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12-letter words containing p, r, i, o, e, s

  • multipurpose — able to be used for several purposes: a multipurpose lawn spray.
  • mycoparasite — a parasitic fungus whose host is another fungus.
  • mycoproteins — Plural form of mycoprotein.
  • myringoscope — an instrument for examining the eardrum
  • necrophilism — necrophilia.
  • necrophilous — displaying a preference for dead tissue, esp of certain bacteria and insects
  • necropolises — Plural form of necropolis.
  • nephrologist — A physician whose speciality is nephrology.
  • nephroptosis — An abnormal condition in which the kidney drops down into the pelvis when the patient stands up.
  • nephrotomies — Plural form of nephrotomy.
  • neuroleptics — Plural form of neuroleptic.
  • neuropathies — Plural form of neuropathy.
  • neuropathist — a specialist in treating diseases of the nervous system; a neurologist
  • neuroplastic — Of or pertaining to neuroplasticity.
  • neuropterist — an entomologist specializing in neuropteran insects
  • neurotropism — the quality of being neurotropic.
  • neutrophiles — (of a cell or cell part) having an affinity for neutral dyes.
  • neutrosophic — Neutrosophy
  • night person — a person who prefers to stay up late or who functions best during the nighttime hours.
  • nobel prizes — any of various awards made annually, beginning in 1901, from funds originally established by Alfred B. Nobel for outstanding achievement in physics, chemistry, medicine or physiology, literature, and the promotion of peace; an annual award in economics was established in 1969 from private funds.
  • nondescripts — Plural form of nondescript.
  • nonpasserine — (of a bird) not belonging or relating to the Passeriformes
  • nonpurposive — lacking purpose
  • nonspherical — not spherical
  • obreptitious — having the characteristics of acquiring something by deceitful means
  • observership — someone or something that observes.
  • oil pressure — force that keeps engine lubricated
  • oilseed rape — Oilseed rape is a plant with yellow flowers which is grown as a crop. Its seeds are crushed to make cooking oil.
  • oligospermia — (medicine) Low volume of semen.
  • omnipresence — present everywhere at the same time: the omnipresent God.
  • opera singer — a professional singer of opera
  • operationism — the doctrine that the meaning of a scientific term, concept, or proposition consists of the operation or operations performed in defining or demonstrating it.
  • operatorship — (in the oil and gas industries) the right to operate a well, field, or other oil source.
  • oppressional — Exhibiting or relating to oppression.
  • oppressively — burdensome, unjustly harsh, or tyrannical: an oppressive king; oppressive laws.
  • optometrists — Plural form of optometrist.
  • oreopithecus — a genus of fossil primate from the Miocene coal deposits of Italy, formerly considered to be a possible hominid.
  • ornithopters — Plural form of ornithopter.
  • orthopaedics — (used with a singular verb) the medical specialty concerned with correction of deformities or functional impairments of the skeletal system, especially the extremities and the spine, and associated structures, as muscles and ligaments.
  • orthopaedist — Alternative spelling of orthopedist.
  • orthopterist — someone who studies the Orthoptera
  • osteoporosis — a disorder in which the bones become increasingly porous, brittle, and subject to fracture, owing to loss of calcium and other mineral components, sometimes resulting in pain, decreased height, and skeletal deformities: common in older persons, primarily postmenopausal women, but also associated with long-term steroid therapy and certain endocrine disorders.
  • osteoporotic — of, relating to, or caused by osteoporosis.
  • outspreading — Present participle of outspread.
  • over-precise — definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed: precise directions.
  • over-promise — a declaration that something will or will not be done, given, etc., by one: unkept political promises.
  • overemphasis — excessive or undue emphasis.
  • overlordship — a person who is lord over another or over other lords: to obey the will of one's sovereign and overlord.
  • overoptimism — a disposition or tendency to look on the more favorable side of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome.
  • overoptimist — someone who is too optimistic
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