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13-letter words containing r, e, c, n, t, h

  • parenthetical — of, pertaining to, noting, or of the nature of a parenthesis: several unnecessary parenthetic remarks.
  • part exchange — If you give an old item in part exchange for something you are buying, the seller accepts the old item as part of the payment, so you do not have to give them as much money.
  • parthenocarpy — the production of fruit without fertilization of an egg in the ovary.
  • party machine — the internal organization of a political party, which decides its policies and directs its activities
  • perchlorinate — to combine with the maximum proportion of chlorine.
  • phallocentric — a doctrine or belief centered on the phallus, especially a belief in the superiority of the male sex.
  • pharyngectomy — excision of part or all of the pharynx.
  • phonoreceptor — a receptor stimulated by sound waves.
  • photoelectron — an electron emitted from a system by the photoelectric effect.
  • photoreaction — a chemical reaction that involves or requires light.
  • phycoerythrin — a red protein pigment occurring in red algae.
  • piano teacher — tutor of piano-playing
  • picture phone — a mobile phone that can take, send, and receive photographs
  • pitcher plant — any of various insectivorous New World bog plants of the genera Sarracenia, Darlingtonia, and Heliamphora, having tubular or trumpet-shaped leaves containing a liquid in which insects are trapped.
  • pre-christian — of, relating to, or belonging to a time or period before the Christian Era.
  • preanesthetic — a substance that produces a preliminary or light anesthesia.
  • preattachment — an act of attaching or the state of being attached.
  • presto chango — change at once (usually used imperatively, as in a magician's command).
  • puritan ethic — work ethic.
  • pyrotechnical — of or relating to pyrotechnics.
  • ramapithecine — of or relating to an extinct hominoid of the genus Ramapithecus
  • rapprochement — an establishment or reestablishment of harmonious relations: a rapprochement reached between warring factions.
  • retail anchor — A retail anchor is a popular store whose name will attract customers to a shopping mall.
  • right section — a representation of an object as it would appear if cut by a plane perpendicular to its longest axis.
  • robber trench — a trench that originally contained the foundations of a wall, the stones of which have been taken away
  • ruth benedict — Ruth (Fulton) 1887–1948, U.S. writer and anthropologist.
  • sandwich tern — a European tern, Sterna sandvicensis, that has a yellow-tipped bill, whitish plumage, and white forked tail, and nests in colonies on beaches, etc
  • scene shifter — a person who changes scenes during a play
  • screen rights — the rights to make a film version of a book
  • sea buckthorn — a thorny Eurasian shrub, Hippophaë rhamnoides, growing on sea coasts and having silvery leaves and orange fruits: family Elaeagnaceae
  • second growth — the plant growth that follows the destruction of virgin forest.
  • seed merchant — someone that collects, packages and sells seeds
  • serving hatch — a small hatch or opening in a kitchen wall used to serve food through to an adjoining room
  • seventh chord — a chord formed by the superposition of three thirds.
  • sex chromatin — Barr body.
  • shaft encoder — A shaft encoder is a sensor for measuring how fast a shaft rotates.
  • share account — a savings account in a credit union.
  • ship decanter — a glass decanter with a very wide base.
  • shockumentary — a television programme showing members of the public in shocking or violent situations
  • singles chart — a ranked chart of popular music (individual songs, not albums or collections) for a specific period of time
  • socket wrench — a box wrench with a socket that is an extension of the shank.
  • southern cane — a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
  • street urchin — a child who spends or appears to spend a lot of time roaming the streets
  • sunrise watch — dogwatch (def 2).
  • terpsichorean — pertaining to dancing.
  • the antarctic — Antarctica and the surrounding waters
  • the archenemy — the devil
  • the archfiend — the chief of fiends or devils; Satan
  • the caribbean — the states and islands of the Caribbean Sea, including the West Indies, when considered as a geopolitical region
  • the carolinas — North Carolina and South Carolina
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