12-letter words containing t, o, l, i, e, p
- debit policy — a policy for industrial life insurance sold door to door by an agent who collects the premiums.
- delapidation — Dated form of dilapidation.
- deoppilation — the removal of obstructions
- deoppilative — any drug which removes obstructions in the body
- depilatories — Plural form of depilatory.
- depoliticise — Alternative spelling of depoliticize.
- depoliticize — to deprive of a political nature; render apolitical
- depopulating — Present participle of depopulate.
- depopulation — to remove or reduce the population of, as by destruction or expulsion.
- depopulative — That depopulates.
- deposit loan — a loan to cover the cost of a deposit on something such as rented accommodation
- deposit slip — a form that you fill in when you make a deposit into a bank account; it contains information such as the amount, whether it is a cash or cheque deposit, the account number and the date
- depositional — of or relating to a deposition
- desmoplastic — (pathology) That produces adhesions.
- despiteously — in a despiteous or contemptuous manner
- despoliation — the act of despoiling; plunder or pillage
- despotically — of, relating to, or of the nature of a despot or despotism; autocratic; tyrannical.
- dipropellant — bipropellant.
- dispiteously — in a manner that lacks pity
- egyptologist — Alternative spelling of Egyptologist.
- electrophile — (chemistry) a compound or functional group that is attractive to, and accepts electrons, especially accepting an electron pair from a nucleophile to form a bond.
- electrophori — Plural form of electrophorus.
- electrotypic — relating to, or resulting from, electrotypy
- en papillote — (of food) cooked in oiled greaseproof paper or foil
- entropically — By means of or in relation to entropy.
- epiglottises — Plural form of epiglottis.
- epiglottitis — (pathology) Inflammation of the epiglottis.
- epiphytology — the study of epiphytes
- 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.
- epithalamion — A song or poem celebrating a marriage.
- epitheliomas — Plural form of epithelioma.
- escapologist — An entertainer specializing in escaping from the confinement of such things as ropes, handcuffs, and chains.
- exceptionals — Plural form of exceptional.
- exophthalmia — (medicine) The protrusion of the eyeball so that the eyelids will not cover it, in consequence of disease.
- exophthalmic — Having or characterized by protruding eyes.
- explanations — Plural form of explanation.
- explantation — The act of explanting.
- explications — Plural form of explication.
- exploitation — The action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work.
- exploitative — In the nature of exploitation; acting to exploit someone or something.
- explorations — Plural form of exploration.
- expositional — Explained in clear terms, as in writing.
- exspoliation — (obsolete) spoliation.
- extremophile — A microorganism, especially an archaean, that lives in conditions of extreme temperature, acidity, alkalinity, or chemical concentration.
- feldspathoid — Also, feldspathoidal. of or relating to a group of minerals similar in chemical composition to certain feldspars except for a lower silica content.
- field sports — sports carried on in the open countryside, such as hunting, shooting, or fishing
- flavoprotein — an enzyme, containing riboflavin and linked chemically with a protein, active in the oxidation of foods in animal cells.
- fleet prison — (formerly) a London prison, esp used for holding debtors
- fluorapatite — a crystalline mineral, Ca 5 (PO 4) 3 F, formed from hydroxyapatite in the presence of fluoride, that has a hardening effect on bones and teeth.