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12-letter words containing o, i, l, s, a, n

  • enantiostyly — the asymmetrical deflection of the style, either to the left or to the right of the floral axis
  • englishwoman — adult female from England
  • eosinophilia — An increase in the number of eosinophils in the blood, occurring in response to some allergens, drugs, and parasites, and in some types of leukemia.
  • episcopalian — An adherent of episcopacy.
  • epistolarian — A writer of epistles.
  • equalisation — Alternative spelling of equalization.
  • equinoctials — Plural form of equinoctial.
  • exalbuminous — (of a seed embryo) having no albumen
  • exceptionals — Plural form of exceptional.
  • exclamations — Plural form of exclamation.
  • exclusionary — restrictive or elitist
  • explanations — Plural form of explanation.
  • explications — Plural form of explication.
  • explorations — Plural form of exploration.
  • expositional — Explained in clear terms, as in writing.
  • expressional — Of or pertaining to expression, either in language, the face or the arts.
  • exspoliation — (obsolete) spoliation.
  • exsufflation — (obsolete) A blast from beneath.
  • factionalism — of a faction or factions.
  • factionalist — of a faction or factions.
  • false indigo — any of several North American shrubs belonging to the genus Amorpha, of the legume family, especially A. fruticosa, having compound leaves with pinnate leaflets and long, dense clusters of purplish flowers.
  • fast-flowing — water: rapid
  • fictionalise — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of fictionalize.
  • finalisation — The act or process of finalising.
  • flag station — a railroad station where trains stop only when a flag or other signal is displayed or when passengers are to be discharged.
  • flooring saw — a saw having a curved edge.
  • fluctuations — Plural form of fluctuation.
  • flusteration — (colloquial, dated) The act of flustering, or the state of being flustered.
  • folding seat — a seat that can be folded down
  • forensically — pertaining to, connected with, or used in courts of law or public discussion and debate.
  • forestalling — Present participle of forestall.
  • formulations — Plural form of formulation.
  • foul-tasting — having a very unpleasant taste
  • fulminations — Plural form of fulmination.
  • gain on sale — A gain on sale is the amount of money that is made by a company when selling a non-inventory asset for more than its value.
  • galeniferous — Of a mineral or deposit that contains galena.
  • gallinaceous — pertaining to or resembling the domestic fowls.
  • galvanotaxis — movement of an organism or any of its parts in a particular direction in response to an electric current; electrotaxis.
  • gangliosides — Plural form of ganglioside.
  • gastrulation — the formation of a gastrula.
  • gelatigenous — (archaic) Producing or yielding gelatin.
  • genoa salami — a hard, garlic-flavored salami of pork and veal or, especially in the U.S., pork and beef.
  • geosynclinal — Geology. pertaining to a synclinal fold that involves a relatively large part of the earth's surface.
  • giant slalom — a slalom race in which the course has more gates and is longer and steeper than that in a regular slalom.
  • gila monster — a large, venomous lizard, Heloderma suspectum, of the southwestern U.S. and northwestern Mexico, covered with beadlike scales of yellow, orange, and black.
  • glandiferous — bearing nuts or acorns
  • glassblowing — the art or process of forming or shaping a mass of molten or heat-softened glass into ware by blowing air into it through a tube.
  • godwin's law — (humour)   "As a Usenet discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches one." There is a tradition in many groups that, once this occurs, that thread is over, and whoever mentioned the Nazis has automatically lost whatever argument was in progress. Godwin's Law thus practically guarantees the existence of an upper bound on thread length in those groups. However there is also a widely recognised codicil that any intentional triggering of Godwin's Law in order to invoke its thread-ending effects will be unsuccessful.
  • gonfaloniers — Plural form of gonfalonier.
  • granulations — Plural form of granulation.
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