11-letter words containing e, u, c, r
- enculturate — (transitive) To subject to enculturation.
- encumbering — Present participle of encumber.
- encumbrance — A burden or impediment.
- end product — result of a process
- endocardium — The thin, smooth membrane that lines the inside of the chambers of the heart and forms the surface of the valves.
- endocranium — (anatomy) The layer between the dura mater and the skull.
- ensepulcher — (transitive) To lay in a sepulcher; to entomb.
- ensepulchre — to place into a sepulchre
- enunciators — Plural form of enunciator.
- equicaloric — equal in terms of calories
- equity card — a card proving membership of an actors' trade union
- equivocator — Agent noun of equivocate; one who equivocates.
- eremacausis — A gradual oxidation from exposure to air and moisture, as in the decay of old trees or dead animals.
- erubescence — the process of growing red or a condition of redness
- erucic acid — crystalline fatty acid
- eructations — Plural form of eructation.
- escarmouche — a skirmish
- escort duty — a military duty in which one or more servicemen accompany a person, group of people, or vehicle, for protection, guidance, restraint, or as a mark of honour
- eubacterial — (biology) Of or pertaining to the Eubacteria.
- eubacterium — A bacterium of a large group typically having simple cells with rigid cell walls and often flagella for movement. The group comprises the “ true ” bacteria and cyanobacteria, as distinct from archaebacteria.
- eucharistic — (Theosophy) Pertaining to the Eucharist.
- euchromatin — the part of a chromosome that constitutes the major genes and does not stain strongly with basic dyes when the cell is not dividing
- eudiometric — Of or relating to eudiometry.
- eurhythmics — Alternative spelling of eurythmics.
- eurocentric — Alternative form of Eurocentric.
- eurosceptic — Alternative form of Eurosceptic.
- euryoecious — (of an organism) able to live under variable conditions
- excrementum — an item of waste material or rubbish
- excruciated — Simple past tense and past participle of excruciate.
- exculpatory — Excusing or clearing of any wrongdoing.
- excursively — In an excursive manner.
- executioner — An official who carries out a sentence of death on a legally condemned person.
- executorial — Of or pertaining to an executive (branch of government etc.).
- facinerious — (in the works of Shakespeare) extremely wicked
- farinaceous — consisting or made of flour or meal, as food.
- feather cut — a woman's hair style in which the hair is cut in short and uneven lengths and formed into small curls with featherlike tips.
- feather-cut — a woman's hair style in which the hair is cut in short and uneven lengths and formed into small curls with featherlike tips.
- ferociously — savagely fierce, as a wild beast, person, action, or aspect; violently cruel: a ferocious beating.
- ferrocerium — an alloy of 65 percent misch metal and 35 percent iron, used in flints for cigarette lighters.
- fiduciaries — Plural form of fiduciary.
- first cause — God.
- fish course — A fish course is a part of a meal in which fish is served, usually before the entrée.
- flea circus — a number of fleas trained to perform tricks, as for a carnival sideshow
- flexicurity — a welfare-state model, originating in Denmark in the 1990s, that combines labour-market flexibility, social security, and a proactive labour market
- fluorescein — an orange-red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 12 O 5 , that in alkaline solutions produces an orange color and an intense green fluorescence: used to trace subterranean waters and in dyes.
- fluorescent — possessing the property of fluorescence; exhibiting fluorescence.
- fluorescing — Present participle of fluoresce.
- fluoroscope — a tube or box fitted with a screen coated with a fluorescent substance, used for viewing objects, especially deep body structures, by means of x-ray or other radiation.
- foreclosure — the act of foreclosing a mortgage or pledge.
- forevouched — previously avowed