13-letter words containing e, t, r
- cerynean stag — a stag living in Arcadia, captured by Hercules as one of his labors.
- cesky terrier — a sturdy long-bodied short-legged variety of terrier with a wavy grey or light brown coat
- cetane number — a measure of the quality of a diesel fuel expressed as the percentage of cetane in a mixture of cetane and 1-methylnapthalene of the same quality as the given fuel
- chaetophorous — bearing bristles; setigerous.
- chain printer — a line printer in which the type is on a continuous chain, used to print computer output
- chain reactor — reactor (def 4).
- chalicotheres — Plural form of chalicothere.
- chapter house — A chapter house is the building or set of rooms in the grounds of a cathedral where the members of the clergy hold their meetings.
- character key — key
- character set — a set of characters to display on a computer screen or be printed out that are all of the same design
- characterised — to mark or distinguish as a characteristic; be a characteristic of: Rich metaphors characterize his poetry.
- characterises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of characterise.
- characterized — to mark or distinguish as a characteristic; be a characteristic of: Rich metaphors characterize his poetry.
- characterizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of characterize.
- characterless — If you describe something as characterless, you mean that it is dull and uninteresting.
- chargeability — that may or should be charged: chargeable duty.
- charlatanries — Plural form of charlatanry.
- charles abbot — Charles Greeley, 1872–1973, U.S. astrophysicist.
- charles swart — Charles Robberts [rob-erts] /ˈrɒb ərts/ (Show IPA), 1894–1982, South African statesman: president 1961–67.
- charlottetown — a port in SE Canada, capital of the province of Prince Edward Island. Pop: 34 562 (2011)
- charter party — charter (def 5).
- charter plane — a plane that has been chartered
- charter train — a train that has been chartered
- chase mortise — a mortise having one inclined narrow side.
- chateaubriand — François René (frɑ̃swa rəne), Vicomte de Chateaubriand. 1768–1848, French writer and statesman: a precursor of the romantic movement in France; his works include Le Génie du Christianisme (1802) and Mémoires d'outre-tombe (1849–50)
- checkout girl — a female employee who works on a supermarket checkout
- cheese grater — an implement for grating cheese
- cheiromantist — A chiromancer.
- chemautotroph — an organism, such as a bacterium, that obtains its energy from inorganic reactions using simple compounds, such as ammonia or hydrogen sulphide
- chemisorption — an adsorption process in which an adsorbate is held on the surface of an adsorbent by chemical bonds
- chemistry set — equipment and chemicals that enable a child to do experiments
- chemoreceptor — a sensory receptor in a biological cell membrane to which an external molecule binds to generate a smell or taste sensation
- cherry tomato — a miniature tomato not much bigger than a cherry
- cheshire east — a unitary authority in NW England. Administrative centre: Sandbach. Pop: 358 900 (2008 est). Area: 1160 sq km (448 sq miles)
- chest freezer — a freezer shaped like a chest with a door that opens by lifting up
- chester white — a variety of large, white hog
- chesterfields — Plural form of chesterfield.
- child cruelty — cruelty directed against children
- chimneybreast — the wall or walls that surround the base of a chimney or fireplace
- chlorargyrite — a mineral, the naturally occurring form of silver chloride, formed in the oxidation process of silver
- chloroacetone — a colorless, lachrymatory, poisonous liquid, C 3 H 5 ClO, used chiefly in organic synthesis and in the manufacture of insecticides and perfumes.
- chloromethane — methyl chloride.
- chloromycetin — chloramphenicol
- chocolate bar — a block of chocolate
- choker-setter — (in logging) a worker whose job is to fasten a choker to logs.
- cholesteremia — cholesterolemia.
- choripetalous — polypetalous
- chrematistics — Study of wealth.
- chrestomathic — (of teaching or learning) That has a practical use.
- christian era — the period beginning with the year of Christ's birth. Dates in this era are labelled ad, those previous to it bc