9-letter words containing o, p, e
- esophagus — The part of the alimentary canal that connects the throat to the stomach; the gullet. In humans and other vertebrates it is a muscular tube lined with mucous membrane.
- esophoria — (ophthalmology) Inward deviation of the eye usually due to extra-ocular muscle imbalance.
- esotropia — A form of strabismus in which one or both eyes turns inward.
- esotropic — (of an eye) turning inwards
- espagnole — a tomato and sherry sauce
- esperanto — Esperanto is an invented language which consists of parts of several European languages, and which was designed to help people from different countries communicate with each other.
- espionage — The practice of spying or of using spies, typically by governments to obtain political and military information.
- espontoon — Alternative form of spontoon.
- espousals — Plural form of espousal.
- espousing — Present participle of espouse.
- espressos — Plural form of espresso.
- estopping — Present participle of estop.
- ethiopian — person from Ethiopia
- etioplast — (biology) A chloroplast that has never been exposed to light.
- eton crop — a short mannish hairstyle worn by women in the 1920s
- etoposide — (medicine) A derivative of podophyllotoxin that is used in the treatment of some cancers by inhibiting mitosis.
- euphonies — Plural form of euphony.
- euphonism — the use of pleasant-sounding words or phrases
- euphonium — A valved brass musical instrument resembling a small tuba of tenor pitch, played mainly in military and brass bands.
- euphonize — (transitive) To make euphonic.
- euphonous — Alternative form of euphonious.
- euphorbia — A plant of a genus that comprises the spurges.
- eurocorps — a multinational army corps based in Strasbourg and participated in by mainly EU countries
- eurocreep — the gradual introduction of the euro into use in Britain
- europanet — A combination of pan-European backbone services run by DANTE.
- europhile — One who loves Europe, Europeans, or European culture.
- europoort — a port in the Netherlands near Rotterdam: developed in the 1960s; handles chiefly oil
- eurytopic — (of a species) able to tolerate a wide range of environments
- eutrophic — (of a lake or other body of water) rich in nutrients and so supporting a dense plant population, the decomposition of which kills animal life by depriving it of oxygen.
- eutropous — (of an insect or plant) adapted for pollination
- evaporate — Turn from liquid into vapor.
- evaporite — A natural salt or mineral deposit left after the evaporation of a body of water.
- exception — A person or thing that is excluded from a general statement or does not follow a rule.
- excerptor — One who makes excerpts.
- exemption — The process of freeing or state of being free from an obligation or liability imposed on others.
- exit poll — survey of voters
- exophoria — (ophthalmology) A form of heterophoria in which there is a tendency of the eyes to deviate outward.
- exophoric — Relating to, or exhibiting, exophora.
- exophytic — (pathology) In pathology, pertaining to growth of a tumor outward.
- exoplanet — A planet that orbits a star outside the solar system.
- exopodite — the outermost of the two projections on the hind legs of certain crustaceans
- exosphere — The outermost region of a planet's atmosphere.
- exosporal — of or relating to the exospores of algae or fungi
- exospores — Plural form of exospore.
- exosporia — exospores
- exotropia — (medicine) A form of strabismus in which the eyes deviate outwards.
- exotropic — (of an eye) turning outwards
- expand on — If you expand on or expand upon something, you give more information or details about it when you write or talk about it.
- expansion — The action of becoming larger or more extensive.
- expatriot — Misspelling of expatriate.