13-letter words containing e, c, t, h, y
- chrysophilite — a person who loves gold
- chrysotherapy — gold therapy.
- city chambers — (in Scotland) the municipal building of a city; town hall
- coldheartedly — Alternative spelling of cold-heartedly.
- come what may — to approach or move toward a particular person or place: Come here. Don't come any closer!
- coniferophyte — (biology) conifer.
- copy the mail — letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system: Storms delayed delivery of the mail.
- copyrightable — the exclusive right to make copies, license, and otherwise exploit a literary, musical, or artistic work, whether printed, audio, video, etc.: works granted such right by law on or after January 1, 1978, are protected for the lifetime of the author or creator and for a period of 70 years after his or her death.
- country house — A country house is a large, often attractive, house in the country, usually one that is or was owned by a rich or noble family.
- cradle scythe — cradle (def 4b).
- cryotherapies — Plural form of cryotherapy.
- cryptesthesia — allegedly paranormal perception, as clairvoyance or clairaudience.
- cryptographer — the science or study of the techniques of secret writing, especially code and cipher systems, methods, and the like. Compare cryptanalysis (def 2).
- cyanoethylate — to introduce a cyano-ethyl group into
- cyberthriller — A thriller whose plot hinges on cyberspace.
- cycle drought — A scarcity of cycles. It may be due to a cycle crunch, but it could also occur because part of the computer is temporarily not working, leaving fewer cycles to go around. "The high moby is down, so we're running with only half the usual amount of memory. There will be a cycle drought until it's fixed."
- cystathionine — an amino acid, C 7 H 14 O 4 N 2 S, that is an intermediate in the transfer of sulfur from methionine to cysteine.
- cytochemistry — the chemistry of living cells
- cytopharynges — Plural form of cytopharynx.
- dance therapy — the use of dance or movement for therapeutic purposes; a form of therapy in which people are encouraged to express their feelings through dance or movement.
- daytona beach — a city in NE Florida, on the Atlantic: a resort with a beach of hard white sand, used since 1903 for motor speed trials. Pop: 64 581 (2003 est)
- detachability — The quality of being detachable.
- diethylacetal — acetal (def 1).
- dryopithecine — (sometimes initial capital letter) an extinct ape of the genus Dryopithecus, known from Old World Miocene fossils.
- dyothelitical — relating to dyotheletism
- electrothermy — the use of electrically produced heat for therapeutic purposes
- encephalotomy — The dissection of the brain.
- endolymphatic — (anatomy) Pertaining to, or containing, endolymph.
- ethchlorvynol — A sedative and hypnotic drug used to treat insomnia.
- ethologically — In an ethological manner.
- ethyl acetate — a colourless volatile flammable fragrant liquid ester, made from acetic acid and ethanol: used in perfumes and flavourings and as a solvent for plastics, etc. Formula: CH3COOC2H5
- ethyl alcohol — ethanol, alcohol
- exothermicity — (chemistry, physics) The release of heat during an exothermic reaction.
- factory-fresh — coming directly from the factory; brand new
- fish hatchery — a facility where fish eggs are hatched and the fry raised, especially to stock lakes, streams, and ponds.
- french pastry — fine, rich, or fancy dessert pastry, especially made from puff paste and filled with cream or fruit preparations.
- french system — a method of spinning in which fibers of extremely short-staple wool are not twisted before being spun.
- geotechnology — the application of science and technology in order to utilize the earth's natural resources
- heat capacity — the heat required to raise the temperature of a substance one degree.
- heavenly city — the abode of God and His saints; heaven. Rev. 21:2.
- hemacytometer — hemocytometer.
- hemicolectomy — (surgery) A colectomy involving the removal of only the ascending (right) colon or the descending (left) colon.
- hemocytoblast — a primordial cell capable of developing into any type of blood cell.
- hemocytometer — an instrument for counting blood cells.
- hemolymphatic — a fluid in the body cavities and tissues of invertebrates, in arthropods functioning as blood and in some other invertebrates functioning as lymph.
- heptasyllabic — having seven syllables
- heterocystous — containing or relating to heterocysts
- heterozygotic — having dissimilar pairs of genes for any hereditary characteristic.
- heuristically — serving to indicate or point out; stimulating interest as a means of furthering investigation.
- hexadactylism — Sexdactyly.