16-letter words containing a, n, e, u, p
- intrapreneurship — The practice of applying entrepreneurial skills and approaches within an established company.
- intravenous drip — the continuous, slow introduction of a fluid into a vein of the body. Abbreviation: IV.
- japanese lacquer — lacquer (def 2).
- keep under wraps — not reveal
- kiss and make up — be reconciled
- laplace equation — the second-order partial differential equation indicating that the Laplace operator operating on a given function results in zero. Compare harmonic (def 4c).
- laurentides park — a national park in SE Canada, in Quebec province between the St. Lawrence and Lake St. John.
- league champions — the team that has come top of the league
- leaps and bounds — You can use in leaps and bounds or by leaps and bounds to emphasize that someone or something is improving or increasing quickly and greatly.
- lizard peninsula — a promontory in SW England, in SW Cornwall: the southernmost point in Great Britain
- lump sum payment — money: one-off payment
- macpherson strut — an automobile suspension-system component that consists of a strut combined with a spring and shock absorber and connects the wheel to the frame of the vehicle.
- magnetic pick-up — a type of record player pick-up in which the stylus moves an iron core in a coil, causing a changing magnetic field that produces the current
- man and superman — a comedy (1903) by G. B. Shaw.
- manipulativeness — Quality of being manipulative.
- many-plumed moth — a moth of the species, Alucita hexadactyla
- menstrual cramps — pain in the lower abdomen as well as possibly in the lower back and legs associated with menstruation
- menstrual period — the bleeding from the womb that occurs approximately monthly in nonpregnant women of reproductive age
- microencapsulate — (transitive) To embed by means of microencapsulation.
- miniature poodle — a breed of poodle, bred to be much smaller than standard poodles
- montes apenninus — a mountain range in the first and second quadrants of the visible face of the moon, forming the SE border of Mare Imbrium: about 600 miles (970 km) long.
- mutual impedance — the ratio of the potential difference between either of two pairs of terminals to the current applied at the other pair of terminals when the circuit is open.
- neuroarthropathy — (medicine) Any disease of a joint that is associated with a disease of the nervous system.
- neuroepithelioma — Neurocytoma.
- neurohypophyseal — Relating to the neurohypophysis.
- neurohypophysial — Relating to the neurohypophysis.
- neuropathologies — the pathology of the nervous system.
- neuropathologist — A specialist who practices neuropathology.
- neuropsychiatric — Of or pertaining to neuropsychiatry; simultaneously neurological and psychiatric.
- nicoya peninsula — a peninsula in NW Costa Rica, on the Pacific Ocean.
- north massapequa — a city on S Long Island, in SE New York.
- nuclear envelope — the double membrane surrounding the nucleus within a cell.
- nucleophilically — In a nucleophilic manner.
- nueva ocotepeque — a town in W Honduras.
- nuncupative will — a will made by the oral and unwritten declaration of the testator, valid only in special circumstances.
- occupation layer — (on an archaeological site) a layer of remains left by a single culture, from which the culture can be dated or identified.
- on the up and up — to, toward, or in a more elevated position: to climb up to the top of a ladder.
- on the up-and-up — to, toward, or in a more elevated position: to climb up to the top of a ladder.
- onboard computer — onboard a vehicle, ship, plane, train or spacecraft
- once upon a time — at one time in the past; formerly: I was a farmer once; a once powerful nation.
- one's cup of tea — the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- open punctuation — punctuation characterized by sparing use of stops, esp of the comma
- operating budget — money allocated to a project
- operating manual — a leaflet of instructions on how to use something (such as an electrical appliance, etc)
- osculating plane — the plane containing the circle of curvature of a point on a given curve.
- over-speculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
- pacific sturgeon — a dark gray sturgeon, Acipenser transmontanus, inhabiting marine and fresh waters along the northwestern coast of North America, valued as a food and sport fish.
- paediatric nurse — a nurse who specializes in the care of children
- paint-by-numbers — formulaic; showing no original thought or creativity
- painted trillium — a North American trillium, Trillium undulatum, having white flowers streaked with pink or purple.