9-letter words containing i, a, p, e, t
- spacesuit — a sealed and pressurized suit designed to allow the wearer to leave a pressurized cabin in outer space or at extremely high altitudes within the atmosphere.
- spaghetti — a white, starchy pasta of Italian origin that is made in the form of long strings, boiled, and served with any of a variety of meat, tomato, or other sauces.
- sparteine — a bitter, poisonous, liquid alkaloid obtained from certain species of broom, especially Cytisus scoparius, used in medicine to stimulate the heart and also the uterine muscles in childbirth.
- sparterie — things made from esparto
- spartiate — a member of the ruling class of ancient Laconia; a Spartan citizen. Compare Helot (def 1), Perioeci.
- sparticle — a hypothetical elementary particle thought to have been produced in the Big Bang
- spearmint — an aromatic herb, Mentha spicata, having lance-shaped leaves used for flavoring.
- specialty — a special or distinctive quality, mark, state, or condition.
- spermatia — Botany. the nonmotile male gamete of a red alga.
- spermatic — of, relating to, or resembling sperm; seminal; generative.
- spermatid — Cell Biology. one of the cells that result from the meiotic divisions of a spermatocyte and mature into spermatozoa.
- sphaerite — an aluminium phosphate
- spiculate — having the form of a spicule.
- spinulate — having a spine or spines
- spiraster — a part of a living sponge
- split pea — a dried green pea, split and used especially for soup.
- stairstep — a step in a staircase.
- standpipe — a vertical pipe or tower into which water is pumped to obtain a required head.
- stapedial — the innermost, stirrup-shaped bone of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals, involved in the conduction of sound vibrations to the inner ear. Also called stirrup. Compare incus (def 1), malleus.
- stapedius — the small muscle in the inner ear attached to and controlling the stapes
- steampipe — a pipe for conveying steam from a boiler.
- steamship — a large commercial vessel, especially one driven by steam.
- stenopaic — (of an optic device) having a narrow opening devised to improve eyesight by limiting obscurations
- stepchair — a set of steps folding into a chair.
- stephanie — a female given name.
- stipitate — having or supported by a stipe: a stipitate ovary.
- stipulate — to make an express demand or arrangement as a condition of agreement (often followed by for).
- strapline — a subheading in a newspaper or magazine article or in any advertisement
- tailpiece — a piece added at the end; an end piece or appendage.
- tailplane — horizontal stabilizer.
- tampering — to meddle, especially for the purpose of altering, damaging, or misusing (usually followed by with): Someone has been tampering with the lock.
- taper pin — a short round metal rod having a small amount of taper so that when driven into a hole it tightens on the taper so that it can act as a stop or wedge
- taperwise — in the manner of a taper
- taxiplane — an airplane available for chartered or unscheduled trips.
- tearstrip — the part of packaging that may be easily torn to open it
- tephigram — a chart depicting variations in atmospheric conditions relative to altitude
- tepidaria — in Ancient Rome, the warm rooms of the baths
- thaneship — thanage.
- the pinta — one of the three ships commanded by Columbus on his first voyage to America (1492)
- therapist — a person trained in the use of physical methods, as exercises, heat treatments, etc., in treating or rehabilitating the sick or wounded or helping patients overcome physical defects.
- therapsid — any of various groups of mammallike reptiles of the extinct order Therapsida, inhabiting all continents from mid-Permian to late Triassic times, some of which were probably warm-blooded and directly ancestral to mammals.
- tie clasp — an ornamental metal clasp for securing the two ends of a necktie to a shirt front.
- tie plate — a plate set between the base of a rail and a crosstie to distribute the rail load over a greater area of the tie and thus reduce wear and damage to it.
- time lamp — an oil lamp of the 17th and 18th centuries, burning at a fixed rate and having a reservoir graduated in units of time.
- time span — duration, period
- time warp — a hypothetical eccentricity in the progress of time that would allow movement back and forth between eras or that would permit the passage of time to be suspended.
- timespans — a span of time; time frame.
- tin plate — thin sheet of tin-coated iron, steel
- tin-plate — to coat (iron or steel sheet) with tin.
- tipperary — a county in Munster province, in the S Republic of Ireland. 1643 sq. mi. (4255 sq. km). County seat: Clonmel.