10-letter words containing s, i, n, a, p
- 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.
- psalterian — psalm-like
- psittacine — of or relating to parrots.
- pugnacious — inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative.
- punic wars — three wars (264–241 bc, 218–201 bc, and 149–146 bc), in which Rome crushed Carthaginian power, destroying Carthage itself
- punishable — liable to or deserving punishment.
- purchasing — buying
- puritanism — the principles and practices of the Puritans.
- pursuivant — a heraldic officer of the lowest class, ranking below a herald.
- puschkinia — a small spring-flowering bulb, Puschkinia scilloides, of Asia Minor and the Caucasus, having white or pale blue flowers striped with dark blue
- pyranoside — a glycoside containing a pyran ring structure.
- rain-swept — A rain-swept place is a place where it is raining heavily.
- rangership — the office or position of a ranger
- rat poison — substance toxic to rodents
- rephrasing — to phrase again or differently: He rephrased the statement to give it less formality.
- reprimands — a severe reproof or rebuke, especially a formal one by a person in authority.
- resupinate — bent backward.
- rupestrian — made or found on cave walls or rocks
- safety pin — pin with covered point
- safety-pin — to secure or affix with a safety pin: to safety-pin a child's mittens to his coat sleeve.
- sailplaner — a person who flies sailplanes
- saint paul — Saint, died a.d. c67, a missionary and apostle to the gentiles: author of several of the Epistles. Compare Saul (def 2).
- saint pius — Saint (Giuseppe Sarto) 1835–1914, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1903–14.
- salpingian — a trumpet-shaped tube, as a Fallopian or Eustachian tube.
- san felipe — a city in NE Venezuela, on the Orinoco River.
- sand viper — hognose snake.
- sapiential — containing, exhibiting, or affording wisdom; characterized by wisdom.
- saponifier — to convert (a fat) into soap by treating with an alkali.
- sapphirine — consisting of sapphire; like sapphire, especially in color.
- saprogenic — producing putrefaction or decay, as certain bacteria.
- sarcopenia — reduction in muscle tissue as a result of ageing
- satin spar — a fibrous variety of gypsum having a silky luster, used as a gem.
- 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.
- scampering — to run or go hastily or quickly.
- scindapsus — any plant of the tropical Asiatic climbing genus Scindapsus, typically stem rooting, esp S. aureus and S. pictus, grown as greenhouse or house plants for their leathery heart-shaped variegated leaves: family Araceae
- 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.
- seakeeping — the ability of a vessel to endure rough conditions at sea and navigate safely during long storms.
- 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.
- seamanship — knowledge and skill pertaining to the operation, navigation, management, safety, and maintenance of a ship.
- separation — an act or instance of separating or the state of being separated.
- septennial — occurring every seven years.
- septuagint — the oldest Greek version of the Old Testament, traditionally said to have been translated by 70 or 72 Jewish scholars at the request of Ptolemy II: most scholars believe that only the Pentateuch was completed in the early part of the 3rd century b.c. and that the remaining books were translated in the next two centuries.
- 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.