Theca

Definitions: Theca

Theca

Noun

1. A case or sheath especially a pollen sac or moss capsule.

2. Outer sheath of the pupa of certain insects.

Etymology: Theca \The"ca\, noun; plural Thec[ae]. [Latin expression, from the Greek expression case to put anything in. See Tick cover.]. (Websters 1913)

Synonym: Theca

Synonym: sac (n). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Covering	Capsule; sheath, sheathing; pod, cod; casing, case, theca; elytron; elytrum; involucrum; wrapping, wrapper; envelope, vesicle; corn husk, corn shuck; dermatology, conchology; testaceology.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Theca

English words defined with "theca": Thecae, Thecal, Thecaphore. (references)

Specialty definitions using "theca": Lutein Cells ♦ Theca Cells. (references)

Etymologies containing "theca": Thecosomata. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Theca" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Dutch (briefcase, file), Latin (case, covering, envelope).

Expression using "theca": Theca Cells. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "theca": theca-lutein.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Language		Translations for "theca"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Bulgarian		капсула (cachet, cap, capsule, percussion cap, primer, sheath), обвивка на какавида. (various references)

Danish		theca, kapsel (cap, capsule, crown cap, crown seal, dish, dome nut, evaporating dish, kidney dish, pus basin, vomiting basin), hylster (cartridge, case, coating, core, enclosure, envelope, jacket, magnetic tape cartridge, pack, paper core, sheath, sheathing, thimble, tube). (various references)

Dutch		thecoma (fibroma thecocellulare xanthomatodes, theca cell tumor, thecoma), theca-celtumor (fibroma thecocellulare xanthomatodes, theca cell tumor, thecoma). (various references)

Finnish		tekooma (fibroma thecocellulare xanthomatodes, theca cell tumor, thecoma). (various references)

French		tumeur � cellules thécales (fibroma thecocellulare xanthomatodes, theca cell tumor, thecoma), thécome (fibroma thecocellulare xanthomatodes, theca cell tumor, thecoma), cellules thécales lutéiniques (theca lutein cells), cellules thécales (theca cells). (various references)

German		Theca (nest, theque). (various references)

Greek		θήκωμα (fibroma thecocellulare xanthomatodes, theca cell tumor, thecoma). (various references)

Italian		teca (religuary), guaina (can, canning, case, casing, clad, cladding, covering, girdle, involucrum, jacket, liner, scabbard, sheath, sheathing, socket, stump socket, teat cup liner). (various references)

Pig Latin		ecathay

Portuguese		tumor tecocelular (fibroma thecocellulare xanthomatodes, theca cell tumor, thecoma), tumor das células tecais (fibroma thecocellulare xanthomatodes, theca cell tumor, thecoma), tumor da teca ovárica (fibroma thecocellulare xanthomatodes, theca cell tumor, thecoma), tecoma (fibroma thecocellulare xanthomatodes, theca cell tumor, thecoma). (various references)

Spanish		tumor tecocelular (fibroma thecocellulare xanthomatodes, theca cell tumor, thecoma), tumor de la teca ovárica (fibroma thecocellulare xanthomatodes, theca cell tumor, thecoma), tumor de células tecales (fibroma thecocellulare xanthomatodes, theca cell tumor, thecoma), tecoma (fibroma thecocellulare xanthomatodes, theca cell tumor, thecoma), fibroma tecocelular xantomatodes (fibroma thecocellulare xanthomatodes, theca cell tumor, thecoma). (various references)

Swedish		theca-cells-tumor (adrenal rest tumor, fibroma thecocellulare xanthomatodes, luteoma, theca cell tumor, thecoma), luteom (adrenal rest tumor, fibroma thecocellulare xanthomatodes, luteoma, theca cell tumor, thecoma). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "theca": thecae, thecal, thecate. (additional references)
	Words ending with "theca": bibliotheca, ootheca, spermatheca. (additional references)
	Words containing "theca": apothecaries, apothecary, bibliothecae, bibliothecal, bibliothecas, hypothecate, hypothecated, hypothecates, hypothecating, hypothecation, hypothecations, hypothecator, hypothecators, intrathecal, intrathecally, oothecae, oothecal, pithecanthropi, pithecanthropine, pithecanthropines, pithecanthropus, spermathecae. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Theca" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: heca, Hecq, Hgca, Phoca, techa, theak, theal, thec, Thecia, theda, theja, thek, thema, thenar, thera, thia, thicy, Thuc, Thuja, thusa, Trepca, Tyecha, Xheka. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Words rhyming with "theca" (pronounced 'The"ca'): Anasarca, Arctisca, Areca, Asarabacca, Attacca, Baraca, Barranca, Bibliotheca, Bocca, Chachalaca, Chica, Cloaca, Coca, Cuca, Dactylotheca, Dertrotheca, Endotheca, Epitheca, Erica, Eruca, Exotheca, Felucca, Fistuca, Formica, Glyptotheca, Gnathotheca, Gonotheca, Hierotheca, Hippobosca, Hydrotheca, Hypotheca, Inca, Jararaca, Lactuca, Lectica, lorica, malacca, Manca, Mattowacca, Mesotheca, mica, Mollusca, Musca, Myrica, Noctiluca, Oca, Ootheca, paca, Pataca, Perca. (additional references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: cheat, tache, teach.
	Words within the letters "a-c-e-h-t"
	-1 letter: ache, cate, chat, each, eath, etch, haet, hate, heat, tace, tach, thae.
	-2 letters: ace, act, ate, cat, eat, eta, eth, hae, hat, het, tae, tea, the.
	-3 letters: ae, ah, at, eh, et, ha, he, ta.
	Words containing the letters "a-c-e-h-t"
	+1 letter: cachet, chaeta, chalet, chaste, cheats, chetah, detach, hepcat, rachet, sachet, scathe, taches, thecae, thecal.
	+2 letters: achiest, achiote, aitches, aphetic, attache, batched, batcher, batches, brachet, cachets, catcher, catches, catechu, cathead, cathect, cathode, chaetae, chaetal, chalets, chanted, chanter, chantey, chaplet, chapter, charted, charter, chasten, chaster, chateau, chatted, chattel, chatter, chayote, cheated, cheater, cheetah, chelate, chetahs, cholate, ecthyma, enchant, escheat, etchant, ethical, hatched, hatchel, hatcher, hatches, hatchet, hectare, hellcat, hematic, hepatic, hepcats, hotcake, latched, latches, latchet, machete, manchet, matched, matcher, matches, ootheca, patched, patcher, patches, rachets, ratches, ratchet, rechart, recheat, rematch, repatch, reteach, sachets, satchel, scathed, scathes, teacher, teaches, thacked, thecate, theriac, trachea, trachle, tranche, unteach, watched, watcher, watches, yachted, yachter.
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