12-letter words containing a, p, e, n, i, s
- dispensation — an act or instance of dispensing; distribution.
- dispensative — Granting dispensation.
- dispensatory — a book in which the composition, preparation, and uses of medicinal substances are described; a nonofficial pharmacopoeia.
- displacement — the act of displacing.
- displeasance — the state or cause of being displeased
- dissapointed — Misspelling of disappointed.
- earsplitting — ear-piercing: an earsplitting explosion.
- ekman spiral — a complex interaction on the surface of the sea between wind, rotation of the earth, and friction forces, discovered by Vagn Walfrid Ekman
- elephantitis — (US) misconstruction of elephantiasis.
- emancipators — Plural form of emancipator.
- empassionate — intensely affected
- encaptivates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of encaptivate.
- encephalitis — Inflammation of the brain, caused by infection or an allergic reaction.
- encompassing — Present participle of encompass.
- endoparasite — A parasite, such as a tapeworm, that lives inside its host.
- enhypostasia — personalities existing in union (Jesus Christ and God the Son)
- enhypostatic — relating to enhypostasia
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- episcopalian — An adherent of episcopacy.
- epistolarian — A writer of epistles.
- eriskay pony — a breed of medium-sized pony, typically grey, with a dense waterproof coat. The Eriskay is the only surviving variety of the native ponies of the Western Isles of Scotland
- evaporations — Plural form of evaporation.
- examinership — the office or function of an examiner
- exasperating — Intensely irritating; infuriating.
- exasperation — A feeling of intense irritation or annoyance.
- exceptionals — Plural form of exceptional.
- 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.
- expectancies — Plural form of expectancy.
- expectations — Plural form of expectation.
- explanations — Plural form of explanation.
- explications — Plural form of explication.
- explorations — Plural form of exploration.
- expositional — Explained in clear terms, as in writing.
- expressional — Of or pertaining to expression, either in language, the face or the arts.
- expugnations — Plural form of expugnation.
- exspoliation — (obsolete) spoliation.
- extropianism — Belief in, or support for, the theory of extropy.
- financescape — Figuratively, the financial landscape; financial markets.
- foreman-ship — a person in charge of a particular department, group of workers, etc., as in a factory or the like.
- fortepianist — the player of a fortepiano
- freshmanship — the state of being a freshman; the period during which a student is considered to be a freshman
- gallinippers — Plural form of gallinipper.
- gamesmanship — the use of methods, especially in a sports contest, that are dubious or seemingly improper but not strictly illegal.
- gas pipeline — a system of transmission for gaseous material, esp natural gas
- generalships — Plural form of generalship.
- graspingness — The quality of being grasping.