12-letter words containing e, o, l, i, t
- equalisation — Alternative spelling of equalization.
- equalization — The act of equalizing, or state of being equalized.
- equilibrator — Lb rare A device that maintain equilibrium or balance, especially a part of a heavy gun (e.g. an artillery piece or a tank gun) which balances the barrel and other parts so as to enable the gun to be elevated easily.
- equinoctials — Plural form of equinoctial.
- equivocality — The quality of being equivocal.
- escapologist — An entertainer specializing in escaping from the confinement of such things as ropes, handcuffs, and chains.
- eskimo-aleut — (designating or of) a family of languages including Aleut and the Eskimo languages
- esoterically — In an esoteric manner.
- ethanolamine — (chemistry) a hydroxy-amine, HO.CH2.CH2.NH2, manufactured by the reaction of ethylene oxide with ammonia; it is found naturally in a combined form in cephalin, and has many industrial applications.
- ethical code — an ethical code is a set of moral principles used to govern the conduct of a profession
- ethnobiology — the branch of biology involving the study of the uses of plants and animals in various human societies
- ethnological — Of or pertaining to ethnology.
- ethnologists — Plural form of ethnologist.
- etymological — (not comparable) Of or relating to etymology.
- etymologicum — an etymological dictionary
- etymologized — Simple past tense and past participle of etymologize.
- etymologizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of etymologize.
- eulogistical — Alternative form of eulogistic.
- eure-et-loir — a department of N central France, in Centre region. Capital: Chartres. Pop: 412 094 (2003 est). Area: 5940 sq km (2317 sq miles)
- eurosterling — sterling as part of a European holding
- euroterminal — a railway terminus from which trans-European trains operate
- evolutionary — Of or relating to evolution.
- evolutionism — (countable) Any of several theories that explain the evolution of systems or organisms.
- evolutionist — A person who believes in the theories of evolution and natural selection.
- evolvability — (biology) The ability of a particular organism to evolve.
- excavational — Relating to excavation.
- exceptionals — Plural form of exceptional.
- exclamations — Plural form of exclamation.
- exclusionist — Acting to shut out or bar someone from a place, group, or privilege.
- exfiltration — (military) The process of exiting an area (usually behind enemy lines or in enemy territory).
- exhilaration — A feeling of excitement, happiness, or elation.
- exobiologist — A biologist whose speciality is exobiology.
- exophthalmia — (medicine) The protrusion of the eyeball so that the eyelids will not cover it, in consequence of disease.
- exophthalmic — Having or characterized by protruding eyes.
- exorbitantly — In an exorbitant manner, excessively.
- explanations — Plural form of explanation.
- explantation — The act of explanting.
- explications — Plural form of explication.
- exploitation — The action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work.
- exploitative — In the nature of exploitation; acting to exploit someone or something.
- explorations — Plural form of exploration.
- expositional — Explained in clear terms, as in writing.
- exspoliation — (obsolete) spoliation.
- exsufflation — (obsolete) A blast from beneath.
- extralogical — Outside of the domain of logic.
- extremophile — A microorganism, especially an archaean, that lives in conditions of extreme temperature, acidity, alkalinity, or chemical concentration.
- exulceration — the process of ulceration
- fact of life — any aspect of human existence that must be acknowledged or regarded as unalterable: Old age is a fact of life.
- factionalize — (especially of a political party or other organized group) split or divide into factions.
- factorisable — Alternative spelling of factorizable.