12-letter words containing e, n, s, p
- arsphenamine — a drug containing arsenic, formerly used in the treatment of syphilis and related infections
- asclepiadean — of or relating to a type of classical verse line consisting of a spondee, two or three choriambs, and an iamb
- asking price — The asking price of something is the price which the person selling it says that they want for it, although they may accept less.
- asparaginase — an enzyme used in treating leukaemia
- aspiringness — the condition of being aspiring
- astral plane — a plane of existence inhabited by astral bodies
- attorneyship — The office or profession of an attorney.
- banach space — a vector space on which a norm is defined that is complete.
- bank deposit — money placed in a bank account
- bankruptcies — Plural form of bankruptcy.
- base jumping — a sport in which a participant parachutes from any of a variety of fixed objects such as high buildings, cliffs, etc
- base pairing — the hydrogen bonding that occurs between complementary nitrogenous bases in the two polynucleotide chains of a DNA molecule
- base-pairing — the process of binding separate DNA sequences by base pairs.
- bean sprouts — the sprouts of newly germinated mung beans, eaten as a vegetable, esp in Chinese dishes
- bernese alps — a mountain range in SW Switzerland, the N central part of the Alps. Highest peak: Finsteraarhorn, 4274 m (14 022 ft)
- bernina alps — a mountain group in SE Switzerland, extending from the Rhateian Alps on the Italian border. Highest peak, Piz Bernina, 13,304 feet (4055 meters).
- bernina pass — a pass in the Alps between SE Switzerland and N Italy, east of Piz Bernina. Height: 2323 m (7622 ft)
- betting shop — A betting shop is a place where people can go to bet on something such as a horse race.
- betting slip — a piece of paper used to place a bet
- bien pensant — a right-thinking person
- blimpishness — actions or behaviour akin to those of the fictional character of Colonel Blimp, or the quality of resembling this character
- blue springs — a town in W Missouri.
- brenner pass — a pass over the E Alps, between Austria and Italy. Highest point: 1372 m (4501 ft)
- brine shrimp — any of a genus (Artemia) of small fairy shrimp found in salt lakes and marshes and used as living, frozen, or dried food in aquariums
- bronchoscope — an instrument for examining and providing access to the interior of the bronchial tubes
- buying spree — the hurried acquisition by a company, of goods, assets, or other companies
- caesalpinoid — of, relating to, or belonging to the Caesalpinoideae, a mainly tropical subfamily of leguminous plants that have irregular flowers: includes carob, senna, brazil, cassia, and poinciana
- cameraperson — a camera operator
- camping site — A camping site is the same as a campsite.
- campshedding — to line (the bank of a river) with campshot.
- candy stripe — a pattern of bright stripes of one color against a plain background, used chiefly in fabrics.
- canine corps — a military or law enforcement body which uses dogs for the detection of explosives or drugs or for security, tracking, etc
- capacitances — Plural form of capacitance.
- cape jasmine — a widely cultivated gardenia shrub, Gardenia jasminoides
- cape sounion — Cape, a cape in E central Greece, SE of Athens, at the tip of the Attica peninsula, in W Aegean Sea.
- captiousness — The state of being captious.
- car expenses — incidental money spent on the operation of a car during the performance of a job, commission, etc, usually reimbursed by an employer or allowable against tax
- carpet snake — a large nonvenomous Australian snake, Morelia variegata, having a carpetlike pattern on its back
- cash payment — an immediate payment in cash
- cattleperson — Someone who works with, or rears cattle.
- centerpieces — Plural form of centerpiece.
- centrosphere — the portion of the centrosome surrounding the centriole; center of an aster
- ceratopsians — Plural form of ceratopsian.
- chairpersons — Plural form of chairperson.
- change purse — A change purse is a very small bag that people, especially women, keep their money in.
- chaplinesque — characteristic of or resembling the comedy or filmmaking style of Charlie Chaplin.
- cheeseparing — penny-pinching; stingy
- chimneysweep — Alternative form of chimney sweep.
- chinese copy — an exact copy of an original
- chiropterans — Plural form of chiropteran.