9-letter words containing s, a, p
- amputates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amputate.
- amylopsin — an enzyme of the pancreatic juice that converts starch into sugar; pancreatic amylase
- anaglyphs — Plural form of anaglyph.
- analepsis — A form of flashback in which earlier parts of a narrative are related to others that have already been narrated.
- anapaests — Plural form of anapaest.
- anapestic — a foot of three syllables, two short followed by one long in quantitative meter, and two unstressed followed by one stressed in accentual meter, as in for the nonce.
- anaphasic — relating to the third stage in cell division
- anaphoras — Plural form of anaphora.
- anaplasia — reversion of plant or animal cells to a simpler less differentiated form
- anaplasic — Of or pertaining to anaplasia.
- anaplasty — Surgery. reconstruction or restoration, especially by plastic surgery, of a lost or injured part.
- anaptyxis — the insertion of a short vowel between consonants in order to make a word more easily pronounceable
- annapolis — the capital of Maryland, near the mouth of the Severn River on Chesapeake Bay: site of the US Naval Academy. Pop: 36 178 (2003 est)
- anopheles — any of various mosquitoes constituting the genus Anopheles, some species of which transmit the malaria parasite to man
- ante-post — In gambling, ante-post bets are placed before the day of a particular race or competition.
- antelopes — Plural form of antelope.
- antipasta — Misspelling of antipasto.
- antipasti — a course of appetizers consisting of an assortment of foods, as olives, anchovies, sliced sausage, peppers, and artichoke hearts.
- antipasto — Antipasto is the sort of food that is often served at the beginning of an Italian meal, for example cold meats and vegetables in olive oil.
- antiphase — (physics, mathematics) A difference in phase (of two waves) of 180°.
- antiphons — Plural form of antiphon.
- antipodes — People sometimes refer to Australia and New Zealand as the Antipodes.
- antipopes — Plural form of antipope.
- antipress — opposed to or acting against the press
- antiprism — A polyhedron composed of two parallel copies of some particular polygon, connected by an alternating band of triangles.
- antisleep — acting to prevent sleep
- antispast — a group of four syllables, two short and two long, in a metric foot
- antitypes — Plural form of antitype.
- apartness — the quality of being apart
- apatheism — (religion) Apathy towards the existence of a god; belief that the question of the existence of a god is unimportant.
- apatheist — (religion) A person who may accept the existence of a god, but who does not care about that god's existence.
- apatosaur — a large, long-necked, herbivorous dinosaur
- apennines — a mountain range in Italy, extending over 1250 km (800 miles) from the northwest to the southernmost tip of the peninsula. Highest peak: Monte Corno, 2912 m (9554 ft)
- aperients — Plural form of aperient.
- aperitifs — Plural form of aperitif.
- apertness — the quality of being apert
- apertures — Plural form of aperture.
- apetalous — (of flowering plants) having no petals
- apheresis — the omission of a letter or syllable at the beginning of a word
- aphorisms — Plural form of aphorism.
- aphorizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aphorize.
- aphyllous — (of plants) having no leaves
- apiaceous — of the family Apiaceae; umbelliferous
- apiarists — Plural form of apiarist.
- apishness — The state or quality of being apish.
- apivorous — eating bees
- apneustic — of or relating to apneusis
- apologias — Plural form of apologia.
- apologies — a written or spoken expression of one's regret, remorse, or sorrow for having insulted, failed, injured, or wronged another: He demanded an apology from me for calling him a crook.
- apologise — to offer an apology or excuse for some fault, insult, failure, or injury: He apologized for accusing her falsely.