12-letter words containing p, e, a, c, o, n
- counterscarp — the outer side of the ditch of a fort
- counterstamp — a stamp added to a stamped paper or document as a qualifying mark.
- coup de main — an attack that achieves complete surprise
- craftsperson — an artisan
- cryptomnesia — the reappearance of a suppressed or forgotten memory which is mistaken for a new experience
- curtain pole — a pole from which a curtain is hung in front of a window, door, etc
- cycloheptane — (organic compound) An alicyclic hydrocarbon, C7H14; a volatile inflammable liquid.
- cyclopentane — a colourless insoluble cycloalkane found in petroleum and used mainly as a solvent. Formula: C5H10
- cyclopropane — a colourless flammable gaseous hydrocarbon, used in medicine as an anaesthetic; trimethylene. It is a cycloalkane with molecules containing rings of three carbon atoms. Formula: C3H6; boiling pt: –34°C
- decapitation — to cut off the head of; behead: Many people were decapitated during the French Revolution.
- decompensate — to undergo decompensation due to disease or impairment
- depreciation — the reduction in value of a fixed asset due to use, obsolescence, etc
- detectaphone — a device for listening secretly to others' telephone conversations
- dictyopteran — any insect of the order Dictyoptera, which comprises the cockroaches and mantises
- diencephalon — the posterior section of the forebrain.
- disceptation — (archaic) Controversy; disputation; discussion.
- dodecaphonic — musical composition using the 12-tone technique.
- dopaminergic — activated by or sensitive to dopamine.
- economy pack — a large pack of goods that is cheaper than a normal-sized pack
- emancipation — The fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions; liberation.
- emancipators — Plural form of emancipator.
- emancipatory — Of or pertaining to emancipation or to an emancipator.
- enciclopedia — Misspelling of encyclopedia.
- encompasseth — Archaic third-person singular form of encompass.
- encompassing — Present participle of encompass.
- encyclopedia — An encyclopedia is a book or set of books in which facts about many different subjects or about one particular subject are arranged for reference, usually in alphabetical order.
- enhypostatic — relating to enhypostasia
- entropically — By means of or in relation to entropy.
- epencephalon — the cerebellum and pons Varolii
- episcopalian — An adherent of episcopacy.
- epoch-making — An epoch-making change or declaration is considered to be extremely important because it is likely to have a significant effect on a particular period of time.
- ethnographic — Relating to ethnography.
- euphonically — In a euphonic manner.
- exceptionals — Plural form of exceptional.
- expectations — Plural form of expectation.
- expectorants — Plural form of expectorant.
- explications — Plural form of explication.
- face down/up — If someone or something is face down, their face or front points downwards. If they are face up, their face or front points upwards.
- fire company — a company of firefighters.
- francophones — Plural form of francophone.
- free company — a band of free companions.
- galvanoscope — an instrument for detecting the existence of an electric current and determining its direction.
- have company — If you have company, you have a visitor or friend with you.
- hierophantic — (in ancient Greece) an official expounder of rites of worship and sacrifice.
- hippocentaur — Centaur.
- hippocrepian — (of an aquatic organism or plant) shaped like a horseshoe
- hire company — a company that hires things out to people
- holocephalan — (zoology) Any cartilaginous fish of the subclass Holocephali; the chimeras.
- hydnocarpate — a salt or ester of hydnocarpic acid.
- hypersomniac — a tendency to sleep excessively.