12-letter words containing e, n, t, h, r
- diathermancy — the property of transmitting infrared radiation
- dibranchiate — of, relating to, or belonging to the Dibranchiata, a group or former order of cephalopod molluscs, including the octopuses, squids, and cuttlefish, having two gills
- disburthened — Simple past tense and past participle of disburthen.
- disenchanter — One who disenchants.
- disheartened — to depress the hope, courage, or spirits of; discourage.
- disinherited — Simple past tense and past participle of disinherit.
- dissenterish — having a part of the character or quality of a dissenter
- divine right — doctrine that king's power was ordained by God
- down-hearted — dejected; depressed; discouraged.
- dreadnoughts — Plural form of dreadnought.
- dress length — a piece of material that is big enough to make a dress from
- drinker moth — a large yellowish-brown bombycid eggar moth, Philudoria potatoria, having a stout hairy body, the larvae of which drink dew and feed on grasses
- droughtiness — Dryness of the weather; lack of rain.
- dutch borneo — the former name of the southern and larger part of the island of Borneo: now part of Indonesia.
- earth almond — chufa.
- earth return — the return path for an electrical circuit made by connections to earth at each end
- earth tongue — any of a group of fungi of the phylum Ascomycota, characterized by a tongue-shaped fruiting body, found on decaying logs and damp soil.
- earth-moving — Earth-moving equipment is machinery that is used for digging and moving large amounts of soil.
- earthshaking — imperiling, challenging, or affecting basic beliefs, attitudes, relationships, etc.
- electrophone — (music) any instrument designed to create sounds using electrical currents.
- elephantbird — Alternative form of elephant bird.
- embranchment — A branching forth, as of trees for example.
- en brochette — (esp of meat) roasted or grilled on a skewer
- enantiomorph — Each of two crystalline or other geometric forms that are mirror images of each other.
- enarthrodial — Relating to an enarthrosis.
- encipherment — The act or process of enciphering; encryption.
- encroachment — Intrusion on a person's territory, rights, etc.
- endotracheal — Situated or occurring within or performed by way of the trachea.
- enshrinement — (uncountable) The state of being enshrined.
- enthrallment — The act of enthralling or the state of being enthralled.
- enthronement — The act of enthroning or the state of being enthroned.
- entrenchment — The process of entrenching or something which entrenches.
- epanorthosis — (rhetoric) A rhetorical device or element in which a speaker or writer retracts a word that has been spoken and substitutes a stronger or more suitable word; often done for emphasis or sarcasm.
- eratosthenes — ?276–?194 bc, Greek mathematician and astronomer, who calculated the circumference of the earth by observing the angle of the sun's rays at different places
- erythromycin — An antibiotic used in the treatment of infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria. It is similar in its effects to penicillin.
- erythropenia — A decrease in the number of erythrocytes, associated with anemia.
- etherealness — The state or quality of being ethereal.
- etherization — (surgery) anaesthetization using ether.
- etheromaniac — a person who is addicted to ether
- ethnocentric — Evaluating other peoples and cultures according to the standards of one's own culture.
- ethnographer — One who practices ethnography.
- ethnographic — Relating to ethnography.
- ethnohistory — The branch of anthropology concerned with the history of peoples and cultures, especially non-Western ones.
- exheredation — A disinheriting; disherison.
- exhibitioner — A student who has been awarded an exhibition (scholarship).
- exhilarating — Making one feel very happy, animated, or elated; thrilling.
- exhilaration — A feeling of excitement, happiness, or elation.
- exhortations — Plural form of exhortation.
- extinguisher — Anything that extinguishes something; but especially a fire extinguisher.
- fainthearted — lacking courage; cowardly; timorous.