12-letter words containing a, d, e, r, l
- ectrodactyly — the congenital absence of part or all of one or more fingers or toes.
- editorial we — we (def 6).
- editorialise — Alternative spelling of editorialize.
- editorialist — an article in a newspaper or other periodical or on a website presenting the opinion of the publisher, writer, or editor.
- editorialize — to set forth one's position or opinion on some subject in, or as if in, an editorial.
- edulcorating — Present participle of edulcorate.
- edulcoration — (rare) A sweetening.
- edulcorative — edulcorant
- edwardsville — a town in SW Illinois.
- elephantbird — Alternative form of elephant bird.
- emerald isle — Ireland
- emerald moth — any of various green geometrid moths, esp the large emerald (Geometra papilionaria) a handsome pale green moth with white wavy markings
- enarthrodial — Relating to an enarthrosis.
- enculturated — Simple past tense and past participle of enculturate.
- enderby land — part of the coastal region of Antarctica, between Kemp Land and Queen Maud Land: the westernmost part of the Australian Antarctic Territory (claims are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty); discovered in 1831
- endocervical — Within a cervix.
- endochondral — occurring, or present, in cartilage
- endotracheal — Situated or occurring within or performed by way of the trachea.
- endovascular — Within a blood vessel.
- endurability — The state or quality of being endurable.
- enlargedness — the state of being enlarged
- equilibrated — Simple past tense and past participle of equilibrate.
- etherealized — Simple past tense and past participle of etherealize.
- ethical drug — a drug which is only available legally with a doctor's prescription or consent
- externalised — Simple past tense and past participle of externalise.
- externalized — Simple past tense and past participle of externalize.
- extraditable — (of a crime) rendering the offender liable to extradition
- extrapolated — Simple past tense and past participle of extrapolate.
- false friend — a word or expression in one language that, because it resembles one in another language, is often wrongly taken to have the same meaning, for example, the French agenda which means diary, not agenda
- falsehearted — Alternative spelling of false-hearted.
- familiarised — Simple past tense and past participle of familiarise.
- familiarized — to make (onself or another) well-acquainted or conversant with something.
- fardel-bound — (of ruminants) having the food impacted in the third compartment of the stomach; costive; constipated.
- farsightedly — In a farsighted manner.
- farthingdale — (British, dated, 13th-19th C.) A unit of area equal to one quarter of an acre.
- fault-finder — a person who habitually finds fault, complains, or objects, especially in a petty way.
- federal case — a matter that falls within the jurisdiction of a federal court or a federal law-enforcement agency.
- federalistic — an advocate of federalism.
- federalizing — Present participle of federalize.
- federatively — from a federative point of view
- fence lizard — either of two spiny lizards, Sceloporus undulatus and S. occidentalis, of the U.S. and northern Mexico, often seen on fences.
- fer de lance — a large pit viper, Bothrops atrox, of tropical America.
- fer-de-lance — a large pit viper, Bothrops atrox, of tropical America.
- ferulic acid — a compound, C 10 H 10 O 4 , found in small amounts in lants, that occurs in two isomers, one a yellow oily liquid and the other crystalline.
- fiddler crab — any small, burrowing crab of the genus Uca, characterized by one greatly enlarged claw in the male.
- 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.
- field ration — ration issued and authorized for troops in the field.
- flabergasted — Simple past tense and past participle of flabergast.
- flameproofed — Simple past tense and past participle of flameproof.
- flannelboard — a flannel-covered surface to which other flannel pieces, as letters of the alphabet, numbers, etc., adhere merely by contact, used mainly in schools as a visual aid.