12-letter words containing y, t, h
- erythromycin — An antibiotic used in the treatment of infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria. It is similar in its effects to penicillin.
- erythropenia — A decrease in the number of erythrocytes, associated with anemia.
- esophagotomy — (surgery) The operation of making an incision into the esophagus for the purpose of removing an obstruction.
- esthetically — Alternative spelling of aesthetically.
- ethnobiology — the branch of biology involving the study of the uses of plants and animals in various human societies
- ethnohistory — The branch of anthropology concerned with the history of peoples and cultures, especially non-Western ones.
- ethoxyethane — (organic compound) The systematic name for diethyl ether.
- ethylacetate — Alternative spelling of ethyl acetate.
- ethylbenzene — A colorless, flammable liquid hydrocarbon, used in the manufacture of styrene.
- ethylmercury — (chemistry) The organometallic cation CH3CH2Hg+; it is a toxicant that does not seem to accumulate in the environment.
- everywhither — (archaic,or,poetic) to everywhere.
- ex hypothesi — in accordance with or following from the hypothesis stated
- exhaustingly — In an exhausting manner.
- exhaustively — In an exhaustive manner.
- eye-catching — Something that is eye-catching is very noticeable.
- factory ship — a whaling ship equipped to process killed whales and to transport the oil and by-products.
- fairy lights — Fairy lights are small, coloured electric lights that are hung up as decorations, for example on a Christmas tree.
- family hotel — a hotel owned by a family in which family members work
- farsightedly — In a farsighted manner.
- father's day — a day, usually the third Sunday in June, set aside in honor of fathers.
- fathomlessly — In a fathomless manner.
- field theory — a detailed mathematical description of the distribution and movement of matter under the influence of one or more fields.
- fifty-eighth — next after the fifty-seventh; being the ordinal number for 58.
- fifty-fourth — next after the fifty-third; being the ordinal number for 54.
- fight shy of — bashful; retiring.
- filthy lucre — money: to lose one's health for the sake of filthy lucre.
- fire hydrant — a hydrant for use in extinguishing fires.
- firth of tay — the estuary of the River Tay on the North Sea coast of Scotland. Length: 40 km (25 miles)
- fish factory — a factory where fish is processed
- flightworthy — being in proper physical or mechanical condition for safe flight; airworthy: a flightworthy spacecraft.
- fly the coop — an enclosure, cage, or pen, usually with bars or wires, in which fowls or other small animals are confined for fattening, transportation, etc.
- fly the flag — to represent or show support for one's country, an organization, etc
- fly the nest — When children fly the nest, they leave their parents' home to live on their own.
- fly-by-light — aircraft control through systems operated by optical fibres rather than mechanical rods
- fly-by-night — not reliable or responsible, especially in business; untrustworthy: a fly-by-night operation.
- fort mchenry — a town in NE Illinois.
- forthrightly — In a forthright manner.
- forty-eighth — next after the forty-seventh; being the ordinal number for 48.
- forty-fourth — next after the forty-third; being the ordinal number for 44.
- fosphenytoin — a prodrug that produces phenytoin and is taken to prevent or treat seizures.
- fotheringhay — a village in NE Northamptonshire, in E England, near Peterborough: Mary, Queen of Scots, imprisoned here and executed 1587.
- fourteenthly — in (the) fourteenth place
- fowl typhoid — a septicemic disease of fowl, especially chickens, caused by the bacterium Salmonella gallinarum and marked by fever, loss of appetite, thirst, anemic pallor of the skin of the head, and prostration.
- fractography — the study of fractures or cracks in a material, esp metal, in order to predict or identify the cause of a failure in a structure
- freight yard — a place on a rail network where freight trains are made up or broken up
- french-style — French-cut.
- frightenedly — thrown into a fright; afraid; scared; terrified: a frightened child cowering in the corner.
- galanty show — pantomime shadow play
- gametophytes — Plural form of gametophyte.
- gametophytic — (botany) Of or pertaining to a gametophyte plant.