12-letter words containing a, l, e, s, n
- ekman spiral — a complex interaction on the surface of the sea between wind, rotation of the earth, and friction forces, discovered by Vagn Walfrid Ekman
- elaborations — Plural form of elaboration.
- elasmobranch — A cartilaginous fish of a group that comprises the sharks, rays, and skates.
- elastic band — rubber strip for binding items together
- electricians — Plural form of electrician.
- eleemosynary — Of, relating to, or dependent on charity; charitable.
- elephantitis — (US) misconstruction of elephantiasis.
- elicitations — Plural form of elicitation.
- eliminations — Plural form of elimination.
- ellis island — small, government-owned island in Upper New York Bay: former (1892-1943) examination center for immigrants seeking to enter the U.S.: 27 acres (11 hectares)
- elucidations — Plural form of elucidation.
- emasculating — Present participle of emasculate.
- emasculation — The act of depriving of virility, or the state of being so deprived; castration.
- emblazonries — Plural form of emblazonry.
- emotionalism — An emotional state of mind, a tendency to regard things in an emotional manner; emotional behaviour or characteristics. (from 19th c.).
- emotionalist — Someone whose thoughts and actions are governed by their emotions rather than by logic.
- emplacements — Plural form of emplacement.
- en casserole — (baked and served) in a casserole
- enantiostyly — the asymmetrical deflection of the style, either to the left or to the right of the floral axis
- encapsulated — Simple past tense and past participle of encapsulate.
- encapsulates — Enclose (something) in or as if in a capsule.
- encephalitis — Inflammation of the brain, caused by infection or an allergic reaction.
- endonuclease — An enzyme that cleaves a polynucleotide chain by separating nucleotides other than the two end ones.
- endoskeletal — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to an internal skeleton, usually of bone (an endoskeleton).
- endovascular — Within a blood vessel.
- englishwoman — adult female from England
- enlargedness — the state of being enlarged
- enlargements — Plural form of enlargement.
- enlisted man — military: male soldier
- enophthalmos — The posterior displacement of the eyeball within the orbit due to changes in the volume of the orbit (bone) relative to its contents (the eyeball and orbital fat), or loss of function of the orbitalis muscle.
- entablatures — Plural form of entablature.
- enterostomal — relating to enterostomy
- entoplastral — relating to an entoplastron
- entoplastron — the median plate of a turtle's plastron
- enviableness — Enviability.
- eosinophilia — An increase in the number of eosinophils in the blood, occurring in response to some allergens, drugs, and parasites, and in some types of leukemia.
- episcopalian — An adherent of episcopacy.
- epistolarian — A writer of epistles.
- equalisation — Alternative spelling of equalization.
- equilibrants — Plural form of equilibrant.
- equinoctials — Plural form of equinoctial.
- espagnolette — the fastening device on a French window
- essentialise — Alt form essentialize.
- essentialism — A belief that things have a set of characteristics that make them what they are, and that the task of science and philosophy is their discovery and expression; the doctrine that essence is prior to existence.
- essentialist — An advocate of essentialism.
- essentiality — The condition of being essential; a basic set of essential traits; being.
- essentialize — (transitive) To reduce to its essence.
- establishing — Present participle of establish.
- etherealness — The state or quality of being ethereal.
- evanescently — In an evanescent manner.