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12-letter words containing o, p, s, e, r

  • cryptomnesic — of, relating to, or characterized by cryptomnesia
  • cryptosystem — a system for encoding and decoding secret messages.
  • cupuliferous — of or relating to the Cupuliferae family of trees which includes oak, hazel, chestnut, etc
  • cyclosporine — a drug, produced by a fungus (Tolypocladium inflatum), that suppresses the T cells that reject foreign tissue after an organ transplant without suppressing other cells that fight infections and cancer
  • de profundis — out of the depths of misery or dejection
  • deaspiration — the act of deaspirating
  • decompressed — Simple past tense and past participle of decompress.
  • decompresses — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decompress.
  • decompressor — a device for lowering motor engine compression
  • demographers — Plural form of demographer.
  • demographics — data resulting from the science of demography; population statistics
  • demographies — the science of vital and social statistics, as of the births, deaths, diseases, marriages, etc., of populations.
  • depilatories — Plural form of depilatory.
  • deportations — Plural form of deportation.
  • depositaries — Plural form of depositary.
  • depositories — Plural form of depository.
  • depredations — the act of preying upon or plundering; robbery; ravage.
  • deprivations — Plural form of deprivation.
  • derepression — the act of derepressing a gene
  • desaparecido — one who has disappeared: used, especially in Latin America, in referring to a person who has been secretly imprisoned or killed during a government's program of political suppression.
  • descriptions — a statement, picture in words, or account that describes; descriptive representation.
  • despotocracy — the rule by a despot or despots; the power of despots
  • dessertspoon — A dessertspoon is a spoon which is midway between the size of a teaspoon and a tablespoon. You use it to eat desserts.
  • deuteroscopy — the second time of looking or considering
  • dinosaur pen — A traditional mainframe computer room complete with raised flooring, special power, its own ultra-heavy-duty air conditioning, and a side order of Halon fire extinguishers. See boa.
  • diphtheroids — resembling diphtheria, especially in the formation of a false membrane in the throat.
  • directorship — a person or thing that directs.
  • discographer — a person who compiles discographies.
  • discomposure — the state of being discomposed; disorder; agitation; perturbation.
  • discorporate — Having no material body.
  • disempowered — Simple past tense and past participle of disempower.
  • disoperation — a relationship between two organisms in a community that is harmful to both
  • disopyramide — a substance, C 21 H 29 N 3 O, used in its phosphate form in the symptomatic and prophylactic treatment of certain cardiac arrhythmias.
  • dispensatory — a book in which the composition, preparation, and uses of medicinal substances are described; a nonofficial pharmacopoeia.
  • disportments — to divert or amuse (oneself).
  • dispossessor — One who dispossesses.
  • dispropriate — to deprive of ownership
  • distemperoid — resembling distemper.
  • door scraper — a small horizontal bar fixed to the ground near a door where visitors can scrape mud from their shoes before entering
  • doorstepping — talking to someone at the door of their home, for political canvassing or to gather information
  • double sharp — a symbol (× or ) that raises by two semitones the pitch of the following note.
  • draftsperson — a person employed in making mechanical drawings, especially in an architectural or engineering firm.
  • drapery shop — a shop selling fabrics and sewing materials
  • drop shipper — a wholesaler or distributor who conducts business in drop shipments.
  • dropped seat — a seat of a chair or the like, having a front dished so as to be lower than the sides or back.
  • dropped sole — a condition in which the foot of a horse is convex instead of concave
  • dryopithecus — an extinct genus of generalized hominoids that lived in Europe and Africa during the Miocene Epoch and whose members are characterized by small molars and incisors.
  • dual-purpose — serving two functions.
  • eavesdropped — Simple past tense and past participle of eavesdrop.
  • eavesdropper — to listen secretly to a private conversation.
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