12-letter words containing s, o, r, t, a
- disinvoltura — Self-assurance; lack of constraint.
- disk storage — space for storing information on a disk
- disoperation — a relationship between two organisms in a community that is harmful to both
- disorientate — to disorient.
- dispensatory — a book in which the composition, preparation, and uses of medicinal substances are described; a nonofficial pharmacopoeia.
- dispropriate — to deprive of ownership
- disseminator — to scatter or spread widely, as though sowing seed; promulgate extensively; broadcast; disperse: to disseminate information about preventive medicine.
- dissertation — a written essay, treatise, or thesis, especially one written by a candidate for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
- dissimulator — One who dissimulates.
- distractions — Plural form of distraction.
- doctrinaires — Plural form of doctrinaire.
- dominatrices — Plural form of dominatrixThe 'Concise Oxford English Dictionary' [Eleventh Edition].
- dorsiventral — Botany. having distinct dorsal and ventral sides, as most foliage leaves.
- dorsolateral — of, relating to, or affecting the back and the side.
- dorsoventral — Zoology. pertaining to the dorsal and ventral aspects of the body; extending from the dorsal to the ventral side: the dorsoventral axis.
- draftsperson — a person employed in making mechanical drawings, especially in an architectural or engineering firm.
- dreadnoughts — Plural form of dreadnought.
- dropped seat — a seat of a chair or the like, having a front dished so as to be lower than the sides or back.
- dry tortugas — a group of eight coral islands at the entrance to the Gulf of Mexico: part of Florida
- dynamometers — Plural form of dynamometer.
- earth closet — a type of lavatory in which earth is used to cover excreta
- east detroit — a city in SE Michigan.
- echolocators — Plural form of echolocator.
- ecotarianism — the principle or practice of avoiding eating any foods whose production or transportation are considered ecologically damaging
- ectoparasite — an external parasite (opposed to endoparasite).
- editorialise — Alternative spelling of editorialize.
- editorialist — an article in a newspaper or other periodical or on a website presenting the opinion of the publisher, writer, or editor.
- ejector seat — An ejector seat is a special seat which can throw the pilot out of a fast military aircraft in an emergency.
- elaborations — Plural form of elaboration.
- electroclash — a type of electronic music, originating in the first decade of the 21st century, that combines modern techno with synthesizer music characteristic of the 1980s
- emancipators — Plural form of emancipator.
- embrocations — Plural form of embrocation.
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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
- ergastoplasm — endoplasm that is associated with protein synthesis
- erythematous — Of or pertaining to erythema.
- erythroblast — An immature erythrocyte containing a nucleus.
- escape route — way out: of situation
- esoterically — In an esoteric manner.