9-letter words containing a, s, e, p, i
- epistasis — The interaction of genes that are not alleles, in particular the suppression of the effect of one such gene by another.
- epistatic — (genetics) Of or pertaining to epistasis, the interaction between genes.
- epistaxes — Plural form of epistaxis.
- epistaxis — nosebleed
- equipages — Plural form of equipage.
- escapists — Plural form of escapist.
- escarping — Present participle of escarp.
- esophoria — (ophthalmology) Inward deviation of the eye usually due to extra-ocular muscle imbalance.
- esotropia — A form of strabismus in which one or both eyes turns inward.
- espaliers — Plural form of espalier.
- especiall — Obsolete form of especial.
- espionage — The practice of spying or of using spies, typically by governments to obtain political and military information.
- etioplast — (biology) A chloroplast that has never been exposed to light.
- euphausid — (zoology) Any member of the Euphausidae.
- euphrasia — eyebright
- euplastic — healing quickly and well
- exosporia — exospores
- expansile — Of, relating to, or capable of expansion.
- expansion — The action of becoming larger or more extensive.
- expansive — Covering a wide area in terms of space or scope; extensive or wide-ranging.
- expiscate — to fish out; to find out by investigation
- firescape — to arrange the features of (a garden or other area of land) in a way that inhibits the spread of fire, for example by increasing the amount of open space and cultivating fire-resistant plants
- firetraps — Plural form of firetrap.
- fishplate — a metal or wooden plate or slab, bolted to each of two members that have been butted or lapped together.
- gaspiness — the quality or state of being gaspy
- grapiness — the quality of tasting like a grape
- halfpipes — Plural form of halfpipe.
- hampshire — Also called Hants. a county in S England. 1460 sq. mi. (3780 sq. km).
- handspike — a bar used as a lever.
- happiness — the quality or state of being happy.
- hawsepipe — an iron or steel pipe in the stem or bow of a vessel through which an anchor cable passes.
- headships — Plural form of headship.
- hemispace — the area to either the right or left side of the body
- hepaticas — Plural form of hepatica.
- hepatitis — inflammation of the liver, caused by a virus or a toxin and characterized by jaundice, liver enlargement, and fever.
- hesperian — western; occidental.
- hospitage — the position of being a guest
- hospitale — a place of lodging
- hospitate — (obsolete, transitive) To receive with hospitality; to lodge as a guest.
- ideoscape — (according to w Arjun Appadurai) The global flow of ideologies.
- impassive — without emotion; apathetic; unmoved.
- impastoed — (painting) Painted with an impasto.
- impatiens — any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Impatiens, of the balsam family, having irregular flowers in which the calyx and corolla are not clearly distinguishable and bearing fruit that bursts open to scatter the seeds.
- impeaches — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impeach.
- imperials — Plural form of imperial.
- imposable — to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.: to impose taxes.
- in places — If something has particular characteristics or features in places, it has them at several points within an area.
- in spades — a tool for digging, having an iron blade adapted for pressing into the ground with the foot and a long handle commonly with a grip or crosspiece at the top, and with the blade usually narrower and flatter than that of a shovel.
- inaptness — Quality of being inapt.
- inspanned — Simple past tense and past participle of inspan.