12-letter words containing p, i, l, o, n
- drop initial — inset initial.
- duplications — Plural form of duplication.
- en papillote — (of food) cooked in oiled greaseproof paper or foil
- enciclopedia — Misspelling of encyclopedia.
- 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.
- encyclopedic — Comprehensive in terms of information.
- entropically — By means of or in relation to entropy.
- eosinophilia — An increase in the number of eosinophils in the blood, occurring in response to some allergens, drugs, and parasites, and in some types of leukemia.
- eosinophilic — (of a cell or its contents) readily stained by eosin.
- episcopalian — An adherent of episcopacy.
- epistolarian — A writer of epistles.
- epithalamion — A song or poem celebrating a marriage.
- epoxylignane — (organic chemistry) Any lignane in which the two \u03b3-carbon atoms of the side chains are linked via an oxygen atom to form a tetrahydrofuran ring.
- equipollence — The condition of being equipollent; equality of power, force, signification, or application.
- euphonically — In a euphonic manner.
- euphoniously — In a euphonious manner.
- exceptionals — Plural form of exceptional.
- 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.
- explorations — Plural form of exploration.
- expositional — Explained in clear terms, as in writing.
- expressional — Of or pertaining to expression, either in language, the face or the arts.
- exspoliation — (obsolete) spoliation.
- feel no pain — physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- film company — a company dedicated to the making of motion pictures
- fishing pole — a long, slender rod of wood or other material with a line and hook fastened to one end for use in catching fish.
- flavoprotein — an enzyme, containing riboflavin and linked chemically with a protein, active in the oxidation of foods in animal cells.
- fleet prison — (formerly) a London prison, esp used for holding debtors
- flop forging — forging of both sides of a piece from the same die, the sides being identical.
- folsom point — a flint point characteristic of the Folsom tradition, typically leaf-shaped and fluted, with small basal extensions, and used on a projectile, as a spear, for hunting game.
- francophilia — Alternative capitalization of Francophilia.
- geopotential — the difference between the potential energy of a mass at a given altitude and the potential energy of an identical mass at sea level, equivalent to the energy required to move the mass from sea level to the given altitude.
- germanophile — a person who is friendly toward or admires or studies Germany or German culture.
- gerontophile — someone who is sexually attracted to old people
- glockenspiel — a musical instrument composed of a set of graduated steel bars mounted in a frame and struck with hammers, used especially in bands.
- glucoprotein — glycoprotein.
- glycoprotein — any of a group of complex proteins, as mucin, containing a carbohydrate combined with a simple protein.
- gold-plating — the incorporation of costly and unnecessary features or refinements into a product or structure.
- haliplankton — plankton living in sea water
- haptoglobins — Plural form of haptoglobin.
- help on with — If you help someone on with an item of clothing, you help them put it on.
- hemiplankton — plankton that spend part of their life cycle in a vegetative state on the sea bottom, riverbed, etc. (opposed to holoplankton).
- hernioplasty — an operation for the repair of a hernia.
- hispaniolize — to make someone Spanish in their cultural attitudes, values, speech, etc
- hispanophile — an admirer of Hispanic culture or the Spanish language.
- holopneustic — having all the spiracles open, as the tracheal systems of most insects.
- hopkinsville — a city in S Kentucky.
- hydroplaning — a seaplane.