12-letter words containing o, r, i
- etheromaniac — a person who is addicted to ether
- ethnocentric — Evaluating other peoples and cultures according to the standards of one's own culture.
- ethnographic — Relating to ethnography.
- ethnohistory — The branch of anthropology concerned with the history of peoples and cultures, especially non-Western ones.
- euphorically — In a euphoric manner.
- eure-et-loir — a department of N central France, in Centre region. Capital: Chartres. Pop: 412 094 (2003 est). Area: 5940 sq km (2317 sq miles)
- eurocentrism — Alternative capitalization of Eurocentrism.
- eurosterling — sterling as part of a European holding
- euroterminal — a railway terminus from which trans-European trains operate
- eutrophicate — (ecology, intransitive) To become eutrophic.
- evaporations — Plural form of evaporation.
- everblooming — (of a plant) blooming repeatedly during the growing season
- evisceration — A disemboweling; the removal of viscera.
- evolutionary — Of or relating to evolution.
- ex-directory — phone number: not listed publicly
- exacerbation — An increase in the severity of something (such as a disease).
- exaggeration — A statement that represents something as better or worse than it really is.
- exasperation — A feeling of intense irritation or annoyance.
- exclusionary — restrictive or elitist
- exclusive or — (logic) (XOR, EOR) /X or, E or/ A two-input function whose result is true if one input is true and the other is false. The truth table is A | B | A xor B --+---+-------- F | F | F F | T | T T | F | T T | T | F The output is thus true if the inputs are not equal. If one input is false, the other is passed unchanged whereas if one input is true, the other is inverted. In Boolean algebra, exclusive or is often written as a plus in a circle: "⊕". The circle may be omitted suggesting addition modulo two. In digital logic, an exclusive or logic gate is drawn like a normal inclusive or gate but with a curved line across both inputs: {exclusive or gate " />.
- excoriations — Plural form of excoriation.
- excruciation — Some excruciating pain.
- excursioning — Present participle of excursion.
- excursionist — A person who goes on excursions; a traveller or tourist.
- excursionize — to go on an excursion or excursions
- executioners — Plural form of executioner.
- executorship — The office or position of an executor.
- exenteration — Complete surgical removal of a body organ, especially the eyeball and other contents of the eye socket, usually in cases of malignant cancer.
- exercitation — (obsolete) The exercise or exertion of some power, responsibility, faculty etc.
- exfiltration — (military) The process of exiting an area (usually behind enemy lines or in enemy territory).
- exheredation — A disinheriting; disherison.
- exhibitioner — A student who has been awarded an exhibition (scholarship).
- exhilaration — A feeling of excitement, happiness, or elation.
- exhortations — Plural form of exhortation.
- exonerations — Plural form of exoneration.
- exorbitantly — In an exorbitant manner, excessively.
- expansionary — (of a policy or action) intended to result in economic or political expansion.
- expatriation — Voluntary migration from one's native land to another.
- explorations — Plural form of exploration.
- export drive — a united effort to increase a country's exports
- expressional — Of or pertaining to expression, either in language, the face or the arts.
- exprobration — the act of reproaching
- exprobrative — signifying reproach, reproachful
- expromission — the act of (a creditor) accepting a new debtor as being responsible for the debt of another person
- expropriated — Simple past tense and past participle of expropriate.
- expropriates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expropriate.
- extemporised — Simple past tense and past participle of extemporise.
- extemporized — Simple past tense and past participle of extemporize.
- extemporizer — One who extemporizes.
- extemporizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of extemporize.