12-letter words containing p, u, t, e, n
- interpluvial — designating a drier period occurring between two periods of persistently heavy rainfall
- interrupters — Plural form of interrupter.
- interrupting — to cause or make a break in the continuity or uniformity of (a course, process, condition, etc.).
- interruption — an act or instance of interrupting.
- interruptive — to cause or make a break in the continuity or uniformity of (a course, process, condition, etc.).
- interspinous — located between spines, esp between the vertebrae
- interspousal — Often, spousals. the ceremony of marriage; nuptials.
- intrapreneur — an employee of a large corporation who is given freedom and financial support to create new products, services, systems, etc., and does not have to follow the corporation's usual routines or protocols.
- intussuscept — to take within, as one part of the intestine into an adjacent part; invaginate.
- jump the gun — a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance.
- jurisprudent — versed in jurisprudence.
- ketone group — the characteristic group occurring in ketones that consists of the carbonyl group attached to two alkyl groups.
- leontopodium — any plant of the Eurasian alpine genus Leontopodium, esp L. alpinum
- magnetopause — the boundary between the earth's magnetosphere and interplanetary space, about 40,000 miles (65,000 km) above the earth, marked by an abrupt decrease in the earth's magnetic induction.
- manipulative — influencing or attempting to influence the behavior or emotions of others for one’s own purposes: a manipulative boss.
- mantle plume — plume (def 10).
- meganthropus — a proposed genus of extinct, late lower Pleistocene primates based on two large lower jaws found in Java, and believed to be either Australopithecine or human.
- minicomputer — a computer with processing and storage capabilities smaller than those of a mainframe but larger than those of a microcomputer.
- mispunctuate — to punctuate incorrectly.
- monopetalous — gamopetalous.
- montes pubis — mons pubis
- mucoproteins — Plural form of mucoprotein.
- mucopurulent — containing or composed of mucus and pus.
- multiplexing — having many parts or aspects: the multiplex problem of drug abuse.
- multipotency — (cytology, developmental biology) The ability of a progenitor cell to develop into a limited number of cell types.
- multipresent — able to be present in several places simultaneously
- multipronged — having or composed of several prongs: a multipronged electric plug.
- name capture — (reduction) In beta reduction, when a term containing a free occurrence of a variable v is substituted into another term where v is bound the free v becomes spuriously bound or "captured". E.g. (\ x . \ y . x y) y --> \ y . y y (WRONG) This problem arises because two distinct variables have the same name. The most common solution is to rename the bound variable using alpha conversion: (\ x . \ y' . x y') y --> \ y' . y y' Another solution is to use de Bruijn notation. Note that the argument expression, y, contained a free variable. The whole expression above must therefore be notionally contained within the body of some lambda abstraction which binds y. If we never reduce inside the body of a lambda abstraction (as in reduction to weak head normal form) then name capture cannot occur.
- nanocomputer — (architecture) /nan'oh-k*m-pyoo'tr/ A computer with molecular-sized switching elements. Designs for mechanical nanocomputers which use single-molecule sliding rods for their logic have been proposed. The controller for a nanobot would be a nanocomputer. Some nanocomputers can also be called quantum computers because quantum physics plays a major role in calculations. Richard P. Feynman is still cited today for his work in this area.
- nature strip — a grass strip in front of a house between a fence or footpath and a roadway
- naughty step — a place where a child is made to stand as a punishment for bad behaviour
- neuroleptics — Plural form of neuroleptic.
- neuronopathy — A form of polyneuropathy caused by destruction of neurons.
- neuropathies — Plural form of neuropathy.
- neuropathist — a specialist in treating diseases of the nervous system; a neurologist
- neuropeptide — any of various short-chain peptides, as endorphins, that function as neuromodulators in the nervous system and as hormones in the endocrine system.
- neuroplastic — Of or pertaining to neuroplasticity.
- neuropterist — an entomologist specializing in neuropteran insects
- neuropterous — belonging or pertaining to the Neuroptera, an order of insects characterized by four membranous wings having netlike venation, comprising the ant lions, lacewings, dobsonflies, alderflies, fishflies, snakeflies, mantispids, and spongillaflies.
- neurotrophic — of or relating to the effect of nerves on the nutritive processes.
- neurotropism — the quality of being neurotropic.
- neurotypical — relating to or showing typical neurological behavior and development: She has one dyslexic and one neurotypical child.
- neutrophiles — (of a cell or cell part) having an affinity for neutral dyes.
- neutrophilic — (of a cell or its contents) readily stained only by neutral dyes.
- neutrosophic — Neutrosophy
- neutrosphere — the part of the atmosphere whose constituents are, for the most part, electrically neutral, extending from the earth's surface to the base of the ionosphere.
- new plymouth — a seaport on W North Island, in New Zealand.
- non-computer — a programmable electronic device designed to accept data, perform prescribed mathematical and logical operations at high speed, and display the results of these operations. Mainframes, desktop and laptop computers, tablets, and smartphones are some of the different types of computers. Compare analog computer, digital computer.
- non-punitive — not involving or exerting punishment
- nonpetroleum — not containing any petroleum based substance