12-letter words containing e, o, l
- down-at-heel — of a shabby, run-down appearance; seedy: He is rapidly becoming a down-at-heel drifter and a drunk.
- downloadable — Capable of being downloaded.
- downregulate — To decrease the number of cell receptors by using downregulation.
- downwellings — Plural form of downwelling.
- downy mildew — Also called false mildew. any fungus of the family Peronosporaceae, causing many plant diseases and producing a white, downy mass of conidiophores, usually on the under surface of the leaves of the host plant.
- dragonslayer — One who slays a dragon.
- dropped sole — a condition in which the foot of a horse is convex instead of concave
- drove chisel — a chisel with a broad edge used for dressing stone
- dual-purpose — serving two functions.
- 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.
- duke of alba — Duke of, Alva, Fernando Alvarez de Toledo.
- dulcet tones — People often use the expression dulcet tones to refer to someone's voice.
- duodecastyle — dodecastyle.
- 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.
- duplex house — a house having separate apartments for two families, especially a two-story house having a complete apartment on each floor and two separate entrances.
- dusty clover — a bush clover, Lespedeza capitata.
- dutch clover — white clover.
- dwarf cornel — the bunchberry.
- dyotheletism — the teaching that Christ had both a divine will and a human will
- dysteleology — Philosophy. a doctrine denying the existence of a final cause or purpose.
- early modern — designating or of the period of European history from the end of the Middle Ages (c. 1450) to c. 1750
- earth almond — chufa.
- earth closet — a type of lavatory in which earth is used to cover excreta
- earth colour — any of various brown pigments composed chiefly of iron oxides
- ease oneself — to urinate or defecate
- east lothian — a historic county in SE Scotland.
- east suffolk — a former administrative division of Suffolk county, in E England.
- ebb and flow — tidal movement
- ebracteolate — having no bractlets
- ebulliometer — a device used to determine the boiling point of a solution
- 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.
- echolocators — Plural form of echolocator.
- 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.
- ectrodactyly — the congenital absence of part or all of one or more fingers or toes.
- edge molding — a convexly rounded molding having a fillet or concavity at or near its centerline.
- editorial we — we (def 6).
- editorialise — Alternative spelling of editorialize.
- editorialist — an article in a newspaper or other periodical or on a website presenting the opinion of the publisher, writer, or editor.
- editorialize — to set forth one's position or opinion on some subject in, or as if in, an editorial.
- edulcorating — Present participle of edulcorate.
- edulcoration — (rare) A sweetening.
- edulcorative — edulcorant
- efflorescent — efflorescing; blossoming.
- efflorescing — Present participle of effloresce.