13-letter words containing t, h, e, c, a
- electric hare — (in greyhound racing) a model of a hare, mounted on an electrified rail, which the dogs chase
- electrographs — Plural form of electrograph.
- embranchments — Plural form of embranchment.
- encephalotomy — The dissection of the brain.
- enchantresses — Plural form of enchantress.
- enchondromata — Plural form of enchondroma.
- encroachments — Plural form of encroachment.
- endolymphatic — (anatomy) Pertaining to, or containing, endolymph.
- enterohepatic — Relating to or denoting the circulation of bile salts and other secretions from the liver to the intestine, where they are reabsorbed into the blood and returned to the liver.
- entrance hall — large lobby, foyer
- epitrachelion — The liturgical vestment worn by priests and bishops of the Orthodox Church as the symbol of their priesthood, corresponding to the Western stole.
- epitrochoidal — Being or relating to an epitrochoid.
- eproctophilia — Sexual arousal from flatulence.
- ergatomorphic — pertaining to an ergatomorph
- eschatologies — Plural form of eschatology.
- ethanoic acid — acetic acid
- ethnocultural — Relating to or denoting a particular ethnic group.
- ethnographica — a collection of ethnographic items
- ethologically — In an ethological manner.
- ethyl acetate — a colourless volatile flammable fragrant liquid ester, made from acetic acid and ethanol: used in perfumes and flavourings and as a solvent for plastics, etc. Formula: CH3COOC2H5
- ethyl alcohol — ethanol, alcohol
- eucharistical — Alternative form of eucharistic.
- euphemistical — Archaic form of euphemistic.
- exchange rate — relative value of currency
- factory-fresh — coming directly from the factory; brand new
- feather tract — pteryla.
- featherstitch — an embroidery stitch producing work in which a succession of branches extend alternately on each side of a central stem.
- feature shock — (jargon) (From Alvin Toffler's "Future Shock") A user's confusion when confronted with a package that has too many features and poor introductory material.
- fencing match — a match between fencers
- feta (cheese) — a soft, white cheese first made in Greece
- fidus achates — a faithful friend or companion
- fire watching — the job of watching for fires, especially those caused by aerial bombardment
- fireside chat — an informal address by a political leader over radio or television, especially as given by President Franklin D. Roosevelt beginning in 1933.
- first chamber — the parliament of the Netherlands, consisting of an upper chamber (First Chamber) and a lower chamber (Second Chamber)
- fish hatchery — a facility where fish eggs are hatched and the fry raised, especially to stock lakes, streams, and ponds.
- flash picture — a photograph made using flash photography.
- float chamber — Automotive. the bowl-shaped section of a carburetor in which a reserve of fuel is maintained, the fuel level being regulated by a float.
- franche-comte — a former province in E France: once a part of Burgundy.
- franchisement — a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government: a franchise to operate a bus system.
- french pastry — fine, rich, or fancy dessert pastry, especially made from puff paste and filled with cream or fruit preparations.
- friction head — (in a hydraulic system) the part of a head of water or of another liquid that represents the energy that the system dissipates through friction with the sides of conduits or channels and through heating from turbulent flow.
- fruit machine — gambling: slot machine
- gaidhealtachd — the area of Scotland in which Scottish Gaelic is the vernacular speech
- galactorrhoea — (British spelling) alternative spelling of galactorrhea.
- gallocatechol — An antioxidant that contains catechin, found in food.
- gangster chic — a cinematic or literary genre which seeks to glamorize the criminal underworld
- garbage chute — sloped channel for rubbish disposal
- garter stitch — a basic knitting pattern that produces an evenly pebbled texture on both sides of the work, created by consistently knitting or purling every stitch of every row.
- gastrohepatic — of, relating to, or involving the stomach and the liver.
- gastrophrenic — (anatomy) Pertaining to the stomach and diaphragm.