11-letter words containing p, u, c
- liposuction — the surgical withdrawal of excess fat from local areas under the skin by means of a small incision and vacuum suctioning.
- local group — the group of galaxies, at least 25 of which are known, that includes the Milky Way.
- lotusscript — (language) A Visual BASIC-like scripting language for Lotus Notes and Lotus SmartSuite. LotusScript is object-oriented and can be used for complex Notes programming, although Java is also available.
- loupcervier — the Canada lynx.
- lumpsuckers — Plural form of lumpsucker.
- lunarscapes — Plural form of lunarscape.
- luteotropic — affecting the corpus luteum.
- lycopodiums — Plural form of lycopodium.
- macrophylum — a group of languages that are of a higher order than a phylum
- macropodous — (of a leaf) having a long stalk.
- manuscripts — Plural form of manuscript.
- match up to — If someone or something does not match up to what was expected, they are smaller, less impressive, or of poorer quality.
- mecopterous — belonging or pertaining to the insect order Mecoptera, comprising the scorpionflies and hangingflies.
- microporous — composed of or having extremely small pores.
- mispurchase — to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy.
- monocarpous — having a gynoecium that forms only a single ovary.
- mouthpieces — Plural form of mouthpiece.
- muck-up day — the last day of school before the annual examinations, marked by practical jokes and other student pranks
- mucopeptide — Peptidoglycan.
- mucoprotein — a protein that yields carbohydrates as well as amino acids on hydrolysis.
- multicampus — (of a university or organization) having multiple campuses or locations
- multicuspid — (in humans) a tooth with a single projection point or elevation; canine.
- multiphasic — having many phases, stages, aspects, or the like.
- munich pact — the pact signed by Great Britain, France, Italy, and Germany on September 29, 1938, by which the Sudetenland was ceded to Germany: often cited as an instance of unwise and unprincipled appeasement of an aggressive nation.
- municipally — of or relating to a town or city or its local government: municipal elections.
- muscle pull — injury: strained muscle
- music paper — paper ruled or printed with a stave for writing music
- mutton chop — cutlet of sheep's meat
- muttonchops — The whiskers on a man's cheek when shaped like a meat chop, narrow at the top and broad and rounded at the bottom.
- mycophagous — feeding on fungi.
- neuroleptic — (chiefly of a drug) tending to reduce nervous tension by depressing nerve functions.
- neuropathic — any diseased condition of the nervous system.
- neurotropic — having an affinity for nerve cells or tissue: a neurotropic virus; a neurotropic drug.
- neutropenic — Having neutropenia.
- non-corrupt — guilty of dishonest practices, as bribery; lacking integrity; crooked: a corrupt judge.
- non-suspect — to believe to be guilty, false, counterfeit, undesirable, defective, bad, etc., with little or no proof: to suspect a person of murder.
- noncompound — not compound
- noncomputed — Not computed.
- noncomputer — Not of or pertaining to computers.
- nonspecular — that reflects light diffusely and evenly over the hemisphere surrounding the reflective surface; diffuse
- nuclear sap — karyolymph
- nucleophile — of or relating to electron contribution in covalent bonding (opposed to electrophilic).
- nucleoplasm — the protoplasm of the nucleus of a cell.
- nudist camp — a resort where nudism is practiced
- numeric pad — a separate section on some computer keyboards, grouping together numeric keys and those for mathematical or other special functions in an arrangement like that of a calculator.
- nuncupation — the action of stating or asseverating an oath or pledge in a serious, official, or openly acknowledged manner
- nuncupative — (especially of a will) oral; not written.
- nuncupatory — Nuncupative; oral rather than written.
- occupancies — Plural form of occupancy.
- occupations — Plural form of occupation.