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14-letter words containing p, u, m, a, n

  • micropulsation — a very minor fluctuation in the strength of the earth's magnetic field
  • mind uploading — (application)   The science fiction concept of copying one's mind into an artificial body or computer.
  • miscomputation — an act, process, or method of computing; calculation.
  • mispunctuation — incorrect punctuation
  • modus operandi — mode of operating or working.
  • money-purchase — relating to a pension scheme in which both employer and employee make contributions to a fund that is used to buy an annuity on retirement. The amount paid as a pension depends on the size of the fund
  • mononeuropathy — A neuropathy that affects only a single nerve (as distinguished from polyneuropathy).
  • motion capture — a process by which a device can be used to capture patterns of live movement; the data is then transmitted to a computer, where simulation software displays it applied to a virtual actor
  • mount pleasant — a city in central Michigan.
  • mountain sheep — wild sheep in mountainous area
  • multi-personal — of, relating to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion.
  • multiplication — the act or process of multiplying or the state of being multiplied.
  • multipotential — able to differentiate along several lines
  • municipal bond — a bond issued by a state, county, city, or town, or by a state authority or agency to finance projects.
  • mutton snapper — a snapper, Lutjanus analis, inhabiting the warmer parts of the western Atlantic Ocean, valued as food and game.
  • non-assumptive — taken for granted.
  • numa pompilius — died 673? b.c, 2nd legendary Sabine king of Rome 715–673?
  • numeric keypad — 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.
  • one-upsmanship — the art or practice of achieving, demonstrating, or assuming superiority in one's rivalry with a friend or opponent by obtaining privilege, status, status symbols, etc.: the one-upmanship of getting into the president's car pool.
  • outperformance — The act or state of outperforming.
  • pancake makeup — a cosmetic or theatrical makeup made of a soluble, matte powder compressed into a thin cake and typically applied with a damp sponge
  • parajournalism — news reportage that strongly reflects the point of view of the writer or editor or that uses techniques not practiced in conventional journalism.
  • parenchymatous — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.
  • parsimoniously — characterized by or showing parsimony; frugal or stingy.
  • pendulum watch — (formerly) a watch having a balance wheel, especially a balance wheel bearing a fake pendulum bob oscillating behind a window in the dial.
  • platinum black — a black powder consisting of very finely divided metallic platinum, used as a catalyst, especially in organic synthesis.
  • platinum metal — any of the group of precious metallic elements consisting of ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, osmium, iridium, and platinum
  • platinum-blond — (of hair) of a pale silver-blond colour
  • plenum-chamber — a system of mechanical ventilation in which fresh air is forced into the spaces to be ventilated from a chamber (plenum chamber) at a pressure slightly higher than atmospheric pressure, so as to expel foul air.
  • pneumatic duct — the duct joining the air bladder and alimentary canal of a physostomous fish.
  • pneumatic pile — a hollow pile, used under water, in which a vacuum is induced so that air and water pressure force it into place.
  • pneumatic tire — wheel cover filled with pressurized air
  • pneumatic tyre — a rubber tyre filled with air under pressure, used esp on motor vehicles
  • pneumobacillus — a bacterium, Klebsiella pneumoniae, causing a type of pneumonia and associated with certain other diseases, especially of the respiratory tract.
  • pneumodynamics — Physics. pneumatics.
  • pneumothoraces — the presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity.
  • point mutation — a change in a single base in a nucleotide sequence.
  • polemoniaceous — belonging to the Polemoniaceae, the phlox family of plants.
  • postamputation — following or occurring after an amputation
  • postmenopausal — of, relating to, or characteristic of menopause.
  • prandtl number — the ratio of the fluid viscosity to the thermal conductivity of a substance, a low number indicating high convection.
  • pre-assumption — something taken for granted; a supposition: a correct assumption. Synonyms: presupposition; hypothesis, conjecture, guess, postulate, theory.
  • preformulation — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
  • premanufacture — to manufacture in advance
  • premenstrually — in a premenstrual manner
  • progametangium — Mycology. the hyphal tip of certain fungi that produces the gametangium and subsequent gamete.
  • pronunciamento — a proclamation; manifesto; edict.
  • pseudomembrane — a tough outer layer found on the surface of the mucous membrane or skin
  • public company — a company that has more than 50 shareholders and whose shares are offered for public subscription.
  • pulmonary tree — the trachea, bronchi, and bronchioles of the lungs, which together resemble an upside-down tree.
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