16-letter words containing p, e, t, n, i
- ultracrepidarian — noting or pertaining to a person who criticizes, judges, or gives advice outside the area of his or her expertise: The play provides a classic, simplistic portrayal of an ultracrepidarian mother-in-law.
- unapologetically — containing an apology or excuse for a fault, failure, insult, injury, etc.: An apologetic letter to his creditors explained the delay.
- uncinate process — a curved, bony process on certain ribs of birds that projects backward and overlaps the succeeding rib, serving to strengthen the thorax.
- undercapitalized — having insufficient capital for the efficient operation of a commercial enterprise
- underconsumption — the act of consuming, as by use, decay, or destruction.
- underpitch vault — a construction having a central vault intersected by vaults of lower pitch.
- unissued capital — authorized capital that has not yet been issued as shares
- 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.
- unrepresentative — a person or thing that represents another or others.
- up-to-the-minute — extending to the present moment, as information, facts, or style: an up-to-the-minute news report.
- upper palatinate — See under Palatinate (def 1).
- upsilon particle — the 20th letter of the Greek alphabet (Υ, υ).
- ventriculography — radiography of the ventricles of the heart after injection of a contrast medium
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- zenith telescope — a telescope mounted to point only at the zenith, used at some observatories for measuring time by the stars.
- 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