15-letter words containing p, u, n
- tetrasporangium — a sporangium containing four asexual spores.
- the upper ranks — the higher divisions of the armed forces
- the upper rhine — the section of the Rhine between Basel, Switzerland and Bingen, Germany
- thought pattern — habitual way of thinking
- to jump the gun — If you jump the gun, you do something before everyone else or before the proper or right time.
- to pack a punch — If something packs a punch, it has a very powerful effect.
- to pull strings — If you pull strings, you use your influence with other people in order to get something done, often unfairly.
- trans-euphrates — a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey through Syria and Iraq, joining the Tigris to form the Shatt-al-Arab near the Persian Gulf. 1700 miles (2735 km) long.
- treacle pudding — a sponge cake with syrup on top
- trifluoperazine — a compound, C 21 H 24 F 3 N 3 S, used as an antipsychotic.
- tubal pregnancy — pregnancy that grows in fallopian tube
- turnkey project — a complete project usually including many major units of plant completed under one overall contract, such as a chemical works or power station complex
- turpentine tree — a tropical African leguminous tree, Copaifera mopane, yielding a hard dark wood and a useful resin
- ultrasonography — a diagnostic imaging technique utilizing reflected high-frequency sound waves to delineate, measure, or examine internal body structures or organs.
- un-presumptuous — full of, characterized by, or showing presumption or readiness to presume in conduct or thought, as by saying or doing something without right or permission.
- un-supplemented — something added to complete a thing, supply a deficiency, or reinforce or extend a whole.
- una corda pedal — soft pedal (def 1).
- unacceptability — capable or worthy of being accepted.
- unanticipatedly — in an unanticipated or unexpected manner
- unapostolically — in an unapostalic manner
- unapprehensible — not able to be understood or comprehended
- unary operation — an operation in a mathematical system by which one element is used to yield a single result, as squaring or taking the square root.
- unchoreographed — not choreographed; not pre-arranged or pre-prepared; unplanned
- uncompanionable — not companionable or friendly; antisocial
- uncompassionate — having or showing compassion: a compassionate person; a compassionate letter.
- uncomplainingly — in an unresentful or resigned manner
- uncomplaisantly — in an uncomplaisant manner
- uncomplementary — forming a complement; completing.
- uncomplimentary — of the nature of, conveying, or expressing a compliment, often one that is politely flattering: a complimentary remark.
- uncomprehending — to understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind; perceive: He did not comprehend the significance of the ambassador's remark.
- uncomprehensive — of large scope; covering or involving much; inclusive: a comprehensive study of world affairs.
- uncompromisable — that cannot or should not be compromised
- uncooperatively — in an uncooperative or unhelpful manner
- uncopyrightable — not able to be copyrighted
- uncorresponding — identical in all essentials or respects: corresponding fingerprints.
- under suspicion — suspected of a crime
- undercapitalize — to provide an insufficient amount of capital for (a business enterprise).
- undercompensate — to compensate or pay less than is fair, customary, or expected.
- underemployment — employed at a job that does not fully use one's skills or abilities.
- underpopulation — having a population lower than is normal or desirable.
- underprivileged — denied the enjoyment of the normal privileges or rights of a society because of low economic and social status.
- underproduction — production that is less than normal or than is required by the demand.
- underpublicized — lacking publicity
- undisappointing — not disappointing
- undisciplinable — unable to be disciplined or controlled
- unexceptionable — not offering any basis for exception or objection; beyond criticism: an unexceptionable record of achievement.
- unfair practice — unfair competition.
- uninterpretable — to give or provide the meaning of; explain; explicate; elucidate: to interpret the hidden meaning of a parable.
- uninterruptedly — in a manner that is not broken, discontinued, or hindered
- university park — a city in N Texas.