12-letter words containing p, a, i, m, o
- epitheliomas — Plural form of epithelioma.
- epoch-making — An epoch-making change or declaration is considered to be extremely important because it is likely to have a significant effect on a particular period of time.
- 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.
- expansionism — The policy of territorial or economic expansion.
- extropianism — Belief in, or support for, the theory of extropy.
- film company — a company dedicated to the making of motion pictures
- fire company — a company of firefighters.
- foam plastic — a kind of light cellular plastic made by creating bubbles of gas in the liquid material and solidifying it: often used as an insulator
- food pyramid — successive levels of predation in a food chain represented schematically as a pyramid because upper levels normally consist of decreasing numbers of larger predators.
- foreman-ship — a person in charge of a particular department, group of workers, etc., as in a factory or the like.
- gametophytic — (botany) Of or pertaining to a gametophyte plant.
- germanophile — a person who is friendly toward or admires or studies Germany or German culture.
- gramophonist — a person who uses a gramophone
- gravitropism — (biology, botany) a plant's ability to change its growth in response to gravity.
- haemophiliac — A person with haemophilia.
- haemoprotein — Alternative spelling of hemoprotein.
- hematophobia — Fear of bleeding or the sight of blood.
- hemiplankton — plankton that spend part of their life cycle in a vegetative state on the sea bottom, riverbed, etc. (opposed to holoplankton).
- hemophiliacs — Plural form of hemophiliac.
- hippopotamic — like, of, or relating to a hippopotamus
- hippopotamus — a large herbivorous mammal, Hippopotamus amphibius, having a thick hairless body, short legs, and a large head and muzzle, found in and near the rivers, lakes, etc., of Africa, and able to remain under water for a considerable time.
- hire company — a company that hires things out to people
- holiday camp — In Britain, a holiday camp is a place which provides holiday accommodation and entertainment for large numbers of people.
- homeopathist — a person who practices or favors homeopathy.
- homo sapiens — (italics) the species of bipedal primates to which modern humans belong, characterized by a brain capacity averaging 1400 cc (85 cubic in.) and by dependence upon language and the creation and utilization of complex tools.
- homoeopathic — Alternative spelling of homeopathic.
- hope diamond — a sapphire-blue Indian diamond, the largest blue diamond in the world, weighing 44.5 carats and supposedly cut from a bigger diamond that was once part of the French crown jewels: now in the Smithsonian Institution.
- horsemanship — the art, ability, skill, or manner of a horseman.
- hypersomniac — a tendency to sleep excessively.
- hypervolemia — (medicine) An abnormal increase in the volume of blood circulating through the body.
- hypocalcemia — an abnormally small amount of calcium in the blood.
- hypocalcemic — Relating to, or exhibiting, hypocalcemia.
- hypogastrium — the lower and median part of the abdomen.
- hypoglycemia — an abnormally low level of glucose in the blood.
- hypogonadism — diminished hormonal or reproductive functioning in the testes or the ovaries.
- hypokalaemia — Alternative form of hypokalemia.
- hypomyotonia — abnormally diminished muscular tone.
- hyponatremia — (medicine) An abnormally low concentration of sodium (or salt) in blood plasma.
- hypothalamic — Of or pertaining to the hypothalamus.
- hypovolaemia — Alternative form of hypovolemia.
- iambographer — a person who writes iambs
- imidacloprid — The insecticide 1-(6-chloro-3-pyridylmethyl)-N-nitroimidazolidin-2-ylideneamine used to control fleas in domestic pets.
- impardonable — (obsolete) unpardonable.
- impassionate — filled with passion; impassioned.
- impassioning — Present participle of impassion.
- impatient of — not willing to bear or tolerate
- imperatorial — Commanding; authoritative.
- imperforable — not able to be perforated
- imperforated — Also, imperforated. not perforate; having no perforation.