12-letter words containing p, o, i, e
- antisepalous — facing the sepals or calyx leaf
- antistrophes — Plural form of antistrophe.
- apeirophobia — The fear of infinity and/or of infinite things.
- aperiodicity — not periodic; irregular.
- apicomplexan — Describing protists of the phylum Apicomplexa.
- apodeictical — Apodeictic.
- apostle bird — a gregarious grey-and-brown Australian nest-building bird, Struthidea cinerea
- apostrophise — to address by apostrophe.
- apostrophize — to address an apostrophe to
- apothecaries — Plural form of apothecary.
- apothegmatic — Relating to, or in the manner of, an apothegm; sententious; pithy.
- apotheosized — Simple past tense and past participle of apotheosize.
- appellations — Plural form of appellation.
- apperception — the attainment of full awareness of a sensation or idea
- apple-polish — to curry favor with someone, especially in an obsequious or flattering manner.
- appointments — Plural form of appointment.
- appositeness — The state of being apposite.
- appreciation — Appreciation of something is the recognition and enjoyment of its good qualities.
- appreciators — to be grateful or thankful for: They appreciated his thoughtfulness.
- appreciatory — appreciative.
- apprehension — Apprehension is a feeling of fear that something bad may happen.
- appressorium — a flattened hypha of a parasitic fungus that penetrates the host tissues
- appropriable — that can be appropriated
- appropriated — suitable or fitting for a particular purpose, person, occasion, etc.: an appropriate example; an appropriate dress.
- appropriates — suitable or fitting for a particular purpose, person, occasion, etc.: an appropriate example; an appropriate dress.
- approximated — near or approaching a certain state, condition, goal, or standard.
- approximates — near or approaching a certain state, condition, goal, or standard.
- archesporial — the primitive cell, or group of cells, that give rise to the cells from which spores are derived.
- archesporium — archespore.
- archipelagos — Plural form of archipelago.
- 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
- aripiprazole — An antipsychotic drug used in the treatment of schizophrenia etc.
- 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
- arteriopathy — Any disease of the arteries.
- aspect ratio — the ratio of width to height of the picture on a television or cinema screen
- assessorship — the occupation, post or duties of a person who assesses, advises, or estimates
- astigmoscope — astigmatoscope.
- atmospherics — Atmospherics are elements in something such as a piece of music or a book which create a certain atmosphere.
- atmospherium — an optical system used to simulate images of atmospheric phenomena, as cloud formations, storms, and day and night, on the inside of a dome.
- atomic power — nuclear power.
- 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
- bachelorship — the state of being a bachelor; bachelorhood
- bank deposit — money placed in a bank account
- barophoresis — the diffusion of suspended particles at a rate dependent on external forces
- basidiospore — one of the spores, usually four in number, produced in a basidium
- be no picnic — If you say that an experience, task, or activity is no picnic, you mean that it is quite difficult or unpleasant.
- betting shop — A betting shop is a place where people can go to bet on something such as a horse race.