12-letter words containing s, o, n, a, t
- emotionalism — An emotional state of mind, a tendency to regard things in an emotional manner; emotional behaviour or characteristics. (from 19th c.).
- emotionalist — Someone whose thoughts and actions are governed by their emotions rather than by logic.
- empassionate — intensely affected
- enantiostyly — the asymmetrical deflection of the style, either to the left or to the right of the floral axis
- encompasseth — Archaic third-person singular form of encompass.
- encrustation — The action of encrusting or state of being encrusted.
- endocarditis — Inflammation of the endocardium.
- endoparasite — A parasite, such as a tapeworm, that lives inside its host.
- endoskeletal — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to an internal skeleton, usually of bone (an endoskeleton).
- enhypostasia — personalities existing in union (Jesus Christ and God the Son)
- enhypostatic — relating to enhypostasia
- enophthalmos — The posterior displacement of the eyeball within the orbit due to changes in the volume of the orbit (bone) relative to its contents (the eyeball and orbital fat), or loss of function of the orbitalis muscle.
- enterobiasis — a disease, common in children, caused by infestation of the large intestine with nematodes of the genus Enterobius, esp the pinworm (E. vermicularis)
- enterokinase — (enzyme) An enzyme, secreted by the upper intestinal mucosa, that catalyzes the activation of trypsinogen by converting it to trypsin.
- enterostomal — relating to enterostomy
- enthesopathy — (pathology) A disorder of entheses (bone attachments).
- entoplastral — relating to an entoplastron
- entoplastron — the median plate of a turtle's plastron
- enumerations — Plural form of enumeration.
- 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.
- epistolarian — A writer of epistles.
- equalisation — Alternative spelling of equalization.
- equinoctials — Plural form of equinoctial.
- eradications — Plural form of eradication.
- eratosthenes — ?276–?194 bc, Greek mathematician and astronomer, who calculated the circumference of the earth by observing the angle of the sun's rays at different places
- espagnolette — the fastening device on a French window
- evaporations — Plural form of evaporation.
- evisceration — A disemboweling; the removal of viscera.
- examinations — Plural form of examination.
- exasperation — A feeling of intense irritation or annoyance.
- exceptionals — Plural form of exceptional.
- exclamations — Plural form of exclamation.
- excoriations — Plural form of excoriation.
- exhortations — Plural form of exhortation.
- exonerations — Plural form of exoneration.
- expansionist — Of or pertaining to expansionism.
- expectations — Plural form of expectation.
- expectorants — Plural form of expectorant.
- explanations — Plural form of explanation.
- explications — Plural form of explication.
- explorations — Plural form of exploration.
- expositional — Explained in clear terms, as in writing.
- expugnations — Plural form of expugnation.
- exspoliation — (obsolete) spoliation.
- exsufflation — (obsolete) A blast from beneath.
- extra-strong — stronger than average; very strong
- extraditions — Plural form of extradition.
- extraneously — In an extraneous manner.
- extrasensory — Of or relating to extrasensory perception.
- extraversion — Alternative spelling of extroversion.