13-letter words containing e, c, h, i
- thieves' cant — slang used by thieves
- thioacetamide — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 2 H 5 NS, used chiefly in analytical chemistry as a source of hydrogen sulfide.
- thiocarbamide — thiourea.
- thirty-second — next after the thirty-first; being the ordinal number for 32.
- thoracentesis — insertion of a hollow needle or similar instrument into the pleural cavity of the chest in order to drain pleural fluid.
- thyroidectomy — excision of all or a part of the thyroid gland.
- ticket holder — a person who has a valid ticket for an event or for a journey on public transport
- tilting chest — a medieval chest decorated with a representation of a tournament.
- tin parachute — an employment agreement guaranteeing a worker compensation, especially in the form of bonuses and benefits, in the event of dismissal as a result of a merger or takeover.
- to catch fire — If an object or substance catches fire, it starts burning.
- toggle switch — a switch in which a projecting knob or arm, moving through a small arc, causes the contacts to open or close an electric circuit suddenly, as commonly used in most homes.
- topochemistry — the study of reactions that only occur at specific regions in a system
- touchline ban — an official prohibition of a manager or coach from being present on or near the field during a match
- trichopterist — a student of, or expert in, trichopteran insects
- trichopterous — belonging or pertaining to the insect order Trichoptera, comprising the caddisflies.
- trichothecene — any of a group of toxins derived from various imperfect fungi, as of the genera Fusarium and Trichothecium.
- trisaccharide — a carbohydrate composed of three monosaccharide units, and hydrolyzable to a monosaccharide or a mixture of monosaccharides.
- trophic level — any class of organisms that occupy the same position in a food chain, as primary consumers, secondary consumers, and tertiary consumers.
- truchet point — (unit, text) An obsolete variant of the point, equal to 0.188 mm.
- tweet-a-holic — a person who is addicted to the Twitter website
- unchallenging — not challenging or difficult; not providing a challenge; easy
- unchastisable — not deserving to be chastised; beyond reproach
- unchlorinated — not chlorinated; not treated with chlorine
- underachiever — a student who performs less well in school than would be expected on the basis of abilities indicated by intelligence and aptitude tests, etc.
- underclothing — clothing worn next to the skin under outer clothes.
- unethicalness — lacking moral principles; unwilling to adhere to proper rules of conduct.
- unimpeachable — above suspicion; impossible to discredit; impeccable: unimpeachable motives.
- unimpeachably — above suspicion; impossible to discredit; impeccable: unimpeachable motives.
- unreproaching — not reproaching or blaming
- unscholarlike — not befitting a scholar; ungentlemanly
- unsympathetic — characterized by, proceeding from, exhibiting, or feeling sympathy; sympathizing; compassionate: a sympathetic listener.
- untheological — not theological; not of or pertaining to the nature of theology
- untheoretical — not theoretical; not belonging or pertaining to the realm of theory; not confined to the theoretical realm; (somewhat) concrete
- up shit creek — excrement; feces.
- upper chinook — a Chinookan language of the Columbia River valley from the Deschutes River to the estuary.
- velocity head — the velocity of a fluid expressed in terms of the head or static pressure required to produce that velocity. It equals ρν/2 where ρ is the density of the fluid and ν is the velocity. In hydrology the density of water can be written 1/G where G is the gravitational constant
- vice-chairman — a member of a committee, board, group, etc., designated as immediately subordinate to a chairman and serving as such in the latter's absence; a person who acts for and assists a chairman.
- visceral arch — Embryology. branchial arch.
- vote-catching — relating to a means of securing votes
- watch meeting — a religious meeting or service on watch night, terminating on the arrival of the new year.
- wedding chest — an ornamented chest for a trousseau.
- wedding march — a musical composition played during a wedding procession.
- weights bench — a piece of equipment for use by someone who is weight-training
- welding torch — tool used to fuse metals
- west bromwich — a city in West Midlands, in central England, near Birmingham.
- whimsicalness — Whimsicality.
- whipped cream — dairy cream that has been whisked
- white arsenic — arsenous acid
- white crappie — See under crappie.
- white croaker — kingfish (def 2).