12-letter words containing p, i, s, t, o, r
- dictatorship — Dictatorship is government by a dictator.
- diphtheroids — resembling diphtheria, especially in the formation of a false membrane in the throat.
- directorship — a person or thing that directs.
- discorporate — Having no material body.
- disoperation — a relationship between two organisms in a community that is harmful to both
- dispensatory — a book in which the composition, preparation, and uses of medicinal substances are described; a nonofficial pharmacopoeia.
- disportments — to divert or amuse (oneself).
- dispropriate — to deprive of ownership
- distemperoid — resembling distemper.
- doorstepping — talking to someone at the door of their home, for political canvassing or to gather information
- dosing strip — (in New Zealand) an area set aside for treating dogs suspected of having hydatid disease
- drop biscuit — a biscuit made by dropping baking powder biscuit dough from a spoon onto a pan for baking.
- dryopithecus — an extinct genus of generalized hominoids that lived in Europe and Africa during the Miocene Epoch and whose members are characterized by small molars and incisors.
- ectoparasite — an external parasite (opposed to endoparasite).
- emancipators — Plural form of emancipator.
- endoparasite — A parasite, such as a tapeworm, that lives inside its host.
- enteroptosis — Visceroptosis of the intestines.
- epanorthosis — (rhetoric) A rhetorical device or element in which a speaker or writer retracts a word that has been spoken and substitutes a stronger or more suitable word; often done for emphasis or sarcasm.
- epistolarian — A writer of epistles.
- evaporations — Plural form of evaporation.
- exasperation — A feeling of intense irritation or annoyance.
- executorship — The office or position of an executor.
- explorations — Plural form of exploration.
- expropriates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expropriate.
- extemporised — Simple past tense and past participle of extemporise.
- extemporizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of extemporize.
- extropianism — Belief in, or support for, the theory of extropy.
- factory ship — a whaling ship equipped to process killed whales and to transport the oil and by-products.
- fetoproteins — Plural form of fetoprotein.
- fiber optics — the branch of optics that deals with the transmission of light through transparent fibers, as in the form of pulses for the transmission of data or communications, or through fiber bundles for the transmission of images.
- fibre optics — optical fibre
- field sports — sports carried on in the open countryside, such as hunting, shooting, or fishing
- fire support — support given by artillery and aircraft to infantry and armored vehicles.
- first person — the grammatical person used by a speaker in statements referring to himself or herself (first person singular) or to a group including himself or herself (first person plural)
- fishing port — a town which has a lot of fishing boats
- fleet prison — (formerly) a London prison, esp used for holding debtors
- fore-topsail — a topsail set on a foremast on a ship.
- foretopsails — Plural form of foretopsail.
- fort pickens — Andrew, 1739–1817, American Revolutionary general.
- fort pulaski — Count Casimir [kaz-uh-meer] /ˈkæz əˌmɪər/ (Show IPA), 1748–79, Polish patriot; general in the American Revolutionary army.
- fortepianist — the player of a fortepiano
- four-striper — a captain in the U.S. Navy.
- frontispiece — an illustrated leaf preceding the title page of a book.
- gastroscopic — Of or pertaining to gastroscopy.
- get to grips — to deal with (a problem or subject)
- ghost shrimp — a shrimplike crustacean of the genus Callianassa, of the Pacific coast of North America, having a pinkish, transparent body.
- gramophonist — a person who uses a gramophone
- graphologist — the study of handwriting, especially when regarded as an expression of the writer's character, personality, abilities, etc.
- gravitropism — (biology, botany) a plant's ability to change its growth in response to gravity.
- gross profit — gross receipts less the cost of goods or production but before the deduction of such other costs as rent or salaries.