12-letter words containing r, e, h, a, t, i
- chiropterans — Plural form of chiropteran.
- chlorapatite — (mineral) A variety of apatite containing chloride instead of fluoride.
- chloroacetic — an acid made by chlorinating acetic acid
- chocolatiers — Plural form of chocolatier.
- choirmasters — Plural form of choirmaster.
- chrematistic — of, denoting, or relating to money-making
- christianise — to make Christian.
- christianite — (mineral) alternative name of phillipsite.
- christianize — to make Christian or convert to Christianity
- cinder patch — a defect on steel caused by the accidental picking up of matter, as from the bottom of a soaking pit.
- city fathers — You can refer to the members of a city council or city's government as the city fathers.
- clearsighted — seeing clearly
- constraineth — Archaic third-person singular form of constrain.
- crazy eights — a card game played by two or more persons with a 52-card deck, the object of which is to be the first to get rid of one's hand by successively playing a card of the same suit or denomination as that played by the preceding player, with an eight counting for any desired suit.
- curietherapy — a form of radiation therapy using radium
- daughterlike — Resembling a daughter.
- daughterling — a small daughter
- dead freight — an amount owed by a contractor who charters space in a ship but fails to occupy it fully.
- death spiral — a period of continuous deterioration that leads ultimately to catastrophic failure or destruction
- dechlorinate — to remove chlorine from (a substance)
- diathermancy — the property of transmitting infrared radiation
- dibranchiate — of, relating to, or belonging to the Dibranchiata, a group or former order of cephalopod molluscs, including the octopuses, squids, and cuttlefish, having two gills
- disauthorize — to take authority away from (a person or organization)
- disenchanter — One who disenchants.
- disheartened — to depress the hope, courage, or spirits of; discourage.
- dorothea dix — Dorothea Lynde [lind] /lɪnd/ (Show IPA), (Dorothy) 1802–87, U.S. educator and social reformer.
- early blight — a disease of plants characterized by leaf spotting, defoliation, and stunted growth, caused by any of several fungi, as Alternaria solani or Cercospora apii.
- earth pillar — a pillar of earthy matter left by erosion of the surrounding ground.
- earth summit — a summit conference of 100 or more earth leaders debating global environmental and development issues, specifically the summit held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, but the term is also applied e.g. to a projected similar event in 2012
- earth-moving — Earth-moving equipment is machinery that is used for digging and moving large amounts of soil.
- earthshaking — imperiling, challenging, or affecting basic beliefs, attitudes, relationships, etc.
- eighth grade — the eighth year of school, when students are 12 to 14 years old
- elephantbird — Alternative form of elephant bird.
- enantiomorph — Each of two crystalline or other geometric forms that are mirror images of each other.
- enarthrodial — Relating to an enarthrosis.
- 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.
- ephemerality — (uncountable) The state or condition of being ephemeral; transience.
- epirrhematic — relating to epirrhema
- erythropenia — A decrease in the number of erythrocytes, associated with anemia.
- etherealized — Simple past tense and past participle of etherealize.
- etherealizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of etherealize.
- etherization — (surgery) anaesthetization using ether.
- etheromaniac — a person who is addicted to ether
- ethical drug — a drug which is only available legally with a doctor's prescription or consent
- ethnographic — Relating to ethnography.
- eutrophicate — (ecology, intransitive) To become eutrophic.
- exheredation — A disinheriting; disherison.
- exhilarating — Making one feel very happy, animated, or elated; thrilling.
- exhilaration — A feeling of excitement, happiness, or elation.
- exhortations — Plural form of exhortation.