14-letter words containing s, p, i, n, u
- lapsus linguae — a slip of the tongue.
- lieutenantship — the office of a lieutenant
- lotus position — a standard seated posture for yoga, with legs intertwined, left foot over right thigh, and right foot over left thigh.
- louis napoleon — (Louis Napoleon; Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte) [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1808–73, president of France 1848–52, emperor of France 1852–70 (nephew of Napoleon I).
- luminous paint — paint containing a phosphor that emits visible light when irradiated with ultraviolet light.
- marsupial bone — epipubis.
- megasporangium — a sporangium containing megaspores.
- micropulsation — a very minor fluctuation in the strength of the earth's magnetic field
- miscomputation — an act, process, or method of computing; calculation.
- mispronouncing — Present participle of mispronounce.
- mispunctuation — incorrect punctuation
- modus operandi — mode of operating or working.
- mountain sheep — wild sheep in mountainous area
- multi-personal — of, relating to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion.
- munitions dump — a place where munitions are stored
- muscle spindle — Cell Biology. a proprioceptor in skeletal muscle, composed of striated muscle fibers and sensory nerve endings in a connective tissue sheath, that conveys information via the spinal nerves on the state of muscle stretch, important in the reflex mechanism that maintains body posture.
- musculophrenic — (anatomy) Pertaining to the muscles and the diaphragm.
- nanopublishing — an inexpensive form of online publishing that uses blogging as a model to reach a specific audience
- nature worship — a system of religion based on the deification and worship of natural forces and phenomena.
- neutron poison — a nonfissionable material used to absorb neutrons and thus to control nuclear reactions
- nolle prosequi — an entry made upon the records of a court when the plaintiff or prosecutor will proceed no further in a suit or action. Abbreviation: nol. pros.
- non-assumptive — taken for granted.
- non-disruptive — causing, tending to cause, or caused by disruption; disrupting: the disruptive effect of their rioting.
- non-supporting — to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
- non-suspension — the act of suspending.
- nonconsumption — the refusal to consume certain foods
- nonconsumptive — not consumptive of a resource, product, or service
- nonpressurized — Not pressurized.
- nonprosecution — (legal) Of or pertaining to a decision not to prosecute.
- nonspeculative — not speculative
- nonsupervisory — not supervisory
- nonsuppurative — Not suppurative.
- nucleoproteins — Plural form of nucleoprotein.
- numa pompilius — died 673? b.c, 2nd legendary Sabine king of Rome 715–673?
- 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.
- overpersuasion — the act or instance of overpersuading someone
- paper industry — the industry of manufacturing and selling paper
- paper nautilus — any dibranchiate cephalopod of the genus Argonauta, the female of which has a delicate, white shell.
- papilionaceous — having an irregular corolla shaped somewhat like a butterfly, as the pea and other leguminous plants.
- parajournalism — news reportage that strongly reflects the point of view of the writer or editor or that uses techniques not practiced in conventional journalism.
- paralinguistic — of or relating to paralanguage or paralinguistics.
- parish council — local administrative body
- parsimoniously — characterized by or showing parsimony; frugal or stingy.
- particularness — the quality of being exceptional or individual
- passion sunday — the fifth Sunday in Lent, being the second week before Easter.
- pasteurization — to expose (a food, as milk, cheese, yogurt, beer, or wine) to an elevated temperature for a period of time sufficient to destroy certain microorganisms, as those that can produce disease or cause spoilage or undesirable fermentation of food, without radically altering taste or quality.
- paternity suit — legal dispute over identity of father
- peninsular war — the war (1808–14) fought in the Iberian Peninsula by British, Portuguese, and Spanish forces against the French, resulting in the defeat of the French: part of the Napoleonic Wars
- percussion cap — a small metallic cap or cup containing fulminating powder, formerly exploded by percussion to fire the charge of small arms.
- perfidiousness — deliberately faithless; treacherous; deceitful: a perfidious lover.