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13-letter words containing e, n, c, h, r

  • perennibranch — any amphibian that retains its gills throughout its life
  • perichondrium — the membrane of fibrous connective tissue covering the surface of cartilages except at the joints.
  • phallocentric — a doctrine or belief centered on the phallus, especially a belief in the superiority of the male sex.
  • pharyngectomy — excision of part or all of the pharynx.
  • pharyngoscope — an instrument for inspecting the pharynx.
  • phonoreceptor — a receptor stimulated by sound waves.
  • photoelectron — an electron emitted from a system by the photoelectric effect.
  • photoreaction — a chemical reaction that involves or requires light.
  • phycoerythrin — a red protein pigment occurring in red algae.
  • piano teacher — tutor of piano-playing
  • picture phone — a mobile phone that can take, send, and receive photographs
  • pitcher plant — any of various insectivorous New World bog plants of the genera Sarracenia, Darlingtonia, and Heliamphora, having tubular or trumpet-shaped leaves containing a liquid in which insects are trapped.
  • poker machine — a fruit machine
  • porcupinefish — any of several fishes of the family Diodontidae, especially Diodon hystrix, of tropical seas, capable of inflating the body with water or air until it resembles a globe, with erection of the long spines covering the skin.
  • pre-christian — of, relating to, or belonging to a time or period before the Christian Era.
  • preanesthetic — a substance that produces a preliminary or light anesthesia.
  • preattachment — an act of attaching or the state of being attached.
  • presto chango — change at once (usually used imperatively, as in a magician's command).
  • psychosurgeon — a surgeon who specializes in psychosurgery
  • puritan ethic — work ethic.
  • pyrotechnical — of or relating to pyrotechnics.
  • ramapithecine — of or relating to an extinct hominoid of the genus Ramapithecus
  • rapprochement — an establishment or reestablishment of harmonious relations: a rapprochement reached between warring factions.
  • rauschenbusch — Walter, 1861–1918, U.S. clergyman and social reformer.
  • reach-me-down — a garment that is cheaply ready-made or second-hand
  • reading chair — a chair of the 18th century having an adjustable reading stand attached to the back and a crest rail extending forward on both sides to form armrests, designed to be sat on facing the back.
  • receding chin — if somebody has a receding chin, it does not stick out and appears to slope backwards, giving the appearance of a weak jawline
  • redondo beach — a city in SW California.
  • regime change — the transition from one political regime to another, esp through concerted political or military action
  • reichspfennig — a former bronze coin of Germany, the 100th part of a reichsmark.
  • resynchronize — to synchronize again
  • retail anchor — A retail anchor is a popular store whose name will attract customers to a shopping mall.
  • rhinoscleroma — an inflammatory bacterial disease of the nose that is mostly found in Africa and Central America
  • rhizocephalan — belonging to the Rhizocephala, a group of degenerate hermaphrodite crustaceans that are parasitic chiefly on crabs.
  • right section — a representation of an object as it would appear if cut by a plane perpendicular to its longest axis.
  • robber trench — a trench that originally contained the foundations of a wall, the stones of which have been taken away
  • rocking horse — a toy horse, as of wood, mounted on rockers or springs, on which children may ride; hobbyhorse.
  • rocking shear — a shear having a curved blade that cuts with a rocking motion.
  • rose of china — China rose (def 2).
  • round-cheeked — having plump cheeks
  • ruth benedict — Ruth (Fulton) 1887–1948, U.S. writer and anthropologist.
  • sandwich tern — a European tern, Sterna sandvicensis, that has a yellow-tipped bill, whitish plumage, and white forked tail, and nests in colonies on beaches, etc
  • scalenohedral — a hemihedral crystal form of 8 or 12 faces, each face being a scalene triangle.
  • scalenohedron — a hemihedral crystal form of 8 or 12 faces, each face being a scalene triangle.
  • scene shifter — a person who changes scenes during a play
  • schadenfreude — satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else's misfortune.
  • schizophrenia — Psychiatry.. Also called dementia praecox. a severe mental disorder characterized by some, but not necessarily all, of the following features: emotional blunting, intellectual deterioration, social isolation, disorganized speech and behavior, delusions, and hallucinations.
  • schizophrenic — Psychiatry. of or relating to schizophrenia: Not all of these patients are schizophrenic.
  • scholarliness — of, like, or befitting a scholar: scholarly habits.
  • school dinner — meal served at educational institution
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