12-letter words containing s, o, r, t, e
- dorsoventral — Zoology. pertaining to the dorsal and ventral aspects of the body; extending from the dorsal to the ventral side: the dorsoventral axis.
- double first — a first in two subjects.
- 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.
- droughtiness — Dryness of the weather; lack of rain.
- 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.
- dust counter — any instrument used to measure the size and number of dust particles per unit volume in the atmosphere.
- dusty clover — a bush clover, Lespedeza capitata.
- dynamometers — Plural form of dynamometer.
- e-thrombosis — a clot in the bloodstream caused by long periods spent being physically inactive at a computer
- 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.
- econometrics — the application of statistical and mathematical techniques in solving problems as well as in testing and demonstrating theories.
- econometrist — An econometrician.
- ecotarianism — the principle or practice of avoiding eating any foods whose production or transportation are considered ecologically damaging
- ecoterrorism — Violence carried out to further environmentalist ends.
- ecoterrorist — one who commits ecotage; monkey-wrencher.
- 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.
- efflorescent — efflorescing; blossoming.
- effortlessly — requiring or involving no effort; displaying no signs of effort; easy: an effortless writing style.
- effronteries — Plural form of effrontery.
- effusiometer — an apparatus for determining rates of effusion of gases, usually used for measuring molecular weights
- eigenvectors — Plural form of eigenvector.
- 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.
- electioneers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of electioneer.
- 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
- electrocutes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of electrocute.
- electrolysis — Chemical decomposition produced by passing an electric current through a liquid or solution containing ions.
- electrolytes — Plural form of electrolyte.
- electroscope — An instrument for detecting and measuring electricity, especially as an indication of the ionization of air by radioactivity.
- electroshock — Of or relating to medical treatment by means of electric shocks.
- electrosonde — a sonde that measures the electric potential in the atmosphere
- electrotonus — the change in the state of irritability and conductivity of a nerve or muscle caused by the passage of an electric current
- electrotypes — Plural form of electrotype.
- elfin forest — the zone of stunted wind-blown trees growing at high altitudes just above the timberline on tropical mountains
- elytrigerous — having elytra
- emancipators — Plural form of emancipator.
- embrocations — Plural form of embrocation.
- embryologist — An expert or specialist in embryology.
- encrustation — The action of encrusting or state of being encrusted.
- endocarditis — Inflammation of the endocardium.
- endometritis — Inflammation of the endometrium.
- endoparasite — A parasite, such as a tapeworm, that lives inside its host.
- endorsements — Plural form of endorsement.
- endosmometer — an instrument for measuring the action of endosmosis