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13-letter words containing t, h, e, c, o, n

  • ornithichnite — (paleontology) The footmark of a bird occurring in strata of stone.
  • outstretching — Present participle of outstretch.
  • parthenocarpy — the production of fruit without fertilization of an egg in the ovary.
  • pathogenicity — the disease-producing capacity of a pathogen.
  • pentastichous — (of plant leaves) arranged in five vertical rows
  • perchlorinate — to combine with the maximum proportion of chlorine.
  • phallocentric — a doctrine or belief centered on the phallus, especially a belief in the superiority of the male sex.
  • pharyngectomy — excision of part or all of the pharynx.
  • phonoreceptor — a receptor stimulated by sound waves.
  • photoelectron — an electron emitted from a system by the photoelectric effect.
  • photoreaction — a chemical reaction that involves or requires light.
  • phycoerythrin — a red protein pigment occurring in red algae.
  • phyllogenetic — of or relating to the development of leaves.
  • phytocoenosis — the plants of a given area considered as a whole.
  • piano teacher — tutor of piano-playing
  • picture phone — a mobile phone that can take, send, and receive photographs
  • plain-clothes — Plain-clothes police officers wear ordinary clothes instead of a police uniform.
  • polysynthetic — (of a language) characterized by a prevalence of relatively long words containing a large number of affixes to express syntactic relationships and meanings. Many American Indian languages are polysynthetic. Compare analytic (def 3), synthetic (def 3).
  • polytechnical — relating to a technical school
  • post exchange — a retail store on an army installation that sells goods and services to military personnel and their dependents and to certain authorized civilian personnel. Abbreviation: PX.
  • presto chango — change at once (usually used imperatively, as in a magician's command).
  • psychogenetic — genesis of the psyche.
  • psychotogenic — a substance that causes a psychotic reaction.
  • pyrotechnical — of or relating to pyrotechnics.
  • rapprochement — an establishment or reestablishment of harmonious relations: a rapprochement reached between warring factions.
  • retail anchor — A retail anchor is a popular store whose name will attract customers to a shopping mall.
  • right section — a representation of an object as it would appear if cut by a plane perpendicular to its longest axis.
  • robber trench — a trench that originally contained the foundations of a wall, the stones of which have been taken away
  • schizogenetic — reproducing or formed by fission.
  • scotch bonnet — a small, irregularly shaped, extremely hot chili pepper, the fruit of a variety of Capsicum chinense related to the habanero and ranging from yellow to red.
  • sea buckthorn — a thorny Eurasian shrub, Hippophaë rhamnoides, growing on sea coasts and having silvery leaves and orange fruits: family Elaeagnaceae
  • second growth — the plant growth that follows the destruction of virgin forest.
  • section eight — a military discharge for physical or mental unfitness as determined by an Army Regulation in effect from 1922 to 1944.
  • seventh chord — a chord formed by the superposition of three thirds.
  • sex chromatin — Barr body.
  • shaft encoder — A shaft encoder is a sensor for measuring how fast a shaft rotates.
  • share account — a savings account in a credit union.
  • shockumentary — a television programme showing members of the public in shocking or violent situations
  • socket wrench — a box wrench with a socket that is an extension of the shank.
  • southern cane — a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
  • stagecoachman — the driver or operator of a stagecoach
  • techno-babble — technical jargon relating to computing and other technological subjects
  • technological — of or relating to technology; relating to science and industry.
  • technologised — to make technological; to modernize or modify with technology.
  • technologized — to make technological; to modernize or modify with technology.
  • technopolitan — of or relating to a place or society dominated by technology
  • telencephalon — the anterior section of the forebrain comprising the cerebrum and related structures.
  • terpsichorean — pertaining to dancing.
  • the ascension — the bodily ascent of Jesus into heaven on the fortieth day after the Resurrection: Acts 1:9
  • the carolinas — North Carolina and South Carolina
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