11-letter words containing e, r, c, h
- archenteron — the cavity within an embryo at the gastrula stage of development that eventually becomes the digestive cavity
- archeologic — (American spelling) alternative spelling of archaeologic.
- archeometry — the branch of archaeology that deals with the dating of archaeological specimens through specific techniques, as radiocarbon dating and amino-acid dating.
- archicortex — (anatomy) Part of the allocortex, specifically three layered hippocampal cortexes necessary for hippocampus formation.
- archimedean — of, relating to, or discovered by Archimedes.
- archipelago — An archipelago is a group of islands, especially small islands.
- architected — a person who engages in the profession of architecture.
- architector — (obsolete) An architect.
- architraved — having an architrave or architraves
- architraves — Plural form of architrave.
- archliberal — extremely liberal, especially in political thinking.
- archnemesis — A chief nemesis.
- archpriests — Plural form of archpriest.
- arctic hare — a large hare, Lepus arcticus, of the Canadian Arctic whose fur is white in winter
- areographic — relating to areography
- arithmetics — Plural form of arithmetic.
- arthrectomy — surgical excision of a joint
- arthroscope — a tubular instrument that is inserted into the capsule of a joint to examine the joint, extract tissue, etc
- atherectomy — the removal of plaque from an artery by means of a tiny rotating cutting blade inserted through a catheter.
- atherogenic — causing atheroma
- atmospheric — Atmospheric is used to describe something which relates to the Earth's atmosphere.
- autochanger — a device in a record player or CD player that enables a small stack of records or CDs to be dropped automatically onto the turntable or player tray one at a time and played separately
- bachelordom — the state of being a bachelor; bachelorhood
- bachelorism — bachelorhood
- backbencher — A backbencher is a Member of Parliament who is not a minister and who does not hold an official position in their political party.
- backhanders — Plural form of backhander.
- backstretch — the part of a racetrack farthest from the grandstand and opposite and parallel to the homestretch
- bar cocheba — Simon, died a.d. 135, Hebrew leader of insurrection against the Romans a.d. 132–135.
- baron-cohen — Sacha. born 1970, British television and film comedian, best known for his creation of the characters Ali G and Borat
- bathymetric — Of, pertaining to, or derived from bathymetry.
- beach aster — a seaside plant, Erigeron glaucus, of the temperate western coast of North America, having solitary, violet- or lilac-colored flowers.
- beach chair — A beach chair is a simple chair with a folding frame, and a piece of canvas as the seat and back. Beach chairs are usually used on the beach, on a ship, or in the yard.
- beach drift — the drifting of sediments, especially marine sediments, in patterns parallel to the contours of a beach, due to the action of waves and currents.
- beach grass — any of a genus (Ammophila) of deeply rooted, tough, perennial grasses that grow on sandy beaches and are often planted to combat beach erosion
- beach party — a party held on a beach
- beach ridge — a ridge just inland from a beach, consisting of sand and gravel built up by storm waves
- beach scarp — a steep slope or miniature cliff, formed by wave action, fronting the berm on a beach.
- beachcomber — A beachcomber is someone who spends their time wandering along beaches looking for things they can use.
- beachmaster — a bull fur seal having its own territory in the breeding grounds.
- beam search — (algorithm) An optimisation of the best first search graph search algorithm where only a predetermined number of paths are kept as candidates. The number of paths is the "width of the beam". If more paths than this are generated, the worst paths are discarded. This reduces the space requirements of best first search.
- bedchambers — Plural form of bedchamber.
- beech grove — a grove of beech trees
- bench press — a weight-training exercise in which a person lies on a bench and pushes a barbell upwards with both hands from chest level until the arms are straight, then lowers it again
- bench screw — a wooden or metal screw rotated by a handle fixed to one end within a threaded block fixed to a workbench: used with various jaws to form a vise.
- bench-press — a weightlifting exercise in which one lies supine on a bench and with both hands pushes a barbell or fixed weight upward from chest level to arm's length and then lowers it back to chest level: usually repeated in sets.
- benchership — the position of a bencher at the Inns of Court
- benchwarmer — a player who is usually on the bench; reserve
- bergschrund — a crevasse at the head of a glacier
- bimorphemic — pertaining to two morphemes
- bing cherry — a dark-red variety of sweet cherry