11-letter words containing d, i, e, o
- endothelium — The tissue that forms a single layer of cells lining various organs and cavities of the body, especially the blood vessels, heart, and lymphatic vessels. It is formed from the embryonic mesoderm.
- endothermic — (of a reaction or process) accompanied by or requiring the absorption of heat.
- endotoxemia — (medicine) The presence of endotoxins in the bloodstream.
- endotrophic — obtaining nourishment from within another plant
- enough said — understood
- enshrouding — Present participle of enshroud.
- epaminondas — ?418–362 bc, Greek Theban statesman and general: defeated the Spartans at Leuctra (371) and Mantinea (362) and restored power in Greece to Thebes
- epicycloids — Plural form of epicycloid.
- epidemology — Misspelling of epidemiology.
- epidiascope — An optical projector capable of giving images of both opaque and transparent objects.
- epithelioid — Of, pertaining to, or resembling epithelium.
- epitrochoid — A geometric curve traced by a fixed point on one circle which rotates around the perimeter of another circle. Examples include the shape of the Wankel engine.
- epoxidation — (organic chemistry) Any reaction that converts a compound (especially an alkene) into an epoxide.
- equivocated — Simple past tense and past participle of equivocate.
- eradication — The complete destruction of something.
- erodibility — the ability to erode
- erysipeloid — an infective dermatitis mainly affecting the hands, characterized by inflammation and caused by the microorganism Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae on contaminated meat, poultry, or fish: most prevalent among fishermen and butchers
- ethanedioic — designating a type of acid
- ethionamide — an antibiotic used in treating tuberculosis
- eudaemonism — A system of ethics that bases moral value on the likelihood that good actions will produce happiness.
- eudaemonist — A supporter of eudaemonism.
- eudiometers — Plural form of eudiometer.
- eudiometric — Of or relating to eudiometry.
- eurodeposit — a deposit of the currency of any country in the eurocurrency market
- eurypteroid — of, relating to or resembling a eurypterid or eurypterids
- exboyfriend — Alternative form of ex-boyfriend.
- excogitated — Simple past tense and past participle of excogitate.
- expeditions — Plural form of expedition.
- expeditious — Done with speed and efficiency.
- extradition — The action of extraditing a person accused or convicted of a crime.
- fallen idol — If you refer to someone as a fallen idol, you mean that they have lost people's respect and admiration because of something bad that they have done.
- fecundation — to make prolific or fruitful.
- federations — Plural form of federation.
- ferredoxins — Plural form of ferredoxin.
- feu de joie — a salute of musketry fired successively by each man in turn along a line and back
- feudatories — Plural form of feudatory.
- field grown — (of a plant) grown in a field rather than in a pot or other artificial environment
- field house — a building housing the dressing facilities, storage spaces, etc., used in connection with an athletic field.
- field mouse — any of various short-tailed mice or voles inhabiting fields and meadows.
- field sport — Hunting, shooting birds, and fishing with a rod are referred to as field sports when they are done mainly for pleasure.
- fieldstones — Plural form of fieldstone.
- fieldworker — Also, field work. work done in the field, as research, exploration, surveying, or interviewing: archaeological fieldwork.
- file folder — a thin cardboard folder of a size to be stored in the drawer of a file cabinet and for containing correspondence and other files.
- file-powder — a powder made from the ground leaves of the sassafras tree, used as a thickener and to impart a pungent taste to soups, gumbos, and other dishes.
- filled gold — a composition consisting of gold-plating welded to and rolled with a backing of brass or other base metal, at least 1/20 (0.05) of the total weight being that of the gold.
- finger food — food intended to be picked up with the fingers and eaten.
- fingerboard — (of a violin, cello, etc.) the strip of wood on the neck against which the strings are stopped by the fingers.
- fireproofed — Simple past tense and past participle of fireproof.
- first-order — Not higher-order.
- fixed costs — a cost unvarying with a change in the volume of business (distinguished from variable cost).