12-Letter Words Starting with E

Earthmoving

Part of roof subsided? Must be monitored

Listened secretly

Secretly overheard

Reproved apes (anagram)

Wiretapper, for example

Secret listener

The science or theory of church building and decoration.

""A parasite of man and of many domestic and wild animals, forming compound cysts or tumors (called hydatid cysts) in various organs, but especially in the liver and lungs, which often cause death. It is the larval stage of the T\'91nia echinococcus, a small tapeworm peculiar to the dog. T\'91nia echinococcus, a small tapeworm peculiar to the dog.""

""In both senses also called echo ranging . A sensory system in certain animals, such as bats and dolphins, in which usually high-pitched sounds are emitted and their echoes interpreted to determine the direction and distance of objects.""

Ecological

B-school statistical subject

""(used with a sing. verb) Application of mathematical and statistical techniques to economics in the study of problems, the analysis of data, and the development and testing of theories and models.""

In a frugal manner

Chill with old record in laid-back request: party's ending without dissipation

Thriftily

Any parasite which lives on the exterior of animals; opposed to endoparasite. endoparasite.

Edification

EDITORIALISE editorial

Be subjective when one should be objective

English word

""One who is versed in the theories of, or who advocates and promotes, education.""

EDULCORATE To render sweet; to sweeten; to free from acidity.

Act of effectuating.

""That effloresces, or is liable to effloresce on exposure; as, an efflorescent salt. as, an efflorescent salt.""

EFFLORESCE To blossom forth.

Easily, simply

Effrontery

Egocentrism

In an egoistic manner.

Eigenvector

Welsh plural for music or arts festivals in Wales

""EISTEDDFOD Am assembly or session of the Welsh bards; an annual congress of bards, minstrels and literati of Wales, being a patriotic revival of the old custom.""

Ejaculation

Elaboration

Of or pertaining to the Elasmobranchii.

Electioneer

Killed by shock

Dead of shock

Killed by a current

Electrocute

Electroform

""Of or pertaining to electrogenesis; as, an electrogenic condition. as, an electrogenic condition.""

Electrogram

Electrolyse

Method of removing hair roots

One way to remove unwanted hair

Method for removing unwanted hair

Electrolyte

""ELECTROLYTE A compound decomposable, or subjected to decomposition, by an electric current.""

ELECTROLYZE To decompose by the direct action of electricity.

Electrolyze

Instrument for measuring differences in potential

A chemical compound or group that is attracted to electrons and tends to accept electrons.

""Pl. electrophori (- -r , - -r ) An apparatus for generating static electricity, consisting of a hard rubber disk that is given a negative charge by friction and a metal plate that is given a net positive charge by induction when in contact with the disk.""

Coat with metal

Put a thin coat on and choose to run to work, delayed

Charge-detecting instrument

Make off without damaging soccer team's leader's scientific apparatus

See electroconvulsive therapy .

Of or pertaining to electrical tension; said of a supposed peculiar condition of a conducting circuit during its exposure to the action of another conducting circuit traversed by a uniform electric current when both circuits remain stationary.

""The modified condition of a nerve, when a constant current of electricity passes through any part of it. See Anelectrotonus, and Catelectrotonus. Anelectrotonus, and Catelectrotonus.""

""ELECTROTYPE A facsimile plate made by electrotypy for use in printing; also, an impression or print from such plate. Also used adjectively.""

One making a copy by coating a mould with deposited copper

Electrotype

Charity's excited by real money, yes (wordplay)

Charitable

Dependent on charity, it makes Moseley yearn to be free

Things drawn out

Evocations.

Strangely silent, I love to collect mina droppings

Rejections.

Relating to the clear expression of speech

Teacher of clear speech

Elucidation

See Lucubration. Lucubration.

Elutriation

Freedom from parents (wordplay)

Lincoln's concern

Abe's decree

Emancipator

""The act of notching or indenting the margin, or the state of being so notched; also, a notch or shallow sinus in a margin.""

Cut on a male is resulting in this!

Emasculator

Embarcadero

Embarkation

An emblazoning.

Emblazonry

""EMBOLIZE to cause an embolism, also EMBOLISE""

Embrocation

EMBROIDERER One who embroiders.

Embroidery

Doing needlework

Embellishing

Embroilment

Embryogeny

Embryology

One studying early stages of life

Expert in the first stages of life

One studying unborn infants

Embryophyte

Emmenagogue

The displaying of strong feelings

Male is getting excited about proposal - getting too excited

EMOTIONALISE emotional

""EMOTIONAL Pertaining to, or characterized by, emotion; excitable; easily moved; sensational; as, an emotional nature. as, an emotional nature.""

To give an emotional character to.

Emperorship

The act of poisoning.

Empowerment

""ENANTIOMER either of a pair of optical isomers of a chemical substance whose molecules are mirror images of each other, i. e., are related to each other as a right-handed to a left-handed glove; -- meaningful only for structures which have internal asymmetry.i. e., are related to each other as a right-handed to a left-handed glove; -- meaningful only for structures which have internal asymmetry.""

