12-letter words containing u, n, i, l, e
- double-blind — of or relating to an experiment or clinical trial in which neither the subjects nor the researchers know which subjects are receiving the active medication, treatment, etc., and which are not: a technique for eliminating subjective bias from the test results.
- double-think — illogical or deliberately perverse thinking in terms that distort or reverse the truth to make it more acceptable
- doughnutlike — Resembling a doughnut.
- dual citizen — a person who is a citizen or subject of two or more nations; one having dual citizenship.
- dual in-line — (hardware) Dual In-Line Package.
- 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.
- duodecennial — relating to twelve years
- duodecillion — a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 39 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 72 zeros.
- duplex chain — a roller chain having two sets of rollers linked together, used for heavy-duty applications
- dysfluencies — disfluency.
- eau minerale — mineral water (def 1).
- ecumenically — general; universal.
- edulcorating — Present participle of edulcorate.
- edulcoration — (rare) A sweetening.
- edwin hubble — Edwin Powell, 1889–1953, U.S. astronomer: pioneer in extragalactic research.
- ejaculations — Plural form of ejaculation.
- elocutionary — Of or pertaining to elocution or to public speaking; rhetorical.
- elocutionist — Someone who practices or teaches elocution.
- elucidations — Plural form of elucidation.
- elucubration — the practice of elucubrating
- emasculating — Present participle of emasculate.
- emasculation — The act of depriving of virility, or the state of being so deprived; castration.
- endurability — The state or quality of being endurable.
- equalisation — Alternative spelling of equalization.
- equalitarian — Characterized by social equality and equal rights for all people.
- equalization — The act of equalizing, or state of being equalized.
- equifinality — The property of being equifinal.
- equigranular — (petrology) Composed chiefly of grains of similar size.
- equilibrants — Plural form of equilibrant.
- equinoctials — Plural form of equinoctial.
- equipollence — The condition of being equipollent; equality of power, force, signification, or application.
- equivalently — In an equivalent manner; equally.
- euphonically — In a euphonic manner.
- euphoniously — In a euphonious manner.
- eurosterling — sterling as part of a European holding
- euroterminal — a railway terminus from which trans-European trains operate
- evolutionary — Of or relating to evolution.
- evolutionism — (countable) Any of several theories that explain the evolution of systems or organisms.
- evolutionist — A person who believes in the theories of evolution and natural selection.
- exalbuminous — (of a seed embryo) having no albumen
- exclusionary — restrictive or elitist
- exclusionism — The quality of being exclusionist.
- exclusionist — Acting to shut out or bar someone from a place, group, or privilege.
- exhaustingly — In an exhausting manner.
- exsufflation — (obsolete) A blast from beneath.
- exulceration — the process of ulceration
- faithfulness — strict or thorough in the performance of duty: a faithful worker.
- fancifulness — The quality of being fanciful.
- faneuil hall — a market house and public hall in Boston, Massachusetts, called “the Cradle of Liberty” because it was used as a meeting place by American patriots immediately before the Revolutionary War.
- fault-finder — a person who habitually finds fault, complains, or objects, especially in a petty way.