12-letter words containing e, c, h, i
- duplex chain — a roller chain having two sets of rollers linked together, used for heavy-duty applications
- duty chemist — a dispensing chemist's that is open to the public for a specific period when other chemists are closed
- dysaesthetic — relating to or suffering from dysaesthesia
- dysphemistic — Of, pertaining to, or being a dysphemism.
- east chicago — a port in NW Indiana, on Lake Michigan, near Chicago.
- echinococcus — any of a number of tapeworms of the genus Echinococcus whose larvae are parasitic in humans and domestic animals.
- echinodermal — (zoology) Relating or belonging to the echinoderms.
- echogenicity — (medical) The ability to create an echo that can be detected in an ultrasound examination.
- echolocation — the general method of locating objects by determining the time for an echo to return and the direction from which it returns, as by radar or sonar.
- edith cavell — Edith Louisa, 1865–1915, English nurse: executed by the Germans in World War I.
- egg sandwich — two slices of bread filled with chopped egg
- ehrlichiosis — (medicine) A tick-borne disease caused by infection with bacteria of the genus Ehrlichia.
- electrophile — (chemistry) a compound or functional group that is attractive to, and accepts electrons, especially accepting an electron pair from a nucleophile to form a bond.
- electrophori — Plural form of electrophorus.
- empathically — In an empathic manner.
- emphatically — In a forceful way.
- encephalitic — Of or pertaining to encephalitis.
- encephalitis — Inflammation of the brain, caused by infection or an allergic reaction.
- enchantingly — In an enchanting manner.
- enchiridions — Plural form of enchiridion.
- encipherment — The act or process of enciphering; encryption.
- enfranchised — Simple past tense and past participle of enfranchise.
- enfranchises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enfranchise.
- enhanced ide — Advanced Technology Attachment Interface with Extensions
- enharmonical — relating to the enharmonic scale
- enhypostatic — relating to enhypostasia
- enthusiastic — Having or showing intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval.
- eosinophilic — (of a cell or its contents) readily stained by eosin.
- epigraphical — Epigraphic.
- epirrhematic — relating to epirrhema
- epoch-making — An epoch-making change or declaration is considered to be extremely important because it is likely to have a significant effect on a particular period of time.
- eric the red — ?940–?1010 ad, Norse navigator: discovered and colonized Greenland; father of Leif Ericson
- erythrocytic — Of or pertaining to erythrocytes.
- erythromycin — An antibiotic used in the treatment of infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria. It is similar in its effects to penicillin.
- eschscholzia — Any of the flowers in the Eschscholzia genus, especially the California poppy (Eschscholzia californica).
- esthetically — Alternative spelling of aesthetically.
- estheticians — Plural form of esthetician.
- etheromaniac — a person who is addicted to ether
- ethical code — an ethical code is a set of moral principles used to govern the conduct of a profession
- ethical drug — a drug which is only available legally with a doctor's prescription or consent
- ethnocentric — Evaluating other peoples and cultures according to the standards of one's own culture.
- ethnographic — Relating to ethnography.
- ethnological — Of or pertaining to ethnology.
- ethnopoetics — A poetical, linguistic and anthropological movement dealing with poetry written by, or in the style of, indigenous peoples.
- eunuchoidism — A syndrome in males with a lack of sex characteristics due to lack of proper male sex hormones.
- euphonically — In a euphonic manner.
- euphorically — In a euphoric manner.
- eutrophicate — (ecology, intransitive) To become eutrophic.
- everchanging — Which changes frequently and, presumably, will continue to do so forever.
- executorship — The office or position of an executor.