11-letter words containing o, p, u
- nucleophile — of or relating to electron contribution in covalent bonding (opposed to electrophilic).
- nucleoplasm — the protoplasm of the nucleus of a cell.
- nulliparous — a woman who has never borne a child.
- nullipotent — (mathematics, computing) Describing an action which has no side effect. Queries are typically nullipotent: they return useful data, but do not change the data structure queried. Contrast with idempotent.
- nuncupation — the action of stating or asseverating an oath or pledge in a serious, official, or openly acknowledged manner
- nuncupatory — Nuncupative; oral rather than written.
- occupancies — Plural form of occupancy.
- occupations — Plural form of occupation.
- octuplicate — a group, series, or set of eight identical copies (usually preceded by in).
- oedipus rex — a tragedy (c430 b.c.) by Sophocles.
- off-putting — provoking uneasiness, dislike, annoyance, or repugnance; disturbing or disagreeable.
- on the cusp — If you say that someone or something is on the cusp, you mean they are between two states, or are about to be in a particular state.
- on the jump — in a hurry
- open cheque — an uncrossed cheque that can be cashed at the drawee bank
- open ground — uncovered or unobstructed ground in a wide open space
- open source — Computers. pertaining to or denoting software whose source code is available free of charge to the public to use, copy, modify, sublicense, or distribute.
- open-source — Computers. pertaining to or denoting software whose source code is available free of charge to the public to use, copy, modify, sublicense, or distribute.
- opera buffa — an Italian farcical comic opera originating in the 18th century and containing recitativo secco, patter songs, and ensemble finales.
- opera house — a theater devoted chiefly to operas.
- operculated — relating to the operculum
- ophidiarium — an enclosure for snakes, adapted to their normal living conditions
- opium poppy — a Eurasian poppy, Papaver somniferum, having white, pink, red, or purple flowers, cultivated as the source of opium, for its oily seeds, and as an ornamental.
- oppertunity — Misspelling of opportunity.
- opportunely — appropriate, favorable, or suitable: an opportune phrase for the occasion.
- opportunism — the policy or practice, as in politics, business, or one's personal affairs, of adapting actions, decisions, etc., to expediency or effectiveness regardless of the sacrifice of ethical principles.
- opportunist — a person who practices opportunism, or the policy of adapting actions, decisions, etc., to effectiveness regardless of the sacrifice of ethical principles: He is an extreme opportunist and always thinks the ends justify the means.
- opportunity — an appropriate or favorable time or occasion: Their meeting afforded an opportunity to exchange views.
- opprobrious — conveying or expressing opprobrium, as language or a speaker: opprobrious invectives.
- oppugnation — Opposition.
- oppurtunity — Misspelling of opportunity.
- optocoupler — An optoisolator.
- orphan drug — Pharmacology. a drug that remains undeveloped or untested or is otherwise neglected because of limited potential for commercial gain.
- ostpreussen — a former province in NE Germany: an enclave separated from Germany by the Polish Corridor; now divided between Poland and the Russian Federation. 14,283 sq. mi. (36,993 sq. km). Capital: Königsberg.
- out of step — a movement made by lifting the foot and setting it down again in a new position, accompanied by a shifting of the weight of the body in the direction of the new position, as in walking, running, or dancing.
- out-compete — to strive to outdo another for acknowledgment, a prize, supremacy, profit, etc.; engage in a contest; vie: to compete in a race; to compete in business.
- out-process — to end a military tour of duty, accompanied by necessary paperwork: All enlisted soldiers out-process as a class.
- outcropping — Geology. a cropping out, as of a stratum or vein at the surface of the earth. the exposed portion of such a stratum or vein.
- outer space — space beyond the atmosphere of the earth.
- outerplanar — (mathematics) Describing a graph having a planar embedding such that the vertices lie on a circle and the edges lie inside that circle.
- outlet pipe — a pipe with an opening which permits escape or release (of liquid, etc)
- outline map — a map which only provides very basic information so that more details can be added
- outpatients — Plural form of outpatient.
- outperforms — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outperform.
- outpolitick — to surpass in politicking
- outpopulate — to surpass in populating
- outpouching — (pathology) evagination.
- outpourings — Plural form of outpouring.
- outsleeping — Present participle of outsleep.
- outspanning — Present participle of outspan.
- outspeeding — Present participle of outspeed.