12-letter words containing eli
- infelicitous — inapt, inappropriate, or awkward; malapropos: an infelicitous remark.
- infidelities — marital disloyalty; adultery.
- interallelic — occurring between two alleles
- irish gaelic — Irish (def 4).
- irrelievable — incapable of being relieved.
- javelin fish — a fish of the genus Pomadasys of semitropical Australian seas with a long spine on its anal fin
- kneeling bus — a bus that can lower its body or entrance door to facilitate boarding by the elderly or people with disabilities.
- led zeppelin — British rock group (1968–80); comprised Jimmy Page (born 1944), Robert Plant (born 1948), John Paul Jones (born 1946), and John Bonham (1948–80): recordings include Led Zeppelin I (1969), Led Zeppelin IV (1971), and Physical Graffiti (1975)
- leveling rod — rod (def 19).
- lifelikeness — Quality of being lifelike.
- lobeliaceous — belonging to the plant family Lobeliaceae.
- machiavelian — of, like, or befitting Machiavelli.
- make believe — the style or manner in which something is made; form; build.
- make-believe — pretense, especially of an innocent or playful kind; feigning; sham: the make-believe of children playing.
- mesothelioma — a malignant tumor of the covering of the lung or the lining of the pleural and abdominal cavities, often associated with exposure to asbestos.
- mis-delivery — the carrying and turning over of letters, goods, etc., to a designated recipient or recipients.
- misbelieving — Present participle of misbelieve.
- mongrelizing — Present participle of mongrelize.
- nephelinitic — containing or resembling nephelinite, pertaining to nephelinite
- non-celibate — a person who abstains from sexual relations.
- non-eligible — fit or proper to be chosen; worthy of choice; desirable: to marry an eligible bachelor. Synonyms: suitable, fitting. Antonyms: ineligible, unsuitable, unacceptable.
- non-reliable — that may be relied on or trusted; dependable in achievement, accuracy, honesty, etc.: reliable information.
- non-reliance — confident or trustful dependence.
- nonbelievers — Plural form of nonbeliever.
- nonbelieving — Not a believer; in particular, not a member of a specific religious group.
- nonreligious — of, relating to, or concerned with religion: a religious holiday.
- novelisation — Alternative spelling of novelization.
- novelization — The writing of a novel based on fact; fictionalization.
- oil pipeline — a long (esp underground) pipe used to transport petroleum over long distances
- old believer — Raskolnik.
- over-reliant — having or showing dependence: reliant on money from home.
- overdelicate — extremely or excessively delicate: an overdelicate digestive system.
- overreliance — confident or trustful dependence.
- paranthelion — a bright spot in the sky caused by refraction and occurring at an angular distance from the sun of between 90° and 140°
- pelican hook — a hooklike device for holding the link of a chain or the like, consisting of a long shackle with a hinged rod held closed with a sliding ring.
- philomelides — a king of Lesbos who wrestled and killed every opponent until he himself was defeated by Odysseus.
- photo relief — a method of showing the configuration of the relief of an area by photographing a model of it that is illuminated by a lamp in the northwest corner
- pimelic acid — a crystalline compound, C 7 H 1 2 O 4 , soluble in alcohol and ether: used in polymers and as a plasticizer.
- porto amelia — former name of Pemba (def 2).
- postdelivery — of, relating to, or occurring after a delivery
- pre-delivery — the carrying and turning over of letters, goods, etc., to a designated recipient or recipients.
- prelingually — in a prelingual manner
- relief angle — The relief angle is the angle between a cutting tool and the workpiece it has just cut.
- relief valve — a device that, when actuated by static pressure above a predetermined level, opens in proportion to the excess above this level and reduces the pressure to it. Compare safety valve (def 1).
- religionless — a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs.
- relinquished — to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne.
- relinquisher — to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne.
- relitigation — the act or process of litigating: a matter that is still in litigation.
- saint helier — a British island in the English Channel: the largest of the Channel Islands. 44 sq. mi. (116 sq. km). Capital: St. Helier.
- scots gaelic — Scottish Gaelic