12-letter words containing t, e, a, c, h, r
- on the cards — likely
- on the march — If a group of soldiers are on the march, they are marching somewhere.
- orchestrally — In an orchestral manner.
- orchestrated — Simple past tense and past participle of orchestrate.
- orchestrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of orchestrate.
- orchestrator — One who orchestrates.
- orthopaedics — (used with a singular verb) the medical specialty concerned with correction of deformities or functional impairments of the skeletal system, especially the extremities and the spine, and associated structures, as muscles and ligaments.
- orthopedical — (American spelling) Alternative form of orthopaedical.
- out of reach — beyond arm's length
- overemphatic — excessive or undue emphasis.
- paraesthetic — paresthesia.
- parchmentize — to treat (paper or the like) so that it resembles parchment.
- parity check — a method for detecting errors in data communications or within a computer system by counting the number of ones or zeros per byte or per word, including a special check bit (parity bit) to see if the value is even or odd.
- patriarchate — the office, dignity, jurisdiction, province, or residence of an ecclesiastical patriarch.
- perichaetial — denoting the leaves in mosses that surround the archegonia and, later, the base of the sporophyte
- perichaetium — a leafy cluster (bracts) around the base of the reproductive organs of some plants, predominantly mosses
- periphrastic — circumlocutory; roundabout.
- peritrichate — (of bacteria) having flagella on the entire surface.
- pharmaceutic — pertaining to pharmacy or pharmacists.
- pharmacolite — hydrous calcium arsenate, 2CaO⋅As 2 O 5 ⋅5H 2 O, formed by natural alteration of mineral deposits containing arsenopyrite and arsenical ores of cobalt and silver.
- photonuclear — of, relating to, or caused by the collision of high-energy photons with the nucleus of an atom.
- phylacteries — Judaism. either of two small, black, leather cubes containing a piece of parchment inscribed with verses 4–9 of Deut. 6, 13–21 of Deut. 11, and 1–16 of Ex. 13: one is attached with straps to the left arm and the other to the forehead during weekday morning prayers by Orthodox and Conservative Jewish men.
- pi character — any special character, such as an accent or mathematical symbol, which is not normally obtained in a standard type fount
- picture sash — a large window sash, as for a picture window.
- pirate perch — a purplish North American freshwater fish, Aphredoderus sayanus, the adult of which has the vent located in back of the lower jaw.
- point charge — an electric charge considered to exist at a single point, and thus having neither area nor volume.
- pointed arch — an arch having a pointed apex.
- poll watcher — a representative of a political party or of an organization running a candidate who is assigned to the polls on an election day to watch for violations of the laws that regulate voting, campaigning, etc.
- pre-teaching — to impart knowledge of or skill in; give instruction in: She teaches mathematics. Synonyms: coach.
- prickly heat — a cutaneous eruption accompanied by a prickling and itching sensation, due to an inflammation of the sweat glands.
- procathedral — a church used temporarily as a cathedral.
- purchase tax — a sales tax on nonessential and luxury goods.
- purple patch — If someone, especially a sports player or team, goes through a purple patch, they are very successful or lucky for a period.
- pyrocatechol — catechol.
- rachiotomies — Plural form of rachiotomy.
- radiesthetic — of or relating to radiesthesia
- ramapithecus — a genus of extinct Miocene ape known from fossils found in India and Pakistan and formerly thought to be a possible human ancestor.
- ratchet down — If something ratchets down or is ratcheted down, it decreases by a fixed amount or degree, and seems unlikely to increase again.
- ratchet jack — a screw jack rotated by a ratchet mechanism.
- reachability — to get to or get as far as in moving, going, traveling, etc.: The boat reached the shore.
- reattachment — connecting or fastening again
- reichsthaler — a silver thaler of Germany, originally issued in 1566; rix-dollar.
- retrophiliac — someone who has a strong liking for things from the past
- return match — sport: second game between same teams
- rhamphotheca — the horny covering of a bird's bill.
- rhetorically — used for, belonging to, or concerned with mere style or effect.
- router patch — a plywood panel patch with parallel sides and rounded ends.
- rubber match — rubber2 (def 4)
- sacher torte — a chocolate cake covered with apricot jam and chocolate icing, usually served with whipped cream.
- sacred heart — the physical heart of Jesus, to which special devotion is offered as a symbol of His love and redemptive sacrifice.