13-letter words containing o, i, r, e, a, c
- enantiotropic — relating to enantiotropy
- encouragingly — In an encouraging manner.
- encrustations — Plural form of encrustation.
- enculturation — The gradual acquisition of the characteristics and norms of a culture or group by a person, another culture, etc.
- endobronchial — (anatomy) Pertaining to the lining of the bronchi.
- endoparasitic — Of or pertaining to endoparasites.
- enterohepatic — Relating to or denoting the circulation of bile salts and other secretions from the liver to the intestine, where they are reabsorbed into the blood and returned to the liver.
- epitrachelion — The liturgical vestment worn by priests and bishops of the Orthodox Church as the symbol of their priesthood, corresponding to the Western stole.
- epitrochoidal — Being or relating to an epitrochoid.
- eproctophilia — Sexual arousal from flatulence.
- equimolecular — (chemistry) Containing the same number of molecules (of two or more compounds).
- ergatomorphic — pertaining to an ergatomorph
- ergonomically — In an ergonomic manner.
- eroticization — The act or process of eroticizing.
- eta reduction — eta conversion
- ethnographica — a collection of ethnographic items
- exacerbations — Plural form of exacerbation.
- excoriatingly — So as to excoriate.
- excortication — the act of stripping off the outer layer, esp the bark from a tree
- exotic dancer — a striptease dancer or belly dancer
- expectorating — Present participle of expectorate.
- expectoration — The action of expectorating, of ejecting phlegm or mucus from the throat or lungs by coughing, hawking, or spitting.
- expectorative — an expectorant medicine
- extrasystolic — Relating to extrasystole, the premature contraction of the heart.
- extratropical — Occurring outside the tropics, usually in temperate latitudes.
- factory price — the price quoted for manufactured goods for pickup at the gate of a factory, before certain handling, shipping, and similar costs.
- ferricyanogen — (chemistry) A hexavalent radical, Fe2(CN)12, a compound of cyanogen and iron in the ferric state.
- ferromagnetic — noting or pertaining to a substance, as iron, that below a certain temperature, the Curie point, can possess magnetization in the absence of an external magnetic field; noting or pertaining to a substance in which the magnetic moments of the atoms are aligned.
- filter factor — a number indicating the increased exposure that a particular film should receive when a photograph is taken using a particular filter.
- firewall code — 1. The code you put in a system (say, a telephone switch) to make sure that the users can't do any damage. Since users always want to be able to do everything but never want to suffer for any mistakes, the construction of a firewall is a question not only of defensive coding but also of interface presentation, so that users don't even get curious about those corners of a system where they can burn themselves. 2. Any sanity check inserted to catch a can't happen error. Wise programmers often change code to fix a bug twice: once to fix the bug, and once to insert a firewall which would have arrested the bug before it did quite as much damage.
- focal seizure — an epileptic manifestation arising from a localized anomaly in the brain, as a small tumor or scar, and usually involving a single motor or sensory mechanism but occasionally spreading to other areas and causing convulsions and loss of consciousness.
- fonctionnaire — a civil servant
- for chrissake — for Christ's sake
- for-instances — an instance or example: Give me a for-instance of what you mean.
- force a smile — to make oneself smile
- fractionalise — Alt form fractionalize.
- fractionalize — Divide (someone or something) into separate groups or parts.
- fractiousness — refractory or unruly: a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness.
- friction head — (in a hydraulic system) the part of a head of water or of another liquid that represents the energy that the system dissipates through friction with the sides of conduits or channels and through heating from turbulent flow.
- friction tape — a cloth or plastic adhesive tape, containing a moisture-resistant substance, used especially to insulate and protect electrical wires and conductors.
- functionaries — Plural form of functionary.
- furaciousness — the quality of being furacious or thievish
- galvanometric — Of or pertaining to galvanometry.
- garcia moreno — Gabriel [gey-bree-uh l,, gah-bree-el;; Spanish gah-vree-el] /ˈgeɪ bri əl,, ˌgɑ briˈɛl;; Spanish ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1821–75, Ecuadorian journalist and political leader: president of Ecuador 1861–65; 1869–75.
- garcia robles — Alfonso [al-fon-soh,, -zoh;; Spanish ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ,, -zoʊ;; Spanish ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–91, Mexican diplomat: Nobel Prize 1982.
- gastrectomies — Plural form of gastrectomy.
- gastrocnemius — the largest muscle in the calf of the leg, the action of which extends the foot, raises the heel, and assists in bending the knee.
- gastroenteric — Gastrointestinal.
- gastrohepatic — of, relating to, or involving the stomach and the liver.
- gastrokinetic — (pharmacology, of a drug) Serving to increase motility of the gastrointestinal tract.