16-letter words containing r, e, p, u, n

pairs tournament — an event in a sport such as tennis or darts open to pairs of competitors
palmer peninsula — former name of Antarctic Peninsula.
pancreatic juice — a thick, colorless, very alkaline fluid secreted by the pancreas, containing enzymes that break down protein, fat, and starch.
paterson's curse — a purple-flowered noxious plant, Echium plantagineum, a close relative of viper's bugloss, naturalized in Australia and NZ where its harmfulness to livestock has prompted attempts to limit its spread
peninsular state — Florida (used as a nickname).
percussion drill — a drill that is operated by percussion
period furniture — furniture that was made during a particular period in time
perpendicularity — vertical; straight up and down; upright.
perpetual motion — the motion of a theoretical mechanism that, without any losses due to friction or other forms of dissipation of energy, would continue to operate indefinitely at the same rate without any external energy being applied to it.
person of colour — a person who is not White
personal pronoun — any one of the pronouns used to refer to the speaker, or to one or more to or about whom or which he or she is speaking, as, in English, I, we, you, he, she, it, they.
personal tuition — private tuition
personality cult — deliberately cultivated adulation of a person, esp a political leader
peruvian rhatany — See under rhatany (def 1).
peter stuyvesant — Peter, 1592–1672, Dutch colonial administrator in the Americas: last governor of New Netherlands 1646–64.
picture moulding — the edge around a framed picture
pineal apparatus — a median outgrowth of the roof of the diencephalon in vertebrates that in some develops into the pineal eye and in others into the pineal gland.
planetary nebula — an expanding shell of thin ionized gas that is ejected from and surrounds a hot, dying star of about the same mass as the sun; the gas absorbs ultraviolet radiation from the central star and reemits it as visible light by the process of fluorescence.
pleasure-seeking — always looking for pleasure
pneumatic trough — a trough filled with liquid, especially water, for collecting gases in bell jars or the like by displacement.
poitou-charentes — a region of W central France, on the Bay of Biscay: mainly low-lying
portmanteau word — a case or bag to carry clothing in while traveling, especially a leather trunk or suitcase that opens into two halves.
portuguese india — a former Portuguese overseas territory on the W coast of India, consisting of the districts of Gôa, Daman, and Diu: annexed by India December 1961. Capital: Gôa.
postremogeniture — a system of inheritance under which the estate of a deceased person goes to his youngest son. Also called ultimogeniture. Compare primogeniture (def 2).
pourriture noble — noble rot.
praetorian guard — the bodyguard of a military commander, especially the imperial guard stationed in Rome.
pre-subscription — a sum of money given or pledged as a contribution, payment, investment, etc.
prerevolutionary — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of a revolution, or a sudden, complete, or marked change: a revolutionary junta.
pressure flaking — a method of manufacturing a flint tool by pressing flakes from a stone core with a pointed implement, usually of wood tipped with antler or copper.
pressure welding — the welding together of two objects by holding them together under pressure.
presumptuousness — 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.
preunderstanding — to perceive the meaning of; grasp the idea of; comprehend: to understand Spanish; I didn't understand your question.
primary consumer — (in the food chain) an animal that feeds on plants; a herbivore.
principal clause — the main clause.
private judgment — personal opinion formed independently of the expressed position of an institution, as in matters of religion or politics.
private language — a language that is not merely secret or accidentally limited to one user, but that cannot in principle be communicated to another
process industry — business of treating raw materials
project guardian — (project, security) A project which grew out of the ARPA support for Multics and the sale of Multics systems to the US Air Force. The USAF wanted a system that could be used to handle more than one security classification of data at a time. They contracted with Honeywell and MITRE Corporation to figure out how to do this. Project Guardian led to the creation of the Access Isolation Mechanism, the forerunner of the B2 labeling and star property support in Multics. The DoD Orange Book was influenced by the experience in building secure systems gained in Project Guardian.
prometheus bound — a tragedy (c457 b.c.) by Aeschylus.
prosecution case — the case brought against someone by a legal authority
proteus syndrome — a condition caused by malfunction in cell growth, in which bone and flesh tissue overgrow in localized areas of the body
proxima centauri — the nearest star to the sun at a distance of 4.3 light-years, part of the Alpha Centauri triple-star system located in the constellation Centaurus.
pseudo-isidorian — of or relating to the collection of documents of the 9th century a.d. that consist chiefly of the Decretals, attributed to Isidore, archbishop of Seville, a.d. 600–36, and that were rejected as spurious in the 15th century.
pseudoparenchyma — (in certain fungi and red algae) a compact mass of tissue, made up of interwoven hyphae or filaments, that superficially resembles plant tissue.
public ownership — ownership by the state; nationalization
public relations — (used with a plural verb) the actions of a corporation, store, government, individual, etc., in promoting goodwill between itself and the public, the community, employees, customers, etc.
puddling-furnace — the act of a person or thing that puddles.
pull the strings — be in control
pulmonary artery — an artery conveying venous blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs.
purchasing agent — a person who buys materials, supplies, equipment, etc., for a company.

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