12-letter words containing enc
- diencephalon — the posterior section of the forebrain.
- differencing — the state or relation of being different; dissimilarity: There is a great difference between the two.
- disenchanted — to rid of or free from enchantment, illusion, credulity, etc.; disillusion: The harshness of everyday reality disenchanted him of his idealistic hopes.
- disenchanter — One who disenchants.
- disencumbers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disencumber.
- disobedience — lack of obedience or refusal to comply; disregard or transgression.
- divergencies — Plural form of divergency.
- dna sequence — the order of base pairs in a section of DNA
- dogleg fence — snake fence.
- dysfluencies — disfluency.
- efficiencies — the state or quality of being efficient, or able to accomplish something with the least waste of time and effort; competency in performance.
- emollescence — a state of softening before hardening
- encapsulated — Simple past tense and past participle of encapsulate.
- encapsulates — Enclose (something) in or as if in a capsule.
- encaptivated — Simple past tense and past participle of encaptivate.
- encaptivates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of encaptivate.
- encephalitic — Of or pertaining to encephalitis.
- encephalitis — Inflammation of the brain, caused by infection or an allergic reaction.
- enchantingly — In an enchanting manner.
- enchantments — Plural form of enchantment.
- enchiridions — Plural form of enchiridion.
- enciclopedia — Misspelling of encyclopedia.
- encipherment — The act or process of enciphering; encryption.
- encirclement — The act of encircling or the state of being encircled.
- encoffinment — The preparation of the body of a deceased person and placement of it in a coffin, especially in a ceremonial or ritualistic manner.
- encompasseth — Archaic third-person singular form of encompass.
- encompassing — Present participle of encompass.
- encountering — Present participle of encounter.
- encroachment — Intrusion on a person's territory, rights, etc.
- encrustation — The action of encrusting or state of being encrusted.
- enculturated — Simple past tense and past participle of enculturate.
- encumberment — the act of being encumbered
- encumbrancer — Alternative form of incumbrancer.
- encumbrances — Plural form of encumbrance.
- encyclopedia — An encyclopedia is a book or set of books in which facts about many different subjects or about one particular subject are arranged for reference, usually in alphabetical order.
- encyclopedic — Comprehensive in terms of information.
- entrenchment — The process of entrenching or something which entrenches.
- epencephalon — the cerebellum and pons Varolii
- equipollence — The condition of being equipollent; equality of power, force, signification, or application.
- eurocurrency — the currency of any country held on deposit in Europe outside its home market: used as a source of short- or medium-term finance, esp in international trade, because of easy convertibility
- excellencies — Plural form of excellency.
- excrescences — Plural form of excrescence.
- expediencies — Plural form of expediency.
- experiencing — Present participle of experience.
- fence lizard — either of two spiny lizards, Sceloporus undulatus and S. occidentalis, of the U.S. and northern Mexico, often seen on fences.
- fence-sitter — a person who remains neutral or undecided in a controversy.
- fencing wire — a heavy-gauge galvanized wire used for farm fences
- fluorescence — the emission of radiation, especially of visible light, by a substance during exposure to external radiation, as light or x-rays. Compare phosphorescence (def 1).
- food science — the study of the nature of foods and the changes that occur in them naturally and as a result of handling and processing.
- french bread — a yeast-raised bread made of dough containing water and distinguished by its thick, well-browned crust, usually made in long, slender, tapered loaves. Compare baguette (def 3).