12-letter words containing e, l, i, c, o
- docking keel — one of two keellike projections for bracing a hull of a ship against bilge blocks when the ship is in dry dock.
- domesticable — to convert (animals, plants, etc.) to domestic uses; tame.
- domestically — of or relating to the home, the household, household affairs, or the family: domestic pleasures.
- domiciliated — to domicile.
- double hitch — a Blackwall hitch with an extra upper loop passed around the hook.
- double piece — a piece of plate armor for reinforcing or replacing a piece ordinarily used in a suit.
- double-click — to click a mouse button twice in rapid succession, as to open a program or select a file: Double-click on the desktop icon.
- double-quick — very quick or rapid.
- dow compiler — An early system on the Datatron 200 series.
- drove chisel — a chisel with a broad edge used for dressing stone
- ductile iron — any of various cast irons strengthened by having the graphite content in the form of nodules rather than flakes, and containing cerium or magnesium as well as other additives.
- duodecennial — relating to twelve years
- duodecillion — a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 39 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 72 zeros.
- ebullioscopy — (physics) the measurement of the boiling point of liquids.
- 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.
- 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.
- edulcorating — Present participle of edulcorate.
- edulcoration — (rare) A sweetening.
- edulcorative — edulcorant
- 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.
- electioneers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of electioneer.
- 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.
- 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
- emasculation — The act of depriving of virility, or the state of being so deprived; castration.
- enciclopedia — Misspelling of encyclopedia.
- encyclopedia — An encyclopedia is a book or set of books in which facts about many different subjects or about one particular subject are arranged for reference, usually in alphabetical order.
- encyclopedic — Comprehensive in terms of information.
- endocervical — Within a cervix.
- engine block — the metal casting containing the piston chambers of an internal combustion engine
- enharmonical — relating to the enharmonic scale
- ensorcelling — Present participle of ensorcell.
- enteroclysis — A fluoroscopic X-ray of the small intestine.