12-letter words containing a, c, e, s, l
- escape valve — a valve that releases air, steam, etc, above a certain pressure; relief valve or safety valve
- escape wheel — moving part of a timepiece
- escapologist — An entertainer specializing in escaping from the confinement of such things as ropes, handcuffs, and chains.
- eschscholzia — Any of the flowers in the Eschscholzia genus, especially the California poppy (Eschscholzia californica).
- esoterically — In an esoteric manner.
- esthetically — Alternative spelling of aesthetically.
- eucalyptuses — Plural form of eucalyptus.
- eulogistical — Alternative form of eulogistic.
- evanescently — In an evanescent manner.
- evangelicals — Plural form of evangelical.
- evangelistic — Seeking to convert others to the Christian faith; missionary.
- exceptionals — Plural form of exceptional.
- exclamations — Plural form of exclamation.
- exclusionary — restrictive or elitist
- exonucleases — Plural form of exonuclease.
- explications — Plural form of explication.
- exsufflicate — Empty, inflated, frivolous.
- extramusical — outside the field or scope of music
- facelessness — The state or condition of being faceless.
- factorisable — Alternative spelling of factorizable.
- factualities — of or relating to facts; concerning facts: factual accuracy.
- false acacia — black locust.
- false cirrus — a type of thick cirrus cloud spreading from the top of a cumulonimbus cloud
- false colour — colour used in a computer or photographic display to help in interpreting the image, as in the use of red to show high temperatures and blue to show low temperatures in an infrared image converter
- false-acacia — Also called false acacia, yellow locust. a North American tree, Robinia pseudoacacia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and clusters of fragrant white flowers.
- fancifulness — The quality of being fanciful.
- farcicalness — The property of being farcical.
- fasciculated — Grouped in a fascicle; fascicled.
- fascinatedly — In a fascinated manner; with fascination.
- federal case — a matter that falls within the jurisdiction of a federal court or a federal law-enforcement agency.
- federalistic — an advocate of federalism.
- fictionalise — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of fictionalize.
- fidel castro — Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
- final clause — a clause expressing intention or purpose
- fiscal agent — a person or organization serving as another's financial agent.
- flame stitch — an ornamental stitch, used on bedspreads, upholstery fabrics, and the like, producing rows of ogees in various colors.
- flat-chested — If you describe a woman as flat-chested, you mean that she has small breasts.
- fluosilicate — a salt of fluosilicic acid.
- forecastable — to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance: to forecast a heavy snowfall; to forecast lower interest rates.
- forensically — pertaining to, connected with, or used in courts of law or public discussion and debate.
- formal cause — a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
- franchisable — a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government: a franchise to operate a bus system.
- fujita scale — a scale for expressing the intensity of a tornado, ranging from F0 (light damage) to F5 (incredible damage)
- fused silica — glass made entirely from silica, having a very low rate of thermal expansion.
- galactoscope — a lactoscope.
- galactosemia — an inherited disorder characterized by the inability to metabolize galactose and requiring a galactose-free diet to avoid consequent mental retardation and eye, spleen, and liver abnormalities.
- galactosides — Plural form of galactoside.
- gallinaceous — pertaining to or resembling the domestic fowls.
- gallsickness — a disease of cattle and sheep, caused by infection with rickettsiae of the genus Anaplasma, resulting in anaemia and jaundice
- galvanoscope — an instrument for detecting the existence of an electric current and determining its direction.