12-letter words containing p, o, m, e, i
- demi-pension — an arrangement whereby a guest or resident pays, usually at a fixed rate, for room, breakfast, and one other daily meal offered in a hotel or boardinghouse; half board. Compare modified American plan.
- demographics — data resulting from the science of demography; population statistics
- demographies — the science of vital and social statistics, as of the births, deaths, diseases, marriages, etc., of populations.
- depolymerize — to break (a polymer) into constituent monomers or (of a polymer) to decompose in this way
- dermographia — dermatographia.
- dermographic — dermatographia.
- desmoplastic — (pathology) That produces adhesions.
- dipyridamole — a yellow crystalline powder, C 24 H 40 N 8 O 4 , used prophylactically for angina pectoris and in combination with other drugs to reduce thrombus formation.
- discomposure — the state of being discomposed; disorder; agitation; perturbation.
- disempowered — Simple past tense and past participle of disempower.
- disopyramide — a substance, C 21 H 29 N 3 O, used in its phosphate form in the symptomatic and prophylactic treatment of certain cardiac arrhythmias.
- disportments — to divert or amuse (oneself).
- distemperoid — resembling distemper.
- domestic pig — Sus scrofa; an artiodactyl mammal of the African and Eurasian family Suidae, having a long head with a movable snout and a thick bristle-covered skin
- domino paper — a marbleized or figured decorative paper, used for wallpaper, end papers, etc., printed from wood blocks and colored by hand.
- dopaminergic — activated by or sensitive to dopamine.
- dow compiler — An early system on the Datatron 200 series.
- drapetomania — (dated) an overwhelming urge to run away (from home, a bad situation, responsibility, etc.).
- emancipation — The fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions; liberation.
- emancipators — Plural form of emancipator.
- emancipatory — Of or pertaining to emancipation or to an emancipator.
- empassionate — intensely affected
- enantiomorph — Each of two crystalline or other geometric forms that are mirror images of each other.
- encompassing — Present participle of encompass.
- endomorphism — changes in a cooling body of igneous rock brought about by assimilation of fragments of, or chemical reaction with, the surrounding country rock
- entomophobia — Abnormal fear of insects or similar arthropods.
- epidemiology — The branch of medicine that deals with the incidence, distribution, and possible control of diseases and other factors relating to health.
- epimorphosis — a type of development in animals, such as certain insect larvae, in which segmentation of the body is complete before hatching
- epiphenomena — Plural form of epiphenomenon.
- episcopalism — the belief that a Church should be governed by bishops
- episiotomies — Plural form of episiotomy.
- epistemology — The theory of knowledge, especially with regard to its methods, validity, and scope. Epistemology is the investigation of what distinguishes justified belief from opinion.
- epithalamion — A song or poem celebrating a marriage.
- epitheliomas — Plural form of epithelioma.
- epoch-making — An epoch-making change or declaration is considered to be extremely important because it is likely to have a significant effect on a particular period of time.
- euphoniumist — Someone who plays the euphonium.
- exophthalmia — (medicine) The protrusion of the eyeball so that the eyelids will not cover it, in consequence of disease.
- exophthalmic — Having or characterized by protruding eyes.
- expansionism — The policy of territorial or economic expansion.
- expromission — the act of (a creditor) accepting a new debtor as being responsible for the debt of another person
- extemporised — Simple past tense and past participle of extemporise.
- extemporized — Simple past tense and past participle of extemporize.
- extemporizer — One who extemporizes.
- extemporizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of extemporize.
- extremophile — A microorganism, especially an archaean, that lives in conditions of extreme temperature, acidity, alkalinity, or chemical concentration.
- extropianism — Belief in, or support for, the theory of extropy.
- fire company — a company of firefighters.
- foreman-ship — a person in charge of a particular department, group of workers, etc., as in a factory or the like.
- former pupil — someone who used to attend a particular school or be a student of a particular teacher
- gametophytic — (botany) Of or pertaining to a gametophyte plant.