10-letter words containing a, s, e, p, i
- interphase — the period of the cell cycle during which the nucleus is not undergoing division, typically occurring between mitotic or meiotic divisions. Also called interkinesis. Compare G1 phase, S phase, G2 phase.
- interplays — Plural form of interplay.
- interposal — (dated) interposure.
- interspace — a space between things.
- intraphase — (chemistry, physics) Within a phase.
- ip address — a code that identifies a computer network or a particular computer or other device on a network, consisting of four numbers separated by periods. See also IP.
- irish pale — pale2 (def 6).
- isocephaly — (of a composition) having the heads of all figures on approximately the same level.
- jaspideous — Jaspidean; made of jasper.
- jeopardies — Plural form of jeopardy.
- jeopardise — to put in jeopardy; hazard; risk; imperil: He jeopardized his life every time he dived from the tower.
- kaisership — the office of kaiser.
- kidnappers — Plural form of kidnapper.
- kiloparsec — a unit of distance, equal to 1000 parsecs. Abbreviation: kpc.
- kinesipath — someone who uses kinesipathy to treat diseases
- kings peak — a mountain in NE Utah: highest peak in the Uinta Mountains. 13,528 feet (4123 meters).
- lagniappes — Plural form of lagniappe.
- lapidaries — Plural form of lapidary.
- lapidifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lapidify.
- leadership — the position or function of a leader, a person who guides or directs a group: He managed to maintain his leadership of the party despite heavy opposition. Synonyms: administration, management, directorship, control, governorship, stewardship, hegemony.
- legateship — The office or authority of a legate.
- leptospira — any of several spirally shaped, aerobic bacteria of the genus Leptospira, certain species of which are pathogenic for human beings.
- lexiphanes — Plural form of lexiphane.
- life space — a spatial representation of all the forces that control a person's behaviour
- line space — (on a typewriter, typesetter, printer, or the like) the horizontal space provided for a line of typing, typesetting, printing, etc.
- magstripes — Plural form of magstripe.
- mailperson — A mailman or mailwoman.
- masspriest — a Roman Catholic priest
- mastership — the office, function, or authority of a master.
- maupertuis — Pierre Louis Moreau de [pyer lwee maw-roh duh] /pyɛr lwi mɔˈroʊ də/ (Show IPA), 1698–1759, French mathematician, astronomer, and biologist.
- mediascape — Communications media as a whole.
- mediaspeak — The jargon used by the media.
- megalopsia — macropsia.
- megapixels — Plural form of megapixel.
- megascopic — Visible to the naked eye.
- melanippus — a Theban who killed Tydeus in the battle of the Seven against Thebes and who was, in turn, slain by Amphiaraus.
- meta-vlisp — (language) An innovative Lisp dialect by E. St.James of IBP, France.
- metalepsis — the use of metonymy to replace a word already used figuratively.
- metaphasic — Relating to metaphase.
- metaphysic — metaphysics.
- metaphysis — (anatomy) The part of a long bone that grows during development.
- metaplasia — the transformation of one type of tissue into another.
- metaplasis — the second of three stages of ontogenetic development proposed by Ernst Heinrich Haeckel, in which the development of the individual is complete
- mindscapes — Plural form of mindscape.
- mis-shaped — to shape badly or wrongly; deform.
- misapplied — mistakenly applied; used wrongly.
- misapplies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misapply.
- misexplain — (transitive) To explain incorrectly.
- mispackage — a bundle of something, usually of small or medium size, that is packed and wrapped or boxed; parcel.
- mispayment — Incorrect payment.