12-letter words containing t, e, c, h
- duty chemist — a dispensing chemist's that is open to the public for a specific period when other chemists are closed
- dysaesthetic — relating to or suffering from dysaesthesia
- dysphemistic — Of, pertaining to, or being a dysphemism.
- earth closet — a type of lavatory in which earth is used to cover excreta
- earth colour — any of various brown pigments composed chiefly of iron oxides
- east chicago — a port in NW Indiana, on Lake Michigan, near Chicago.
- echogenicity — (medical) The ability to create an echo that can be detected in an ultrasound examination.
- echolocation — the general method of locating objects by determining the time for an echo to return and the direction from which it returns, as by radar or sonar.
- echolocators — Plural form of echolocator.
- ectypography — a form of etching or engraving in which the design is produced in relief
- edith cavell — Edith Louisa, 1865–1915, English nurse: executed by the Germans in World War I.
- electroclash — a type of electronic music, originating in the first decade of the 21st century, that combines modern techno with synthesizer music characteristic of the 1980s
- electrograph — A machine used in gravure printing.
- electrophile — (chemistry) a compound or functional group that is attractive to, and accepts electrons, especially accepting an electron pair from a nucleophile to form a bond.
- electrophone — (music) any instrument designed to create sounds using electrical currents.
- electrophori — Plural form of electrophorus.
- electroshock — Of or relating to medical treatment by means of electric shocks.
- eleutherarch — the chief of the eleutheri
- embranchment — A branching forth, as of trees for example.
- empathically — In an empathic manner.
- emphatically — In a forceful way.
- en brochette — (esp of meat) roasted or grilled on a skewer
- encephalitic — Of or pertaining to encephalitis.
- encephalitis — Inflammation of the brain, caused by infection or an allergic reaction.
- enchantingly — In an enchanting manner.
- enchantments — Plural form of enchantment.
- encipherment — The act or process of enciphering; encryption.
- encompasseth — Archaic third-person singular form of encompass.
- encroachment — Intrusion on a person's territory, rights, etc.
- endotracheal — Situated or occurring within or performed by way of the trachea.
- enhancements — An increase or improvement in quality, value, or extent.
- enhypostatic — relating to enhypostasia
- enthusiastic — Having or showing intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval.
- entrenchment — The process of entrenching or something which entrenches.
- epirrhematic — relating to epirrhema
- eric the red — ?940–?1010 ad, Norse navigator: discovered and colonized Greenland; father of Leif Ericson
- erythrocytes — Plural form of erythrocyte.
- erythrocytic — Of or pertaining to erythrocytes.
- erythromycin — An antibiotic used in the treatment of infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria. It is similar in its effects to penicillin.
- escape chute — a fabric tube or chute hinged to the wall of a stairwell and used as an emergency exit, eg from a burning tall building
- escape hatch — door to an emergency exit
- escape shaft — a shaft in a mine through which miners can escape if the regular shaft is blocked
- esthetically — Alternative spelling of aesthetically.
- estheticians — Plural form of esthetician.
- etheromaniac — a person who is addicted to ether
- ethical code — an ethical code is a set of moral principles used to govern the conduct of a profession
- ethical drug — a drug which is only available legally with a doctor's prescription or consent
- ethnocentric — Evaluating other peoples and cultures according to the standards of one's own culture.
- ethnographic — Relating to ethnography.
- ethnological — Of or pertaining to ethnology.