12-letter words containing a, m, e, s, l
- earl marshal — an officer of the English peerage who presides over the College of Heralds and organizes royal processions and other important ceremonies
- 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
- elasmobranch — A cartilaginous fish of a group that comprises the sharks, rays, and skates.
- eleemosynary — Of, relating to, or dependent on charity; charitable.
- eliminations — Plural form of elimination.
- 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.
- emerald isle — Ireland
- 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.
- emulsifiable — That can be emulsified, or applied in an emulsion.
- englishwoman — adult female from England
- 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.
- enterostomal — relating to enterostomy
- episcopalism — the belief that a Church should be governed by bishops
- epitheliomas — Plural form of epithelioma.
- ergastoplasm — endoplasm that is associated with protein synthesis
- 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.
- exalbuminous — (of a seed embryo) having no albumen
- exclamations — Plural form of exclamation.
- exophthalmos — Abnormal protrusion of the eyeball or eyeballs.
- exophthalmus — Alt form exophthalmos.
- express mail — mail delivered quicker than normal mail
- extramusical — outside the field or scope of music
- false bottom — a horizontal partition above the actual bottom of a box, trunk, etc., especially one forming a secret compartment.
- 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.
- familiarizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of familiarize.
- familiarness — commonly or generally known or seen: a familiar sight.
- 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
- fathomlessly — In a fathomless manner.
- fauxmosexual — (slang) A heterosexual person who affects homosexual characteristics.
- fire marshal — an official heading a bureau for the prevention or investigation of fires.
- fissipalmate — (of birds) having the toes lobed or partially webbed.
- flame stitch — an ornamental stitch, used on bedspreads, upholstery fabrics, and the like, producing rows of ogees in various colors.
- flammiferous — flame-producing
- flash memory — Computers. a type of reprogrammable memory that retains information even with the power turned off.
- floor sample — an appliance, piece of furniture, or other article of merchandise that has been used for display or demonstration and is usually offered at a reduced price.
- flyfisherman — Flyfisher.
- formal cause — a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
- formal dress — clothing for elegant or solemn occasions
- formularizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of formularize.
- fraternalism — of or befitting a brother or brothers; brotherly.
- fundamentals — serving as, or being an essential part of, a foundation or basis; basic; underlying: fundamental principles; the fundamental structure.