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13-letter words containing t, e, s, c

  • east germanic — a branch of the Germanic languages no longer extant, comprising Gothic and probably others of which there are no written records. Abbreviation: EGmc.
  • east rockaway — a town in SE New York.
  • easter cactus — an epiphytic cactus, Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri, native to Brazil, having oblong joints and red flowers.
  • easter candle — a tall candle, symbolizing Christ, that is sometimes blessed and placed on the gospel side of an altar on Holy Saturday and kept burning until Ascension Day.
  • ecclesiastics — a member of the clergy or other person in religious orders.
  • ecclesiolatry — excessive reverence for churchly forms and traditions.
  • echo question — a question uttered by a listener that in effect repeats a speaker's sentence, replacing an unclear or doubted portion of the sentence with a stressed interrogative word, as You said WHAT to John? or He WHAT?
  • ectocommensal — Biology. (of an organism) living in a commensal relationship on the exterior of another organism.
  • ectoparasites — Plural form of ectoparasite.
  • ectoparasitic — Of or pertaining to ectoparasites.
  • ectosymbionts — Plural form of ectosymbiont.
  • eddy currents — Eddy currents are localized electric currents set up in metal parts not normally meant to carry currents, due to changes in electromagnetic fields.
  • edison effect — the phenomenon of the flow of electric current when an electrode sealed inside the bulb of an incandescent lamp is connected to the positive terminal of the lamp.
  • educationists — Plural form of educationist.
  • effectiveness — adequate to accomplish a purpose; producing the intended or expected result: effective teaching methods; effective steps toward peace.
  • effectivities — adequate to accomplish a purpose; producing the intended or expected result: effective teaching methods; effective steps toward peace.
  • effectualness — The state or condition of being effectual.
  • efficientness — The quality of being efficient; efficiency.
  • eggs benedict — dish of poached eggs, ham and cream
  • egotistically — In an egotistic manner.
  • ejection seat — a seat, esp as fitted to military aircraft, that is fired by a cartridge or rocket to eject the occupant from the aircraft in an emergency
  • elastic limit — the greatest stress that can be applied to a material without causing permanent deformation
  • electricities — Plural form of electricity.
  • electrographs — Plural form of electrograph.
  • electrologist — A person trained to remove unwanted hair on the body or face or small blemishes on the skin by a method that involves the application of heat using an electric current.
  • electromerism — a type of tautomerism in which the isomers (electromers) differ in the distribution of charge in their molecules
  • electrometers — Plural form of electrometer.
  • electron lens — a system, such as an arrangement of electrodes or magnets, that produces a field for focusing a beam of electrons
  • electrooptics — the technology that deals with the production, control, and detection of light by electrical devices
  • electrophiles — Plural form of electrophile.
  • electrophones — Plural form of electrophone.
  • electrophorus — A device for repeatedly generating static electricity by induction.
  • electroplates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of electroplate.
  • electroscopes — Plural form of electroscope.
  • electrostatic — Of or relating to stationary electric charges or fields as opposed to electric currents.
  • electrostrong — (physics) describing the combination of the electromagnetic and strong nuclear forces.
  • electrotypist — an electrotyper
  • ellipticities — Plural form of ellipticity.
  • emancipations — Plural form of emancipation.
  • embranchments — Plural form of embranchment.
  • encapsulating — Present participle of encapsulate.
  • encapsulation — The act of enclosing in a capsule; the growth of a membrane around (any part) so as to enclose it in a capsule.
  • enchantresses — Plural form of enchantress.
  • encomiastical — Alternative form of encomiastic.
  • encompassment — The act of surrounding, or the state of being surrounded.
  • encroachments — Plural form of encroachment.
  • encrustations — Plural form of encrustation.
  • encyclopedist — A person who writes, edits, or contributes to an encyclopedia.
  • endoparasitic — Of or pertaining to endoparasites.
  • endosmometric — relating to the measurement of endosmotic action
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