12-letter words containing r, e, p, i, o
- inspectorate — the office or function of an inspector.
- inspectorial — Of or pertaining to an inspector or to inspection.
- interception — an act or instance of intercepting.
- interceptors — Plural form of interceptor.
- intercompany — a number of individuals assembled or associated together; group of people.
- intercompare — (of members of a group) to compare each member against all other members
- intercropped — Simple past tense and past participle of intercrop.
- interoceptor — a receptor, especially of the viscera, responding to stimuli originating from within the body.
- interoperate — (computing) To work reliably with another system.
- interpolable — able to be interpolated, or suited to interpolation
- interpolated — to introduce (something additional or extraneous) between other things or parts; interject; interpose; intercalate.
- interpolates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interpolate.
- interpolator — to introduce (something additional or extraneous) between other things or parts; interject; interpose; intercalate.
- interruption — an act or instance of interrupting.
- interspinous — located between spines, esp between the vertebrae
- interspousal — Often, spousals. the ceremony of marriage; nuptials.
- introspected — Simple past tense and past participle of introspect.
- introspector — to practice introspection; consider one's own internal state or feelings.
- ionophoresis — electrophoresis, esp of small ions
- ionospherist — Someone who studies the ionosphere.
- iontotherapy — (medicine) The therapeutic use of iontophoresis.
- iron pyrites — pyrite; fool's gold.
- irreciprocal — not reciprocal
- irreprovable — Not reprovable; irreproachable.
- irreprovably — in an irreprovable manner
- irresponsive — not responsive; not responding, or not responding readily, as in speech, action, or feeling.
- isoperimeter — a figure whose perimeter is equal to that of another.
- isoperimetry — the study of isoperimeters.
- isoprenaline — a compound that is a derivative of adrenaline and that is used to treat asthma and bronchial conditions. Formula: C11H17NO3
- isopropoxide — (chemistry) The univalent anion derived from isopropanol by removal of the hydroxy hydrogen atom; and salt containing this anion.
- japonaiserie — stylistic characteristics, as in art, decor, or film, influenced by or reflective of Japanese culture and tradition.
- jeopardising — Present participle of jeopardise.
- jeopardizing — Present participle of jeopardize.
- keeping room — hall (def 11).
- kinetography — a camera for taking pictures for a kinetoscope.
- kleptocratic — a government or state in which those in power exploit national resources and steal; rule by a thief or thieves.
- lactoprotein — any protein existing in milk.
- laparotomies — Plural form of laparotomy.
- laparotomize — to perform a laparotomy on.
- leapfrogging — Present participle of leapfrog.
- leopard lily — a tall lily, Lilium pardalinum, of California, having drooping, orange-red flowers with purple speckles, a yellow base, and recurved petal tips.
- lepidopteran — lepidopterous.
- lepidopteron — any lepidopterous insect.
- lepidosirens — Plural form of lepidosiren.
- leprosariums — Plural form of leprosarium.
- lexicography — the writing, editing, or compiling of dictionaries.
- liberty pole — Also called liberty tree. American History. a pole or tree, often with a liberty cap or a banner at the top, usually located on a village green or in a market square, used by the Sons of Liberty in many colonial towns as a symbol of protest against British rule and around which anti-British rallies were held.
- life support — equipment to sustain a patient's life
- life-support — of or relating to equipment or measures that sustain or artificially substitute for essential body functions, as breathing or disposal of body wastes: Without life-support equipment, the patient might die.
- ligniperdous — (of insects) wood-destroying