12-letter words containing t, e, c, h

on the cards — likely
on the cheap — costing very little; relatively low in price; inexpensive: a cheap dress.
on the couch — undergoing psychoanalysis
on the cross — diagonally
on the fence — a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of posts and wire or wood, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary.
on the latch — fastened by the latch (sense 1) but not locked or bolted
on the march — If a group of soldiers are on the march, they are marching somewhere.
on the rocks — a large mass of stone forming a hill, cliff, promontory, or the like.
on the stick — alert, efficient, etc.
on the watch — to be alertly on the lookout, look attentively, or observe, as to see what comes, is done, or happens: to watch while an experiment is performed.
on-the-scene — being at the very place of occurrence: an on-the-scene newscast.
oophorectomy — the operation of removing one or both ovaries; ovariectomy.
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.
orchestrions — Plural form of orchestrion.
orchidectomy — orchiectomy.
oreopithecus — a genus of fossil primate from the Miocene coal deposits of Italy, formerly considered to be a possible hominid.
orthocenters — Plural form of orthocenter.
orthogenetic — pertaining to or exhibiting orthogenesis.
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.
osteichthyes — the class comprising the bony fishes.
ostrich fern — a tall North American fern, Matteuccia struthiopteris, with large mature leaves that resemble ostrich plumes, a popular landscaping plant whose curled new leaves, called fiddleheads, are eaten as a vegetable.
other income — Other income is income that does not come from a company's main business, such as interest.
out of reach — beyond arm's length
outstretched — to stretch forth; extend: to outstretch one's hand in welcome.
overemphatic — excessive or undue emphasis.
overscutched — overworked; worn out
ozonic ether — a solution of hydrogen peroxide in ethyl ether.
palaeolithic — the period of the emergence of primitive man and the manufacture of unpolished chipped stone tools, about 2.5 million to 3 million years ago until about 12 000 bc
pantechnicon — a furniture van; moving van.
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.
patch pocket — a pocket formed by sewing a piece of shaped material to the outside of a garment.
pathetically — causing or evoking pity, sympathetic sadness, sorrow, etc.; pitiful; pitiable: a pathetic letter; a pathetic sight.
pathogenetic — the production and development of disease.
patriarchate — the office, dignity, jurisdiction, province, or residence of an ecclesiastical patriarch.
pentateuchal — the first five books of the Old Testament: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.
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
pericynthion — the point at which a spacecraft launched from earth into a lunar orbit is nearest the moon
periphrastic — circumlocutory; roundabout.
peristrephic — that turns around or revolves
peritrichate — (of bacteria) having flagella on the entire surface.
peritrichous — (of bacteria) having a uniform distribution of flagella over the body surface.
petach tikva — a city in W Israel, NE of Tel Aviv.
petrochemist — someone who studies petrochemistry or works in the petrochemical industry

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