10-letter words containing e, l, i, c
- disilicate — (inorganic chemistry) Any compound containing two silicate anions.
- disincline — Opposite of to incline; to make reluctant.
- disinclose — to free from being inclosed
- dislocated — Simple past tense and past participle of dislocate.
- dislocates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dislocate.
- displacive — That involves or causes displacement.
- ditheletic — of or relating to dithelism
- divulgence — a divulging.
- dolce vita — sweet life; the good life perceived as one of physical pleasure and self-indulgence (usually preceded by la).
- domestical — Archaic form of domestic.
- dominicale — a veil formerly worn by women during divine service.
- duckbilled — Having a bill like that of a duck.
- duodecimal — pertaining to twelfths or to the number 12.
- duplicable — capable of being duplicated.
- duplicated — a copy exactly like an original.
- duplicates — Plural form of duplicate.
- eau claire — a city in W Wisconsin.
- ebullience — high spirits; exhilaration; exuberance.
- ebulliency — Ebullience.
- ecclesiast — A member of the Athenian Ecclesia.
- echeloning — Present participle of echelon.
- echinulate — (of a plant or animal) having a covering of prickles or small spines.
- eclaircise — (transitive) To make clear; to explain.
- ecliptical — Astronomy. the great circle formed by the intersection of the plane of the earth's orbit with the celestial sphere; the apparent annual path of the sun in the heavens. an analogous great circle on a terrestrial globe.
- ecoclimate — the climate of a particular group of plants
- ecological — the branch of biology dealing with the relations and interactions between organisms and their environment, including other organisms.
- ecologists — Plural form of ecologist.
- economical — avoiding waste or extravagance; thrifty: an economical meal; an economical use of interior space.
- economicly — (nonstandard) alternative spelling of economically.
- ecovillage — A community whose inhabitants seek to live according to ecological principles, causing as little impact on the environment as possible.
- ecthlipsis — loss of a consonant, especially, in Latin, loss of a final m before a word beginning with a vowel or h.
- ectromelia — Medicine/Medical. the congenital absence or imperfection of a limb or limbs.
- ecumenical — general; universal.
- effectible — (dated, 1600s) Capable of being done or achieved.
- egg-slicer — a device used for slicing eggs
- egoistical — Caring about oneself rather than others.
- el capitan — a mountain in E central California, in the Sierra Nevada: a monolith with a precipice rising over 1100 m (3600 ft) above the floor of the Yosemite Valley. Height: 2306 m (7564 ft)
- elasticate — To add or wrap an elastic around something.
- elasticise — (British) To make with elastic, by attaching elastic bands, so it adjusts in size and remains snug. Usually done to clothing.
- elasticity — The ability of an object or material to resume its normal shape after being stretched or compressed; stretchiness.
- elasticize — (US) To make with elastic, by attaching elastic bands, so it adjust in size and remains snug. Usually done to clothing.
- electively — In an elective manner; by choice.
- electorial — Electoral.
- electrical — Operating by or producing electricity.
- electronic — (of a device) Having or operating with the aid of many small components, esp. microchips and transistors, that control and direct an electric current.
- elegancies — Plural form of elegancy.
- elenctical — (logic) Alternative form of elenctic.
- elliptical — (of speech or writing) using or involving ellipsis, especially so as to be difficult to understand.
- elocutions — Plural form of elocution.
- elucidated — Simple past tense and past participle of elucidate.