12-letter words containing c, h, i, t, e, r
- the-american — a novel (1877) by Henry James.
- theanthropic — of or relating to both God or a god and human beings; both divine and human.
- theatrically — of or relating to the theater or dramatic presentations: theatrical performances.
- theocentrism — having God as the focal point of thoughts, interests, and feelings: theocentric philosophy.
- theocratical — a form of government in which God or a deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler, the God's or deity's laws being interpreted by the ecclesiastical authorities.
- theoretician — a person who deals with or is expert in the theoretical side of a subject: a military theoretician.
- therapeutics — a therapeutic substance.
- thermometric — an instrument for measuring temperature, often a sealed glass tube that contains a column of liquid, as mercury, that expands and contracts, or rises and falls, with temperature changes, the temperature being read where the top of the column coincides with a calibrated scale marked on the tube or its frame.
- thermophilic — growing best in a warm environment.
- thermostatic — a device, including a relay actuated by thermal conduction or convection, that functions to establish and maintain a desired temperature automatically or signals a change in temperature for manual adjustment.
- thermotropic — oriented growth of an organism in response to heat.
- thiobacteria — bacteria found esp. in stagnant water and at the bottom of the sea, that oxidize or reduce sulfur compounds, as hydrogen sulfide
- third sector — the segment of a nation's economy that is made up of neither public nor business concerns, as nonprofit health or educational institutions.
- thunderstick — bull-roarer.
- timber hitch — a knot used for tying a rope round a spar, log, etc, for haulage
- timber-hitch — to fasten by means of a timber hitch.
- time charter — the hire of a ship or aircraft for a specified period
- torch singer — a singer, especially a woman, who specializes in singing torch songs.
- trefoil arch — an arch with cusplike intrados.
- trench knife — a short knife for stabbing, sometimes equipped with brass knuckles as a guard, used in modern warfare in hand-to-hand combat.
- tricephalous — with three heads
- trichopteran — trichopterous.
- trichopteron — trichopteran.
- trichotomize — to divide into three parts or categories
- trickishness — the quality of being crafty
- trimmer arch — an arch, usually of brick and in the form of half of a segmental arch, between a chimney and a header in a floor structure to support a hearth.
- trochanteric — belonging or relating to a trochanter
- trochelminth — any invertebrate of the phylum Trochelminthes (now usually broken up into several phyla), comprising the rotifers, gastrotrichs, and several other forms.
- tsesarevitch — (in Russian history) the eldest son of a tsar or his heir apparent
- uncharitable — deficient in charity; unkind; harsh; unforgiving; censorious; merciless: an uncharitable attitude; an uncharitable neighbor.
- unchristened — not christened
- unhysterical — not showing or suggesting any hysteria; controlled; sensible; calm;
- unrhetorical — not rhetorical; literal; plainspoken
- white clover — a clover, Trifolium repens, having white flowers, common in pastures and meadows.
- white spruce — a spruce, Picea glauca, of northern North America, having bluish-green needles and silvery-brown bark.
- white-collar — belonging or pertaining to the ranks of office and professional workers whose jobs generally do not involve manual labor or the wearing of a uniform or work clothes.
- windcheaters — Plural form of windcheater.
- within reach — close enough to be reached
- wristwatches — Plural form of wristwatch.
- zoochemistry — the branch of chemistry dealing with the constituents of the animal body; animal chemistry.