10-letter words containing s, t, e, p
- ascriptive — having the ability to be attributable to
- asepticise — to make aseptic; to treat with aseptics
- asepticism — a form of care or treatment which prevents putrification
- asepticize — to cause (something) to be aseptic or non-putrefying
- aspartates — Plural form of aspartate.
- aspectable — having the ability to be seen
- asperating — to make rough, harsh, or uneven: a voice asperated by violent emotion.
- asperation — The act of asperating; a making or becoming rough.
- asperities — Plural form of asperity.
- asphaltene — any of the constituents of a bitumen, as asphalt, that are insoluble in pentane, hexane, or naphthalene.
- asphaltite — any of various naturally occurring hydrocarbons that resemble asphalt but have a higher melting point
- asphyxiate — If someone is asphyxiated, they die or lose consciousness because they are unable to breathe properly.
- aspirinate — (organic compound) Any salt or ester of aspirin.
- assumptive — taken for granted.
- asthenopia — a strained condition of the eyes, often with headache, dizziness, etc.
- asymptotes — Plural form of asymptote.
- at present — A situation that exists at present exists now, although it may change.
- atmosphere — A planet's atmosphere is the layer of air or other gases around it.
- attoparsec — (unit, humour) About 31 mm (one inch). "atto-" is the standard SI prefix for multiplication by 10^-18. A parsec (parallax-second) is 3.26 light-years; an attoparsec is thus 3.26 * 10^-18 light years. Thus, one attoparsec per microfortnight is about one inch per second. This unit is reported to be in use (though probably not very seriously) among hackers in the UK.
- audiotapes — Plural form of audiotape.
- auspicated — Simple past tense and past participle of auspicate.
- azeotropes — Plural form of azeotrope.
- backplates — Plural form of backplate.
- baptistery — a place, esp. a part of a church, used for baptizing
- barnstaple — a town in SW England, in Devon, on the estuary of the River Taw: tourism, agriculture. Pop: 30 765 (2001)
- baseplates — Plural form of baseplate.
- battleship — A battleship is a very large, heavily armed warship.
- beast epic — a long verse narrative in which the misadventures of animals satirize human foibles and follies.
- bel esprit — a witty or clever person
- bel-esprit — a person of great wit or intellect.
- bench stop — a metal device set flush with the top of a workbench and having a portion able to be raised to stop longitudinal movement of an object placed against it.
- billposter — a person who is employed to stick advertising posters to walls, fences, etc
- bipetalous — having two petals
- bisulphate — a salt or ester of sulphuric acid containing the monovalent group -HSO4 or the ion HSO4–
- bisulphite — a salt or ester of sulphurous acid containing the monovalent group -HSO3 or the ion HSO3–
- blastopore — the opening of the archenteron in the gastrula that develops into the anus of some animals
- box staple — a socket for holding the end of a lock bolt when the door is closed.
- break step — to cease to march in step
- breastplow — a cultivator moved forward by a person pressing the chest against a crossbar.
- bsp method — (programming) A CASE method from IBM.
- burst page — banner
- butlership — the skills of a butler
- caespitose — growing in dense tufts
- caliphates — Plural form of caliphate.
- camp stove — a portable stove used for cooking or heating, especially outdoors.
- campestral — of or relating to open fields or country
- capacities — the ability to receive or contain: This hotel has a large capacity.
- cape coast — a seaport in S Ghana, on the Gulf of Guinea, 75 miles (121 km) SW of Accra.
- cape flats — the strip of low-lying land in South Africa joining the Cape Peninsula proper to the African mainland
- capistrate — (zoology, rare) hooded; cowled.