13-letter words containing r, i, c, o, h
- the provinces — those parts of a country lying outside the capital and other large cities and regarded as outside the mainstream of sophisticated culture
- theoretically — of, relating to, or consisting in theory; not practical (distinguished from applied).
- theriomorphic — (of deities) thought of or represented as having the form of beasts.
- thermodynamic — of or relating to thermodynamics.
- thermoelastic — pertaining to the thermodynamic effects produced by deformation of an elastic substance.
- thermoplastic — soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties.
- thermospheric — pertaining to the thermosphere
- thermostatics — the branch of science concerned with thermal equilibrium
- thiocarbamide — thiourea.
- thiosulphuric — of or relating to thiosulphuric acid or anything derived from it
- thirty-second — next after the thirty-first; being the ordinal number for 32.
- thoracentesis — insertion of a hollow needle or similar instrument into the pleural cavity of the chest in order to drain pleural fluid.
- thoracic duct — the main trunk of the lymphatic system, passing along the spinal column in the thoracic cavity, and conveying a large amount of lymph and chyle into the venous circulation.
- thromboclasis — thrombolysis.
- thurification — the act of incense-burning
- thyroidectomy — excision of all or a part of the thyroid gland.
- thyrotoxicity — of or relating to a condition caused by excessive thyroid hormone in the system, usually resulting from overactivity of the thyroid gland.
- ticket holder — a person who has a valid ticket for an event or for a journey on public transport
- to catch fire — If an object or substance catches fire, it starts burning.
- topochemistry — the study of reactions that only occur at specific regions in a system
- topographical — the detailed mapping or charting of the features of a relatively small area, district, or locality.
- tortilla chip — Tortilla chips are thick crisps made from corn which are often served with dips such as salsa.
- tracking shot — dolly shot.
- transthoracic — of or relating to the thorax.
- trichopterist — a student of, or expert in, trichopteran insects
- trichopterous — belonging or pertaining to the insect order Trichoptera, comprising the caddisflies.
- trichothecene — any of a group of toxins derived from various imperfect fungi, as of the genera Fusarium and Trichothecium.
- trichromatism — the quality or condition of being trichromatic.
- trophic level — any class of organisms that occupy the same position in a food chain, as primary consumers, secondary consumers, and tertiary consumers.
- tropical fish — any of numerous small, usually brightly colored fishes, indigenous to the tropics, and often kept and bred in home aquariums.
- truchet point — (unit, text) An obsolete variant of the point, equal to 0.188 mm.
- turbocharging — the process or action of supplying an internal combustion engine or a motor vehicle with a turbocharger
- typographical — of or relating to typography.
- unchlorinated — not chlorinated; not treated with chlorine
- underclothing — clothing worn next to the skin under outer clothes.
- unforthcoming — coming, forth, or about to come forth; about to appear; approaching in time: the forthcoming concert.
- unreproaching — not reproaching or blaming
- unscholarlike — not befitting a scholar; ungentlemanly
- untheoretical — not theoretical; not belonging or pertaining to the realm of theory; not confined to the theoretical realm; (somewhat) concrete
- upper chinook — a Chinookan language of the Columbia River valley from the Deschutes River to the estuary.
- welding torch — tool used to fuse metals
- west bromwich — a city in West Midlands, in central England, near Birmingham.
- whip scorpion — any of numerous arachnids of the order Uropygi, of tropical and warm temperate regions, resembling a scorpion but having an abdomen that ends in a slender, nonvenomous whip.
- white croaker — kingfish (def 2).
- windsor bench — a bench similar in construction to a Windsor chair.
- windsor chair — a wooden chair of many varieties, having a spindle back and legs slanting outward: common in 18th-century England and in the American colonies.
- witching hour — midnight: a rendezvous at the witching hour.
- xanthochroism — a condition in certain animals, esp aquarium goldfish, in which all skin pigments other than yellow and orange disappear
- xerophthalmic — Of or pertaining to xerophthalmia.
- xylographical — Xylographic.