10-letter words containing i, n, s, e, a, o
- ostensoria — Plural form of ostensorium.
- osteopenia — Reduced bone mass of lesser severity than osteoporosis.
- ostranenie — defamiliarization.
- overstrain — to exert, tax, or use (resources) to an excessive extent
- passionate — having, compelled by, or ruled by intense emotion or strong feeling; fervid: a passionate advocate of socialism.
- patronised — to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
- pensionary — a pensioner.
- pensionnat — a simple boarding house or small hotel in France
- pentapolis — a group or federation of five cities; esp in reference to various ancient (Biblical and Classical) federations of five cities or towns
- periastron — the point at which the stars of a binary system are closest (opposed to apastron).
- personalia — the accoutrements, concerns, or intimations that are personal to one
- persuasion — the act of persuading or seeking to persuade.
- pleonastic — the use of more words than are necessary to express an idea; redundancy.
- poachiness — the state of being poachy
- poinsettia — a plant, Euphorbia (Poinsettia) pulcherrima, of the spurge family, native to Mexico and Central America, having variously lobed leaves and brilliant scarlet, pink, or white petallike bracts.
- poisonable — able to be poisoned
- polynesian — of or relating to Polynesia, its inhabitants, or their languages.
- poriferans — an animal phylum comprising the sponges.
- prestation — a payment in money or in services.
- proseminar — a course conducted in the manner of a seminar for graduate students but often open to advanced undergraduates.
- proserpina — Persephone.
- proteanism — readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- proteinase — any of a group of enzymes that are capable of hydrolyzing proteins.
- pyranoside — a glycoside containing a pyran ring structure.
- radiosonde — an instrument that is carried aloft by a balloon to send back information on atmospheric temperature, pressure, and humidity by means of a small radio transmitter.
- rainforest — a tropical forest, usually of tall, densely growing, broad-leaved evergreen trees in an area of high annual rainfall.
- raisonneur — a character in a play, novel, or the like who voices the central theme, philosophy, or point of view of the work.
- randomwise — in a random manner
- rawinsonde — a method of upper-atmosphere meteorological observation conducted by means of a radiosonde tracked by radar.
- recusation — the act of recusing a judge
- reinvasion — the act or an instance of entering (a country, territory, etc) by military force again; a second or subsequent invasion
- resonating — to resound.
- resonation — to resound.
- revisional — the act or work of revising.
- rosaniline — a red dye, C 2 0 H 2 0 N 3 Cl, derived from aniline and orthotoluidine, a constituent of fuchsin.
- rosemaling — decorative work of Norwegian folk origin consisting of painted or carved floral designs, as on furniture or woodwork.
- saint-ouen — a suburb of Paris in N France.
- sainte foy — a SW suburb of Quebec, on the St Lawrence River. Pop: 72 547 (2001)
- san benito — a city in S Texas.
- sanctioned — authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- sanforized — (of a fabric) preshrunk using a patented process
- sangiovese — a black grape grown in the Tuscany region of Italy, used for making Chianti and other wines
- saponifier — to convert (a fat) into soap by treating with an alkali.
- saprogenic — producing putrefaction or decay, as certain bacteria.
- sarcodines — belonging or pertaining to the protist phylum Sarcodina, comprising protozoa that move and capture food by forming pseudopodia.
- sarcopenia — reduction in muscle tissue as a result of ageing
- saxicoline — living or growing among rocks.
- scaloppine — scallops, especially of veal, flattened by pounding and usually dredged in flour or breadcrumbs and sautéed quickly: scaloppine alla Marsala.
- 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.