12-letter words containing si
- effusiometer — an apparatus for determining rates of effusion of gases, usually used for measuring molecular weights
- effusiveness — unduly demonstrative; lacking reserve: effusive greetings; an effusive person.
- ehrlichiosis — (medicine) A tick-borne disease caused by infection with bacteria of the genus Ehrlichia.
- electrolysis — Chemical decomposition produced by passing an electric current through a liquid or solution containing ions.
- embarrassing — Causing embarrassment.
- emissivities — Plural form of emissivity.
- empassionate — intensely affected
- emulsifiable — That can be emulsified, or applied in an emulsion.
- encompassing — Present participle of encompass.
- endoparasite — A parasite, such as a tapeworm, that lives inside its host.
- engrossingly — In an engrossing way.
- enhypostasia — personalities existing in union (Jesus Christ and God the Son)
- enterobiasis — a disease, common in children, caused by infestation of the large intestine with nematodes of the genus Enterobius, esp the pinworm (E. vermicularis)
- enteroclysis — A fluoroscopic X-ray of the small intestine.
- enteroptosis — Visceroptosis of the intestines.
- enterprising — Having or showing initiative and resourcefulness.
- enthusiastic — Having or showing intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval.
- eosinophilia — An increase in the number of eosinophils in the blood, occurring in response to some allergens, drugs, and parasites, and in some types of leukemia.
- eosinophilic — (of a cell or its contents) readily stained by eosin.
- epanorthosis — (rhetoric) A rhetorical device or element in which a speaker or writer retracts a word that has been spoken and substitutes a stronger or more suitable word; often done for emphasis or sarcasm.
- epimorphosis — a type of development in animals, such as certain insect larvae, in which segmentation of the body is complete before hatching
- episiotomies — Plural form of episiotomy.
- ethnogenesis — The emergence of a distinct, recognizable, ethnic identity.
- euthanasiast — a person who advocates euthanasia
- ex hypothesi — in accordance with or following from the hypothesis stated
- ex-president — a former chief executive or head of state of a republic
- exclusionary — restrictive or elitist
- exclusionism — The quality of being exclusionist.
- exclusionist — Acting to shut out or bar someone from a place, group, or privilege.
- exclusive of — not including or allowing for; ignoring
- exclusive or — (logic) (XOR, EOR) /X or, E or/ A two-input function whose result is true if one input is true and the other is false. The truth table is A | B | A xor B --+---+-------- F | F | F F | T | T T | F | T T | T | F The output is thus true if the inputs are not equal. If one input is false, the other is passed unchanged whereas if one input is true, the other is inverted. In Boolean algebra, exclusive or is often written as a plus in a circle: "⊕". The circle may be omitted suggesting addition modulo two. In digital logic, an exclusive or logic gate is drawn like a normal inclusive or gate but with a curved line across both inputs: {exclusive or gate " />.
- excursioning — Present participle of excursion.
- excursionist — A person who goes on excursions; a traveller or tourist.
- excursionize — to go on an excursion or excursions
- expansionary — (of a policy or action) intended to result in economic or political expansion.
- expansionism — The policy of territorial or economic expansion.
- expansionist — Of or pertaining to expansionism.
- expositional — Explained in clear terms, as in writing.
- expressional — Of or pertaining to expression, either in language, the face or the arts.
- expressively — In an expressive manner.
- expressivity — (uncountable) The quality of being expressive.
- expromission — the act of (a creditor) accepting a new debtor as being responsible for the debt of another person
- extensionist — a person who supports or advocates extension
- extramusical — outside the field or scope of music
- extraversion — Alternative spelling of extroversion.
- extroversion — (psychology) Concern with or an orientation toward others or what is outside oneself; behavior expressing such an orientation; the definitive characteristic of an extrovert.
- fair housing — the sale and rental of private housing free of discriminatory practices or policies.
- farsightedly — In a farsighted manner.
- fascioliasis — liver-rot.
- fence-sitter — a person who remains neutral or undecided in a controversy.