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13-letter words containing n, u, t, p

  • encapsulation — The act of enclosing in a capsule; the growth of a membrane around (any part) so as to enclose it in a capsule.
  • entomophagous — feeding mainly on insects; insectivorous
  • entomophilous — (of flowering plants) pollinated by insects
  • entrepreneurs — Plural form of entrepreneur.
  • entrepreneuse — a female entrepreneur
  • equipartition — the equal division of the energy of a system in thermal equilibrium between different degrees of freedom. This principle was assumed to be exact in classical physics, but quantum theory shows that it is true only in certain special cases
  • equipollently — With equal power.
  • equiponderant — of the same weight; evenly balanced
  • equiponderate — To counterbalance.
  • equipotential — (of a surface or line ) composed of points all at the same potential.
  • ethnophaulism — An ethnic or racial slur, typically caricaturing some identifiable (often physical) feature of the group being derided. For example,
  • european toad — a European toad, Alytes obstetricans, the male of which carries the fertilized eggs on its hind legs until they hatch: family Discoglossidae
  • eusporangiate — (of ferns) having each sporangium developing from a group of cells, rather than a single cell, and with no specialized dispersal of spores
  • expostulating — Present participle of expostulate.
  • expostulation — (countable) The act of reasoning earnestly in order to dissuade or remonstrate.
  • finger puppet — a miniature puppet fitting over and manipulated by one finger.
  • flunitrazepam — a powerful benzodiazepine sedative, C 16 H 12 FN 3 O 3 , that causes semiconsciousness and memory blackouts: has been implicated in date rapes and is illegal in the U.S.
  • funemployment — the condition of a person who enjoys being out of work
  • furring strip — a strip of wood or metal fixed to a wall, floor, or ceiling to provide a surface for the fixing of plasterboard, floorboards, etc
  • gartner group — (company)   One of the biggest IT industry research firms. Address: Connecticut, USA.
  • get-up-and-go — energy, drive, and enthusiasm.
  • ground troops — soldiers positioned on the ground
  • group annuity — a plan in which the members of a group, usually employees of the same company, receive annuities upon retirement.
  • group captain — an officer holding commissioned rank senior to a wing commander but junior to an air commodore in the RAF and certain other air forces
  • gunpowder tea — an explosive mixture, as of potassium nitrate, sulfur, and charcoal, used in shells and cartridges, in fireworks, for blasting, etc.
  • guttersnipish — Resembling or characteristic of a guttersnipe.
  • haruspication — the use of animal entrails for divination
  • hasty pudding — New England. cornmeal mush.
  • house painter — a person whose occupation is painting houses.
  • housepainters — Plural form of housepainter.
  • human capital — the collective skills, knowledge, or other intangible assets of individuals that can be used to create economic value for the individuals, their employers, or their community: Education is an investment in human capital that pays off in terms of higher productivity.
  • hunt and peck — a slow and inefficient method of typing by looking for each key separately before striking it: used by untrained typists.
  • hunt-and-peck — a method of typing while looking at the keyboard, usually using only the forefingers to press the keys
  • hunter's pink — a brilliant red often used for the jackets of hunters.
  • hunting pinks — the traditional attire worn by people in Britain while fox hunting, the distinguishing feature of which is a scarlet jacket
  • hymenopterous — belonging or pertaining to the Hymenoptera, an order of insects having, when winged, four membranous wings, and comprising the wasps, bees, ants, ichneumon flies, and sawflies.
  • hyperfunction — abnormally increased function, especially of glands or other organs.
  • hyperimmunity — the state of being immune from or insusceptible to a particular disease or the like.
  • hypermutation — (uncountable) Frequent mutation.
  • hypervirulent — actively poisonous; intensely noxious: a virulent insect bite.
  • immunotherapy — treatment designed to produce immunity to a disease or enhance the resistance of the immune system to an active disease process, as cancer.
  • impactfulness — The quality of being impactful.
  • impecuniosity — having little or no money; penniless; poor.
  • impetuousness — of, relating to, or characterized by sudden or rash action, emotion, etc.; impulsive: an impetuous decision; an impetuous person.
  • importunately — urgent or persistent in solicitation, sometimes annoyingly so.
  • importunities — Plural form of importunity.
  • impostumation — an abscess or swelling filled with pus
  • in particular — of or relating to a single or specific person, thing, group, class, occasion, etc., rather than to others or all; special rather than general: one's particular interests in books.
  • in perpetuity — the state or character of being perpetual (often preceded by in): to desire happiness in perpetuity.
  • in-perpetuity — the state or character of being perpetual (often preceded by in): to desire happiness in perpetuity.
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