12-letter words containing c, i, e, l
- ecclesiology — the study of ecclesiastical adornments and furnishings.
- echinodermal — (zoology) Relating or belonging to the echinoderms.
- echolocation — the general method of locating objects by determining the time for an echo to return and the direction from which it returns, as by radar or sonar.
- eclectically — selecting or choosing from various sources.
- eco-friendly — environmentally safe
- ecologically — the branch of biology dealing with the relations and interactions between organisms and their environment, including other organisms.
- economically — in a thrifty or frugal manner; with economy.
- ecstatically — of, relating to, or characterized by ecstasy or a state of sudden, intense, overpowering emotion: an ecstatic frenzy; ecstatic cheering for the winning team.
- ecumenically — general; universal.
- edible canna — a South American and West Indian herb, Canna edulis, having large sheathing leaves, red flowers, and edible rhizomes.
- edith cavell — Edith Louisa, 1865–1915, English nurse: executed by the Germans in World War I.
- edulcorating — Present participle of edulcorate.
- edulcoration — (rare) A sweetening.
- edulcorative — edulcorant
- effectiveley — Misspelling of effectively.
- effectuality — producing or capable of producing an intended effect; adequate.
- efflorescing — Present participle of effloresce.
- egoistically — In an egoistic manner.
- ehrlichiosis — (medicine) A tick-borne disease caused by infection with bacteria of the genus Ehrlichia.
- ejaculations — Plural form of ejaculation.
- elastic band — rubber strip for binding items together
- elasticities — Plural form of elasticity.
- electability — The capability of a candidate to be elected.
- electioneers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of electioneer.
- electiveness — Quality of being elective.
- electric arc — arc (sense 3)
- electric eel — fish: gives off electricity
- electric eye — photoelectric cell
- 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.
- electrifying — Present participle of electrify.
- electrogenic — Pf or pertaining to electrogenesis.
- electrolysis — Chemical decomposition produced by passing an electric current through a liquid or solution containing ions.
- electrolytic — Of, relating to, or using electrolysis.
- electromeric — involving, or relating to, electromers
- electronical — (rare) electronic.
- electrophile — (chemistry) a compound or functional group that is attractive to, and accepts electrons, especially accepting an electron pair from a nucleophile to form a bond.
- electrophori — Plural form of electrophorus.
- electrotypic — relating to, or resulting from, electrotypy
- elicitations — Plural form of elicitation.
- 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.
- elliptically — In the form of an ellipse.
- elocutionary — Of or pertaining to elocution or to public speaking; rhetorical.
- elocutionist — Someone who practices or teaches elocution.
- 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.