12-letter words containing h, o, r, e
- earth-mother — the earth conceived of as the female principle of fertility and the source of all life.
- earth-moving — Earth-moving equipment is machinery that is used for digging and moving large amounts of soil.
- echinodermal — (zoology) Relating or belonging to the echinoderms.
- echo chamber — a room or studio with resonant walls for broadcasting or recording echoes or hollow sound effects.
- echo sounder — a sonar instrument that uses echolocation to measure depths under water.
- echolocators — Plural form of echolocator.
- ectypography — a form of etching or engraving in which the design is produced in relief
- edaphosaurus — Any of several dinosaurs of the family Edaphosauridae, from the Carboniferous and Permian periods, that had a distinctive dorsal sail or crest.
- ehrlichiosis — (medicine) A tick-borne disease caused by infection with bacteria of the genus Ehrlichia.
- elasmobranch — A cartilaginous fish of a group that comprises the sharks, rays, and skates.
- electroclash — a type of electronic music, originating in the first decade of the 21st century, that combines modern techno with synthesizer music characteristic of the 1980s
- electrograph — A machine used in gravure printing.
- 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.
- electrophone — (music) any instrument designed to create sounds using electrical currents.
- electrophori — Plural form of electrophorus.
- electroshock — Of or relating to medical treatment by means of electric shocks.
- elkhorn fern — a tropical fern with a large leaf like an elk's horn
- ellenborough — Earl of, title of Edward Law. 1780–1871, British colonial administrator: governor general of India (1742–44)
- ellipsograph — an instrument that draws ellipses
- emerald moth — any of various green geometrid moths, esp the large emerald (Geometra papilionaria) a handsome pale green moth with white wavy markings
- en brochette — (esp of meat) roasted or grilled on a skewer
- enantiomorph — Each of two crystalline or other geometric forms that are mirror images of each other.
- enarthrodial — Relating to an enarthrosis.
- enchiridions — Plural form of enchiridion.
- encroachment — Intrusion on a person's territory, rights, etc.
- endochondral — occurring, or present, in cartilage
- endomorphism — changes in a cooling body of igneous rock brought about by assimilation of fragments of, or chemical reaction with, the surrounding country rock
- endotracheal — Situated or occurring within or performed by way of the trachea.
- english horn — musical instrument: similar to oboe
- enharmonical — relating to the enharmonic scale
- enthronement — The act of enthroning or the state of being enthroned.
- epanorthosis — (rhetoric) A rhetorical device or element in which a speaker or writer retracts a word that has been spoken and substitutes a stronger or more suitable word; often done for emphasis or sarcasm.
- epimorphosis — a type of development in animals, such as certain insect larvae, in which segmentation of the body is complete before hatching
- eratosthenes — ?276–?194 bc, Greek mathematician and astronomer, who calculated the circumference of the earth by observing the angle of the sun's rays at different places
- erythematous — Of or pertaining to erythema.
- erythroblast — An immature erythrocyte containing a nucleus.
- erythrocytes — Plural form of erythrocyte.
- erythrocytic — Of or pertaining to erythrocytes.
- erythroderma — An inflammatory skin disease with erythema and scaling that affects nearly the entire cutaneous surface.
- erythromycin — An antibiotic used in the treatment of infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria. It is similar in its effects to penicillin.
- erythropenia — A decrease in the number of erythrocytes, associated with anemia.
- etherization — (surgery) anaesthetization using ether.
- etheromaniac — a person who is addicted to ether
- ethnocentric — Evaluating other peoples and cultures according to the standards of one's own culture.
- ethnographer — One who practices ethnography.
- ethnographic — Relating to ethnography.
- ethnohistory — The branch of anthropology concerned with the history of peoples and cultures, especially non-Western ones.
- euphorically — In a euphoric manner.
- eutrophicate — (ecology, intransitive) To become eutrophic.
- evaporograph — an instrument which measures and records the rate of evaporation of water into the atmosphere