10-letter words containing n, u, p, e
- mugho pine — a prostrate, shrubby pine, Pinus mugo mugo, native to Europe, cultivated as an ornamental.
- multipaned — having or comprising more than one pane, esp of glass
- multiplane — Consisting of several planes or surfaces.
- mumpreneur — (informal) A mother who works as a business entrepreneur in addition to her family commitments.
- nalbuphine — a potent synthetic narcotic, C 2 1 H 2 7 NO 4 , used as an analgesic for moderate to severe pain.
- nautophone — an electrically operated horn for giving fog warnings.
- neopallium — neocortex.
- nephridium — the excretory organ of many invertebrates, consisting of a tubule with one end opening into the body cavity and the other opening into a pore at the body surface.
- neuropathy — any diseased condition of the nervous system.
- neuroplasm — the cytoplasm of a nerve cell.
- neuropodia — Plural form of neuropodium.
- neurospora — a genus of fast-growing orange-red fungus characterized by markings on the spores resembling axons, used widely in genetic and biochemical research
- neurotropy — the quality of being neurotropic.
- neutrophil — (of a cell or cell part) having an affinity for neutral dyes.
- new-sprung — newly or suddenly come into existence.
- newsgroups — Plural form of newsgroup.
- no-trumper — a hand suitable for calling and playing no trumps
- nonplussed — to render utterly perplexed; puzzle completely.
- null-space — the set of elements of a vector space that a given linear transformation maps to zero.
- nulliparae — Plural form of nullipara.
- nurse crop — a crop planted in the same field with another crop, especially to minimize the growth of weeds.
- ocean pout — an eelpout, Macrozoarces americanus, common along the northeastern coast of North America.
- oleuropein — (organic compound) A complex glycoside, found in the leaves of olive and privet, that may have a beneficial effect on the immune system.
- on impulse — instinctively
- on purpose — the reason for which something exists or is done, made, used, etc.
- one-upping — to get the better of; succeed in being a point, move, step, etc., ahead of (someone): They one-upped the competition.
- opaqueness — The characteristic of being opaque.
- open court — a court or trial to which members of the public are freely admitted
- open group — The Open Group
- open house — a party or reception during which anyone who wishes may visit to share in a celebration, meet a special guest, etc.
- open quote — the quotation mark used to begin a quotation (“ or ").
- open union — a labor union that does not impose rigid restrictions on the admission of new members.
- open wound — injury in which skin is broken
- opensource — Alternative spelling of open-source.
- outleaping — Present participle of outleap.
- outpatient — a patient who receives treatment at a hospital, as in an emergency room or clinic, but is not hospitalized.
- outpointed — Simple past tense and past participle of outpoint.
- pandurated — fiddle-shaped
- panguingue — a card game of the rummy family that is played with from five to eight regular 52-card packs from which the eights, nines, and tens have been removed, the object being to win bonuses by melding certain groups of cards during the play and extra bonuses by melding all the cards in the hand.
- paniculate — arranged in panicles.
- pantagruel — (in Rabelais' Pantagruel) the huge son of Gargantua, represented as dealing with serious matters in a spirit of broad and somewhat cynical good humor.
- pantsuited — wearing a pantsuit
- papandreou — Andreas [ahn-drey-uh s] /ɑnˈdreɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (George) 1919–1996, Greek political leader: premier 1981–89 (son of George Papandreou).
- paperbound — a book bound in a flexible paper cover, often a lower-priced edition of a hardcover book.
- parturient — bearing or about to bear young; travailing.
- pasquinade — a satire or lampoon, especially one posted in a public place.
- paul jones — an old-time dance in which partners are exchanged
- peanut oil — a yellow to greenish oil expressed or extracted from peanuts, used in cookery, as a vehicle for medicines, and in the manufacture of margarine and soap.
- peduncular — Botany. a flower stalk, supporting either a cluster or a solitary flower. the stalk bearing the fruiting body in fungi.
- peenemunde — a village in NE Germany: German center for missile and rocket research and manufacture in World War II.