12-letter words containing e, t, h, i, c
- dysaesthetic — relating to or suffering from dysaesthesia
- dysphemistic — Of, pertaining to, or being a dysphemism.
- east chicago — a port in NW Indiana, on Lake Michigan, near Chicago.
- echogenicity — (medical) The ability to create an echo that can be detected in an ultrasound examination.
- echolocation — the general method of locating objects by determining the time for an echo to return and the direction from which it returns, as by radar or sonar.
- edith cavell — Edith Louisa, 1865–1915, English nurse: executed by the Germans in World War I.
- electrophile — (chemistry) a compound or functional group that is attractive to, and accepts electrons, especially accepting an electron pair from a nucleophile to form a bond.
- electrophori — Plural form of electrophorus.
- empathically — In an empathic manner.
- emphatically — In a forceful way.
- encephalitic — Of or pertaining to encephalitis.
- encephalitis — Inflammation of the brain, caused by infection or an allergic reaction.
- enchantingly — In an enchanting manner.
- encipherment — The act or process of enciphering; encryption.
- enhypostatic — relating to enhypostasia
- enthusiastic — Having or showing intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval.
- epirrhematic — relating to epirrhema
- eric the red — ?940–?1010 ad, Norse navigator: discovered and colonized Greenland; father of Leif Ericson
- erythrocytic — Of or pertaining to erythrocytes.
- erythromycin — An antibiotic used in the treatment of infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria. It is similar in its effects to penicillin.
- esthetically — Alternative spelling of aesthetically.
- estheticians — Plural form of esthetician.
- etheromaniac — a person who is addicted to ether
- ethical code — an ethical code is a set of moral principles used to govern the conduct of a profession
- ethical drug — a drug which is only available legally with a doctor's prescription or consent
- ethnocentric — Evaluating other peoples and cultures according to the standards of one's own culture.
- ethnographic — Relating to ethnography.
- ethnological — Of or pertaining to ethnology.
- ethnopoetics — A poetical, linguistic and anthropological movement dealing with poetry written by, or in the style of, indigenous peoples.
- eutrophicate — (ecology, intransitive) To become eutrophic.
- executorship — The office or position of an executor.
- exophthalmic — Having or characterized by protruding eyes.
- extrahepatic — Originating or occurring outside the liver.
- eye-catching — Something that is eye-catching is very noticeable.
- festschrifts — Plural form of festschrift.
- fianchettoed — Simple past tense and past participle of fianchetto.
- filthy lucre — money: to lose one's health for the sake of filthy lucre.
- fire watcher — a person who watches for fires, esp those caused by aerial bombardment
- fish culture — the artificial propagation and breeding of fish.
- flame stitch — an ornamental stitch, used on bedspreads, upholstery fabrics, and the like, producing rows of ogees in various colors.
- foster child — a child raised by someone who is not its natural or adoptive parent.
- french sixth — (in musical harmony) an augmented sixth chord having a major third and an augmented fourth between the root and the augmented sixth
- french stick — a long straight notched stick loaf
- french twist — French roll.
- gametophytic — (botany) Of or pertaining to a gametophyte plant.
- gatecrashing — Present participle of gatecrash.
- gemeinschaft — an association of individuals having sentiments, tastes, and attitudes in common; fellowship.
- genethliacon — A birthday ode.
- geochemistry — the science dealing with the chemical changes in and the composition of the earth's crust.
- geophysicist — the branch of geology that deals with the physics of the earth and its atmosphere, including oceanography, seismology, volcanology, and geomagnetism.