9-letter words containing s, p, i
- aspargine — (amino acid) A nonessential amino acid C4H8N2O3 found in plants such as asparagus.
- aspergill — An aspergillum.
- aspersing — Present participle of asperse.
- aspersion — a disparaging or malicious remark; slanderous accusation (esp in the phrase cast aspersions (on))
- aspersive — to attack with false, malicious, and damaging charges or insinuations; slander.
- asphaltic — Resembling, containing, or relating to asphalt; bituminous.
- asphyxial — the extreme condition caused by lack of oxygen and excess of carbon dioxide in the blood, produced by interference with respiration or insufficient oxygen in the air; suffocation.
- aspidioid — relating to an aspidium
- aspirants — Plural form of aspirant.
- aspirated — (of a stop) articulated with some force, so that breath escapes with audible friction as the stop is released
- aspirates — Phonetics. to articulate (a speech sound, especially a stop) so as to produce an audible puff of breath, as with the first t of total, the second t being unaspirated. to articulate (the beginning of a word or syllable) with an h -sound, as in which, pronounced (hwich), or hitch as opposed to witch or itch.
- aspirator — a device employing suction, such as a jet pump or one for removing fluids from a body cavity
- asplenium — any fern of the very large genus Asplenium, of worldwide distribution. Some, esp the bird's nest fern (A. nidus), are grown as greenhouse or house plants for their decorative evergreen fronds: family Polypodiaceae
- assumpsit — (before 1875) an action to recover damages for breach of an express or implied contract or agreement that was not under seal
- asynapsis — failure of pairing of chromosomes at meiosis
- atrophies — Also, atrophia [uh-troh-fee-uh] /əˈtroʊ fi ə/ (Show IPA). Pathology. a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage.
- atypicals — Plural form of atypical.
- auriscope — a medical instrument for examining the external ear
- auriscopy — (medicine) Examination of the ear using an auriscope.
- auspicate — to begin or inaugurate with a ceremony intended to bring good fortune
- auspicial — of or relating to auspices: auspicial rites.
- auspicing — (AU) administration of a grant by one group on behalf of another.
- autopista — a Spanish motorway
- autopsied — inspection and dissection of a body after death, as for determination of the cause of death; postmortem examination.
- autopsies — Plural form of autopsy.
- autopsist — a surgeon who specializes in conducting autopsies
- b special — a member of a part-time largely Protestant police force formerly functioning in Northern Ireland
- backflips — Plural form of backflip.
- backspeir — to cross-examine, interrogate
- bagpipers — Plural form of bagpiper.
- baptisand — Alternative spelling of baptizand.
- baptising — Present participle of baptise.
- baptismal — Baptismal means relating to or connected with baptism.
- baptistic — Of or for baptism; baptismal.
- baptistry — a part of a Christian church in which baptisms are carried out
- base pair — a pair of bases consisting of the pyrimidine base of one nucleotide joined by a hydrogen bond to the complementary purine base of another nucleotide: such pairs form the links between the two strands of DNA and of double-stranded RNA
- basipetal — (of leaves and flowers) produced in order from the apex downwards so that the youngest are at the base
- basophile — Biology. a basophilic cell, tissue, organism, or substance.
- basophils — Plural form of basophil.
- bedspring — a spring that supports a mattress
- bioscopic — examination of a body to discover whether or not it is alive.
- biosphere — The biosphere is the part of the earth's surface and atmosphere where there are living things.
- bishopdom — the jurisdiction of a bishop
- bishopess — a bishop's wife
- bishopric — A bishopric is the area for which a bishop is responsible, or the rank or office of being a bishop.
- bisphenol — a synthetic organic compound used to make plastics and resins
- blockship — a ship used to block a river or channel
- blue lips — a plant, Collinsia grandiflora, of the figwort family, of western central North America, having short-stalked flowers with the upper lip purple or white and the lower lip blue or violet.
- boskopoid — of, relating to, or characteristic of Boskop man or the culture or habitat of Boskop man.
- breastpin — a brooch worn on the breast, esp to close a garment