12-letter words containing n, i, a, s
- endoparasite — A parasite, such as a tapeworm, that lives inside its host.
- enfranchised — Simple past tense and past participle of enfranchise.
- enfranchises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enfranchise.
- engagingness — The state or quality of being engaging.
- englishwoman — adult female from England
- enhypostasia — personalities existing in union (Jesus Christ and God the Son)
- enhypostatic — relating to enhypostasia
- enlisted man — military: male soldier
- ensanguining — Present participle of ensanguine.
- enterobiasis — a disease, common in children, caused by infestation of the large intestine with nematodes of the genus Enterobius, esp the pinworm (E. vermicularis)
- enterokinase — (enzyme) An enzyme, secreted by the upper intestinal mucosa, that catalyzes the activation of trypsinogen by converting it to trypsin.
- entertainers — Plural form of entertainer.
- enthusiastic — Having or showing intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval.
- enumerations — Plural form of enumeration.
- enviableness — Enviability.
- envisagement — The act of envisaging.
- 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.
- episcopalian — An adherent of episcopacy.
- epistolarian — A writer of epistles.
- equalisation — Alternative spelling of equalization.
- equidistance — (uncountable) Equal distance.
- equilibrants — Plural form of equilibrant.
- equinoctials — Plural form of equinoctial.
- eradications — Plural form of eradication.
- 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
- essentialise — Alt form essentialize.
- 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.
- essentialist — An advocate of essentialism.
- essentiality — The condition of being essential; a basic set of essential traits; being.
- essentialize — (transitive) To reduce to its essence.
- establishing — Present participle of establish.
- estheticians — Plural form of esthetician.
- euthanasiast — a person who advocates euthanasia
- evangelicals — Plural form of evangelical.
- evangelistic — Seeking to convert others to the Christian faith; missionary.
- evaporations — Plural form of evaporation.
- evening star — Venus as seen after sunset
- everlastings — Plural form of everlasting.
- eviscerating — Present participle of eviscerate.
- evisceration — A disemboweling; the removal of viscera.
- exactingness — The state of being exacting.
- exalbuminous — (of a seed embryo) having no albumen
- examinations — Plural form of examination.
- examinership — the office or function of an examiner
- exasperating — Intensely irritating; infuriating.
- exasperation — A feeling of intense irritation or annoyance.
- exceptionals — Plural form of exceptional.
- exclamations — Plural form of exclamation.