12-letter words containing p, d, s
- encapsulated — Simple past tense and past participle of encapsulate.
- endless loop — infinite loop
- endomorphism — changes in a cooling body of igneous rock brought about by assimilation of fragments of, or chemical reaction with, the surrounding country rock
- endoparasite — A parasite, such as a tapeworm, that lives inside its host.
- endophyllous — enclosed in a leaf or sheath
- epidiascopes — Plural form of epidiascope.
- epididymides — Plural form of epididymis.
- epididymitis — (pathology) inflammation of the epididymis.
- episodically — In an episodic manner; in episodes.
- ex-president — a former chief executive or head of state of a republic
- exopeptidase — any proteolytic enzyme, such as erepsin, that acts on the terminal bonds in a peptide chain
- expectedness — The state or quality of being expected.
- expediencies — Plural form of expediency.
- expenditures — Plural form of expenditure.
- expostulated — Simple past tense and past participle of expostulate.
- extemporised — Simple past tense and past participle of extemporise.
- feldspathoid — Also, feldspathoidal. of or relating to a group of minerals similar in chemical composition to certain feldspars except for a lower silica content.
- feldspathose — (mineralogy) Containing feldspar.
- fellowshiped — Simple past tense and past participle of fellowship.
- field sports — sports carried on in the open countryside, such as hunting, shooting, or fishing
- flash powder — powder that could be ignited to provide a bright light to take a photograph
- fluoroscoped — Simple past tense and past participle of fluoroscope.
- forward pass — a pass in which the ball is thrown in the direction of advance toward the opponent's goal.
- forward post — the position held by a soldier on the forward line
- forward push — A forward push is a feature of distillation columns (= tall vessels for distillation) in which zones that allow higher contact between substances are near the top of the column.
- gapped scale — a scale, such as a pentatonic scale, containing fewer than seven notes
- gas-operated — (of a firearm) using some of the exhaust gases to operate the action.
- geopressured — subject to geostatic pressure.
- god's plenty — an abundant or overabundant quantity.
- golden syrup — treacle (def 2b).
- graduateship — the time or condition of being a graduate
- grand rapids — a city in SW Michigan: furniture factories.
- grandnephews — Plural form of grandnephew.
- grandparents — a parent of a parent.
- guardianship — the position and responsibilities of a guardian, especially toward a ward.
- gypsum board — wallboard composed primarily of gypsum and often used as sheathing.
- gypsy driver — the driver of a gypsy cab
- handicappeds — Plural form of handicapped.
- handicappers — Plural form of handicapper.
- handies peak — a peak in SW Colorado, in the San Juan Mountains. 14,048 feet (4285 meters).
- handypersons — Plural form of handyperson.
- hard pressed — heavily burdened or oppressed, as by overwork or financial difficulties; harried; put-upon.
- hard-pressed — heavily burdened or oppressed, as by overwork or financial difficulties; harried; put-upon.
- harper woods — a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- harpsichords — Plural form of harpsichord.
- heart-shaped — shaped like a stylized heart with a double rounded top
- hedge hyssop — any plant of the genus Gratiola, a bitter herb used medicinally.
- hemispheroid — half of a spheroid.
- hepadnavirus — Any member of the virus family Hepadnaviridae, capable of causing liver infections in humans and animals.
- heptahedrons — Plural form of heptahedron.