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10-letter words containing p, i, n, b

  • ribbentrop — Joachim von [yoh-ah-khim fuh n] /ˈyoʊ ɑ xɪm fən/ (Show IPA), 1893–1946, German leader in the Nazi party: minister of foreign affairs 1938–45; executed for war crimes.
  • scrub pine — any of several pines, as the jack pine, characterized by a scrubby or irregular manner of growth, usually found in dry, sandy soil.
  • sinophobia — a fear or dislike of China, or Chinese people, their language or culture
  • slop basin — a basin or bowl into which the dregs, leaves, and grounds of teacups and coffee cups are emptied at the table.
  • spoil bank — a bank of excavated refuse or waste earth, as of shale from surface coal mining.
  • springbuck — springbok.
  • strip bond — a bond that has been stripped into its principal certificate and interest coupons, each part to be sold separately.
  • subphrenic — underneath the diaphragm
  • subpontine — of or relating to the Pontine Marshes.
  • subreption — Canon Law. a concealment of the pertinent facts in a petition, as for dispensation or favor, that in certain cases nullifies the grant. Compare obreption (def 1).
  • subspinous — situated beneath the spine's protruding vertebrae or 'bumps'
  • superbeing — the fact of existing; existence (as opposed to nonexistence).
  • superbrain — (computer)   A personal computer released in 1980 by Intertec. The Superbrain had two Z80A microprocessors running at 4 MHz, one for the main processing and the other for peripheral activities. It had an integrated keyboard and display. It was sold with the CP/M operating system, Microsoft Basic, an 8080 assembler and Microsoft Cobol 74. The base model, the "Superbrain 10", had no drives, only a network connection. Other models added one or two 5" floppy disc units. The "Jr" had 170K drives (single-sided), the "QD" had 340 KB drives (double-sided) and the "SD" had 780k. Intertec did not sell or support a hard drive or an S-100 bus for these machines. The network version of the SuperBrain was called CompuStar. The network was a large gray parallel cable. CompuStar had three "file servers" that accepted up to 255 machines. These were the "DSS-10" with a 10MB 8" Winchester drive; the "CDC" with 96MB consisting of 80MB fixed and a 16MB removable platter; and the "Priam" with a 144MB 14" platter winchester. Intertec manufactured the controllers for the last two and an enclosure and power supply for the Priam. CDC had to go on-site to install the 96MB. The SuperBrain was succeeded in 1982 by the SuperBrain II.
  • thumbprint — a mark or impression of the ventral surface of the last joint of the thumb.
  • triphibian — skilled in combat equally on land, sea, and in the air.
  • unbaptized — not baptized
  • unpickable — to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience.
  • unpossible — impossible
  • unprisable — not able to be prised or released from a grip
  • unprizable — not worthy to be prized; of little worth.
  • upbraiding — the act or words of a person who upbraids; severe reproof or censure: an upbraiding from one's superiors.
  • upbringing — the care and training of young children or a particular type of such care and training: His religious upbringing fitted him to be a missionary.
  • upbuilding — to build up, as with the result of establishing, increasing, enlarging, or fortifying.
  • vibraphone — vibraharp.
  • xenophobia — fear or hatred of foreigners, people from different cultures, or strangers: Xenophobia and nationalism can be seen as a reaction to the rise of globalization.
  • xenophobic — relating to or exhibiting fear or hatred of foreigners, people from different cultures, or strangers.
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