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

  • oligochaetes — Plural form of oligochaete.
  • on the latch — fastened by the latch (sense 1) but not locked or bolted
  • orchestrally — In an orchestral manner.
  • orthopedical — (American spelling) Alternative form of orthopaedical.
  • 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
  • pathetically — causing or evoking pity, sympathetic sadness, sorrow, etc.; pitiful; pitiable: a pathetic letter; a pathetic sight.
  • 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
  • pharmacolite — hydrous calcium arsenate, 2CaO⋅As 2 O 5 ⋅5H 2 O, formed by natural alteration of mineral deposits containing arsenopyrite and arsenical ores of cobalt and silver.
  • phenotypical — the observable constitution of an organism.
  • phonetic law — a statement of some regular pattern of sound change in a specific language, as Grimm's law or Verner's law.
  • phonetically — Also, phonetical. of or relating to speech sounds, their production, or their transcription in written symbols.
  • photoelastic — displaying photoelasticity; of or relating to photoelasticity
  • photonuclear — of, relating to, or caused by the collision of high-energy photons with the nucleus of an atom.
  • phylacteries — Judaism. either of two small, black, leather cubes containing a piece of parchment inscribed with verses 4–9 of Deut. 6, 13–21 of Deut. 11, and 1–16 of Ex. 13: one is attached with straps to the left arm and the other to the forehead during weekday morning prayers by Orthodox and Conservative Jewish men.
  • phytoclimate — the climate of a small area, as of confined spaces such as caves or houses (cryptoclimate) of plant communities, wooded areas, etc. (phytoclimate) or of urban communities, which may be different from that in the general region.
  • pitch a tale — to tell a story, usually of a fantastic nature
  • plainclothes — Plainclothes police officers wear ordinary clothes instead of a police uniform.
  • plattdeutsch — the Low German vernacular dialects spoken in northern Germany.
  • play clothes — clothes that are suitable for playing in
  • poll watcher — a representative of a political party or of an organization running a candidate who is assigned to the polls on an election day to watch for violations of the laws that regulate voting, campaigning, etc.
  • polychaetous — of or relating to the genus Polychaeta
  • polycythemia — an abnormal increase in the number and concentration of circulating red blood corpuscles
  • prickly heat — a cutaneous eruption accompanied by a prickling and itching sensation, due to an inflammation of the sweat glands.
  • procathedral — a church used temporarily as a cathedral.
  • purple patch — If someone, especially a sports player or team, goes through a purple patch, they are very successful or lucky for a period.
  • pyrocatechol — catechol.
  • reachability — to get to or get as far as in moving, going, traveling, etc.: The boat reached the shore.
  • reichsthaler — a silver thaler of Germany, originally issued in 1566; rix-dollar.
  • retrophiliac — someone who has a strong liking for things from the past
  • rhetorically — used for, belonging to, or concerned with mere style or effect.
  • schoolmaster — a man who presides over or teaches in a school.
  • scratch file — A scratch file is a temporary computer file which you use as a work area or as a store while a program is operating.
  • scratch line — a line that marks the start of a race.
  • scratchplate — a plastic or metal plate attached to the front of a guitar to protect it from pick scratches
  • shell jacket — a close-fitting, semiformal jacket, with a short back, worn in the tropics in place of a tuxedo.
  • shield match — a cricket match for the Sheffield Shield
  • shuttlecraft — space shuttle.
  • slash pocket — a pocket set into a garment, especially below the waistline, to which easy access is provided by an exterior, vertical or diagonal slit.
  • slot machine — a gambling machine operated by inserting coins into a slot and pulling a handle that activates a set of spinning symbols on wheels, the final alignment of which determines the payoff that is released into a receptacle at the bottom.
  • smallclothes — men's close-fitting knee breeches of the 18th and 19th centuries
  • space flight — journey into outer space
  • space helmet — a helmet worn by astronauts while in outer space
  • sphacelation — the process of mortification
  • sphericality — the state of being a sphere
  • sphincterial — relating to a sphincter
  • spirochaetal — resulting from spirochaetes
  • stacked heel — a shoe heel constructed from several layers of material.
  • 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.
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