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10-letter words containing a, s, e, p, i

  • psalterian — psalm-like
  • psalterium — the omasum.
  • pseudimago — (of insects) a form similar to the adult, but which is not a true adult
  • pseudoacid — a compound that is not an acid but which undergoes certain typical reactions of an acid
  • psittacine — of or relating to parrots.
  • ptolemaist — an adherent or advocate of the Ptolemaic system of astronomy.
  • punishable — liable to or deserving punishment.
  • purgatives — purging or cleansing, especially by causing evacuation of the bowels.
  • push aside — shove to one side
  • push media — (messaging)   A model of media distribution where items of content are sent to the user (viewer, listener, etc.) in a sequence, and at a rate, determined by a server to which the user has connected. This contrasts with pull media where the user requests each item individually. Push media usually entail some notion of a "channel" which the user selects and which delivers a particular kind of content. Broadcast television is (for the most part) the prototypical example of push media: you turn on the TV set, select a channel and shows and commercials stream out until you turn the set off. By contrast, the web is (mostly) the prototypical example of pull media: each "page", each bit of content, comes to the user only if he requests it; put down the keyboard and the mouse, and everything stops. At the time of writing (April 1997), much effort is being put into blurring the line between push media and pull media. Most of this is aimed at bringing more push media to the Internet, mainly as a way to disseminate advertising, since telling people about products they didn't know they wanted is very difficult in a strict pull media model. These emergent forms of push media are generally variations on targeted advertising mixed in with bits of useful content. "At home on your computer, the same system will run soothing screensavers underneath regular news flashes, all while keeping track, in one corner, of press releases from companies whose stocks you own. With frequent commercial messages, of course." (Wired, March 1997, page 12). As part of the eternal desire to apply a fun new words to boring old things, "push" is occasionally used to mean nothing more than email spam.
  • pyranoside — a glycoside containing a pyran ring structure.
  • quadriceps — a large muscle in front of the thigh, the action of which extends the leg or bends the hip joint.
  • radioscope — an instrument, such as a fluoroscope, capable of detecting radiant energy
  • rain-swept — A rain-swept place is a place where it is raining heavily.
  • rangership — the office or position of a ranger
  • re-baptism — a new or second baptism
  • readership — the people who read or are thought to read a particular book, newspaper, magazine, etc.: The periodical has a dwindling readership.
  • reappraise — to estimate the monetary value of; determine the worth of; assess: We had an expert appraise the house before we bought it.
  • redispatch — to send off or away with speed, as a messenger, telegram, body of troops, etc.
  • rephrasing — to phrase again or differently: He rephrased the statement to give it less formality.
  • reprimands — a severe reproof or rebuke, especially a formal one by a person in authority.
  • respirable — capable of being respired.
  • respirator — a masklike device, usually of gauze, worn over the mouth, or nose and mouth, to prevent the inhalation of noxious substances or the like.
  • resupinate — bent backward.
  • rhapsodize — to talk with extravagant enthusiasm.
  • riverscape — a view, painting, etc., of a river and the land surrounding or adjacent to it.
  • rose aphid — a dark green aphid, Macrosiphum rosae, that feeds on roses and related plants.
  • rupestrian — made or found on cave walls or rocks
  • sachemship — the office of a sachem
  • safety pin — pin with covered point
  • safety-pin — to secure or affix with a safety pin: to safety-pin a child's mittens to his coat sleeve.
  • sailplaner — a person who flies sailplanes
  • sale price — discounted cost
  • sales slip — a receipt or other slip of paper issued by a store or other vendor showing where a purchase was made and also the amount, date, department, etc.
  • san felipe — a city in NE Venezuela, on the Orinoco River.
  • sand viper — hognose snake.
  • sapiential — containing, exhibiting, or affording wisdom; characterized by wisdom.
  • saponifier — to convert (a fat) into soap by treating with an alkali.
  • sapphirine — consisting of sapphire; like sapphire, especially in color.
  • saprogenic — producing putrefaction or decay, as certain bacteria.
  • sarcopenia — reduction in muscle tissue as a result of ageing
  • sarcophile — a flesh-eating animal, especially the Tasmanian devil.
  • scaloppine — scallops, especially of veal, flattened by pounding and usually dredged in flour or breadcrumbs and sautéed quickly: scaloppine alla Marsala.
  • scampering — to run or go hastily or quickly.
  • scorpaenid — belonging or pertaining to the Scorpaenidae, a family of marine fishes with spiny fins, including the rockfishes, scorpionfishes, and lionfishes.
  • sea pigeon — the common black guillemot, Cepphus grylle.
  • sea spider — any member of the arthropod class Pycnogonida, marine invertebrates with eight long walking legs attached to a small body consisting of a cephalothorax and vestigial abdomen.
  • seakeeping — the ability of a vessel to endure rough conditions at sea and navigate safely during long storms.
  • seal point — a Siamese cat having a fawn-colored body and dark-brown points.
  • seal-point — a Siamese cat having a fawn-colored body and dark-brown points.
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