10-letter words containing e, t, h, i
- thenardite — a mineral, sodium sulfate, Na 2 SO 4 , occurring in white crystals and masses, especially in salt lakes and arid regions.
- theocratic — a form of government in which God or a deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler, the God's or deity's laws being interpreted by the ecclesiastical authorities.
- theocritus — flourished c270 b.c, Greek poet.
- theodolite — Surveying. a precision instrument having a telescopic sight for establishing horizontal and sometimes vertical angles. Compare transit (def 6).
- theodore i — died a.d. 649, pope 642–649.
- theodosian — of or relating to Theodosius I, who made Christianity the official state religion of the Roman Empire.
- theodosius — a.d. 401–450, emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire 408–450.
- theologian — a person versed in theology, especially Christian theology; divine.
- theologize — to theorize or speculate upon theological subjects.
- theomantic — relating to theomancy or divination
- theophanic — a manifestation or appearance of God or a god to a person.
- theophilus — a walled plain in the 4th quadrant of the face of the moon: about 65 miles (105 km) in diameter.
- theophobia — morbid fear or hatred of God
- theophoric — having the name of a god embedded in something, such as a name
- theoretics — the theoretical or speculative part of a science or subject.
- theravadin — Hinayanist.
- thermalize — to undergo or cause to undergo a process in which neutrons lose energy in a moderator and become thermal neutrons
- thermionic — an ion emitted by incandescent material.
- thermistor — a resistor whose action depends upon changes of its resistance material with changes in temperature.
- thermopile — a device consisting of a number of thermocouples joined in series, used for generating thermoelectric current or for detecting and measuring radiant energy, as from a star.
- thermotics — the scientific study of heat
- thesprotia — an ancient coastal district in SW Epirus.
- thessalian — a region in E Greece: a former division of ancient Greece. 5208 sq. mi. (14,490 sq. km).
- thiaminase — an enzyme that destroys thiamine and is often found in raw fish
- thick-knee — any of several crepuscular or nocturnal wading birds of the family Burhinidae, of the Old World and tropical America, having a thickened joint between the femoral and tibiotarsal bones.
- thickening — a making or becoming thick.
- thigh bone — femur: bone of the upper leg
- thimbleful — the amount that a thimble will hold.
- thimblerig — a sleight-of-hand swindling game in which the operator palms a pellet or pea while appearing to cover it with one of three thimblelike cups, and then, moving the cups about, offers to bet that no one can tell under which cup the pellet or pea lies.
- thimblewit — a silly or dimwitted person; dunce
- thimerosal — a cream-colored, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 9 H 9 HgNaO 2 S, used chiefly as an antiseptic.
- thinginess — the state or quality of being real or substantive
- thingstead — the meeting place of a Scandinavian assembly.
- think over — consider, deliberate
- thinkpiece — an article analyzing and giving the background of a news event, often with the author's opinions and forecast for the future.
- thinsulate — a type of thermal insulation made of synthetic fibers, used esp. as a lining in clothing
- thio-ether — any of a class of organic compounds in which a sulphur atom is bound to two hydrocarbon groups
- thioacetic — of or derived from thioacetic acid.
- thiophenol — a colorless, foul-smelling liquid, C 6 H 6 S, used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- third base — the third in counterclockwise order of the bases from home plate.
- third mate — the officer of a merchant vessel next in command beneath the second mate.
- third-rate — of the third rate, quality, or class.
- thirstless — lacking thirst; not driven by thirst
- thirteenth — next after the twelfth; being the ordinal number for 13.
- thirty-one — a cardinal number, 30 plus 1.
- tholeiitic — relating to, characteristic of or resembling tholeiite
- thorianite — a rare mineral, mainly thoria, ThO 2 , but also containing uranium, cerium, and other rare-earth metals, occurring in small, black, cubic crystals: notable for its radioactivity and used as a minor source of thorium.
- thothmes-i — flourished c1500 b.c, Egyptian ruler.
- thotmes ii — flourished c1495 b.c, Egyptian ruler, son of Thutmose I, half brother of Thutmose III.
- threadfish — any of several jacks of the genus Alectis, especially A. ciliaris, having the front rays of the dorsal and anal fins greatly elongated.