12-letter words containing p, i, n, e
- antiparticle — any of a group of elementary particles that have the same mass and spin as their corresponding particle but have opposite values for all other nonzero quantum numbers. When a particle collides with its antiparticle, mutual annihilation occurs
- antipathetic — having or arousing a strong aversion
- antiperiodic — efficacious against recurring attacks of a disease
- antipetalous — standing before the petals of a plant
- antiplatelet — Going against or destroying blood platelets.
- antipleasure — opposed to pleasure
- antipredator — discouraging or protecting against predators
- antipyretics — Plural form of antipyretic.
- antique shop — a shop where antiques are sold
- antisepalous — facing the sepals or calyx leaf
- antispending — opposed to excessive governmental spending
- antistrophes — Plural form of antistrophe.
- apartmentize — to build apartments on or in: to apartmentize the downtown area.
- apicomplexan — Describing protists of the phylum Apicomplexa.
- appellations — Plural form of appellation.
- appendencies — attached or suspended; annexed.
- appendicitis — Appendicitis is an illness in which a person's appendix is infected and painful.
- appendicular — relating to an appendage or appendicle
- apperceiving — Present participle of apperceive.
- apperception — the attainment of full awareness of a sensation or idea
- appercipient — having or using apperception
- appertaining — to belong as a part, right, possession, attribute, etc.; pertain or relate (usually followed by to): privileges that appertain to members of the royal family.
- appetisement — appetite or hunger
- appetisingly — Alternative spelling of appetizingly.
- appetizingly — in an appetizing way
- appointments — Plural form of appointment.
- appositeness — The state of being apposite.
- appraisement — the act of estimating or judging the nature or value of something or someone.
- appreciating — to be grateful or thankful for: They appreciated his thoughtfulness.
- appreciation — Appreciation of something is the recognition and enjoyment of its good qualities.
- apprehending — Present participle of apprehend.
- apprehension — Apprehension is a feeling of fear that something bad may happen.
- apprehensive — Someone who is apprehensive is afraid that something bad may happen.
- apprenticing — Present participle of apprentice.
- apprentisage — Obsolete form of apprenticeage.
- archiphoneme — an abstract linguistic unit representing two or more phonemes when the distinction between these has been neutralized: conventionally shown by a capital letter within slashes, as /T/ for /t/ and /d/ in German Rat and Rad
- aristophanes — ?448–?380 bc, Greek comic dramatist, who satirized leading contemporary figures such as Socrates and Euripides. Eleven of his plays are extant, including The Clouds, The Frogs, The Birds, and Lysistrata
- arpeggiation — the writing, playing or singing of arpeggios
- arsenopyrite — a white or grey metallic mineral consisting of a sulphide of iron and arsenic that forms monoclinic crystals with an orthorhombic shape: an ore of arsenic. Formula: FeAsS
- arsphenamine — a drug containing arsenic, formerly used in the treatment of syphilis and related infections
- asclepiadean — of or relating to a type of classical verse line consisting of a spondee, two or three choriambs, and an iamb
- asking price — The asking price of something is the price which the person selling it says that they want for it, although they may accept less.
- asparaginase — an enzyme used in treating leukaemia
- aspiringness — the condition of being aspiring
- at any price — If you want something at any price, you are determined to get it, even if unpleasant things happen as a result.
- attorneyship — The office or profession of an attorney.
- azathioprine — a synthetic drug that suppresses the normal immune responses of the body and is administered orally during and after organ transplantation and also in certain types of autoimmune disease. Formula: C9H7N7O2S
- backpedaling — to retard the forward motion by pressing backward on the pedal, especially of a bicycle with coaster brakes.
- balance pipe — a pipe between two points used to equalize pressure
- bank deposit — money placed in a bank account