12-letter words containing p, y, e
- empty-headed — If you describe someone as empty-headed, you mean that they are not very intelligent and often do silly things.
- empty-nester — a married person whose children have grown up and left home
- empyreumatic — relating to empyreuma
- enantiopathy — the treatment of disease by opposites; allopathy
- enantiotropy — the possibility for stable polymorphs to exist in different states on either side of a transition-point temperature
- encyclopedia — An encyclopedia is a book or set of books in which facts about many different subjects or about one particular subject are arranged for reference, usually in alphabetical order.
- encyclopedic — Comprehensive in terms of information.
- endophyllous — enclosed in a leaf or sheath
- enhypostasia — personalities existing in union (Jesus Christ and God the Son)
- enhypostatic — relating to enhypostasia
- enthesopathy — (pathology) A disorder of entheses (bone attachments).
- entropically — By means of or in relation to entropy.
- entry coupon — a coupon which you have to fill in with personal details and answers to be eligible to win a prize
- entry permit — customs
- ephemerality — (uncountable) The state or condition of being ephemeral; transience.
- epicycloidal — Of or pertaining to an epicycloid.
- epidemically — In the manner of an epidemic.
- epidemiology — The branch of medicine that deals with the incidence, distribution, and possible control of diseases and other factors relating to health.
- epididymides — Plural form of epididymis.
- epididymitis — (pathology) inflammation of the epididymis.
- epiphytology — the study of epiphytes
- episodically — In an episodic manner; in episodes.
- 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.
- epoxylignane — (organic chemistry) Any lignane in which the two \u03b3-carbon atoms of the side chains are linked via an oxygen atom to form a tetrahydrofuran ring.
- epoxypropane — (organic compound) propylene oxide.
- 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.
- esophagotomy — (surgery) The operation of making an incision into the esophagus for the purpose of removing an obstruction.
- eucalyptuses — Plural form of eucalyptus.
- euphonically — In a euphonic manner.
- euphoniously — In a euphonious manner.
- euphorically — In a euphoric manner.
- ex hypothesi — in accordance with or following from the hypothesis stated
- exemplifying — Present participle of exemplify.
- expansionary — (of a policy or action) intended to result in economic or political expansion.
- explain away — If someone explains away a mistake or a bad situation they are responsible for, they try to indicate that it is unimportant or that it is not really their fault.
- expressively — In an expressive manner.
- expressivity — (uncountable) The quality of being expressive.
- exprobratory — acting as a reproach
- extemporally — In an extemporal manner.
- filial piety — (in Confucianism) the important virtue and primary duty of respect, obedience, and care for one's parents and elderly family members.
- fippenny bit — the Spanish half real, the value of which was about six cents.
- fire company — a company of firefighters.
- floppy drive — disk drive
- fly the coop — an enclosure, cage, or pen, usually with bars or wires, in which fowls or other small animals are confined for fattening, transportation, etc.
- fosphenytoin — a prodrug that produces phenytoin and is taken to prevent or treat seizures.
- foundry type — type cast in individual characters for setting by hand.
- free company — a band of free companions.
- fuel poverty — the state of being unable to afford to heat one's home adequately
- funeral pyre — bonfire for cremation