12-letter words containing p, r, a, e, n
- 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.
- ephemeridian — relating to ephemera
- epicureanism — An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus. The school rejected determinism and advocated hedonism (pleasure as the highest good), but of a restrained kind: mental pleasure was regarded more highly than physical, and the ultimate pleasure was held to be freedom from anxiety and mental pain, esp. that arising from needless fear of death and of the gods.
- epistolarian — A writer of epistles.
- epoxypropane — (organic compound) propylene oxide.
- equiparation — the act of regarding as the same; the act of comparing
- eriskay pony — a breed of medium-sized pony, typically grey, with a dense waterproof coat. The Eriskay is the only surviving variety of the native ponies of the Western Isles of Scotland
- erythropenia — A decrease in the number of erythrocytes, associated with anemia.
- ethnographer — One who practices ethnography.
- ethnographic — Relating to ethnography.
- evaporations — Plural form of evaporation.
- examinership — the office or function of an examiner
- exasperating — Intensely irritating; infuriating.
- exasperation — A feeling of intense irritation or annoyance.
- expansionary — (of a policy or action) intended to result in economic or political expansion.
- expatriating — Present participle of expatriate.
- expatriation — Voluntary migration from one's native land to another.
- expectorants — Plural form of expectorant.
- experiential — Involving or based on experience and observation.
- experimental — (of a new invention or product) based on untested ideas or techniques and not yet established or finalized.
- explorations — Plural form of exploration.
- export agent — an person who acts on behalf of a business to develop a market for a product or service in a foreign country
- expressional — Of or pertaining to expression, either in language, the face or the arts.
- exprobration — the act of reproaching
- extracampine — (psychiatry, of hallucination) Beyond the possible sensory field.
- extropianism — Belief in, or support for, the theory of extropy.
- fernando póo — Bioko
- finger paint — paint children apply with fingers
- finger-paint — a jellylike paint, used chiefly by children in painting, usually with their fingers.
- fire company — a company of firefighters.
- flavoprotein — an enzyme, containing riboflavin and linked chemically with a protein, active in the oxidation of foods in animal cells.
- flow pattern — The flow pattern is the way in which fluids move through a reactor.
- foreman-ship — a person in charge of a particular department, group of workers, etc., as in a factory or the like.
- fortepianist — the player of a fortepiano
- francophones — Plural form of francophone.
- free company — a band of free companions.
- french pleat — curtain, draperies
- freshmanship — the state of being a freshman; the period during which a student is considered to be a freshman
- funeral plan — A funeral plan is a basic life insurance policy that provides money to pay for the policyholder's funeral expenses when they die.
- funeral pyre — bonfire for cremation
- funny papers — funny1 (def 7b).
- gaboon viper — a large, venomous snake, Bitis gabonica, of tropical African forests, having large retractable fangs and geometrically patterned scales of yellow, brown, and sometimes purple.
- gallinippers — Plural form of gallinipper.
- gangster rap — a type of rap music whose lyrics feature violence, sexual exploits, and the like.
- garden party — a party given out of doors in a garden or yard.
- garnet paper — an abrasive paper coated with pulverized garnet.
- genappe yarn — a worsted yarn that has been genapped and made smooth and lustrous.
- gene therapy — the application of genetic engineering to the transplantation of genes into human cells in order to cure a disease caused by a genetic defect, as a missing enzyme.
- general shop — a shop that sells various types of goods
- generalships — Plural form of generalship.