12-letter words containing t, e, c, h
- space heater — the heating of a limited area, as a room, by means of a heater (space heater) within the area.
- space helmet — a helmet worn by astronauts while in outer space
- spectrograph — a spectroscope for photographing or producing a representation of a spectrum.
- speechwriter — a person who writes speeches for others, usually for pay.
- spermaphytic — able to produce seeds
- spermophytic — able to produce seed
- sphacelation — the process of mortification
- sphericality — the state of being a sphere
- sphincterial — relating to a sphincter
- spinach beet — chard, a plant cultivated for its edible leaves
- spirochaetal — resulting from spirochaetes
- splotchiness — the state or condition of being splotchy
- sponge cloth — any cloth loosely woven of coarse yarn to produce a spongy look or texture, especially one constructed in honeycomb weave.
- sprechstimme — sprechgesang.
- spring vetch — any of several mostly climbing plants belonging to the genus Vicia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves ending in tendrils and bearing pealike flowers, especially V. sativa (spring vetch) cultivated for forage and soil improvement.
- st.-eustache — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada.
- stacked heel — a shoe heel constructed from several layers of material.
- star chamber — a former court of inquisitorial and criminal jurisdiction in England that sat without a jury and that became noted for its arbitrary methods and severe punishments, abolished 1641.
- starchedness — the condition or quality of being starched
- state church — established church.
- state school — A state school is a school that is controlled and funded by the government or a local authority, and which children can attend without having to pay.
- steeplechase — a horse race over a turf course furnished with artificial ditches, hedges, and other obstacles over which the horses must jump.
- stenographic — the art of writing in shorthand.
- stereochrome — a picture produced by a process in which water glass is used as a vehicle or as a preservative coating.
- stereochromy — the stereochrome process.
- stereophonic — pertaining to a system of sound recording or reproduction using two or more separate channels to produce a more realistic effect by capturing the spatial dimensions of a performance (the location of performers as well as their acoustic surroundings), used especially with high-fidelity recordings and reproduction systems (opposed to monophonic).
- stern chaser — a cannon mounted at or near the stern of a sailing ship, facing aft.
- stern-chaser — a cannon mounted at or near the stern of a sailing ship, facing aft.
- stethoscopic — pertaining to the stethoscope or to stethoscopy.
- stickhandler — a hockey or lacrosse player, esp. one who is talented at stickhandling.
- stitch wheel — a notched wheel used by a harness maker to mark out the spacing for stitching
- stockholders — Also called stockowner. a holder or owner of stock in a corporation.
- stomach ache — pain in gut
- straightneck — a variety of summer squash related to the crookneck but not having a recurved neck.
- street child — Street children are homeless children who live outdoors in a city and live by begging or stealing.
- stretch limo — A stretch limo is a very long and luxurious car in which a rich, famous, or important person is driven somewhere.
- stretch mark — a silvery streak occurring typically on the abdomen or thighs and caused by stretching of the skin over a short period of time, as during pregnancy or rapid weight gain.
- stretch mill — a mill for rolling and stretching seamless tubes, the rolls of each successive stand operating more quickly than those of the preceding.
- stretchmarks — marks that remain visible on the abdomen after its distension, esp in pregnancy
- strip-search — to search (a suspect who has been required to remove all clothing) especially for concealed weapons, contraband, or evidence of drug abuse.
- stump speech — a political campaign speech, especially one made on a campaign tour.
- sweet cherry — a cherry tree, Prunus avium, characterized by reddish-brown bark and a pyramidal manner of growth.
- switch plate — a plate, usually of metal, ceramic, or plastic, covering a switch so that the knob or toggle protrudes.
- sycophantize — to act the sycophant
- synaesthetic — synesthesia.
- synchroneity — the state of being synchronous; synchronism.
- syntheticism — a synthetic nature or approach
- t lymphocyte — any of several closely related lymphocytes, developed in the thymus, that circulate in the blood and lymph and orchestrate the immune system's response to infected or malignant cells, either by lymphokine secretions or by direct contact: helper T cells recognize foreign antigen on the surfaces of other cells, then they stimulate B cells to produce antibody and signal killer T cells to destroy the antigen-displaying cells; subsequently suppressor T cells return the immune system to normal by inactivating the B cells and killer T cells.
- t-lymphocyte — T cell.
- tablet chair — a chair with one arm extending and expanding into a writing surface.