10-letter words containing p, r, u
- loup river — a river in E central Nebraska, flowing E to the Platte River. 68 miles (109 km) long.
- loup-garou — a werewolf; lycanthrope.
- lump sugar — sugar in small blocks
- lumpsucker — A globular fish of cooler northern waters, typically having a ventral sucker and spiny fins; a lumpfish.
- lunarscape — the landscape of the moon.
- lupercalia — a festival held in ancient Rome on the 15th of February to promote fertility and ward off disasters.
- manuscript — the original text of an author's work, handwritten or now usually typed, that is submitted to a publisher.
- map turtle — any of several aquatic turtles of the genus Graptemys, as G. geographica, of the eastern and central U.S., usually having yellow stripes on the head and neck.
- mapinguari — Alternative form of mapinguary.
- mapinguary — A legendary red-furred ground-dwelling sloth-like creature said to live in the Amazon rainforests of Brazil and Bolivia.
- marsupials — Plural form of marsupial.
- maupertuis — Pierre Louis Moreau de [pyer lwee maw-roh duh] /pyɛr lwi mɔˈroʊ də/ (Show IPA), 1698–1759, French mathematician, astronomer, and biologist.
- measure up — a unit or standard of measurement: weights and measures.
- metacarpus — the part of a hand or forelimb, especially of its bony structure, included between the wrist, or carpus, and the fingers, or phalanges.
- micropumps — Plural form of micropump.
- mompreneur — Alternative form of mumpreneur.
- mont perdu — a mountain in NE Spain, in the central Pyrenees. Height: 3352 m (10 997 ft)
- mousetraps — Plural form of mousetrap.
- mouth harp — harmonica (def 1).
- mouthparts — Plural form of mouthpart.
- muciparous — muciferous.
- muckspread — to muckrake
- mudskipper — any of several gobies of the genera Periophthalmus and Boleophthalmus, of tropical seas from Africa to the East Indies and Japan, noted for the habit of remaining out of water on mud flats for certain periods and jumping about when disturbed.
- mug punter — a customer or client who is gullible and easily swindled
- multigroup — having or involving several groups
- multiparae — Plural form of multipara.
- multiparty — of or relating to more than two political parties.
- multiplier — a person or thing that multiplies.
- multipolar — having several or many poles.
- multipower — Of or pertaining to more than one power (in various senses).
- multiproxy — Involving multiple proxies.
- multisport — designed or used for a variety of sports.
- mummy porn — sexually explicit or pornographic books, photos, videos, etc., that appeal to women, especially middle-aged women.
- mummy-porn — sexually explicit or pornographic books, photos, videos, etc., that appeal to women, especially middle-aged women.
- mumpreneur — (informal) A mother who works as a business entrepreneur in addition to her family commitments.
- murphy bed — a bed constructed so that it can be folded or swung into a closet.
- naturopath — a system or method of treating disease that employs no surgery or synthetic drugs but uses special diets, herbs, vitamins, massage, etc., to assist the natural healing processes.
- 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.
- nisi prius — Also called nisi prius court. a trial court for the hearing of civil cases before a judge and jury.
- no-trumper — a hand suitable for calling and playing no trumps
- nonsupport — failure to support a spouse, child, or other dependent as required by law.
- noun group — A noun group is a noun or pronoun, or a group of words based on a noun or pronoun. In the sentence, 'He put the bottle of wine on the kitchen table', 'He', 'the bottle of wine', and 'the kitchen table' are all noun groups.