10-letter words containing n, s, p
- ionophores — Plural form of ionophore.
- ionosphere — the region of the earth's atmosphere between the stratosphere and the exosphere, consisting of several ionized layers and extending from about 50 to 250 miles (80 to 400 km) above the surface of the earth.
- iphianassa — (in the Iliad) a daughter of Agamemnon, offered to Achilles as a wife if he would return to battle against the Trojans.
- irruptions — Plural form of irruption.
- isentropes — a line on a map or chart joining points having equal entropy.
- isentropic — having a constant entropy.
- island-hop — to travel from island to island, especially to visit a series of islands in the same chain or area.
- isoprenoid — pertaining to, derived from, or similar to isoprene.
- isopycnals — Plural form of isopycnal.
- jackanapes — an impertinent, presumptuous person, especially a young man; whippersnapper.
- japanese's — of, relating to, or characteristic of Japan, its people, or their language.
- japanesque — having a Japanese style.
- jazzperson — A jazz musician.
- jon postel — (person) (Jonathan Bruce Postel, 1943 - 1998-10-16) /p*-stel'/ One of the Internet's founding fathers. Jon's name is prominent on many of the fundamental standards on which the Internet is built, such as UDP. He ran IANA for as long as anybody could remember, in fact for most of the time he *was* IANA. He wrote STD 1, STD 2 and several dozen other RFCs. His friend Vinton Cerf noted his passing in RFC 2468.
- kannapolis — a town in W North Carolina.
- kenspeckle — conspicuous; easily seen or recognized.
- keypunches — Plural form of keypunch.
- kidnappers — Plural form of kidnapper.
- kinescopes — Plural form of kinescope.
- kinesipath — someone who uses kinesipathy to treat diseases
- kings park — a town in NW Long Island, in SE New York.
- kings peak — a mountain in NE Utah: highest peak in the Uinta Mountains. 13,528 feet (4123 meters).
- kinsperson — A kinsman or kinswoman.
- kisspeptin — a protein molecule that is responsible for triggering the onset of puberty in humans
- knapsacked — Simple past tense and past participle of knapsack.
- knightship — The honor bestowed that makes someone a knight.
- lagniappes — Plural form of lagniappe.
- lampoonist — One who lampoons.
- landscaped — Simple past tense and past participle of landscape.
- landscaper — a gardener who does landscape gardening.
- landscapes — Plural form of landscape.
- lay person — a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity.
- leadplants — Plural form of leadplant.
- lexiphanes — Plural form of lexiphane.
- limpidness — The property of being limpid, clarity.
- line space — (on a typewriter, typesetter, printer, or the like) the horizontal space provided for a line of typing, typesetting, printing, etc.
- lipofuscin — any of several brown pigments similar to melanin that accumulate in animal cells with age and are products of oxidation of lipids and lipoproteins.
- lisinopril — A drug of the angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor class, primarily used in the treatment of hypertension, congestive heart failure, heart attacks, and certain complications of diabetes.
- lisp-linda — P. Dourish, U Edinburgh 1988.
- logansport — a city in N Indiana, on the Wabash River.
- long press — (on a tablet or smartphone) the act of pressing one's finger down on an icon or other part of the screen for several seconds, as to activate a task or access additional options.
- long purse — wealth; riches
- longs peak — a peak in N Colorado, in the Rocky Mountain National Park. 14,255 feet (4345 meters).
- loon pants — trousers that flare from the knee
- lunarscape — the landscape of the moon.
- lunchpails — Plural form of lunchpail.
- macpherson — James, 1736–96, Scottish author and translator.
- mailperson — A mailman or mailwoman.
- mainspring — the principal spring in a mechanism, as in a watch.
- manscaping — Present participle of manscape.