11-letter words containing n, i, d, l, e
- downwelling — a downward current of surface water in the ocean, usually caused by differences in the density of seawater.
- doxycycline — a synthetic analog of a broad-spectrum antibiotic tetracycline drug, C 22 H 24 N 2 O 8 , used against a wide range of susceptible Gram-positive and Gram-negative organisms.
- dragonflies — Plural form of dragonfly.
- draw a line — If you draw a line between two things, you make a distinction between them.
- drift angle — the angle made by the path of a drifting vessel with its heading.
- drop a line — send a message
- du guesclin — Bertrand [ber-trahn] /bɛrˈtrɑ̃/ (Show IPA), ("the Eagle of Brittany") c1320–80, French military leader: constable of France 1370–80.
- duncanville — a town in N Texas.
- dunfermline — an administrative district in E Scotland, in the Fife region. 120 sq. mi. (311 sq. km).
- duniewassal — a gentleman, especially a cadet of a ranking family, among the Highlanders of Scotland.
- duplicident — (of certain animals, such as rabbits) having two pairs of incisors in the upper jaw
- dutifulness — The state of being dutiful.
- dwindlement — the condition of decreasing or diminishing
- ecofriendly — Alternative spelling of eco-friendly.
- edi analyst — (job) A person who introduces EDI standards and technology. An EDI analyst makes decisions for information construction and selects resources for EDI processing and application expansion. He coordinates processing and transmission schedules and mapping of standard data formats. He generally serves as a key contact for trading partners and value-added network consultants.
- educational — pertaining to education.
- elderliness — The quality or state of being elderly.
- elucidating — Present participle of elucidate.
- elucidation — Explanation that makes something clear; clarification.
- emboldening — Present participle of embolden.
- encephaloid — resembling the brain or brain matter
- end of line — (character) (EOL) Synonym for newline, derived perhaps from the original CDC 6600 Pascal. The abbreviation "EOL" is now rare, but widely recognised and occasionally used for brevity. Used in the example entry under BNF. Out of context this would probably be (deliberately) ambiguous because different systems used different (combinations of) characters to mark the end of a line. Unix uses a line feed; DOS uses carriage return, line feed (CRLF) and the Macintosh uses carriage return. See also EOF.
- endearingly — In an endearing manner.
- endemically — In an endemic manner.
- endemiology — the study of endemic disease
- endocardial — Of or relating to the endocardium.
- endocranial — relating to the endocranium
- endocuticle — the inner layer of the cuticle of an insect
- endoluminal — Lb anatomy Within the lumen.
- endometrial — Of or pertaining to the endometrium, the lining of the uterus.
- endoplasmic — (cytology) of, or relating to endoplasm.
- endothelial — Of or pertaining to the endothelium.
- endothelium — The tissue that forms a single layer of cells lining various organs and cavities of the body, especially the blood vessels, heart, and lymphatic vessels. It is formed from the embryonic mesoderm.
- enlightened — Having or showing a rational, modern, and well-informed outlook.
- eternalized — Simple past tense and past participle of eternalize.
- evangelized — Simple past tense and past participle of evangelize.
- evil-minded — suspicious
- exceedingly — Extremely.
- expediently — In an expedient manner.
- fall behind — to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- fallen idol — If you refer to someone as a fallen idol, you mean that they have lost people's respect and admiration because of something bad that they have done.
- faultfinder — a person who habitually finds fault, complains, or objects, especially in a petty way.
- feeder line — a branch of a main transportation line, as of an airline or railroad.
- fender pile — a pile, usually one of a group, set beside ferry slips, wharves, etc., to guide approaching vessels and driven so as to yield slightly when struck in order to lessen the shock of contact.
- field drain — an underground earthenware pipe used for draining fields
- field event — an event in a track meet that involves throwing something, as a discus or javelin, or jumping and is not performed on the running track.
- field grown — (of a plant) grown in a field rather than in a pot or other artificial environment
- fieldstones — Plural form of fieldstone.
- final drive — The final drive is an assembly of gears in the back axle of rear-wheel drive (= with engine power going to the rear wheels) vehicles and in the front axle of front-wheel drive (= with engine power going to the front wheels) vehicles.
- fire island — a narrow sand spit off S Long Island, New York: summer resort and lighthouse station. ¼–½ mi. (0.4–0.8 km) wide; 30 miles (48 km) long.