Each of two forms which are mirror images

Comprehensively including

Meeting

Encrimson

An advance beyond expected limits

Gradual intrusion

Intrusion

Variant of incrustation .

Book of knowledge

Reference work

Reference book

Comprehensive in terms of information

Striving

Inflammation in heart

Growing or developing within cartilage; applied esp. to developing bone.

Endodermis

Endodontist

By endogenous growth.

Plural or third person singular

Inflammation of the endometrium.

Endomorphy

""ENDOMORPH A crystal of one species inclosed within one of another, as one of rutile inclosed in quartz.""

Any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of bonds between nucleic acids in the interior of a DNA or RNA molecule.

""Any parasite which lives in the internal organs of an animal, as the tapeworms, Trichina, etc.; opposed to ectoparasite. See Entozo\'94n. ectoparasite. See Entozo\'94n.""

One of several biosynthetic intermediaries with a chemical residue containing O2

Votes of confidence

Records of motoring offences

Offences recorded on a licence

""Pertaining to, or connected with, the endoskeleton; as, endoskeletal muscles. as, endoskeletal muscles.""

Internal framework of the body

Internal body framework

""(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a type of symbiosis in which one organism lives inside the other, the two typically behaving as a single organism. It is believed to be the means by which such organelles as mitochondria and chloroplasts arose within eukaryotic cells endosymbiotic   adj""

Pl. endotheliomata (-m -t ) or endotheliomas Any of various neoplasms derived from endothelium.

Endothermy

Within or passing through the trachea: an endotracheal tube.

""ENERGIZE to give energy to, also ENERGISE""

Enfeoffment

Enforcement

Engorgement

Engrossing

Engrossment

Ennoblement

The state of being enormous.

Ensorcel

Plural or third person singular

Infestation of the intestine with pinworms.

""Pl. enterococci (-k k s , -k k ) A usually nonpathogenic streptococcus that inhabits the intestine.""

""Pl. enterococci (-k k s , -k k ) A usually nonpathogenic streptococcus that inhabits the intestine.""

Enterocoele

ENTEROCOELE

An enzyme secreted by the upper intestinal mucosa that catalyzes the conversion of trypsinogen to trypsin.

Pl. enterostomies Surgical construction of an opening in the intestine through the abdominal wall.

Enterotoxin

Work to rule after this act

Installation of a monarch

Installation of a monarch or bishop

English word

Entomofauna

Entomology

One who studies insects

Person studying insects

Insect studier

ENTROPIC pertaining to {entropy=n}

Enucleation

Tallies

Enunciation

Postmen even changing about fifty wrappings

Environment

Enzymology

The branch of science that deals with the biochemical nature and activity of enzymes.

An increase in the number of eosinophils in the blood.

EOSINOPHILE

Epeirogeny

""Pertaining to the epicycloid, or having its properties.""

Study of the incidence and distribution of diseases

Epidiascope

Pl. epiglottises or epiglottides (-gl t -d z ) The thin elastic cartilaginous structure located at the root of the tongue that folds over the glottis to prevent food and liquid from entering the trachea during the act of swallowing.

Epiglottis

Resembling epilepsy.

Pl. epiphenomena (-n ) A secondary phenomenon that results from and accompanies another: "Exploitation of one social class or ethnic group by another [is] an epiphenomenon of real differences in power between social groups" (Harper's).

EPIPHYTE a plant growing on another plant

Epiphytotic

Episcopacy

Episiotomy

Episodical

The theory or science of the method or grounds of knowledge.

Epistolary

His work is seldom read (and never scanned)

Spenserian song adapted by Gustafson in wartime

Epithelioma

Epoxidation

""The act of equalizing, or state of being equalized.""

Equational

""EQUILIBRATE To balance two scales, sides, or ends; to keep even with equal weight on each side; to keep in equipoise.""

Equinoctial

""Equal in force, power, effectiveness, or significance.""

Equipollent

PROBABLE something that is likely to occur

VOCALITY the possession of exercise of vocal powers

""EQUIVOCATE To use words of equivocal or doubtful signification; to express one's opinions in terms which admit of different senses, with intent to deceive; to use ambiguous expressions with a view to mislead; as, to equivocate is the work of duplicity. as, to equivocate is the work of duplicity.""

Use of intentionally vague language

Use of deliberately vague language

A beating about the bush

Equivocator

Eradication

English word

Ergodicity

Erotization

""Relating to, or causing, erythema.""

Erythorbate

A nucleated cell in bone marrow from which red blood cells develop.

Erythrocyte

ERYTHROCYTE

Common antibiotic

Erythrosine

Escapology

I must get away!

One's bound to be entertaining

Entertainer is to go places when free

In an esoteric manner.

Esotericism

The act of eternizing; the act of rendering immortal or famous.

""A colorless liquid, NH 2 (CH 2 ) 2 OH, used in the purification of petroleum, as a solvent in dry cleaning, and as an ingredient in paints and pharmaceuticals.""

The administration of ether to produce insensibility.

Ethionamide

Seeing other cultures through one's own

Judging other cultures by the standards of one's own