12-letter words containing l, a, t, o, u
- dual-control — having dual controls
- duodecastyle — dodecastyle.
- duplications — Plural form of duplication.
- earth colour — any of various brown pigments composed chiefly of iron oxides
- east suffolk — a former administrative division of Suffolk county, in E England.
- edulcorating — Present participle of edulcorate.
- edulcoration — (rare) A sweetening.
- edulcorative — edulcorant
- ejaculations — Plural form of ejaculation.
- elocutionary — Of or pertaining to elocution or to public speaking; rhetorical.
- elucidations — Plural form of elucidation.
- elucubration — the practice of elucubrating
- emasculation — The act of depriving of virility, or the state of being so deprived; castration.
- emolumentary — advantageous; tending towards emolument
- equalisation — Alternative spelling of equalization.
- equalization — The act of equalizing, or state of being equalized.
- equilibrator — Lb rare A device that maintain equilibrium or balance, especially a part of a heavy gun (e.g. an artillery piece or a tank gun) which balances the barrel and other parts so as to enable the gun to be elevated easily.
- equinoctials — Plural form of equinoctial.
- equivocality — The quality of being equivocal.
- eskimo-aleut — (designating or of) a family of languages including Aleut and the Eskimo languages
- eulogistical — Alternative form of eulogistic.
- euroterminal — a railway terminus from which trans-European trains operate
- evolutionary — Of or relating to evolution.
- exophthalmus — Alt form exophthalmos.
- expostulated — Simple past tense and past participle of expostulate.
- expostulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expostulate.
- exsufflation — (obsolete) A blast from beneath.
- extraneously — In an extraneous manner.
- exulceration — the process of ulceration
- factitiously — In a factitious manner.
- fall through — to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- family court — court of domestic relations.
- fastidiously — excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please: a fastidious eater.
- flagitiously — In a flagitious manner.
- flammulation — a small flame-shaped marking, esp those seen on some birds
- flannelmouth — a person whose speech is thick, slow, or halting.
- flatterously — in a flatterous manner
- float around — A rumour or idea that is floating around is often heard or talked about.
- flocculating — Present participle of flocculate.
- flocculation — to form into flocculent masses.
- fluctuations — Plural form of fluctuation.
- fluidization — The act or process of fluidizing.
- fluoranthene — (organic compound) A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of a benzene ring attached to each of the rings of a naphthalene molecule; it is carcinogenic, and is a product of incomplete combustion.
- fluorapatite — a crystalline mineral, Ca 5 (PO 4) 3 F, formed from hydroxyapatite in the presence of fluoride, that has a hardening effect on bones and teeth.
- fluoridating — Present participle of fluoridate.
- fluoridation — the addition of fluorides to the public water supply to reduce the incidence of tooth decay.
- fluorinating — Present participle of fluorinate.
- fluorination — (chemistry) The introduction of fluorine into a compound by means of a chemical reaction.
- fluosilicate — a salt of fluosilicic acid.
- flusteration — (colloquial, dated) The act of flustering, or the state of being flustered.