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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.
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