12-letter words containing a, l, m, i
- epitheliomas — Plural form of epithelioma.
- eskimo-aleut — (designating or of) a family of languages including Aleut and the Eskimo languages
- 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.
- ethanolamine — (chemistry) a hydroxy-amine, HO.CH2.CH2.NH2, manufactured by the reaction of ethylene oxide with ammonia; it is found naturally in a combined form in cephalin, and has many industrial applications.
- etymological — (not comparable) Of or relating to etymology.
- euroterminal — a railway terminus from which trans-European trains operate
- evening meal — dinner or supper
- exalbuminous — (of a seed embryo) having no albumen
- exclamations — Plural form of exclamation.
- exophthalmia — (medicine) The protrusion of the eyeball so that the eyelids will not cover it, in consequence of disease.
- exophthalmic — Having or characterized by protruding eyes.
- experimental — (of a new invention or product) based on untested ideas or techniques and not yet established or finalized.
- express mail — mail delivered quicker than normal mail
- exterminable — Capable of being exterminated.
- extramarital — (especially of sexual relations) occurring outside marriage.
- extramusical — outside the field or scope of music
- factionalism — of a faction or factions.
- false mildew — downy mildew (def 1).
- false-mildew — Also called false mildew. any fungus of the family Peronosporaceae, causing many plant diseases and producing a white, downy mass of conidiophores, usually on the under surface of the leaves of the host plant.
- familiarised — Simple past tense and past participle of familiarise.
- familiarized — to make (onself or another) well-acquainted or conversant with something.
- familiarizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of familiarize.
- familiarness — commonly or generally known or seen: a familiar sight.
- family album — photos of a family
- family bible — a large Bible usually having pages at the front for recording the marriages, births, and deaths in a family.
- family court — court of domestic relations.
- family hotel — a hotel owned by a family in which family members work
- family leave — a leave of absence from work in order to have or take care of a baby or to care for an ailing family member.
- family style — a way of serving food, as in boardinghouses and some restaurants, in which the people at the table help themselves from large dishes passed around from hand to hand
- fanning mill — a machine for winnowing grain by the action of riddles and sieves and an air blast.
- feature film — full-length movie
- 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.
- fibromyalgia — a syndrome characterized by fatigue and chronic pain in the muscles and in tissues surrounding the joints.
- field magnet — a magnet for producing a magnetic field, as in a particle accelerator or an electric motor.
- fig marigold — any of various plants of the genus Mesembryanthemum, having showy flowers of white, yellow, or pink.
- file a claim — If you file a claim, you make a request to an insurance company for payment of a sum of money according to the terms of an insurance policy.
- file manager — a program that organizes and arranges files in a computer
- filler metal — metal supplied in the form of a welding rod, sometimes flux coated, melted by an arc or a flame into a joint between components to be joined
- film company — a company dedicated to the making of motion pictures
- film library — a collection of films, motion pictures, videodiscs, videocassettes, and any other materials stored on film.
- film-coating — Film-coating is a process in which a tablet, capsule, or pellet is covered by a thin layer of film to protect it or make it easier to swallow.
- final demand — the last in a series of requests for payment of money owed, which usually contains a threat of legal action if the demand is ignored
- fire marshal — an official heading a bureau for the prevention or investigation of fires.
- first family — a family having the highest or one of the highest social ranks in a given place.
- fissipalmate — (of birds) having the toes lobed or partially webbed.
- flabelliform — Shaped like a fan; flabellate.
- flagelliform — long, slender, and flexible, like the lash of a whip.
- flame stitch — an ornamental stitch, used on bedspreads, upholstery fabrics, and the like, producing rows of ogees in various colors.
- flammability — easily set on fire; combustible; inflammable.
- flammiferous — flame-producing