12-letter words containing s, p, i, t
- dissepiments — Plural form of dissepiment.
- dissipations — Plural form of dissipation.
- disspiriting — Present participle of disspirit alternative spelling of dispiriting.
- distemperate — (obsolete) immoderate.
- distemperoid — resembling distemper.
- domestic pig — Sus scrofa; an artiodactyl mammal of the African and Eurasian family Suidae, having a long head with a movable snout and a thick bristle-covered skin
- doorstepping — talking to someone at the door of their home, for political canvassing or to gather information
- dosing strip — (in New Zealand) an area set aside for treating dogs suspected of having hydatid disease
- drinks party — a cocktail party
- drop biscuit — a biscuit made by dropping baking powder biscuit dough from a spoon onto a pan for baking.
- 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.
- duplications — Plural form of duplication.
- dysphemistic — Of, pertaining to, or being a dysphemism.
- dystopianism — a society characterized by human misery, as squalor, oppression, disease, and overcrowding.
- earsplitting — ear-piercing: an earsplitting explosion.
- east prussia — a former province in NE Germany: an enclave separated from Germany by the Polish Corridor; now divided between Poland and the Russian Federation. 14,283 sq. mi. (36,993 sq. km). Capital: Königsberg.
- ectoparasite — an external parasite (opposed to endoparasite).
- egyptologist — Alternative spelling of Egyptologist.
- elephantitis — (US) misconstruction of elephantiasis.
- emancipators — Plural form of emancipator.
- empassionate — intensely affected
- empire state — state of New York
- encaptivates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of encaptivate.
- encephalitis — Inflammation of the brain, caused by infection or an allergic reaction.
- 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.
- 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.
- epididymitis — (pathology) inflammation of the epididymis.
- epiglottises — Plural form of epiglottis.
- epiglottitis — (pathology) Inflammation of the epiglottis.
- episiotomies — Plural form of episiotomy.
- epistemology — The theory of knowledge, especially with regard to its methods, validity, and scope. Epistemology is the investigation of what distinguishes justified belief from opinion.
- epistolarian — A writer of epistles.
- epitheliomas — Plural form of epithelioma.
- escapologist — An entertainer specializing in escaping from the confinement of such things as ropes, handcuffs, and chains.
- ethnopoetics — A poetical, linguistic and anthropological movement dealing with poetry written by, or in the style of, indigenous peoples.
- euphoniumist — Someone who plays the euphonium.
- evaporations — Plural form of evaporation.
- ex hypothesi — in accordance with or following from the hypothesis stated
- ex-president — a former chief executive or head of state of a republic
- exasperating — Intensely irritating; infuriating.
- exasperation — A feeling of intense irritation or annoyance.
- exasperative — having an exasperating or irritating nature
- exceptionals — Plural form of exceptional.
- executorship — The office or position of an executor.
- exhaust pipe — vehicle's gas outlet
- exopeptidase — any proteolytic enzyme, such as erepsin, that acts on the terminal bonds in a peptide chain