12-letter words containing i, s, m
- epididymitis — (pathology) inflammation of the epididymis.
- epimorphosis — a type of development in animals, such as certain insect larvae, in which segmentation of the body is complete before hatching
- episcopalism — the belief that a Church should be governed by bishops
- episiotomies — Plural form of episiotomy.
- epistemology — The theory of knowledge, especially with regard to its methods, validity, and scope. Epistemology is the investigation of what distinguishes justified belief from opinion.
- epitheliomas — Plural form of epithelioma.
- equilibriums — Plural form of equilibrium.
- equinumerous — having the same number of members
- equisetiform — having the form of equisetum
- eskimo-aleut — (designating or of) a family of languages including Aleut and the Eskimo languages
- essentialism — A belief that things have a set of characteristics that make them what they are, and that the task of science and philosophy is their discovery and expression; the doctrine that essence is prior to existence.
- etheostomine — relating to small freshwater fish in the genus Etheostoma
- ethosuximide — A particular anticonvulsant drug.
- etymologizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of etymologize.
- eunuchoidism — A syndrome in males with a lack of sex characteristics due to lack of proper male sex hormones.
- euphoniumist — Someone who plays the euphonium.
- eurocentrism — Alternative capitalization of Eurocentrism.
- evolutionism — (countable) Any of several theories that explain the evolution of systems or organisms.
- exalbuminous — (of a seed embryo) having no albumen
- examinations — Plural form of examination.
- examinership — the office or function of an examiner
- exclamations — Plural form of exclamation.
- exclusionism — The quality of being exclusionist.
- expansionism — The policy of territorial or economic expansion.
- expatriatism — The condition of being an expatriate, especially a deliberate one.
- express mail — mail delivered quicker than normal mail
- expromission — the act of (a creditor) accepting a new debtor as being responsible for the debt of another person
- extemporised — Simple past tense and past participle of extemporise.
- extemporizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of extemporize.
- extramusical — outside the field or scope of music
- extropianism — Belief in, or support for, the theory of extropy.
- factionalism — of a faction or factions.
- fairy shrimp — any member of the crustacean order Anostraca, characterized by an elongate trunk with more than 20 segments and the absence of a carapace, typically found swimming ventral side up in fresh water.
- false mildew — downy mildew (def 1).
- false-mildew — Also called false mildew. any fungus of the family Peronosporaceae, causing many plant diseases and producing a white, downy mass of conidiophores, usually on the under surface of the leaves of the host plant.
- familiarised — Simple past tense and past participle of familiarise.
- familiarizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of familiarize.
- familiarness — commonly or generally known or seen: a familiar sight.
- family style — a way of serving food, as in boardinghouses and some restaurants, in which the people at the table help themselves from large dishes passed around from hand to hand
- fantasticism — the quality of being fantastic
- feminineness — The state or condition of being feminine.
- femininities — Plural form of femininity.
- feminisation — Alternative spelling of feminization.
- fibromatosis — (pathology) The presence of multiple fibromas.
- fibrosarcoma — a sarcoma derived from fibroblast cells, often able to generate collagen.
- fire marshal — an official heading a bureau for the prevention or investigation of fires.
- first empire — the empire (1804–14) established in France by Napoleon Bonaparte.
- first family — a family having the highest or one of the highest social ranks in a given place.
- first-termer — a person serving his or her first term, as a member of the U.S. Congress.
- fish farming — the job of rearing fish for commercial purposes