12-letter words containing p, a, t, i, o
- enhypostatic — relating to enhypostasia
- entomophobia — Abnormal fear of insects or similar arthropods.
- entropically — By means of or in relation to entropy.
- 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.
- epistolarian — A writer of epistles.
- epithalamion — A song or poem celebrating a marriage.
- epitheliomas — Plural form of epithelioma.
- equiparation — the act of regarding as the same; the act of comparing
- erythropenia — A decrease in the number of erythrocytes, associated with anemia.
- escapologist — An entertainer specializing in escaping from the confinement of such things as ropes, handcuffs, and chains.
- ethnographic — Relating to ethnography.
- eutrophicate — (ecology, intransitive) To become eutrophic.
- evaporations — Plural form of evaporation.
- exasperation — A feeling of intense irritation or annoyance.
- exceptionals — Plural form of exceptional.
- exopeptidase — any proteolytic enzyme, such as erepsin, that acts on the terminal bonds in a peptide chain
- exophthalmia — (medicine) The protrusion of the eyeball so that the eyelids will not cover it, in consequence of disease.
- exophthalmic — Having or characterized by protruding eyes.
- expansionist — Of or pertaining to expansionism.
- expatriation — Voluntary migration from one's native land to another.
- expectations — Plural form of expectation.
- expeditation — the act of expeditating a dog
- explanations — Plural form of explanation.
- explantation — The act of explanting.
- explications — Plural form of explication.
- exploitation — The action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work.
- exploitative — In the nature of exploitation; acting to exploit someone or something.
- explorations — Plural form of exploration.
- exponentiate — (mathematics) To utilize exponentiation.
- expositional — Explained in clear terms, as in writing.
- exprobration — the act of reproaching
- exprobrative — signifying reproach, reproachful
- expropriated — Simple past tense and past participle of expropriate.
- expropriates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expropriate.
- expugnations — Plural form of expugnation.
- exspoliation — (obsolete) spoliation.
- extropianism — Belief in, or support for, the theory of extropy.
- factory ship — a whaling ship equipped to process killed whales and to transport the oil and by-products.
- feldspathoid — Also, feldspathoidal. of or relating to a group of minerals similar in chemical composition to certain feldspars except for a lower silica content.
- flavoprotein — an enzyme, containing riboflavin and linked chemically with a protein, active in the oxidation of foods in animal cells.
- fluorapatite — a crystalline mineral, Ca 5 (PO 4) 3 F, formed from hydroxyapatite in the presence of fluoride, that has a hardening effect on bones and teeth.
- foam plastic — a kind of light cellular plastic made by creating bubbles of gas in the liquid material and solidifying it: often used as an insulator
- fore-topsail — a topsail set on a foremast on a ship.
- foretopsails — Plural form of foretopsail.
- fort pulaski — Count Casimir [kaz-uh-meer] /ˈkæz əˌmɪər/ (Show IPA), 1748–79, Polish patriot; general in the American Revolutionary army.
- fortepianist — the player of a fortepiano
- fortified pa — a Māori hilltop dwelling with trenches and palisades for defensive occupation
- fountain pen — a pen with a refillable reservoir that provides a continuous supply of usually fluid ink to its point.
- fried potato — Fried potatoes are pieces of potato cooked in oil or fat.
- gaff topsail — Also called fore-and-aft topsail. a jib-headed fore-and-aft sail set above a gaff.