11-letter words containing e, r, c, h
- embouchures — Plural form of embouchure.
- emery cloth — a cloth covered with abrasive emery particles, used for sanding
- enchantress — A woman who uses magic or sorcery, esp. to put someone or something under a spell.
- enchiridion — A book containing essential information on a subject.
- enchondroma — A cartilage cyst found in the bone marrow.
- enciphering — Present participle of encipher.
- encroachers — Plural form of encroacher.
- encroaching — That encroaches.
- endomorphic — Of or pertaining to an endomorph.
- endothermic — (of a reaction or process) accompanied by or requiring the absorption of heat.
- endotrophic — obtaining nourishment from within another plant
- enfranchise — Give the right to vote to.
- enheritance — Obsolete form of inheritance.
- enrichments — Plural form of enrichment.
- ensepulcher — (transitive) To lay in a sepulcher; to entomb.
- ensepulchre — to place into a sepulchre
- entrenching — Present participle of entrench.
- epicheirema — Alt form epichirema.
- 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.
- erev pesach — the day before Passover
- erythristic — Exhibiting erythrism.
- 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.
- escarmouche — a skirmish
- escharotomy — A surgical procedure in which an incision is made through eschar to expose the fatty tissue below.
- escherichia — a genus of Gram-negative rodlike bacteria that are found in the intestines of humans and many animals, esp E. coli, which is sometimes pathogenic and is widely used in genetic research
- eucharistic — (Theosophy) Pertaining to the Eucharist.
- 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
- eurhythmics — Alternative spelling of eurythmics.
- everywhence — from all directions
- ex cathedra — with authority
- eye-catcher — something that especially attracts one's attention
- face-harden — to harden the surface of (metal), as by chilling or casehardening.
- fallen arch — collapse of the arch formed by the instep of the foot, resulting in flat feet
- far-fetched — improbable; not naturally pertinent; being only remotely connected; forced; strained: He brought in a far-fetched example in an effort to prove his point.
- farm cheese — a mild, firm pressed cheese
- farreaching — Alternative spelling of far-reaching.
- feather cut — a woman's hair style in which the hair is cut in short and uneven lengths and formed into small curls with featherlike tips.
- feather-cut — a woman's hair style in which the hair is cut in short and uneven lengths and formed into small curls with featherlike tips.
- featherback — any freshwater fish of the family Notopteridae, of Asia and western Africa, having a small, feathery dorsal fin and a very long anal fin extending from close behind the head to the tip of the tail.
- feral child — a neglected child who engages in lawless or anti-social behaviour
- festschrift — (often initial capital letter) a volume of articles, essays, etc., contributed by many authors in honor of a colleague, usually published on the occasion of retirement, an important anniversary, or the like.
- fever pitch — a high degree of excitement, as of a gathering of people: The announcement of victory brought the crowd to fever pitch.
- fifth force — a theoretical force in nature in addition to the strong and weak forces, gravitation, and the electromagnetic force.
- fire cherry — pin cherry.
- firewatcher — A person who looks for the onset of fires, normally from a high vantage point.
- first reich — the Holy Roman Empire until its dissolution in 1806.
- fish course — A fish course is a part of a meal in which fish is served, usually before the entrée.
- flashpacker — a backpacker who has a considerable disposable income
- flesh color — (no longer in common use; now considered offensive) a yellowish pink or pinkish cream color (approximating the skin color of a white person).
- fletcherism — the practice of chewing food until it is reduced to a finely divided, liquefied mass: advocated by Horace Fletcher, 1849–1919, U.S. nutritionist.