12-letter words containing p, r, i, a, e, n
- dermaplaning — a cosmetic treatment, often used to treat acne scars, in which surface irregularities are surgically scraped to give the skin a smoother appearance
- despairingly — given to despair or hopelessness.
- deuteranopia — a form of colour blindness in which there is a tendency to confuse blues and greens, and greens and reds, and in which sensitivity to green is reduced
- dictyopteran — any insect of the order Dictyoptera, which comprises the cockroaches and mantises
- dinner party — social gathering over evening meal
- dinner plate — a plate for holding an individual serving of the main course of a meal.
- dinosaur pen — A traditional mainframe computer room complete with raised flooring, special power, its own ultra-heavy-duty air conditioning, and a side order of Halon fire extinguishers. See boa.
- dipropellant — bipropellant.
- disappearing — Present participle of disappear.
- discrepances — Plural form of discrepance.
- disoperation — a relationship between two organisms in a community that is harmful to both
- dispensaries — Plural form of dispensary.
- dispensatory — a book in which the composition, preparation, and uses of medicinal substances are described; a nonofficial pharmacopoeia.
- 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.
- drapetomania — (dated) an overwhelming urge to run away (from home, a bad situation, responsibility, etc.).
- ear piercing — hole in ear for jewellery
- ear-piercing — extremely harsh and irritating to the ear: ear-piercing noise.
- earsplitting — ear-piercing: an earsplitting explosion.
- eden prairie — a town in SE Minnesota.
- ekman spiral — a complex interaction on the surface of the sea between wind, rotation of the earth, and friction forces, discovered by Vagn Walfrid Ekman
- elephantbird — Alternative form of elephant bird.
- emancipators — Plural form of emancipator.
- emancipatory — Of or pertaining to emancipation or to an emancipator.
- emancipatrix — A woman, girl, or any other entity treated as female who emancipates; a female emancipator.
- enantiomorph — Each of two crystalline or other geometric forms that are mirror images of each other.
- enantiotropy — the possibility for stable polymorphs to exist in different states on either side of a transition-point temperature
- endoparasite — A parasite, such as a tapeworm, that lives inside its host.
- entropically — By means of or in relation to entropy.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.