12-letter words containing a, s, e, p, i
- display case — glass box, cabinet
- display type — type larger than body type, used in headings, advertisements, etc.
- displeasance — the state or cause of being displeased
- displeasedly — in a displeased manner
- disprivacied — deprived of privacy
- dispropriate — to deprive of ownership
- disreputable — not reputable; having a bad reputation: a disreputable barroom.
- disreputably — In a disreputable manner.
- dissapointed — Misspelling of disappointed.
- distemperate — (obsolete) immoderate.
- dyslipidemia — (medicine) an inbalance of lipids (especially cholesterol) in the blood; hypercholesterolemia.
- earsplitting — ear-piercing: an earsplitting explosion.
- east prussia — a former province in NE Germany: an enclave separated from Germany by the Polish Corridor; now divided between Poland and the Russian Federation. 14,283 sq. mi. (36,993 sq. km). Capital: Königsberg.
- ectoparasite — an external parasite (opposed to endoparasite).
- 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.
- ellipsograph — an instrument that draws ellipses
- emancipators — Plural form of emancipator.
- empassionate — intensely affected
- empire state — state of New York
- 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.
- epidiascopes — Plural form of epidiascope.
- 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.
- epistolarian — A writer of epistles.
- epitheliomas — Plural form of epithelioma.
- 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
- escapologist — An entertainer specializing in escaping from the confinement of such things as ropes, handcuffs, and chains.
- 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.
- exasperative — having an exasperating or irritating nature
- exceptionals — Plural form of exceptional.
- exhaust pipe — vehicle's gas outlet
- exopeptidase — any proteolytic enzyme, such as erepsin, that acts on the terminal bonds in a peptide chain
- 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.
- expatriatism — The condition of being an expatriate, especially a deliberate one.