12-letter words containing t, e, c, h
- lysolecithin — any compound of lecithin produced by the removal of one of the fatty acid groups by hydrolysis
- machicolated — Having machicolations.
- machine bolt — a threaded fastener, used with a nut for connecting metal parts, having a thread diameter of about 1/4 inch (6.4 mm) or more and a square or hexagonal head for tightening by a wrench.
- machine time — time spent using mechanical equipment
- machine tool — a power-operated machine, as a lathe, used for general cutting and shaping of metal and other substances.
- mackintoshes — Plural form of mackintosh.
- macroetching — to etch deeply into the surface of (a metal).
- macroweather — Longer term average weather, covering period of length between that of weather and climate.
- make the cut — to better or equal the required score after two rounds in a strokeplay tournament, thus avoiding elimination from the final two rounds
- massachusett — a member of an extinct tribe of North American Indians of eastern Massachusetts.
- match-winner — a player who wins a sports match for his or her team, for example by scoring a goal
- mathematical — of, relating to, or of the nature of mathematics: mathematical truth.
- matriarchate — a matriarchal system or community.
- matriarchies — Plural form of matriarchy.
- mechatronics — The synergistic combination of mechanical engineering, electronic engineering and software engineering for the study of automata from an engineering perspective and the control of advanced hybrid systems.
- medicine hat — a city in SE Alberta, in SW Canada.
- megalecithal — having a large amount of yolk, as certain eggs or ova.
- merchantable — marketable: merchantable war-surplus goods.
- mercy flight — an aircraft flight to bring a seriously ill or injured person to hospital from an isolated community
- mesolecithal — centrolecithal.
- metachronism — An error in chronological ordering in which a character or an event is placed at too late a time.
- metachronous — Medicine/Medical. occurring at a different time than a similar event: metachronous tumors.
- metaphorical — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
- metaphrastic — a person who translates or changes a literary work from one form to another, as prose into verse.
- metaphysical — pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics.
- metapsychics — the study of psychic phenomena beyond the limits of ordinary or orthodox psychology
- metathetical — (linguistics) exhibiting metathesis.
- metathoracic — Of or pertaining to the metathorax.
- methacrylate — an ester or salt derived from methacrylic acid.
- method actor — actor who follows the Method
- methodically — performed, disposed, or acting in a systematic way; systematic; orderly: a methodical person.
- methoxychlor — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 1 6 H 1 5 Cl 3 O 2 , used as an insecticide.
- middle dutch — the Dutch language of the period c1100–c1500. Abbreviation: MD.
- middle watch — the watch from midnight until 4 a.m.
- mismatchment — an inappropriate match
- miss the cut — to achieve a greater score after the first two rounds of a strokeplay tournament than that required to play in the remaining two rounds
- mnemotechnic — Of or pertaining to mnemotechny.
- moeso-gothic — of the Moeso-Goths, their extinct East Germanic language, or their culture
- mole-catcher — someone or something who catches, traps, or kills moles
- monophyletic — Biology. consisting of organisms descended from a single taxon.
- monotheistic — pertaining to, characterized by, or adhering to monotheism, the doctrine that there is only one God: a monotheistic religion.
- monothematic — having a single theme.
- monotrichate — (of bacteria) having a single flagellum at one pole.
- mother craft — a spaceship providing facilities and supplies for a number of smaller craft, or for astronauts
- motherfucker — a mean, despicable, or vicious person.
- moustachioed — Alternative spelling of moustachio\u2019d.
- multichannel — Employing or possessing many television or communications channels.
- muscle shirt — Slang. a T-shirt having short sleeves or no sleeves.
- mustache cup — a cup having a straight piece inside, just below the rim, for holding back a man's mustache while he is drinking.
- myrmecophyte — A plant that lives in association with a colony of ants. The degree of association varies and is assumed to be symbiotic in some cases.