12-letter words containing a, p, r, e
- exprobratory — acting as a reproach
- expropriated — Simple past tense and past participle of expropriate.
- expropriates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expropriate.
- extemporally — In an extemporal manner.
- extracampine — (psychiatry, of hallucination) Beyond the possible sensory field.
- extrahepatic — Originating or occurring outside the liver.
- extrapolated — Simple past tense and past participle of extrapolate.
- extrapolates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of extrapolate.
- extropianism — Belief in, or support for, the theory of extropy.
- farm produce — agricultural products regarded collectively
- feather palm — any palm having large pinnate or bipinnate leaves, as the date palm or royal palm.
- fermat prime — (mathematics) A prime number of the form 2^2^n + 1. Any prime number of the form 2^n+1 must be a Fermat prime. Fermat conjectured in a letter to someone or other that all numbers 2^2^n+1 are prime, having noticed that this is true for n=0,1,2,3,4. No further Fermat primes are known; several have been factorised, and several more have been proved composite without finding explicit factorisations.
- fernando póo — Bioko
- filter paper — porous paper used in filtering.
- finger paint — paint children apply with fingers
- finger-paint — a jellylike paint, used chiefly by children in painting, usually with their fingers.
- fire company — a company of firefighters.
- flameproofed — Simple past tense and past participle of flameproof.
- flameproofer — any agent which renders something flameproof
- flash powder — powder that could be ignited to provide a bright light to take a photograph
- flavoprotein — an enzyme, containing riboflavin and linked chemically with a protein, active in the oxidation of foods in animal cells.
- floor sample — an appliance, piece of furniture, or other article of merchandise that has been used for display or demonstration and is usually offered at a reduced price.
- flow pattern — The flow pattern is the way in which fluids move through a reactor.
- 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.
- fore-topmast — the spar or section of a pole mast serving as the topmast of a foremast on a ship.
- fore-topsail — a topsail set on a foremast on a ship.
- foreman-ship — a person in charge of a particular department, group of workers, etc., as in a factory or the like.
- forepleasure — the aggregate of pleasurable sensations that lead to a heightened physical or emotional response, as of those aroused in sexual intercourse that lead to an orgasm.
- foretopmasts — Plural form of foretopmast.
- foretopsails — Plural form of foretopsail.
- fortepianist — the player of a fortepiano
- fortified pa — a Māori hilltop dwelling with trenches and palisades for defensive occupation
- francophones — Plural form of francophone.
- free company — a band of free companions.
- french pleat — curtain, draperies
- freshmanship — the state of being a freshman; the period during which a student is considered to be a freshman
- fried potato — Fried potatoes are pieces of potato cooked in oil or fat.
- funeral plan — A funeral plan is a basic life insurance policy that provides money to pay for the policyholder's funeral expenses when they die.
- funeral pyre — bonfire for cremation
- funny papers — funny1 (def 7b).
- gaboon viper — a large, venomous snake, Bitis gabonica, of tropical African forests, having large retractable fangs and geometrically patterned scales of yellow, brown, and sometimes purple.
- galactophore — a galactophorous duct.
- galley proof — a proof, originally one set from type in a galley, taken before the material has been made up into pages and usually printed as a single column of type with wide margins for marking corrections.
- gallinippers — Plural form of gallinipper.
- gametophores — Plural form of gametophore.
- gangster rap — a type of rap music whose lyrics feature violence, sexual exploits, and the like.
- garage space — space available for housing a motor vehicle, usually within a purpose-built building
- garbage dump — rubbish tip, place where refuse is disposed of
- garden party — a party given out of doors in a garden or yard.
- garlic press — kitchen tool for crushing garlic