12-letter words containing t, r, a, p
- drinks party — a cocktail party
- drop curtain — a curtain that is lowered into position from the flies.
- drop initial — inset initial.
- dropout rate — the percentage of students failing to complete a particular school or college course
- dropped seat — a seat of a chair or the like, having a front dished so as to be lower than the sides or back.
- dust wrapper — dust jacket (sense 1)
- dwarf planet — a spherical celestial body revolving about the sun, similar to a planet but not large enough to gravitationally clear its orbital region of most or all other celestial bodies. Pluto is a dwarf planet.
- earsplitting — ear-piercing: an earsplitting explosion.
- earth pillar — a pillar of earthy matter left by erosion of the surrounding ground.
- 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.
- eastern cape — a province of S South Africa; formed in 1994 from the E part of the former Cape Province: service industries, agriculture, and mining. Capital: Bhisho (formerly Bisho). Pop: 6 562 053 (2011 est). Area: 169 600 sq km (65 483 sq miles)
- ectoparasite — an external parasite (opposed to endoparasite).
- ectypography — a form of etching or engraving in which the design is produced in relief
- electrograph — A machine used in gravure printing.
- electroplate — Coat (a metal object) by electrolytic deposition with chromium, silver, or another metal.
- electropolar — having, or relating to, electrical polarity
- elephantbird — Alternative form of elephant bird.
- emancipators — Plural form of emancipator.
- emancipatory — Of or pertaining to emancipation or to an emancipator.
- emancipatrix — A woman, girl, or any other entity treated as female who emancipates; a female emancipator.
- empire state — state of New York
- empyreumatic — relating to empyreuma
- enantiomorph — Each of two crystalline or other geometric forms that are mirror images of each other.
- enantiotropy — the possibility for stable polymorphs to exist in different states on either side of a transition-point temperature
- endoparasite — A parasite, such as a tapeworm, that lives inside its host.
- entoplastral — relating to an entoplastron
- entoplastron — the median plate of a turtle's plastron
- entropically — By means of or in relation to entropy.
- 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.
- ephemerality — (uncountable) The state or condition of being ephemeral; transience.
- epicuticular — Relating to the epicuticle.
- epigrammatic — Of the nature or in the style of an epigram; concise, clever, and amusing.
- epirrhematic — relating to epirrhema
- epistolarian — A writer of epistles.
- equiparation — the act of regarding as the same; the act of comparing
- ergastoplasm — endoplasm that is associated with protein synthesis
- erythropenia — A decrease in the number of erythrocytes, associated with anemia.
- escape route — way out: of situation
- ethnographer — One who practices ethnography.
- ethnographic — Relating to ethnography.
- eutrophicate — (ecology, intransitive) To become eutrophic.
- evaporations — Plural form of evaporation.
- exasperating — Intensely irritating; infuriating.
- exasperation — A feeling of intense irritation or annoyance.
- exasperative — having an exasperating or irritating nature
- expatriating — Present participle of expatriate.
- expatriation — Voluntary migration from one's native land to another.
- expatriatism — The condition of being an expatriate, especially a deliberate one.
- expectorants — Plural form of expectorant.
- expectorated — Simple past tense and past participle of expectorate.