12-letter words containing s, p, i, n, e
- dispensative — Granting dispensation.
- dispensatory — a book in which the composition, preparation, and uses of medicinal substances are described; a nonofficial pharmacopoeia.
- dispensement — Dispensation (handing out or distribution).
- dispersement — Misspelling of disbursement.
- dispiritment — the state of being dispirited
- displacement — the act of displacing.
- displeasance — the state or cause of being displeased
- disportments — to divert or amuse (oneself).
- dissapointed — Misspelling of disappointed.
- dissepiments — Plural form of dissepiment.
- doorstepping — talking to someone at the door of their home, for political canvassing or to gather information
- earsplitting — ear-piercing: an earsplitting explosion.
- ekman spiral — a complex interaction on the surface of the sea between wind, rotation of the earth, and friction forces, discovered by Vagn Walfrid Ekman
- elephantitis — (US) misconstruction of elephantiasis.
- emancipators — Plural form of emancipator.
- empassionate — intensely affected
- encaptivates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of encaptivate.
- encephalitis — Inflammation of the brain, caused by infection or an allergic reaction.
- encompassing — Present participle of encompass.
- endomorphism — changes in a cooling body of igneous rock brought about by assimilation of fragments of, or chemical reaction with, the surrounding country rock
- endoparasite — A parasite, such as a tapeworm, that lives inside its host.
- enhypostasia — personalities existing in union (Jesus Christ and God the Son)
- enhypostatic — relating to enhypostasia
- enteroptosis — Visceroptosis of the intestines.
- enterprising — Having or showing initiative and resourcefulness.
- eosinophilia — An increase in the number of eosinophils in the blood, occurring in response to some allergens, drugs, and parasites, and in some types of leukemia.
- eosinophilic — (of a cell or its contents) readily stained by eosin.
- 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.
- epicureanism — An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus. The school rejected determinism and advocated hedonism (pleasure as the highest good), but of a restrained kind: mental pleasure was regarded more highly than physical, and the ultimate pleasure was held to be freedom from anxiety and mental pain, esp. that arising from needless fear of death and of the gods.
- episcopalian — An adherent of episcopacy.
- epistolarian — A writer of epistles.
- 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
- ethnopoetics — A poetical, linguistic and anthropological movement dealing with poetry written by, or in the style of, indigenous peoples.
- euphoniously — In a euphonious manner.
- euphoniumist — Someone who plays the euphonium.
- evaporations — Plural form of evaporation.
- ex-president — a former chief executive or head of state of a republic
- examinership — the office or function of an examiner
- exasperating — Intensely irritating; infuriating.
- exasperation — A feeling of intense irritation or annoyance.
- exceptionals — Plural form of exceptional.
- expansionary — (of a policy or action) intended to result in economic or political expansion.
- expansionism — The policy of territorial or economic expansion.
- expansionist — Of or pertaining to expansionism.
- expectancies — Plural form of expectancy.
- expectations — Plural form of expectation.
- expediencies — Plural form of expediency.
- expenditures — Plural form of expenditure.
- explanations — Plural form of explanation.
- explications — Plural form of explication.