12-letter words containing e, r, o, n, u, s
- droughtiness — Dryness of the weather; lack of rain.
- dust counter — any instrument used to measure the size and number of dust particles per unit volume in the atmosphere.
- echo sounder — a sonar instrument that uses echolocation to measure depths under water.
- electrotonus — the change in the state of irritability and conductivity of a nerve or muscle caused by the passage of an electric current
- encrustation — The action of encrusting or state of being encrusted.
- endovascular — Within a blood vessel.
- enormousness — Great size or magnitude.
- enterococcus — A streptococcus of a group that occurs naturally in the intestine but causes inflammation and blood infection if introduced elsewhere in the body (e.g., by injury or surgery).
- enteropneust — a worm-like marine invertebrate
- enumerations — Plural form of enumeration.
- equinumerous — having the same number of members
- eurocentrism — Alternative capitalization of Eurocentrism.
- eurosterling — sterling as part of a European holding
- exclusionary — restrictive or elitist
- excursioning — Present participle of excursion.
- excursionist — A person who goes on excursions; a traveller or tourist.
- excursionize — to go on an excursion or excursions
- executioners — Plural form of executioner.
- extraneously — In an extraneous manner.
- fast neutron — a neutron produced by nuclear fission that has lost little energy by collision; a neutron with a kinetic energy in excess of 0.1 MeV
- favouredness — the quality of or extent to which something is favoured
- flindermouse — (obsolete) A bat (the mammal).
- flourishment — The act or state of flourishing.
- fluoresceine — Alternative spelling of fluorescein.
- fluorescence — the emission of radiation, especially of visible light, by a substance during exposure to external radiation, as light or x-rays. Compare phosphorescence (def 1).
- fluorescents — Plural form of fluorescent.
- flusteration — (colloquial, dated) The act of flustering, or the state of being flustered.
- forcefulness — full of force; powerful; vigorous; effective: a forceful plea for peace.
- four-corners — a point in the SW U.S., at the intersection of 37° N latitude and 109° W longitude, where the boundaries of four states—Arizona, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico—meet: the only such point in the U.S.
- fourdriniers — Plural form of fourdrinier.
- fourfoldness — the quality of consisting of four parts
- frondiferous — Producing fronds.
- frontrunners — Plural form of frontrunner.
- fructosamine — (organic compound) A chemical compound that can be considered the result of a reaction between fructose and ammonia or an amine (with a molecule of water being released).
- galeniferous — Of a mineral or deposit that contains galena.
- generousness — The quality of being generous; generosity.
- geraniaceous — belonging to the Geraniaceae, the geranium family of plants.
- gerontogeous — belonging to the Old World.
- glabrousness — The quality of being glabrous.
- glandiferous — bearing nuts or acorns
- gloriousness — delightful; wonderful; completely enjoyable: to have a glorious time at the circus.
- golden syrup — treacle (def 2b).
- gorgeousness — splendid or sumptuous in appearance, coloring, etc.; magnificent: a gorgeous gown; a gorgeous sunset.
- graciousness — pleasantly kind, benevolent, and courteous.
- graminaceous — Of, pertaining to, or resembling a grass.
- granulocytes — Plural form of granulocyte.
- grievousness — causing grief or great sorrow: grievous news.
- griseofulvin — an antibiotic, C 17 H 17 ClO 6 , obtained from a species of Penicillium, used in the treatment of ringworm and other fungous infections of the skin.
- ground rules — Usually, ground rules. basic or governing principles of conduct in any situation or field of endeavor: the ground rules of press conferences.
- ground state — the state of least energy of a particle, as an atom, or of a system of particles.