12-letter words containing s, a, i, n, e
- electricians — Plural form of electrician.
- elephantitis — (US) misconstruction of elephantiasis.
- elicitations — Plural form of elicitation.
- eliminations — Plural form of elimination.
- ellis island — small, government-owned island in Upper New York Bay: former (1892-1943) examination center for immigrants seeking to enter the U.S.: 27 acres (11 hectares)
- elucidations — Plural form of elucidation.
- emanationism — A religious concept that everything is derived from emanations from a god.
- emancipators — Plural form of emancipator.
- emasculating — Present participle of emasculate.
- emasculation — The act of depriving of virility, or the state of being so deprived; castration.
- embarrassing — Causing embarrassment.
- emblazonries — Plural form of emblazonry.
- embrocations — Plural form of embrocation.
- 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.
- empassionate — intensely affected
- enantiostyly — the asymmetrical deflection of the style, either to the left or to the right of the floral axis
- encaptivates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of encaptivate.
- encephalitis — Inflammation of the brain, caused by infection or an allergic reaction.
- encompassing — Present participle of encompass.
- encrustation — The action of encrusting or state of being encrusted.
- endocarditis — Inflammation of the endocardium.
- endoparasite — A parasite, such as a tapeworm, that lives inside its host.
- enfranchised — Simple past tense and past participle of enfranchise.
- enfranchises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enfranchise.
- engagingness — The state or quality of being engaging.
- englishwoman — adult female from England
- enhypostasia — personalities existing in union (Jesus Christ and God the Son)
- enhypostatic — relating to enhypostasia
- enlisted man — military: male soldier
- ensanguining — Present participle of ensanguine.
- enterobiasis — a disease, common in children, caused by infestation of the large intestine with nematodes of the genus Enterobius, esp the pinworm (E. vermicularis)
- enterokinase — (enzyme) An enzyme, secreted by the upper intestinal mucosa, that catalyzes the activation of trypsinogen by converting it to trypsin.
- entertainers — Plural form of entertainer.
- enthusiastic — Having or showing intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval.
- enumerations — Plural form of enumeration.
- enviableness — Enviability.
- envisagement — The act of envisaging.
- 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.
- epanorthosis — (rhetoric) A rhetorical device or element in which a speaker or writer retracts a word that has been spoken and substitutes a stronger or more suitable word; often done for emphasis or sarcasm.
- epicureanism — An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus. The school rejected determinism and advocated hedonism (pleasure as the highest good), but of a restrained kind: mental pleasure was regarded more highly than physical, and the ultimate pleasure was held to be freedom from anxiety and mental pain, esp. that arising from needless fear of death and of the gods.
- episcopalian — An adherent of episcopacy.
- epistolarian — A writer of epistles.
- equalisation — Alternative spelling of equalization.
- equidistance — (uncountable) Equal distance.
- equilibrants — Plural form of equilibrant.
- equinoctials — Plural form of equinoctial.
- eradications — Plural form of eradication.
- eriskay pony — a breed of medium-sized pony, typically grey, with a dense waterproof coat. The Eriskay is the only surviving variety of the native ponies of the Western Isles of Scotland
- essentialise — Alt form essentialize.