12-letter words containing p, e, n
- interpretted — (comparatively rare) Simple past tense and past participle of interpret.
- interpsychic — of or relating to the human soul or mind; mental (opposed to physical).
- interrupters — Plural form of interrupter.
- interrupting — to cause or make a break in the continuity or uniformity of (a course, process, condition, etc.).
- interruption — an act or instance of interrupting.
- interruptive — to cause or make a break in the continuity or uniformity of (a course, process, condition, etc.).
- interspacing — Present participle of interspace.
- interspatial — a space between things.
- interspecial — of a distinct or particular kind or character: a special kind of key.
- interspecies — existing or occurring between species.
- interspersal — Interspersion.
- interspersed — to scatter here and there or place at intervals among other things: to intersperse flowers among shrubs.
- intersperses — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of intersperse.
- interspinous — located between spines, esp between the vertebrae
- interspliced — Simple past tense and past participle of intersplice.
- interspousal — Often, spousals. the ceremony of marriage; nuptials.
- intrahepatic — (anatomy) Within the liver.
- intrapreneur — an employee of a large corporation who is given freedom and financial support to create new products, services, systems, etc., and does not have to follow the corporation's usual routines or protocols.
- intraspecies — existing or occurring within a species.
- intrepidness — resolutely fearless; dauntless: an intrepid explorer.
- introspected — Simple past tense and past participle of introspect.
- introspector — to practice introspection; consider one's own internal state or feelings.
- intussuscept — to take within, as one part of the intestine into an adjacent part; invaginate.
- ionophoresis — electrophoresis, esp of small ions
- ionospherist — Someone who studies the ionosphere.
- iontotherapy — (medicine) The therapeutic use of iontophoresis.
- ip telephony — (communications) (IPT, Internet Telephony) Use of IP data connections to exchange voice and fax data that have traditionally been carried over the public switched telephone network. During the late 1990s, an increasing number of telephone calls have been routed over the Internet. Calls made in this way avoid PSTN charges. Unlike traditional telephony, IP telephony is relatively unregulated. Companies providing these services are known as Internet Telephony Service Providers (ITSPs). They include telephone companies, cable TV companies and Internet Service Providers (ISPs). There are still many problems with voice quality, latency, compression algorithms, and quality of service. See also Computer Telephone Integration.
- iron pyrites — pyrite; fool's gold.
- irrepentance — Lack of repentance; impenitence.
- irresponsive — not responsive; not responding, or not responding readily, as in speech, action, or feeling.
- isoprenaline — a compound that is a derivative of adrenaline and that is used to treat asthma and bronchial conditions. Formula: C11H17NO3
- isoteniscope — an instrument used to measure vapour pressure
- itapetininga — a city in E Brazil.
- japan clover — a drought-resistant bush clover, Lespedeza striata, of the legume family, introduced to the southern Atlantic states from Asia, having numerous tiny trifoliate leaves valued for pasturage and hay.
- japanese ivy — Boston ivy
- japanese yew — a yew, Taxus cuspidata, of Japan, grown as an ornamental.
- japonaiserie — stylistic characteristics, as in art, decor, or film, influenced by or reflective of Japanese culture and tradition.
- jeffrey pine — a conifer, Pinus jeffreyi, of high mountains in the western U.S., having long needles, large cones, and aromatic bark.
- jeopardising — Present participle of jeopardise.
- jeopardizing — Present participle of jeopardize.
- jet airplane — jet plane.
- joseph brant — Joseph (Thayendanegea) 1742–1807, Mohawk Indian chief who fought on the side of the British in the American Revolution.
- jump the gun — a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance.
- jumping bean — the seed of any of certain Mexican plants of the genera Sebastiania and Sapium, of the spurge family: the movements of a moth larva inside the seed cause it to move about or jump.
- jumping gene — transposon.
- jumping hare — springhare.
- jurisprudent — versed in jurisprudence.
- kaleidophone — an instrument, invented by Professor Charles Wheatstone (1802-1875), consisting of a light on a vibrating rod with a reflecting knob for exhibiting the effect of sound waves
- keep company — a number of individuals assembled or associated together; group of people.
- keep in mind — (in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.: the processes of the human mind.