14-letter words containing e, p, i, s, o, t
- disappointment — Cape, a cape in SW Washington state, projecting into the Pacific Ocean on the N of the mouth of the Columbia River.
- disappropriate — To remove something that has been allocated to someone; often to reassign it elsewhere.
- disceptatorial — disputable
- disempowerment — to deprive of influence, importance, etc.: Voters feel they have become disempowered by recent political events.
- disincorporate — to remove from an incorporated state or status.
- dispensational — Of or pertaining to dispensation.
- dispensatorily — in the manner of dispensation
- dispiteousness — the state of being without pity
- donkey topsail — a four-sided gaff topsail, used above a gaff sail or lugsail, having its head laced to a small spar.
- drepanocytosis — Sickle-cell anemia.
- dust explosion — an explosion caused by the ignition of an inflammable dust, such as flour or sawdust, in the air
- dusting powder — a powder used on the skin, especially to relieve irritation or absorb moisture.
- dusting-powder — a powder used on the skin, especially to relieve irritation or absorb moisture.
- east liverpool — a city in E Ohio, on the Ohio River.
- eco-capitalism — the theory or practice of a free-market economy in which natural resources are regarded as capital and profits are partially dependent on environmental protection and sustainability
- electrodeposit — To deposit by means of electrodeposition.
- empty calories — calories that are present in foods that have very little nutritive value: e.g. in alcohol or refined sugar
- encapsulations — Plural form of encapsulation.
- encyclopaedist — Alternative spelling of encyclopedist.
- encyclopedists — Plural form of encyclopedist.
- endoparasitism — Behaviour of endoparasites.
- endopeptidases — Plural form of endopeptidase.
- epidemiologist — A scientist (often a medical doctor) who specializes in epidemiology.
- epistemologies — Plural form of epistemology.
- epistemologist — A person, especially a philosopher, who studies theory of knowledge.
- epistolography — the art, or practice, of letter-writing
- epithelisation — Alternative form of epithelization.
- epitrachelions — Plural form of epitrachelion.
- ergastoplasmic — relating to endoplasm that is associated with protein synthesis
- erythropoiesis — The production of red blood cells.
- escape routine — a means of leaving a computer-program sequence before its end, in order to commence another sequence
- espírito santo — a state of E Brazil, on the Atlantic: swampy coastal plain with mountains in the west; heavily forested. Capital: Vitória. Pop: 3 201 722 (2002). Area: 45 597 sq km (17 601 sq miles)
- espíritu santo — an island in the SW Pacific: the largest and westernmost of the Vanuatu islands. Area: 4856 sq km (1875 sq miles)
- eucalyptus oil — an essential oil derived from trees belonging to the Eucalyptus genus and used for pharmaceutical, fragrance and antiseptic purposes
- exceptionalism — The state of being special, exceptional or unique.
- exoatmospheric — Pertaining to, or occurring in the nearby region of space outside the Earth's atmosphere.
- expansion bolt — a bolt that expands on tightening, enabling it to be secured into an unthreaded hole
- expansion slot — (hardware) A connector in a computer into which an expansion card can be plugged. The connector supplies power to the card and connects it to the data bus, address bus and control signals of the motherboard.
- expansionistic — Of, or pertaining to expansionism.
- exploding star — an irregular variable star, such as a nova, supernova, or flare star, in which rapid increases in luminosity occur, caused by some form of explosion
- explorationist — a person involved in exploration, esp of oil, gas, etc
- explosion shot — a shot used in hitting a ball from a sand trap, in which the sand just behind the ball rather than the ball itself is struck with full force
- expostulations — Plural form of expostulation.
- expropriations — Plural form of expropriation.
- extrapolations — Plural form of extrapolation.
- extraprostatic — (anatomy) Outside or independent of the prostate.
- false position — a situation in which a person is forced to act or seems to be acting against his principles or interests
- false positive — Medicine/Medical. a test result that is incorrect because the test indicated a condition or finding that does not exist: a false-positive for syphilis. a person who receives this test result.
- false-positive — Medicine/Medical. a test result that is incorrect because the test indicated a condition or finding that does not exist: a false-positive for syphilis. a person who receives this test result.
- fetal position — a bodily posture resembling that of the fetus in the uterus, in which the body is curled with head and limbs drawn in, sometimes assumed in states of fear or emotional withdrawal.