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

  • 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.
  • pull media — (messaging)   A model of media distribution were the bits of content have to be requested by the user, e.g. normal use of HTTP on the web. Opposite: "push media".
  • punishable — liable to or deserving punishment.
  • pure laine — (in Quebec) a person belonging to a long-established family of French descent
  • purgatives — purging or cleansing, especially by causing evacuation of the bowels.
  • purgatoire — a river in SE Colorado, flowing NE to the Arkansas River. 186 miles (299 km) long.
  • puritanize — to (cause to) behave like a puritan
  • 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.
  • putatively — commonly regarded as such; reputed; supposed: the putative boss of the mob.
  • pyranoside — a glycoside containing a pyran ring structure.
  • pyrazoline — any of the group of heterocyclic compounds containing three carbon atoms, two adjacent nitrogen atoms, and one double bond in the ring.
  • quadriceps — a large muscle in front of the thigh, the action of which extends the leg or bends the hip joint.
  • quadriplex — A building divided into four self-contained residences.
  • quadripole — an electric circuit with two input and two output terminals
  • radiopager — a small radio receiver fitted with a buzzer to alert a person to telephone their home, office, etc, to receive a message
  • radiopaque — opaque to radiation; visible in x-ray photographs and under fluoroscopy (opposed to radiotransparent).
  • radiophare — a radiotelegraphic station used by vessels to determine their positions; radio beacon.
  • radiophone — a radiotelephone.
  • 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
  • rapid-fire — characterized by, delivered, or occurring in rapid succession: rapid-fire questions; rapid-fire events.
  • rapidwrite — (language, tool)   A method for translating set of abbreviations into the much more verbose COBOL code.
  • rapier wit — ability to deliver witty and cutting remarks
  • rappelling — (in mountaineering) the act or method of moving down a steep incline or past an overhang by means of a double rope secured above and placed around the body, usually under the left thigh and over the right shoulder, and paid out gradually in the descent.
  • re-baptism — a new or second baptism
  • re-baptize — to baptize (someone) again
  • re-explain — to explain again or in a different way
  • readership — the people who read or are thought to read a particular book, newspaper, magazine, etc.: The periodical has a dwindling readership.
  • readoption — the adoption of something or someone again
  • reappraise — to estimate the monetary value of; determine the worth of; assess: We had an expert appraise the house before we bought it.
  • reciprocal — given or felt by each toward the other; mutual: reciprocal respect.
  • redispatch — to send off or away with speed, as a messenger, telegram, body of troops, etc.
  • relief map — a map showing the relief of an area, usually by generalized contour lines.
  • repaginate — to indicate the sequence of pages in (a book, manuscript, etc.) by placing numbers or other characters on each leaf; to number the pages of.
  • repair kit — a set of items, instructions, etc designed to assist with the repair of a specific thing
  • repair man — mechanic: male who fixes appliances
  • repairable — to restore to a good or sound condition after decay or damage; mend: to repair a motor.
  • repapering — a substance made from wood pulp, rags, straw, or other fibrous material, usually in thin sheets, used to bear writing or printing, for wrapping things, etc.
  • reparation — the making of amends for wrong or injury done: reparation for an injustice.
  • reparative — tending to repair; repairing; mending.
  • repatriate — to bring or send back (a person, especially a prisoner of war, a refugee, etc.) to his or her country or land of citizenship.
  • rephrasing — to phrase again or differently: He rephrased the statement to give it less formality.
  • replanning — a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc., developed in advance: battle plans.
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