13-letter words containing c, o, n, u, p
- repunctuation — the act or process of punctuating differently or again
- ring compound — a compound whose structural formula contains a closed chain or ring of atoms; a cyclic compound. Compare cyclic (def 3).
- scoping study — a preliminary study to define the scope of a project
- slow puncture — a small hole in a tyre, from which the air escapes very slowly, so that at first it is not obvious that there is any problem with the tyre
- sphagnicolous — growing in moss
- spinal column — the series of vertebrae in a vertebrate animal forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; spine; backbone.
- spot reducing — the usually futile effort to exercise one part of the body, as the thighs, in hopes of reducing the amount of fat stored in that area.
- step function — a function that is constant on each of a finite set of subintervals of its domain, the union of the subintervals being the domain.
- sub-component — a constituent part; element; ingredient.
- suffolk punch — a breed of draught horse with a chestnut coat and short legs
- sunspot cycle — the cycle, averaging in duration slightly more than 11 years, in which the frequency of sunspots varies from a maximum to a minimum and back to a maximum again.
- supercolumnar — existing above a column or columns: a supercolumnar feature.
- superreaction — a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- superromantic — exceptionally romantic
- sweep account — Finance. a checking account from which money in excess of a specified amount is automatically transferred to another account or to an investment that earns a higher rate of return.
- throw a punch — try to hit sb
- truchet point — (unit, text) An obsolete variant of the point, equal to 0.188 mm.
- truman capote — Truman, 1924–84, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and playwright.
- trust company — a company or corporation organized to exercise the functions of a trustee, but usually engaging also in other banking and financial activities.
- unaccompanied — not accompanied; alone: The shipment arrived unaccompanied by an invoice.
- uncompanioned — not having a companion; unaccompanied
- uncompensated — to recompense for something: They gave him ten dollars to compensate him for his trouble.
- uncompetitive — of, pertaining to, involving, or decided by competition: competitive sports; a competitive examination.
- uncomplaining — to express dissatisfaction, pain, uneasiness, censure, resentment, or grief; find fault: He complained constantly about the noise in the corridor.
- uncomplaisant — not eager to please; not compliant or obliging
- uncompletable — having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full: a complete set of Mark Twain's writings.
- uncomplicated — to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction.
- uncompromised — unable to function optimally, especially with regard to immune response, owing to underlying disease, harmful environmental exposure, or the side effects of a course of treatment.
- uncooperating — to work or act together or jointly for a common purpose or benefit.
- uncooperative — working or acting together willingly for a common purpose or benefit.
- underoccupied — not having enough to do or to engage one's attention
- unencompassed — to form a circle about; encircle; surround: He built a moat to encompass the castle.
- unexceptional — not exceptional; not unusual or extraordinary.
- unicorn plant — a North American plant, Proboscidea (Martynia) louisianica, having creamy-white to red flowers blotched with purple, and a woody capsule with a long, curved beak.
- unperspicuous — clearly expressed or presented; lucid.
- unpreoccupied — not preoccupied
- unproblematic — not problematic, not causing difficulties or confusion; uncomplicated
- unprotectable — to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- unprovocative — tending or serving to provoke; inciting, stimulating, irritating, or vexing.
- unrecompensed — to repay; remunerate; reward, as for service, aid, etc.
- unreproachful — not deserving reproach or blame
- unreproaching — not reproaching or blaming
- up-and-coming — likely to succeed; bright and industrious: an up-and-coming young executive.
- upland cotton — a plant, Gossypium hirsutum, of warm regions of the New World, that is the chief commercial cotton crop in the U.S.
- upper chinook — a Chinookan language of the Columbia River valley from the Deschutes River to the estuary.
- yuppification — The act or process of yuppifying.