12-letter words containing n, o, s, p
- enteroptosis — Visceroptosis of the intestines.
- enthesopathy — (pathology) A disorder of entheses (bone attachments).
- entoplastral — relating to an entoplastron
- entoplastron — the median plate of a turtle's plastron
- 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.
- eosinophilic — (of a cell or its contents) readily stained by eosin.
- 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.
- episcopalian — An adherent of episcopacy.
- epistolarian — A writer of epistles.
- 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
- espagnolette — the fastening device on a French window
- ethnopoetics — A poetical, linguistic and anthropological movement dealing with poetry written by, or in the style of, indigenous peoples.
- euphoniously — In a euphonious manner.
- euphoniumist — Someone who plays the euphonium.
- evaporations — Plural form of evaporation.
- exasperation — A feeling of intense irritation or annoyance.
- exceptionals — Plural form of exceptional.
- expansionary — (of a policy or action) intended to result in economic or political expansion.
- expansionism — The policy of territorial or economic expansion.
- expansionist — Of or pertaining to expansionism.
- expectations — Plural form of expectation.
- expectorants — Plural form of expectorant.
- explanations — Plural form of explanation.
- explications — Plural form of explication.
- explorations — Plural form of exploration.
- expositional — Explained in clear terms, as in writing.
- expressional — Of or pertaining to expression, either in language, the face or the arts.
- expromission — the act of (a creditor) accepting a new debtor as being responsible for the debt of another person
- expugnations — Plural form of expugnation.
- exspoliation — (obsolete) spoliation.
- extropianism — Belief in, or support for, the theory of extropy.
- fetoproteins — Plural form of fetoprotein.
- first person — the grammatical person used by a speaker in statements referring to himself or herself (first person singular) or to a group including himself or herself (first person plural)
- fisherperson — A fisherman or fisherwoman.
- fishing pole — a long, slender rod of wood or other material with a line and hook fastened to one end for use in catching fish.
- fishing port — a town which has a lot of fishing boats
- fleet prison — (formerly) a London prison, esp used for holding debtors
- folsom point — a flint point characteristic of the Folsom tradition, typically leaf-shaped and fluted, with small basal extensions, and used on a projectile, as a spear, for hunting game.
- foreman-ship — a person in charge of a particular department, group of workers, etc., as in a factory or the like.
- fort pickens — Andrew, 1739–1817, American Revolutionary general.
- fortepianist — the player of a fortepiano
- fortran-plus — Fortran for the DAP parallel machine, implements many Fortran 90 features.
- fosphenytoin — a prodrug that produces phenytoin and is taken to prevent or treat seizures.
- francophones — Plural form of francophone.
- frontispiece — an illustrated leaf preceding the title page of a book.
- galvanoscope — an instrument for detecting the existence of an electric current and determining its direction.
- garrison cap — overseas cap.
- general shop — a shop that sells various types of goods
- gentleperson — a person of good family and position; gentleman or lady.
- glockenspiel — a musical instrument composed of a set of graduated steel bars mounted in a frame and struck with hammers, used especially in bands.