12-letter words containing t, o, e, n
- ductile iron — any of various cast irons strengthened by having the graphite content in the form of nodules rather than flakes, and containing cerium or magnesium as well as other additives.
- dulcet tones — People often use the expression dulcet tones to refer to someone's voice.
- duodenectomy — a complete or incomplete removal of the duodenum
- dust counter — any instrument used to measure the size and number of dust particles per unit volume in the atmosphere.
- dutch borneo — the former name of the southern and larger part of the island of Borneo: now part of Indonesia.
- dynamometers — Plural form of dynamometer.
- dynamometric — Relating to dynamometry.
- e-government — the provision of government information and services by means of the internet and other computer resources
- earth almond — chufa.
- earth tongue — any of a group of fungi of the phylum Ascomycota, characterized by a tongue-shaped fruiting body, found on decaying logs and damp soil.
- earth-moving — Earth-moving equipment is machinery that is used for digging and moving large amounts of soil.
- east lothian — a historic county in SE Scotland.
- easting down — the passage eastward from the Cape of Good Hope, as made by a sailing ship bound for Australia or the East Indies.
- eating house — a restaurant or other place where one can eat
- echogenicity — (medical) The ability to create an echo that can be detected in an ultrasound examination.
- echolocation — the general method of locating objects by determining the time for an echo to return and the direction from which it returns, as by radar or sonar.
- econometrics — the application of statistical and mathematical techniques in solving problems as well as in testing and demonstrating theories.
- econometrist — An econometrician.
- ecotarianism — the principle or practice of avoiding eating any foods whose production or transportation are considered ecologically damaging
- ectosymbiont — (biology) A partner in a symbiotic relationship that remains on the surface of its host or occupies a body cavity.
- eden project — an environmental complex containing the world's largest greenhouse, built in a disused clay pit near St Austell, Cornwall, to study plant populations in a variety of environments
- edifications — Plural form of edification.
- editing room — a room in which a film or television programme is prepared by selecting, rearranging, or rejecting previously filmed material
- edmond genet — Edmond Charles Edouard [ed-mawn sharl ey-dwar] /ɛdˈmɔ̃ ʃarl eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), ("Citizen Genêt") 1763–1834, French minister to the U.S. in 1793.
- educationese — the jargon associated with the field of education.
- educationist — a specialist in the theory and methods of education.
- edulcorating — Present participle of edulcorate.
- edulcoration — (rare) A sweetening.
- effectuation — to bring about; effect.
- effemination — (of a man or boy) having traits, tastes, habits, etc., traditionally considered feminine, as softness or delicacy.
- effiguration — a detailed and elaborate description of something
- efflorescent — efflorescing; blossoming.
- effronteries — Plural form of effrontery.
- egads button — a switch that triggers the destruction in flight of a malfunctioning missile.
- eigenvectors — Plural form of eigenvector.
- ejaculations — Plural form of ejaculation.
- elaborations — Plural form of elaboration.
- electioneers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of electioneer.
- electro-funk — a type of electronic music, originating in the 1980s, characterized by the use of synthesizers with a heavy rhythm and punctuated bass, often influenced by the genres of funk and hip-hop
- electrogenic — Pf or pertaining to electrogenesis.
- electron gun — a heated cathode with an associated system of electrodes and coils for producing and focusing a beam of electrons, used esp in cathode-ray tubes
- electronical — (rare) electronic.
- electronvolt — (physics) alternative spelling of electron volt.
- electrophone — (music) any instrument designed to create sounds using electrical currents.
- electrosonde — a sonde that measures the electric potential in the atmosphere
- electrotonus — the change in the state of irritability and conductivity of a nerve or muscle caused by the passage of an electric current
- elfin forest — the zone of stunted wind-blown trees growing at high altitudes just above the timberline on tropical mountains
- elicitations — Plural form of elicitation.
- eliminations — Plural form of elimination.
- elocutionary — Of or pertaining to elocution or to public speaking; rhetorical.