16-letter words containing i, n, e, r, p
- underpitch vault — a construction having a central vault intersected by vaults of lower pitch.
- unimpressionable — easily impressed or influenced; susceptible: an impressionable youngster.
- unimproved value — the valuation of land for rating purposes, disregarding the value of buildings or other development
- union membership — members of a trade union
- united provinces — (used with a singular or plural verb) former name of Uttar Pradesh.
- unparticularized — to make particular.
- unpredictability — not predictable; not to be foreseen or foretold: an unpredictable occurrence.
- unpublished work — a literary work that has not been reproduced for sale or publicly distributed.
- unrepresentative — a person or thing that represents another or others.
- unresponsiveness — responding especially readily and sympathetically to appeals, efforts, influences, etc.: a responsive government.
- upland sandpiper — a large, field-inhabiting sandpiper, Bartramia longicauda, of eastern North America, resembling a plover: now protected and increasing in numbers.
- upper palatinate — See under Palatinate (def 1).
- upsilon particle — the 20th letter of the Greek alphabet (Υ, υ).
- vapor channeling — Vapor channeling exists when vapor flow is distributed in an unequal way in a distillation vessel or stage.
- ventriculography — radiography of the ventricles of the heart after injection of a contrast medium
- verneuil process — a process for making synthetic rubies, sapphires, spinels, etc., by the fusion at high temperatures of powdered compounds.
- vinylidene group — the bivalent group C 2 H 2 , derived from ethylene.
- vinylpyrrolidone — Vinylpyrrolidone is a substance used as a binder in pharmaceuticals.
- virginia creeper — a climbing plant, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, of the grape family, native to North America, having palmate leaves, usually with five leaflets, and bluish-black berries.
- voice production — the use of the voice in order to create particular effects
- washing-up water — water used for washing dishes
- water chinquapin — an American lotus, Nelumbo lutea, having pale-yellow flowers and an edible seed.
- water-base paint — latex paint.
- weatherstripping — A piece of weatherstrip material.
- well-experienced — wise or skillful in a particular field through experience: an experienced teacher.
- west springfield — a city in SW Massachusetts, near Springfield.
- white propaganda — propaganda that comes from the source it claims to come from
- wimp environment — WIMP
- windscreen wiper — A windscreen wiper is a device that wipes rain from a vehicle's windscreen.
- windshield wiper — an electrically or pneumatically operated device consisting of a squeegee connected to a mechanical arm designed to wipe off rain, snow, etc., from a windshield or rear window.
- windward passage — a strait in the West Indies, between Cuba and Haiti. 50 miles (80 km) wide.
- work-in-progress — In book-keeping, work-in-progress refers to the monetary value of work that has not yet been paid for because it has not yet been completed.
- world exposition — world's fair.
- writ of subpoena — a legal document commanding the attendance in court, as a witness, of the person on whom it is served, under a penalty
- yellow pimpernel — Lysimachia nemorum
- zero-zero option — (in international nuclear arms negotiations) an offer to remove all intermediate-range nuclear missiles, if the other side will do the same