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

  • demographies — the science of vital and social statistics, as of the births, deaths, diseases, marriages, etc., of populations.
  • depilatories — Plural form of depilatory.
  • deportations — Plural form of deportation.
  • depositaries — Plural form of depositary.
  • depositories — Plural form of depository.
  • depredations — the act of preying upon or plundering; robbery; ravage.
  • deprivations — Plural form of deprivation.
  • derepression — the act of derepressing a gene
  • desaparecido — one who has disappeared: used, especially in Latin America, in referring to a person who has been secretly imprisoned or killed during a government's program of political suppression.
  • descriptions — a statement, picture in words, or account that describes; descriptive representation.
  • diastrophism — the process of movement and deformation of the earth's crust that gives rise to large-scale features such as continents, ocean basins, and mountains
  • dictatorship — Dictatorship is government by a dictator.
  • 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.
  • diphosphorus — (chemistry, in combination) two atoms of phosphorus in a compound.
  • diphtheroids — resembling diphtheria, especially in the formation of a false membrane in the throat.
  • directorship — a person or thing that directs.
  • disapproving — Expressing an unfavorable opinion.
  • discographer — a person who compiles discographies.
  • discographic — of or relating to a discography
  • discomposure — the state of being discomposed; disorder; agitation; perturbation.
  • discorporate — Having no material body.
  • disempowered — Simple past tense and past participle of disempower.
  • disoperation — a relationship between two organisms in a community that is harmful to both
  • 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.
  • dispensatory — a book in which the composition, preparation, and uses of medicinal substances are described; a nonofficial pharmacopoeia.
  • disportments — to divert or amuse (oneself).
  • dispossessor — One who dispossesses.
  • dispropriate — to deprive of ownership
  • distemperoid — resembling distemper.
  • doorstepping — talking to someone at the door of their home, for political canvassing or to gather information
  • dosing strip — (in New Zealand) an area set aside for treating dogs suspected of having hydatid disease
  • drop biscuit — a biscuit made by dropping baking powder biscuit dough from a spoon onto a pan for baking.
  • drop shipper — a wholesaler or distributor who conducts business in drop shipments.
  • dryopithecus — an extinct genus of generalized hominoids that lived in Europe and Africa during the Miocene Epoch and whose members are characterized by small molars and incisors.
  • ectoparasite — an external parasite (opposed to endoparasite).
  • ellipsograph — an instrument that draws ellipses
  • emancipators — Plural form of emancipator.
  • endomorphism — changes in a cooling body of igneous rock brought about by assimilation of fragments of, or chemical reaction with, the surrounding country rock
  • endoparasite — A parasite, such as a tapeworm, that lives inside its host.
  • enteroptosis — Visceroptosis of the intestines.
  • 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.
  • epimorphosis — a type of development in animals, such as certain insect larvae, in which segmentation of the body is complete before hatching
  • epistolarian — A writer of epistles.
  • 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
  • evaporations — Plural form of evaporation.
  • exasperation — A feeling of intense irritation or annoyance.
  • executorship — The office or position of an executor.
  • expansionary — (of a policy or action) intended to result in economic or political expansion.
  • explorations — Plural form of exploration.
  • expressional — Of or pertaining to expression, either in language, the face or the arts.
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