11-letter words containing e, c, t, o, h
- endothermic — (of a reaction or process) accompanied by or requiring the absorption of heat.
- endotrophic — obtaining nourishment from within another plant
- entheogenic — Of, relating to, or as a result of an entheogen.
- epiphytotic — Relating to epiphytosis.
- epitrochoid — A geometric curve traced by a fixed point on one circle which rotates around the perimeter of another circle. Examples include the shape of the Wankel engine.
- erythrocyte — A red blood cell that (in humans) is typically a biconcave disc without a nucleus. Erythrocytes contain the pigment hemoglobin, which imparts the red color to blood, and transport oxygen and carbon dioxide to and from the tissues.
- escharotomy — A surgical procedure in which an incision is made through eschar to expose the fatty tissue below.
- eschatology — The part of theology concerned with death, judgment, and the final destiny of the soul and of humankind.
- escutcheons — Plural form of escutcheon.
- ethanedioic — designating a type of acid
- ethological — Of or pertaining to ethology.
- euchromatin — the part of a chromosome that constitutes the major genes and does not stain strongly with basic dyes when the cell is not dividing
- fianchettos — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fianchetto.
- fifth force — a theoretical force in nature in addition to the strong and weak forces, gravitation, and the electromagnetic force.
- fletschhorn — a mountain in S Switzerland, in the Pennine Alps. 13,110 feet (3999 meters).
- focal depth — lens: distance of sharp focus
- fourchettes — Plural form of fourchette.
- french foot — Also called knurl toe, scroll foot, whorl foot. a foot of the mid-18th century having the form of a scroll, continuing the leg downward and outward, supported by a shoe.
- french knot — an ornamental stitch made by looping the thread three or four times around the needle before putting it into the fabric
- front bench — (used with a singular verb) (in the House of Commons) either of two seats near the Speaker, on which the leaders of the major parties sit.
- geostrophic — of or relating to the balance between the Coriolis force and the horizontal pressure force in the atmosphere.
- geotechnics — the application of science in order to utilize the earth's natural resources in engineering projects
- ghetto code — (humour, programming) A particularly inelegant and obviously suboptimal section of code that still meets the original requirements.
- ghost dance — a ritual dance intended to establish communion with the dead, especially such a dance as performed by various messianic western American Indian cults in the late 19th century.
- glochidiate — (botany) Having barbs.
- glyptotheca — a space devoted to sculpture
- goat cheese — a cheese containing goat's milk, either alone or mixed with cow's milk, usually having a stronger flavor than one made of cow's milk alone.
- growth cone — a flattened area at the end of a growing axon or dendrite, having radiating filopodia and lemellopodia that function as guides for the outgrowth of embryonic nerve fibers.
- gynecopathy — any disease occurring only in women.
- haematocele — Alternative spelling of hematocele.
- haematocrit — Alternative spelling of hematocrit.
- haemostatic — That promotes haemostasis.
- halo effect — a predisposition to admire all of a person's actions, work, etc., because of an estimable quality or action in the past.
- hammercloth — a cloth covering for the driver's seat on a horse-drawn carriage.
- hard sector — (storage) An archaic floppy disk format employing multiple synchronisation holes in the media to define the sectors.
- hard-coated — having a coarsely textured coat, as a dog.
- hatchet job — a maliciously destructive critique or act: The special committee has done a hatchet job on the new proposal.
- haute ecole — a series of intricate steps, gaits, etc., taught to an exhibition horse.
- head doctor — chief medical officer
- heart block — a defect in the electrical impulses of the heart resulting in any of various arrhythmias or irregularities in the heartbeat.
- heat source — sth that generates warmth
- hectocotyli — Plural form of hectocotylus.
- hectoliters — Plural form of hectoliter.
- hectometers — Plural form of hectometer.
- hectopascal — An SI unit of pressure and stress equal to 100 pascals.
- hectoringly — So as to hector or bully.
- helicopters — Plural form of helicopter.
- heliolithic — of or relating to a civilization characterized by sun worship and megaliths
- heliometric — Of or relating to the heliometer, or to heliometry.
- heliostatic — an instrument consisting of a mirror moved by clockwork, for reflecting the sun's rays in a fixed direction.