10-letter words containing p, a, s, i, o, n
- prison van — vehicle to transfer prisoners
- 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.
- protistans — any of various one-celled organisms, classified in the kingdom Protista, that are either free-living or aggregated into simple colonies and that have diverse reproductive and nutritional modes, including the protozoans, eukaryotic algae, and slime molds: some classification schemes also include the fungi and the more primitive bacteria and blue-green algae or may distribute the organisms between the kingdoms Plantae and Animalia according to dominant characteristics.
- pugnacious — inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative.
- pyranoside — a glycoside containing a pyran ring structure.
- rat poison — substance toxic to rodents
- saponifier — to convert (a fat) into soap by treating with an alkali.
- saprogenic — producing putrefaction or decay, as certain bacteria.
- sarcopenia — reduction in muscle tissue as a result of ageing
- scalloping — any of the bivalve mollusks of the genus Argopecten (Pecten) and related genera that swim by rapidly clapping the fluted shell valves together.
- scallopini — scallops, especially of veal, flattened by pounding and usually dredged in flour or breadcrumbs and sautéed quickly: scaloppine alla Marsala.
- 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.
- scrap iron — old iron to be remelted or reworked.
- sea pigeon — the common black guillemot, Cepphus grylle.
- seal point — a Siamese cat having a fawn-colored body and dark-brown points.
- seal-point — a Siamese cat having a fawn-colored body and dark-brown points.
- separation — an act or instance of separating or the state of being separated.
- shadow pin — a vertical pin set in an azimuth instrument or at the center of a compass card, indicating by the direction of its shadow the azimuth of the sun.
- sinophobia — a fear or dislike of China, or Chinese people, their language or culture
- siphonogam — a plant that is pollinated by siphonogamy
- slop basin — a basin or bowl into which the dregs, leaves, and grounds of teacups and coffee cups are emptied at the table.
- spallation — a nuclear reaction in which several nucleons are released from the nucleus of an atom.
- spaniolize — to cause to become Spanish
- spatangoid — a type of sea urchin
- spearpoint — the point at the end of a spearhead.
- speciation — the formation of new species as a result of geographic, physiological, anatomical, or behavioral factors that prevent previously interbreeding populations from breeding with each other.
- sphenoidal — relating to the sphenoid bone
- spinaceous — pertaining to or of the nature of spinach; belonging to the amaranth family of plants.
- spoil bank — a bank of excavated refuse or waste earth, as of shale from surface coal mining.
- spoliation — the act or an instance of plundering or despoiling.
- spondaical — composed of spondees
- sponsional — relating to, involved in or entering into a sponsion
- spoon nail — an abnormal condition in which the outer surfaces of the nails are concave; koilonychia.
- sporangium — the case or sac in which spores are produced.
- stainproof — resistant to stains
- standpoint — the point or place at which a person stands to view something.
- star point — a common junction connected to the ends of windings of a polyphase electrical device or system of devices
- stenopaeic — pertaining to or containing a narrow slit or minute opening: a stenopeic device to aid vision after eye surgery.
- strapontin — a seat which is folded down to sit on
- stupration — an act of ravishing or a violation
- superation — the action or process of superating, overcoming or surpassing
- supination — rotation of the hand or forearm so that the palmar surface is facing upward (opposed to pronation).
- timpanogos — Mount, a mountain in N central Utah, in the Wasatch Range: noted caves. 11,750 feet (3581 meters).
- topagnosia — a symptom of disease of or damage to the brain in which a person cannot identify a part of the body that has been touched
- usurpation — an act of usurping; wrongful or illegal encroachment, infringement, or seizure.
- utopianism — the views or habit of mind of a utopian; impracticable schemes of political or social reform.