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12-letter words containing e, p, r, i

  • aspiringness — the condition of being aspiring
  • assessorship — the occupation, post or duties of a person who assesses, advises, or estimates
  • at a premium — If something is at a premium, it is wanted or needed, but is difficult to get or achieve.
  • at any price — If you want something at any price, you are determined to get it, even if unpleasant things happen as a result.
  • atmospherics — Atmospherics are elements in something such as a piece of music or a book which create a certain atmosphere.
  • atmospherium — an optical system used to simulate images of atmospheric phenomena, as cloud formations, storms, and day and night, on the inside of a dome.
  • atomic power — nuclear power.
  • attorneyship — The office or profession of an attorney.
  • azathioprine — a synthetic drug that suppresses the normal immune responses of the body and is administered orally during and after organ transplantation and also in certain types of autoimmune disease. Formula: C9H7N7O2S
  • b-s particle — a neutral meson with a mass 10,507 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of approximately 1.6 X 10 -12 seconds.
  • bachelorship — the state of being a bachelor; bachelorhood
  • bankruptcies — Plural form of bankruptcy.
  • baptisteries — Plural form of baptistery.
  • barbecue pit — a trench in which wood or charcoal is burned for barbecuing
  • barophoresis — the diffusion of suspended particles at a rate dependent on external forces
  • 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.
  • basidiospore — one of the spores, usually four in number, produced in a basidium
  • beamsplitter — Alternative spelling of beam splitter.
  • bearing pile — a foundation pile that supports weight vertically
  • beauty strip — a narrow forest corridor left uncut alongside a road or body of water.
  • 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)
  • beyond price — invaluable or priceless
  • bicarpellary — (of an ovary) having two carpels
  • bimorph cell — a piezoelectric transducer consisting of two crystals cemented together, used in microphones, headphones, loudspeakers, etc. to convert vibrations into a voltage output or to convert a signal voltage into vibrations that can produce audible sounds
  • biogeography — the branch of biology concerned with the geographical distribution of plants and animals
  • biparentally — from a biparental point of view
  • bipropellant — a rocket propellant consisting of two substances, usually a fuel and an oxidizer
  • bird of prey — A bird of prey is a bird such as an eagle or a hawk that kills and eats other birds and animals.
  • bird-spotter — a bird-watcher
  • birth parent — a biological mother (birth mother) or biological father (birth father) a biological parent.
  • bitter apple — colocynth
  • black prince — Edward2 (Prince of Wales)
  • blister pack — a type of packet in which small items are displayed and sold, consisting of a transparent dome of plastic or similar material mounted on a firm backing such as cardboard
  • blue pointer — a large shark, Isuropsis mako, of Australian coastal waters, having a blue back and pointed snout
  • blue springs — a town in W Missouri.
  • blueprinting — a process of photographic printing, used chiefly in copying architectural and mechanical drawings, which produces a white line on a blue background.
  • body repairs — repairs to the bodywork of cars
  • bomber pilot — the pilot of a bomber
  • brain-picker — the act of obtaining information or ideas by questioning another person.
  • brevipennate — (of flightless birds) short-winged
  • bridge a gap — to remedy a deficiency
  • bridge party — a gathering for the purpose of playing bridge
  • 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
  • buck private — a common soldier
  • bumping race — (esp at Oxford and Cambridge) a race in which rowing eights start an equal distance one behind the other and each tries to bump the boat in front
  • buying power — the amount of services or goods a company, person, group or currency is able to purchase
  • buying spree — the hurried acquisition by a company, of goods, assets, or other companies
  • buying-power — Also called buying power. the ability to purchase goods and services.
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