12-letter words containing a, l, t, i
- elastic band — rubber strip for binding items together
- elasticities — Plural form of elasticity.
- electability — The capability of a candidate to be elected.
- electric arc — arc (sense 3)
- electric ray — any ray of the order Torpediniformes, of tropical and temperate seas, having a flat rounded body with an electric organ in each of the fins, close to the head
- electrically — In an electric manner; by means of electricity.
- electricians — Plural form of electrician.
- electronical — (rare) electronic.
- elementarily — In an elementary way.
- elephantbird — Alternative form of elephant bird.
- elephantitis — (US) misconstruction of elephantiasis.
- elicitations — Plural form of elicitation.
- eliminations — Plural form of elimination.
- eliza effect — (jargon) /e-li:'z* *-fekt'/ (From ELIZA) The tendency of humans to attach associations to terms from prior experience. For example, there is nothing magic about the symbol "+" that makes it well-suited to indicate addition; it's just that people associate it with addition. Using "+" or "plus" to mean addition in a computer language is taking advantage of the ELIZA effect. The ELIZA effect is a Good Thing when writing a programming language, but it can blind you to serious shortcomings when analysing an Artificial Intelligence system. Compare ad-hockery; see also AI-complete.
- elizabeth ii — born 1926, queen of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from 1952; daughter of George VI
- elliptically — In the form of an ellipse.
- 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.
- emblematical — See emblematic.
- emblematized — Simple past tense and past participle of emblematize.
- embolization — (surgery) A nonsurgical, minimally invasive procedure that effects the selective occlusion of blood vessels by purposely introducing emboli.
- emigrational — Relating to emigration.
- 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.
- emotionality — The state or quality of being emotional.
- emotionalize — To give something an emotional quality.
- empathically — In an empathic manner.
- emphatically — In a forceful way.
- en papillote — (of food) cooked in oiled greaseproof paper or foil
- enabling act — a legislative act conferring certain specified powers on a person or organization
- enamel paint — a type of paint that has a very hard and shiny finish once it is dry
- enantiostyly — the asymmetrical deflection of the style, either to the left or to the right of the floral axis
- enarthrodial — Relating to an enarthrosis.
- encephalitic — Of or pertaining to encephalitis.
- encephalitis — Inflammation of the brain, caused by infection or an allergic reaction.
- enchantingly — In an enchanting manner.
- endothelioma — Any of various mostly benign neoplasms derived from the endothelium of blood vessels or lymph channels.
- endurability — The state or quality of being endurable.
- enjoyability — The state or condition of being enjoyable.
- enlisted man — military: male soldier
- entrancingly — In an entrancing manner.
- entreatingly — In an entreating manner.
- entropically — By means of or in relation to entropy.
- epexegetical — Relating to epexegesis.
- ephemerality — (uncountable) The state or condition of being ephemeral; transience.
- epicuticular — Relating to the epicuticle.
- epistolarian — A writer of epistles.