12-letter words containing a, c, p
- enhypostatic — relating to enhypostasia
- entropically — By means of or in relation to entropy.
- epencephalon — the cerebellum and pons Varolii
- epexegetical — Relating to epexegesis.
- epicureanism — An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus. The school rejected determinism and advocated hedonism (pleasure as the highest good), but of a restrained kind: mental pleasure was regarded more highly than physical, and the ultimate pleasure was held to be freedom from anxiety and mental pain, esp. that arising from needless fear of death and of the gods.
- epicuticular — Relating to the epicuticle.
- epicycloidal — Of or pertaining to an epicycloid.
- epidemically — In the manner of an epidemic.
- epidiascopes — Plural form of epidiascope.
- epigrammatic — Of the nature or in the style of an epigram; concise, clever, and amusing.
- epigraphical — Epigraphic.
- epirrhematic — relating to epirrhema
- episcopacies — Plural form of episcopacy.
- episcopalian — An adherent of episcopacy.
- episcopalism — the belief that a Church should be governed by bishops
- episodically — In an episodic manner; in episodes.
- epoch-making — An epoch-making change or declaration is considered to be extremely important because it is likely to have a significant effect on a particular period of time.
- escape chute — a fabric tube or chute hinged to the wall of a stairwell and used as an emergency exit, eg from a burning tall building
- escape hatch — door to an emergency exit
- escape route — way out: of situation
- escape shaft — a shaft in a mine through which miners can escape if the regular shaft is blocked
- escape valve — a valve that releases air, steam, etc, above a certain pressure; relief valve or safety valve
- escape wheel — moving part of a timepiece
- escapologist — An entertainer specializing in escaping from the confinement of such things as ropes, handcuffs, and chains.
- ethnographic — Relating to ethnography.
- eucalyptuses — Plural form of eucalyptus.
- euphonically — In a euphonic manner.
- euphorically — In a euphoric manner.
- eutrophicate — (ecology, intransitive) To become eutrophic.
- exceptionals — Plural form of exceptional.
- exophthalmic — Having or characterized by protruding eyes.
- expectancies — Plural form of expectancy.
- expectations — Plural form of expectation.
- expectorants — Plural form of expectorant.
- expectorated — Simple past tense and past participle of expectorate.
- explications — Plural form of explication.
- extracampine — (psychiatry, of hallucination) Beyond the possible sensory field.
- extrahepatic — Originating or occurring outside the liver.
- face down/up — If someone or something is face down, their face or front points downwards. If they are face up, their face or front points upwards.
- factor group — quotient group.
- factory ship — a whaling ship equipped to process killed whales and to transport the oil and by-products.
- farm produce — agricultural products regarded collectively
- film company — a company dedicated to the making of motion pictures
- financescape — Figuratively, the financial landscape; financial markets.
- fire company — a company of firefighters.
- flag captain — the captain of a flagship
- foam plastic — a kind of light cellular plastic made by creating bubbles of gas in the liquid material and solidifying it: often used as an insulator
- fractography — the study of fractures or cracks in a material, esp metal, in order to predict or identify the cause of a failure in a structure
- francophilia — Alternative capitalization of Francophilia.
- francophobia — the phenomenon of hating French speakers, culture, or people