13-letter words containing e, l, i, p
- earl palatine — count palatine (def 2).
- ecophysiology — the branch of physiology that deals with the physiological processes of organisms with respect to their environment.
- egyptological — Alternative form of Egyptological.
- electrooptics — the technology that deals with the production, control, and detection of light by electrical devices
- electrophiles — Plural form of electrophile.
- electrophilic — (of a molecule or group) having a tendency to attract or acquire electrons.
- electrophonic — Relating to electronic equipment to produce sound (this adjectival sense is not comparable).
- electrotyping — The act or process of making electrotypes.
- electrotypist — an electrotyper
- elephant fish — a large marine fish, Callorhinchus milii, of southwest Pacific waters, having a snout resembling an elephant's trunk
- elephantbirds — Plural form of elephantbird.
- elephantiasis — A condition in which a limb or other part of the body becomes grossly enlarged due to obstruction of the lymphatic vessels, typically by the nematode parasites that cause filariasis.
- ellipticities — Plural form of ellipticity.
- empiricalness — Quality of being empirical.
- employability — (uncountable) The state or quality of being employable.
- encapsulating — Present participle of encapsulate.
- encapsulation — The act of enclosing in a capsule; the growth of a membrane around (any part) so as to enclose it in a capsule.
- encephalalgia — pain in the head; headache
- encyclopaedia — (chiefly, UK, Australia) alternative spelling of encyclopedia.
- encyclopaedic — Alternative spelling of encyclopedic.
- encyclopedian — including a wide circle of learning
- encyclopedias — Plural form of encyclopedia.
- encyclopedism — Comprehensive learning or knowledge.
- encyclopedist — A person who writes, edits, or contributes to an encyclopedia.
- endolymphatic — (anatomy) Pertaining to, or containing, endolymph.
- endopolyploid — relating to endopolyploidy
- entomophilous — (of flowering plants) pollinated by insects
- epanadiplosis — a figure of speech involving the same word being used at the beginning and the end
- epicondylitis — A painful inflammation of tendons surrounding an epicondyle.
- epidemiologic — Of or pertaining to epidemiology.
- epidermolysis — Loosening of the epidermis, with extensive blistering of the skin and mucous membranes, occurring either after injury, or as a spontaneous and potentially dangerous condition, particularly in children.
- epileptic fit — a sudden attack of epilepsy, involving loss of consciousness with or without convulsions
- epileptically — In an epileptic manner; with, or as if with, epilepsy.
- epileptogenic — causing an epileptic attack
- epinastically — in an epinastic manner
- epiphenomenal — Being of secondary consequence to a causal chain of processes, but playing no causal role in the process of interest.Huettel, Function Magnetic Imaging, 2004.
- episcopalians — Plural form of episcopalian.
- epistemically — In a manner that pertains to knowledge.
- epithelialize — Cover or become covered with epithelial tissue, e.g. during the healing of a wound.
- epitheliomata — Plural form of epithelioma.
- epitrachelion — The liturgical vestment worn by priests and bishops of the Orthodox Church as the symbol of their priesthood, corresponding to the Western stole.
- epitrochoidal — Being or relating to an epitrochoid.
- epizootiology — the study of the systems that govern disease dynamics in animals
- eproctophilia — Sexual arousal from flatulence.
- equipollently — With equal power.
- equipotential — (of a surface or line ) composed of points all at the same potential.
- escapologists — Plural form of escapologist.
- ethnophaulism — An ethnic or racial slur, typically caricaturing some identifiable (often physical) feature of the group being derided. For example,
- euler-chelpin — Hans (Karl August) von. 1873–1964, Swedish biochemist, born in Germany: shared the Nobel prize for chemistry (1929) with Sir Arthur Harden for their work on enzymes: father of Ulf von Euler
- euphemistical — Archaic form of euphemistic.