12-letter words containing a, l, i, u, n
- edulcorating — Present participle of edulcorate.
- edulcoration — (rare) A sweetening.
- ejaculations — Plural form of ejaculation.
- elocutionary — Of or pertaining to elocution or to public speaking; rhetorical.
- elucidations — Plural form of elucidation.
- elucubration — the practice of elucubrating
- emasculating — Present participle of emasculate.
- emasculation — The act of depriving of virility, or the state of being so deprived; castration.
- endurability — The state or quality of being endurable.
- equalisation — Alternative spelling of equalization.
- equalitarian — Characterized by social equality and equal rights for all people.
- equalization — The act of equalizing, or state of being equalized.
- equifinality — The property of being equifinal.
- equigranular — (petrology) Composed chiefly of grains of similar size.
- equilibrants — Plural form of equilibrant.
- equinoctials — Plural form of equinoctial.
- equivalently — In an equivalent manner; equally.
- euphonically — In a euphonic manner.
- euroterminal — a railway terminus from which trans-European trains operate
- evolutionary — Of or relating to evolution.
- exalbuminous — (of a seed embryo) having no albumen
- exclusionary — restrictive or elitist
- exhaustingly — In an exhausting manner.
- exsufflation — (obsolete) A blast from beneath.
- exulceration — the process of ulceration
- faithfulness — strict or thorough in the performance of duty: a faithful worker.
- fan vaulting — a system of fan vaults.
- fancifulness — The quality of being fanciful.
- faneuil hall — a market house and public hall in Boston, Massachusetts, called “the Cradle of Liberty” because it was used as a meeting place by American patriots immediately before the Revolutionary War.
- fault-finder — a person who habitually finds fault, complains, or objects, especially in a petty way.
- faultfinding — the act of pointing out faults, especially faults of a petty nature; carping.
- fenfluramine — a sympathomimetic substance, C 12 H 16 F 3 N, formerly used mainly as an anorectic in the treatment of obesity but withdrawn from the market in 1997 because of its potential to cause valvular heart disease.
- final clause — a clause expressing intention or purpose
- fissilingual — having a forked tongue
- flammulation — a small flame-shaped marking, esp those seen on some birds
- flat-hunting — the activity of looking for a flat in which to live
- flocculating — Present participle of flocculate.
- flocculation — to form into flocculent masses.
- fluctuations — Plural form of fluctuation.
- fluidization — The act or process of fluidizing.
- fluoridating — Present participle of fluoridate.
- fluoridation — the addition of fluorides to the public water supply to reduce the incidence of tooth decay.
- fluorinating — Present participle of fluorinate.
- fluorination — (chemistry) The introduction of fluorine into a compound by means of a chemical reaction.
- fluphenazine — a potent tranquilizer, C 22 H 26 F 3 N 3 OS, derived from phenothiazine and used in various forms for the management of certain neurological or psychotic disorders and for short-term treatment of acute anxiety.
- flusteration — (colloquial, dated) The act of flustering, or the state of being flustered.
- fluviomarine — of or formed by the combined action of river and sea.
- flux linkage — the product of the magnetic flux and the number of turns in a given coil.
- flying squad — a trained, mobile group of police officers, business executives, labor officials, or the like, capable of performing specialized tasks whenever or wherever sent, often for use in emergencies.
- formula unit — (of an ionic compound that does not form molecules, as most salts) the chemical formula with the least number of elements out of the set of empirical formulas having the same proportion of ions as elements: NaCl is the formula unit for the ionic compound sodium chloride.