12-letter words containing t, h, r, e, a, n
- cartwheeling — Present participle of cartwheel.
- catherine ii — known as Catherine the Great. 1729–96, empress of Russia (1762–96), during whose reign Russia extended her boundaries at the expense of Turkey, Sweden, and Poland: she was a patron of literature and the arts
- chain letter — A chain letter is a letter, often with a promise of money, that is sent to several people who send copies on to several more people. Chain letters are illegal in some countries.
- change front — to redeploy (a force in the field) so that its main weight of weapons points in another direction
- channel port — one of the English or French ports on the English Channel
- chanterelles — Plural form of chanterelle.
- chanticleers — Plural form of chanticleer.
- chapter ring — a ringlike band on the dial of a clock that bears the numerals or other symbols of the hours.
- chiantishire — a nickname for Tuscany
- chiropterans — Plural form of chiropteran.
- chloroethane — ethyl chloride.
- christianise — to make Christian.
- christianite — (mineral) alternative name of phillipsite.
- christianize — to make Christian or convert to Christianity
- chromonemata — a chromosome thread that is relatively uncoiled at early prophase but assumes a spiral form at metaphase.
- chukot range — mountain range in NE Siberia: highest peak, c. 7,500 ft (2,286 m)
- cinder patch — a defect on steel caused by the accidental picking up of matter, as from the bottom of a soaking pit.
- concert hall — a hall where concerts are performed
- constraineth — Archaic third-person singular form of constrain.
- counter hand — a person who works behind a counter; assistant
- countercharm — an object or action that is capable of destroying a magical charm
- counterearth — (in Pythagorean astronomy) a planet, out of sight from our part of the earth, whose shadow upon the sun and moon, cast by a central fire that is also out of sight, causes the eclipses.
- countermarch — to march or cause to march back along the same route
- countershaft — an intermediate shaft that is driven by, but rotates in the opposite direction to, a main shaft, esp in a gear train
- daughterling — a small daughter
- dechlorinate — to remove chlorine from (a substance)
- diathermancy — the property of transmitting infrared radiation
- dibranchiate — of, relating to, or belonging to the Dibranchiata, a group or former order of cephalopod molluscs, including the octopuses, squids, and cuttlefish, having two gills
- disenchanter — One who disenchants.
- disheartened — to depress the hope, courage, or spirits of; discourage.
- down-hearted — dejected; depressed; discouraged.
- dreadnoughts — Plural form of dreadnought.
- earth almond — chufa.
- earth return — the return path for an electrical circuit made by connections to earth at each end
- earth tongue — any of a group of fungi of the phylum Ascomycota, characterized by a tongue-shaped fruiting body, found on decaying logs and damp soil.
- earth-moving — Earth-moving equipment is machinery that is used for digging and moving large amounts of soil.
- earthshaking — imperiling, challenging, or affecting basic beliefs, attitudes, relationships, etc.
- elephantbird — Alternative form of elephant bird.
- embranchment — A branching forth, as of trees for example.
- enantiomorph — Each of two crystalline or other geometric forms that are mirror images of each other.
- enarthrodial — Relating to an enarthrosis.
- encroachment — Intrusion on a person's territory, rights, etc.
- endotracheal — Situated or occurring within or performed by way of the trachea.
- enthrallment — The act of enthralling or the state of being enthralled.
- epanorthosis — (rhetoric) A rhetorical device or element in which a speaker or writer retracts a word that has been spoken and substitutes a stronger or more suitable word; often done for emphasis or sarcasm.
- eratosthenes — ?276–?194 bc, Greek mathematician and astronomer, who calculated the circumference of the earth by observing the angle of the sun's rays at different places
- erythropenia — A decrease in the number of erythrocytes, associated with anemia.
- etherealness — The state or quality of being ethereal.
- etherization — (surgery) anaesthetization using ether.
- etheromaniac — a person who is addicted to ether