12-letter words containing l, e, t, u
- 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.
- exarticulate — (zoology) Having only one joint; said of certain insects.
- exclusionist — Acting to shut out or bar someone from a place, group, or privilege.
- exhaustingly — In an exhausting manner.
- exhaustively — In an exhaustive manner.
- exophthalmus — Alt form exophthalmos.
- expostulated — Simple past tense and past participle of expostulate.
- expostulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expostulate.
- exsufflation — (obsolete) A blast from beneath.
- exsufflicate — Empty, inflated, frivolous.
- extramurally — In an extramural manner.
- extramusical — outside the field or scope of music
- extraneously — In an extraneous manner.
- extranuclear — situated or occurring in part of a cell outside the nucleus
- extratextual — Outside of a text.
- exulceration — the process of ulceration
- factualities — of or relating to facts; concerning facts: factual accuracy.
- faithfullest — Superlative form of faithful.
- faithfulness — strict or thorough in the performance of duty: a faithful worker.
- fasciculated — Grouped in a fascicle; fascicled.
- fatigue life — the number of applications of a given stress to which a sample of metal can be subjected before failing.
- fault-finder — a person who habitually finds fault, complains, or objects, especially in a petty way.
- feature film — full-length movie
- felicitously — In a felicitous manner.
- figuratively — of the nature of or involving a figure of speech, especially a metaphor; metaphorical and not literal: The word “head” has several figurative senses, as in “She's the head of the company.”. Synonyms: metaphorical, not literal, symbolic.
- file request — 1. The FidoNet equivalent of FTP, in which one BBS system automatically dials another and snarfs one or more files. Often abbreviated "FReq"; files are often announced as being "available for FReq" in the same way that files are announced as being "available for/by anonymous FTP" on the Internet. 2. The act of getting a copy of a file by using the File Request option of the BBS mailer.
- filibustered — Simple past tense and past participle of filibuster.
- filibusterer — A person who filibusters.
- fillibusters — Plural form of fillibuster.
- filthy lucre — money: to lose one's health for the sake of filthy lucre.
- fipple flute — a recorder or other flutelike instrument equipped with a fipple.
- fish culture — the artificial propagation and breeding of fish.
- fixture list — a list of the games that a team is scheduled to play
- flannelmouth — a person whose speech is thick, slow, or halting.
- flatterously — in a flatterous manner
- flight nurse — a nurse in the U.S. Air Force who tends patients being transported by airplane.
- flittermouse — bat2 (def 1).
- floriculture — the cultivation of flowers or flowering plants, especially for ornamental purposes.
- flour beetle — any of several brown darkling beetles, especially of the genus Tribolium, that infest, breed in, feed on, and often pollute flour, stored grain, and other stored produce.
- flour sifter — a container in which flour is sifted
- flourishment — The act or state of flourishing.
- fluid assets — assets that are in the form of cash or easily convertible into cash
- fluidextract — a liquid preparation, containing alcohol as a solvent or as a preservative, that contains in each cubic centimeter the medicinal activity of one gram of the crude drug in powdered form.
- fluoranthene — (organic compound) A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of a benzene ring attached to each of the rings of a naphthalene molecule; it is carcinogenic, and is a product of incomplete combustion.
- fluorapatite — a crystalline mineral, Ca 5 (PO 4) 3 F, formed from hydroxyapatite in the presence of fluoride, that has a hardening effect on bones and teeth.
- fluorescents — Plural form of fluorescent.
- fluorimeters — Plural form of fluorimeter.
- fluorimetric — Alternative form of fluorometric.
- fluorometers — Plural form of fluorometer.