13-letter words containing u, m, p, i
- dna computing — (architecture) The use of DNA molecules to encode computational problems. Standard operations of molecular biology can then be used to solve some NP-hard search problems in parallel using a very large number of molecules. The exponential scaling of NP-hard problems still remains, so this method will require a huge amount of DNA to solve large problems.
- dolphinariums — Plural form of dolphinarium.
- drum paneling — flush paneling in a door.
- empyreumatise — to render empyreumatic
- empyreumatize — to infect or spoil with empyreuma
- entomophilous — (of flowering plants) pollinated by insects
- ethnophaulism — An ethnic or racial slur, typically caricaturing some identifiable (often physical) feature of the group being derided. For example,
- euphemistical — Archaic form of euphemistic.
- exploratorium — A museum or similar institution that encourages visitors to explore the exhibits in a hands-on manner.
- flunitrazepam — a powerful benzodiazepine sedative, C 16 H 12 FN 3 O 3 , that causes semiconsciousness and memory blackouts: has been implicated in date rapes and is illegal in the U.S.
- fulani empire — a powerful W African Muslim state that flourished in the 19th century in the area of present-day Nigeria.
- gossip column — newspaper: celebrity news article
- gross premium — A gross premium is the total premium of an insurance contract before brokerage or discounts have been deducted.
- guilt complex — If you say that someone has a guilt complex about something, you mean that they feel very guilty about it, in a way that you consider is exaggerated, unreasonable, or unnecessary.
- human capital — the collective skills, knowledge, or other intangible assets of individuals that can be used to create economic value for the individuals, their employers, or their community: Education is an investment in human capital that pays off in terms of higher productivity.
- hyperimmunity — the state of being immune from or insusceptible to a particular disease or the like.
- hyperimmunize — to render highly immunized
- hypermutation — (uncountable) Frequent mutation.
- hyperurbanism — a pronunciation or grammatical form or usage produced by a speaker of one dialect according to an analogical rule formed by comparison of the speaker's own usage with that of another, more prestigious, dialect and often applied in an inappropriate context, especially in an effort to avoid sounding countrified, rural, or provincial, as in the pronunciation of the word two (to̅o̅) as (tyo̅o̅).
- hyperuricemia — an excess of uric acid in the blood, often producing gout.
- hypochondrium — either of two regions of the abdomen, situated on each side of the epigastrium and above the lumbar regions.
- immunotherapy — treatment designed to produce immunity to a disease or enhance the resistance of the immune system to an active disease process, as cancer.
- impactfulness — The quality of being impactful.
- impecuniosity — having little or no money; penniless; poor.
- impecuniously — In an impecunious manner.
- imperiousness — domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial; overbearing: an imperious manner; an imperious person.
- imperturbable — incapable of being upset or agitated; not easily excited; calm: imperturbable composure.
- imperturbably — incapable of being upset or agitated; not easily excited; calm: imperturbable composure.
- impetuosities — Plural form of impetuosity.
- impetuousness — of, relating to, or characterized by sudden or rash action, emotion, etc.; impulsive: an impetuous decision; an impetuous person.
- importunately — urgent or persistent in solicitation, sometimes annoyingly so.
- importunities — Plural form of importunity.
- impostumation — an abscess or swelling filled with pus
- impulsiveness — actuated or swayed by emotional or involuntary impulses: an impulsive child.
- imputrescible — not liable to decomposition or putrefaction; incorruptible: a tanning process to make skins imputrescible.
- inclusion map — a map of a set to itself in which each element of a given subset of the set is mapped to itself.
- indirect jump — (programming) A jump via an indirect address, i.e. the jump instruction contains the address of a memory location that contains the address of the next instruction to execute. The location containing the address to jump to is sometimes called a vector. Indirect jumps make normal code hard to understand because the jump target is a run-time property of the program that depends on the execution history. They are useful for, e.g. allowing user code to replace operating system code or setting up event handlers.
- isoamyl group — the univalent group C 5 H 11 .
- jeune premier — the male juvenile lead in a play or movie.
- jumping genes — transposon.
- jumping mouse — any of several primitive, mouselike rodents of the family Zapodidae, having long hind legs, common in the woodlands of Europe, Asia, and North America.
- komi republic — a constituent republic of NW Russia: annexed by the princes of Moscow in the 14th century. Capital: Syktyvkar. Pop: 1 019 000 (2002). Area: 415 900 sq km (160 540 sq miles)
- lapsus calami — a slip of the pen.
- line spectrum — an electromagnetic spectrum consisting of discrete lines, usually characteristic of excited atoms or molecules.
- mahabalipuram — a village in NE Tamil Nadu, in SE India: Hindu temples; early Dravidian architecture.
- manipulatable — to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner: to manipulate people's feelings.
- manipulations — Plural form of manipulation.
- manipulatives — influencing or attempting to influence the behavior or emotions of others for one’s own purposes: a manipulative boss.
- measuring cup — a graduated cup used especially in cooking for measuring ingredients.
- medium-priced — having a price that is neither too high or too low