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12-letter words containing u, n, e, m, p

  • money supply — the sum of demand or checking-account deposits and currency in circulation.
  • monopetalous — gamopetalous.
  • monosepalous — gamosepalous.
  • monospermous — having one seed.
  • montes pubis — mons pubis
  • mucoproteins — Plural form of mucoprotein.
  • mucopurulent — containing or composed of mucus and pus.
  • mullein pink — rose campion.
  • 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.
  • municipalize — to make a municipality of.
  • 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.
  • neurotropism — the quality of being neurotropic.
  • new plymouth — a seaport on W North Island, in New Zealand.
  • nom de plume — pen name.
  • 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.
  • nonpetroleum — not containing any petroleum based substance
  • number opera — an opera in which the arias, ensembles, recitatives, and other sections are clearly separated from one another.
  • number plate — vehicle's registration panel
  • numbers pool — Also called numbers, numbers game, numbers racket. an illegal daily lottery in which money is wagered on the appearance of certain numbers in some statistical listing or tabulation published in a daily newspaper, racing form, etc.
  • nuxi problem — (data, architecture)   /nuk'see pro'bl*m/ The problem of transferring data between computers with differing byte order. The string "Unix" might look like "NUXI" on a machine with a different "byte sex" (e.g. when transferring data from a little-endian to a big-endian, or vice-versa). See also middle-endian, swab, and bytesexual.
  • ombudsperson — ombudsman (def 2).
  • on the stump — If politicians are on the stump, they are campaigning for an election.
  • open-mouthed — having the mouth open.
  • opendocument — (file format, standard)   (ODF, ISO/IEC 26300, OASIS Open Document Format for Office Applications) An XML file format for office documents, such as spreadsheets, charts, presentations, databases and word processing. OpenDocument was developed by the Open Office XML technical committee of the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS) consortium. It is based on the XML format originally created and implemented by the OpenOffice.org office suite. OpenDocument is an open standard, i.e. freely available and implementable. Compare OOXML.
  • outcompeting — to strive to outdo another for acknowledgment, a prize, supremacy, profit, etc.; engage in a contest; vie: to compete in a race; to compete in business.
  • outplacement — counseling and assistance in finding a new job, provided by a company for an employee who has been or is about to be dismissed.
  • paludamentum — a cloak worn by officials and military officers of ancient Rome, especially during wartime.
  • panhellenium — an institution founded by the Roman Emperor Hadrian idealizing Greece's Classical history
  • pansexualism — the belief that a sexual instinct drives all human behaviour
  • pen computer — a computer, as a personal digital assistant, having pattern-recognition software enabling it to read handwritten text or drawings input on the screen by means of a stylus.
  • pericementum — periodontal membrane.
  • perinephrium — the capsule of connective tissue that envelops the kidney.
  • periodontium — the bone, connective tissue, and gum surrounding and supporting a tooth.
  • perionychium — the epidermis surrounding the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail.
  • periselenium — the closest point of the orbit of a spacecraft to the moon
  • phillumenist — a collector of matchbooks and matchboxes.
  • phone number — of individual, business
  • plenum cable — (hardware)   Cable that can be (legally) installed in the plenum (the space between a ceiling and the floor above it). Such cable is (usually) teflon-coated so that it will not give off toxic fumes when burned. In some parts of the world such cable is required by law.
  • pneumaticity — the condition of being pneumatic
  • pneumatocyst — the cavity of a pneumatophore.
  • pneumatology — Theology. doctrine concerning the Holy Spirit. the belief in intermediary spirits between humans and God.
  • pneumococcal — a bacterium, Diplococcus pneumoniae, causing lobar pneumonia and associated with certain other diseases, as pericarditis and meningitis.
  • pneumococcus — a bacterium, Diplococcus pneumoniae, causing lobar pneumonia and associated with certain other diseases, as pericarditis and meningitis.
  • pneumocystis — any protozoan of the genus Pneumocystis, esp P. carinii, which is a cause of pneumonia in people whose immune defences have been lowered by drugs or a disease
  • pneumography — the process of recording the movements of the thorax in respiration.
  • pneumonology — the study of the respiratory system
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