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

  • technophilia — a person who loves or is enthusiastic about advanced technology.
  • technophobia — abnormal fear of or anxiety about the effects of advanced technology.
  • telolecithal — having an accumulation of yolk near the vegetal pole, as the large-yolked eggs or ova of reptiles and birds.
  • tenochtitlan — the capital of the Aztec empire: founded in 1325; destroyed by the Spaniards in 1521; now the site of Mexico City.
  • tetrachotomy — the segmentation of something into four parts
  • tetramorphic — (in art) of or related to a composite representation of the four evangelists' symbols
  • the cenotaph — the monument in Whitehall, London, honouring the dead of both World Wars: designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens: erected in 1920
  • the cold war — the period (1945-91) of cold war between the Soviet Union and its Communist allies and the U.S. and its non-Communist allies
  • the creation — God's act of bringing the universe into being
  • the ordnance — a department of an army or government dealing with military supplies
  • the-overcoat — a short story (1842) by Gogol.
  • theanthropic — of or relating to both God or a god and human beings; both divine and human.
  • theocratical — a form of government in which God or a deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler, the God's or deity's laws being interpreted by the ecclesiastical authorities.
  • theoretician — a person who deals with or is expert in the theoretical side of a subject: a military theoretician.
  • thermostatic — a device, including a relay actuated by thermal conduction or convection, that functions to establish and maintain a desired temperature automatically or signals a change in temperature for manual adjustment.
  • thessalonica — official name of Salonika.
  • thiobacteria — bacteria found esp. in stagnant water and at the bottom of the sea, that oxidize or reduce sulfur compounds, as hydrogen sulfide
  • thoracectomy — excision of part or all of a rib.
  • thoracoscope — an instrument used for examining the pleural cavity
  • thread count — thread density of a woven fabric
  • torchon lace — a bobbin-made linen or cotton lace with loosely twisted threads in simple, open patterns.
  • touch-tackle — touch football.
  • tracheophyte — any plant of the former division Tracheophyta, comprising all the vascular plants.
  • tracheoscopy — examination of the interior of the trachea, as with a laryngoscope.
  • tracheostomy — the construction of an artificial opening through the neck into the trachea, usually for the relief of difficulty in breathing.
  • trade school — a high school giving instruction chiefly in the skilled trades.
  • trefoil arch — an arch with cusplike intrados.
  • tricephalous — with three heads
  • trichopteran — trichopterous.
  • trochanteric — belonging or relating to a trochanter
  • trocheameter — a device that records the distance that a motor vehicle has travelled
  • turbo-charge — to equip (an internal-combustion engine) with a turbocharger.
  • turbocharged — with additional power from turbine
  • turbocharger — a supercharger that is driven by a turbine turned by exhaust gases from the engine.
  • unmethodical — characterized by lack of method or disorderliness
  • unrhetorical — not rhetorical; literal; plainspoken
  • waffle cloth — honeycomb (def 5a).
  • watch pocket — a small pocket in a garment, as in a vest or trousers, for holding a pocket watch, change, etc. Compare fob1 (def 1).
  • weathercloth — a canvas cover for sheltering crew or protecting boat parts from the weather
  • weathercocks — Plural form of weathercock.
  • west chicago — a town in NE Illinois.
  • white-collar — belonging or pertaining to the ranks of office and professional workers whose jobs generally do not involve manual labor or the wearing of a uniform or work clothes.
  • yachtspeople — Plural form of yachtsperson.
  • yachtsperson — A yachtsman or yachtswoman.
  • zootechnical — of or relating to zootechny
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