12-letter words containing s, p, i
- anemophilous — (of flowering plants such as grasses) pollinated by the wind
- anemotropism — orientation in response to a current of air.
- angiocarpous — being or having fruit contained in a vessel such as a shell
- angiopathies — Plural form of angiopathy.
- anisomorphic — differing in the semantic scope of terms referring to the real world: for instance, English and Russian are anisomorphic with regard to colour terms, English treating light blue and navy blue as shades of one colour but Russian treating these two shades as unrelated
- anisotropies — Plural form of anisotropy.
- anisotropism — the state of being anisotropic
- answer print — a motion-picture film print composed of picture and sound, used for evaluation.
- antependiums — Plural form of antependium.
- anteposition — the position opposite a given part of a plant
- anthophilous — (esp of insects) frequenting flowers
- anti-strophe — the part of an ancient Greek choral ode answering a previous strophe, sung by the chorus when returning from left to right.
- antiepilepsy — (of a drug or treatment) acting against epilepsy
- antigropelos — waterproof leggings used to protect against mud
- antinepotism — opposed to or acting against nepotism
- antipetalous — standing before the petals of a plant
- antiphrastic — relating to antiphrasis
- antipleasure — opposed to pleasure
- antipolitics — the rejection of party and electoral politics
- antipyretics — Plural form of antipyretic.
- antique shop — a shop where antiques are sold
- antisepalous — facing the sepals or calyx leaf
- antispending — opposed to excessive governmental spending
- antispinward — (often science fiction) In a rotating reference frame, against the direction of spin.
- antistrophes — Plural form of antistrophe.
- antistrophic — Of or pertaining to an antistrophe.
- antistrophon — an argument that is retorted against an opponent
- aphoristical — Alternative form of aphoristic.
- aphrodisiacs — Plural form of aphrodisiac.
- apiculturist — beekeeping, especially on a commercial scale for the sale of honey.
- apocalyptist — the writer of the Apocalypse or a related work
- apostatizing — Present participle of apostatize.
- apostle bird — a gregarious grey-and-brown Australian nest-building bird, Struthidea cinerea
- apostolicity — the quality of being apostolic
- apostrophise — to address by apostrophe.
- apostrophize — to address an apostrophe to
- apothecaries — Plural form of apothecary.
- apotheosized — Simple past tense and past participle of apotheosize.
- apparatchiks — a member of an apparat, especially in a Communist country.
- appassionato — (to be performed) in an impassioned manner
- appellations — Plural form of appellation.
- appellatives — Plural form of appellative.
- appendencies — attached or suspended; annexed.
- appendicitis — Appendicitis is an illness in which a person's appendix is infected and painful.
- appetisement — appetite or hunger
- appetisingly — Alternative spelling of appetizingly.
- applausively — in an applausive manner
- apple-polish — to curry favor with someone, especially in an obsequious or flattering manner.
- applications — Plural form of application.
- applied arts — arts that are put to practical use