12-letter words containing e, i, l, a
- egoistically — In an egoistic manner.
- ejaculations — Plural form of ejaculation.
- eke a living — If you eke a living or eke out an existence, you manage to survive with very little money.
- 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
- elaborations — Plural form of elaboration.
- 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
- ellipsograph — an instrument that draws ellipses
- elliptically — In the form of an ellipse.
- ellis island — small, government-owned island in Upper New York Bay: former (1892-1943) examination center for immigrants seeking to enter the U.S.: 27 acres (11 hectares)
- 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.
- emblazonries — Plural form of emblazonry.
- 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.
- emerald isle — Ireland
- 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.
- emulsifiable — That can be emulsified, or applied in an emulsion.
- 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.
- enciclopedia — Misspelling of encyclopedia.