12-letter words containing m, l, a
- echinodermal — (zoology) Relating or belonging to the echinoderms.
- economically — in a thrifty or frugal manner; with economy.
- ecumenically — general; universal.
- effeminately — In an effeminate manner.
- ekman spiral — a complex interaction on the surface of the sea between wind, rotation of the earth, and friction forces, discovered by Vagn Walfrid Ekman
- elasmobranch — A cartilaginous fish of a group that comprises the sharks, rays, and skates.
- eleemosynary — Of, relating to, or dependent on charity; charitable.
- elementarily — In an elementary way.
- eliminations — Plural form of elimination.
- emasculating — Present participle of emasculate.
- emasculation — The act of depriving of virility, or the state of being so deprived; castration.
- embattlement — (countable) A battlement.
- emblazonment — The act of emblazoning.
- emblazonries — Plural form of emblazonry.
- emblematical — See emblematic.
- emblematized — Simple past tense and past participle of emblematize.
- embolization — (surgery) A nonsurgical, minimally invasive procedure that effects the selective occlusion of blood vessels by purposely introducing emboli.
- emerald isle — Ireland
- emerald moth — any of various green geometrid moths, esp the large emerald (Geometra papilionaria) a handsome pale green moth with white wavy markings
- emigrational — Relating to emigration.
- emolumentary — advantageous; tending towards emolument
- emotionalism — An emotional state of mind, a tendency to regard things in an emotional manner; emotional behaviour or characteristics. (from 19th c.).
- emotionalist — Someone whose thoughts and actions are governed by their emotions rather than by logic.
- emotionality — The state or quality of being emotional.
- emotionalize — To give something an emotional quality.
- empathically — In an empathic manner.
- emphatically — In a forceful way.
- emplacements — Plural form of emplacement.
- emulsifiable — That can be emulsified, or applied in an emulsion.
- enamel paint — a type of paint that has a very hard and shiny finish once it is dry
- endothelioma — Any of various mostly benign neoplasms derived from the endothelium of blood vessels or lymph channels.
- englishwoman — adult female from England
- enharmonical — relating to the enharmonic scale
- enlargements — Plural form of enlargement.
- enlisted man — military: male soldier
- enophthalmos — The posterior displacement of the eyeball within the orbit due to changes in the volume of the orbit (bone) relative to its contents (the eyeball and orbital fat), or loss of function of the orbitalis muscle.
- entanglement — The action or fact of entangling or being entangled.
- enterostomal — relating to enterostomy
- enthrallment — The act of enthralling or the state of being enthralled.
- ephemerality — (uncountable) The state or condition of being ephemeral; transience.
- epidemically — In the manner of an epidemic.
- episcopalism — the belief that a Church should be governed by bishops
- epithalamion — A song or poem celebrating a marriage.
- epithalamium — A song or poem celebrating a marriage.
- epitheliomas — Plural form of epithelioma.
- ergastoplasm — endoplasm that is associated with protein synthesis
- eskimo-aleut — (designating or of) a family of languages including Aleut and the Eskimo languages
- essentialism — A belief that things have a set of characteristics that make them what they are, and that the task of science and philosophy is their discovery and expression; the doctrine that essence is prior to existence.
- 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.
- etymological — (not comparable) Of or relating to etymology.