12-letter words containing r, m, e, t, h
- chrematistic — of, denoting, or relating to money-making
- chrestomathy — a collection of literary passages, used in the study of language
- chrome steel — any of various hard rust-resistant steels containing chromium
- chromocenter — karyosome (def 1).
- chromonemata — a chromosome thread that is relatively uncoiled at early prophase but assumes a spiral form at metaphase.
- chronometers — Plural form of chronometer.
- chronometric — of a chronometer or chronometry
- chronosystem — A pattern of events and transitions over the course of a person's life.
- come through — To come through a dangerous or difficult situation means to survive it and recover from it.
- cometography — the scientific description and recording of comets
- coppersmiths — Plural form of coppersmith.
- countercharm — an object or action that is capable of destroying a magical charm
- countermarch — to march or cause to march back along the same route
- crash helmet — A crash helmet is a helmet that motorcyclists wear in order to protect their heads if they have an accident.
- craw-thumper — an ostentatiously pious person
- crymotherapy — cryotherapy.
- crystal meth — crystal methamphetamine, a concentrated and highly potent form of methamphetamine with dangerous side effects
- decipherment — to make out the meaning of (poor or partially obliterated writing, etc.): to decipher a hastily scribbled note.
- deinotherium — any member of the genus Deinotherium, consisting of mammals resembling elephants that existed during the Miocene, Pliocene, and Pleistocene epochs
- delta rhythm — the normal electrical activity of the cerebral cortex during deep sleep, occurring at a frequency of 1 to 4 hertz and detectable with an electroencephalograph
- dephlegmator — an apparatus used for dephlegmation
- dermatophyte — any parasitic fungus that affects the skin
- dethronement — to remove from a throne; depose.
- diathermancy — the property of transmitting infrared radiation
- dreamcatcher — A small hoop containing a horsehair mesh, or a similar construction of string or yarn, decorated with feathers and beads, believed to give its owner good dreams. Dreamcatchers were originally made by American Indians.
- drinker moth — a large yellowish-brown bombycid eggar moth, Philudoria potatoria, having a stout hairy body, the larvae of which drink dew and feed on grasses
- duple rhythm — a rhythmic pattern created by a succession of disyllabic feet.
- dutch master — one of a number of renowned and influential Dutch painters
- e-thrombosis — a clot in the bloodstream caused by long periods spent being physically inactive at a computer
- earth almond — chufa.
- earth mother — the earth conceived of as the female principle of fertility and the source of all life.
- 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 tremor — a relatively small or short-lived movement of the earth's surface caused by the same forces that produce earthquakes
- 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.
- embranchment — A branching forth, as of trees for example.
- emerald moth — any of various green geometrid moths, esp the large emerald (Geometra papilionaria) a handsome pale green moth with white wavy markings
- enantiomorph — Each of two crystalline or other geometric forms that are mirror images of each other.
- encipherment — The act or process of enciphering; encryption.
- encroachment — Intrusion on a person's territory, rights, etc.
- enshrinement — (uncountable) The state of being enshrined.
- enthrallment — The act of enthralling or the state of being enthralled.
- enthronement — The act of enthroning or the state of being enthroned.
- entrenchment — The process of entrenching or something which entrenches.
- ephemerality — (uncountable) The state or condition of being ephemeral; transience.
- epirrhematic — relating to epirrhema
- erythematous — Of or pertaining to erythema.
- 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.
- etheromaniac — a person who is addicted to ether