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12-letter words containing e, n, l, o, c

  • deflocculant — a chemical added to slip to increase fluidity.
  • deglaciation — the process of removing glaciation
  • deli counter — a display case in a delicatessen, or one in a supermarket that sells delicatessen
  • demoniacally — In a demoniacal manner.
  • derelictions — Plural form of dereliction.
  • descensional — relating to descension
  • dicotyledons — Plural form of dicotyledon.
  • diencephalon — the posterior section of the forebrain.
  • dilaceration — the act of dilacerating.
  • dinucleotide — a molecule composed of two nucleotide subunits.
  • disallowance — to refuse to allow; reject; veto: to disallow a claim for compensation.
  • disconsolate — without consolation or solace; hopelessly unhappy; inconsolable: Loss of her pet dog made her disconsolate.
  • discountable — That can be discounted (in all senses).
  • discretional — discretionary.
  • docking keel — one of two keellike projections for bracing a hull of a ship against bilge blocks when the ship is in dry dock.
  • documentable — a written or printed paper furnishing information or evidence, as a passport, deed, bill of sale, or bill of lading; a legal or official paper.
  • dogleg fence — snake fence.
  • double crown — a size of printing paper, 20 × 30 inches (51 × 76 cm).
  • 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.
  • dulcet tones — People often use the expression dulcet tones to refer to someone's voice.
  • 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.
  • dwarf cornel — the bunchberry.
  • 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
  • economically — in a thrifty or frugal manner; with economy.
  • edulcorating — Present participle of edulcorate.
  • edulcoration — (rare) A sweetening.
  • efflorescent — efflorescing; blossoming.
  • efflorescing — Present participle of effloresce.
  • ejaculations — Plural form of ejaculation.
  • elasmobranch — A cartilaginous fish of a group that comprises the sharks, rays, and skates.
  • electioneers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of electioneer.
  • electro-funk — a type of electronic music, originating in the 1980s, characterized by the use of synthesizers with a heavy rhythm and punctuated bass, often influenced by the genres of funk and hip-hop
  • electrogenic — Pf or pertaining to electrogenesis.
  • electron gun — a heated cathode with an associated system of electrodes and coils for producing and focusing a beam of electrons, used esp in cathode-ray tubes
  • electronical — (rare) electronic.
  • electronvolt — (physics) alternative spelling of electron volt.
  • electrophone — (music) any instrument designed to create sounds using electrical currents.
  • electrosonde — a sonde that measures the electric potential in the atmosphere
  • electrotonus — the change in the state of irritability and conductivity of a nerve or muscle caused by the passage of an electric current
  • 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.
  • emollescence — a state of softening before hardening
  • en casserole — (baked and served) in a casserole
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