactive.
- hypercautious — Especially or unreasonably cautious.
- hypercritical — excessively or meticulously critical; overcritical.
- hypercyanotic — blueness or lividness of the skin, as from imperfectly oxygenated blood.
- hyperdactylia — the presence of extra fingers or toes.
- hypergalactia — an abnormally large secretion of milk.
- hypermagnetic — (physics) Extremely magnetic.
- hypermetrical — Hypermetric.
- hyperreactive — Showing a much greater than normal response to a stimulus.
- hyperromantic — extremely or excessively romantic
- hyperthetical — Misspelling of hypothetical.
- hypsometrical — Of or pertaining to hypsometry.
- hyracotherium — eohippus.
- iatrochemical — relating to iatrochemistry or iatrochemists
- ideal crystal — a crystal in which there are no defects or impurities
- identity card — a card for identifying the bearer, giving name, address, and other personal data.
- ideogrammatic — Of or pertaining to ideograms.
- impact crater — crater (def 2).
- impact wrench — an electric or pneumatic power wrench with interchangeable toolhead attachments, used for installing and removing nuts, bolts, and screws.
- imperialistic — the policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries, or of acquiring and holding colonies and dependencies.
- impracticable — not practicable; incapable of being put into practice with the available means: an impracticable plan.
- impredicative — (of a definition) given in terms that require quantification over a range that includes that which is to be defined, as having all the properties of a great general where one of the properties as ascribed must be that property itself
- impredictable — (nonstandard) unpredictable.
- in triplicate — in three copies, times three
- inarticulated — Not articulated; not connected by a joint.
- incarcerating — Present participle of incarcerate.
- incarceration — the act of incarcerating, or putting in prison or another enclosure: The incarceration rate has increased dramatically.
- incarcerative — to imprison; confine.
- income stream — a flow of money into a business
- inconsiderate — without due regard for the rights or feelings of others: It was inconsiderate of him to keep us waiting.
- inconstruable — unable to be construed
- incorporative — Tending to incorporate or include things.
- incorruptable — Misspelling of incorruptible.
- incouragement — Archaic form of encouragement.
- incrementally — increasing or adding on, especially in a regular series: small, incremental tax hikes.
- indeterminacy — the condition or quality of being indeterminate; indetermination.
- indisturbance — Freedom from disturbance; calmness; repose.
- indoctrinated — to instruct in a doctrine, principle, ideology, etc., especially to imbue with a specific partisan or biased belief or point of view.
- indoctrinates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of indoctrinate.
- inertia force — an imaginary force supposed to act upon an accelerated body, equal in magnitude and opposite in direction to the resultant of the real forces