10-letter words containing u, r, a, l
- el mansûra — a city in NE Egypt: scene of a battle (1250) in which the Crusaders were defeated by the Mamelukes and Louis IX of France was captured; cotton-manufacturing centre. Pop: 423 000 (2005 est)
- elasmosaur — a very long-necked extinct marine reptile: a type of plesiosaur
- elucidator — One who elucidates.
- elucubrate — To solve, write or compose by working studiously at night; to study.
- elutriator — A simple device used for elutriation.
- embryulcia — the act of forcibly removing a fetus
- emplastrum — a medicated plaster
- emulatress — a female imitator or emulator
- endopleura — the internal coating of a seed
- enfleurage — The extraction of essential oils and perfumes from flowers using odorless animal or vegetable fats.
- enucleator — A device that or person who enucleates.
- enumerable — Able to be counted by one-to-one correspondence with the set of all positive integers.
- equal-area — (of a map projection) showing area accurately and therefore distorting shape and direction
- equalisers — Plural form of equaliser.
- equalizers — Plural form of equalizer.
- equatorial — Of, at, or near the equator.
- equilibria — Plural form of equilibrium.
- eruptional — relating to volcanic eruption
- eurodollar — US dollar deposited in non-US bank
- europhilia — The love of Europe, Europeans, or European culture.
- euryhaline — (of certain aquatic animals) able to tolerate a wide range of salinity
- eutrapelia — the quality of being skilled in conversation; wit; urbanity
- evaluators — Plural form of evaluator.
- extramural — Outside the walls or boundaries of a town, college, or institution.
- extrudable — able to be extruded
- exulcerate — ulcerated
- falciparum — The parasitic protozoan Plasmodium falciparum that causes falciparum malaria.
- fall under — to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- fascicular — pertaining to or forming a fascicle; fasciculate.
- fault trap — A fault trap is a hydrocarbon trap in which closure is caused by a geological fault.
- fault tree — a diagram providing a model of the interactions between the components of a system when a failure occurs
- favourable — Pleasing, encouraging or approving.
- favourably — (British, Canada) In a favourable manner.
- favourless — without favour, unfortunate
- febrifugal — of or acting as a febrifuge.
- fissurella — (zoology) Any of the genus Fissurella of marine gastropod mollusks.
- flacourtia — designating a family (Flacourtiaceae, order Violales) of dicotyledonous tropical trees and shrubs
- flash burn — a burn produced by brief exposure to intense, radiant heat, as from an explosion.
- flatterous — flattering
- flavivirus — Any of a group of RNA viruses, mostly having arthropod vectors, that cause a number of serious human diseases including yellow fever, dengue, various types of encephalitis, and hepatitis C.
- flavourful — British standard spelling of flavorful.
- flavouring — taste, especially the distinctive taste of something as it is experienced in the mouth.
- flavourist — a chemist who blends ingredients to create artificial flavours or scents, for food or perfume
- flavourous — Alternative spelling of flavorous.
- fledermaus — an opera (1874) by Johann Strauss, Jr.
- floribunda — any of a class of roses characterized by a long blooming period and the production of large flowers often in thick clusters.
- fluid dram — the eighth part of a fluid ounce. Symbol: f. Abbreviation: fl dr;
- fluoborate — a salt of fluoboric acid.
- fluoridate — to introduce a fluoride into: to fluoridate drinking water.
- fluorinate — to treat or combine with fluorine.