12-letter words containing e, n, t, h, r
- theocentrism — having God as the focal point of thoughts, interests, and feelings: theocentric philosophy.
- theoretician — a person who deals with or is expert in the theoretical side of a subject: a military theoretician.
- theorization — to form a theory or theories.
- theory-laden — (of an expression) capable of being understood only within the context of a specific theory, as for example superego, which requires the apparatus of Freudian theory in explanation
- thereagainst — in opposition to; in a contrary manner
- therein lies — When you say therein lies a situation or problem, you mean that an existing situation has caused that situation or problem.
- thereinafter — afterward in that document.
- thermal unit — a unit of heat energy or of the equivalent of heat energy in work.
- thermidorian — a member of the French moderate group who participated in the downfall of Robespierre and his followers on the 9th Thermidor (July 27th), 1794.
- thermohaline — relating to both the temperature and salinity of ocean water
- thermosiphon — an arrangement of siphon tubes that enables water in a heating apparatus to circulate by means of convection.
- thioarsenate — any of a group of chemical compounds considered salts of the thioarsenic acids
- thioarsenite — any of a group of chemical compounds considered salts of the thioarsenious acids
- thioridazine — a phenothiazine, C 21 H 26 N 2 S 2 , used as an antipsychotic chiefly in the treatment of acute psychoses and schizophrenia.
- third finger — the finger next to the little finger; ring finger.
- third gender — a gender classification in societies that recognize a gender other than male or female.
- third person — the grammatical person used by the speaker of an utterance in referring to anyone or anything other than the speaker or the one (third person singular) or ones (third person plural) being addressed.
- thirteenthly — in the thirteenth place
- thirty-seven — a cardinal number, 30 plus 7.
- thoroughness — executed without negligence or omissions: a thorough search.
- thread count — thread density of a woven fabric
- three-handed — involving three hands or players, as a game at cards.
- thrivingness — the state or condition of thriving, flourishing, prospering or growing
- through-line — a theme or idea that runs from the beginning to the end of a book, film, etc
- thundercloud — cumulonimbus.
- thunderflash — a pyrotechnic device which is noisy, but not dangerous, and which is used in military exercises
- thunderstick — bull-roarer.
- thunderstone — any of various stones or fossils formerly thought to be fallen thunderbolts.
- thunderstorm — a transient storm of lightning and thunder, usually with rain and gusty winds, sometimes with hail or snow, produced by cumulonimbus clouds.
- time sharing — to use or occupy by time-sharing.
- time-honored — revered or respected because of antiquity and long continuance: a time-honored custom.
- time-sharing — time-sharing (def 2).
- togetherness — warm fellowship, as among members of a family.
- torch singer — a singer, especially a woman, who specializes in singing torch songs.
- torchon lace — a bobbin-made linen or cotton lace with loosely twisted threads in simple, open patterns.
- touch screen — a touch-sensitive display screen on a computer or other electronic device: touching different portions of the screen with a finger or stylus will cause the device to take actions determined by a computer program.
- touch-screen — using touch-sensitive screen
- tragelaphine — of or relating to a tragelaph
- transhumance — the seasonal migration of livestock, and the people who tend them, between lowlands and adjacent mountains.
- transit shed — a building located on or near a pier (piershed) or wharf (wharf shed) used for short-term storage of cargo in transit.
- transleithan — beyond the river Leitha, which once formed part of the boundary between Austria and Hungary
- trench fever — a recurrent fever, often suffered by soldiers in trenches in World War I, caused by a rickettsia transmitted by the body louse.
- trench knife — a short knife for stabbing, sometimes equipped with brass knuckles as a guard, used in modern warfare in hand-to-hand combat.
- trench mouth — Vincent's angina.
- trephination — a small circular saw with a center pin mounted on a strong hollow metal shaft to which is attached a transverse handle: used in surgery to remove circular disks of bone from the skull.
- trichopteran — trichopterous.
- trichopteron — trichopteran.
- trickishness — the quality of being crafty
- trimethylene — cyclopropane.
- trochanteric — belonging or relating to a trochanter