12-letter words containing u, n, p, a, c
- drop curtain — a curtain that is lowered into position from the flies.
- duncan phyfe — of, relating to, or resembling the furniture made by Duncan Phyfe, especially the earlier pieces in the Sheraton and Directoire styles.
- duplex chain — a roller chain having two sets of rollers linked together, used for heavy-duty applications
- duplications — Plural form of duplication.
- encapsulated — Simple past tense and past participle of encapsulate.
- encapsulates — Enclose (something) in or as if in a capsule.
- epicureanism — An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus. The school rejected determinism and advocated hedonism (pleasure as the highest good), but of a restrained kind: mental pleasure was regarded more highly than physical, and the ultimate pleasure was held to be freedom from anxiety and mental pain, esp. that arising from needless fear of death and of the gods.
- euphonically — In a euphonic manner.
- face down/up — If someone or something is face down, their face or front points downwards. If they are face up, their face or front points upwards.
- gap junction — a linkage of two adjacent cells consisting of a system of channels extending across a gap from one cell to the other, allowing the passage of ions and small molecules.
- gymnocarpous — (of a fungus or lichen) having the apothecium open and attached to the surface of the thallus.
- hippocentaur — Centaur.
- huayna capac — c1450–1527? Inca ruler of Peru 1493?–1527? (father of Atahualpa and Huascar).
- in duplicate — in two copies, times two
- inauspicious — not auspicious; boding ill; ill-omened; unfavorable.
- incapsulated — Simple past tense and past participle of incapsulate.
- incapsulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of incapsulate.
- incomputable — incapable of being computed; incalculable.
- incomputably — In an incomputable way.
- inoccupation — a lack of occupation
- inoperculate — having no operculum.
- jumping jack — a toy consisting of a jointed figure that is made to jump, move, or dance by pulling a string or stick attached to it.
- jury-packing — the practice of contriving that the majority of those chosen for a jury will be persons likely to have partialities affecting a particular case.
- launch party — a party that celebrates the launch of a new magazine, product, etc
- manuscriptal — (obsolete) Of or pertaining to manuscript.
- mispunctuate — to punctuate incorrectly.
- multiplicand — a number to be multiplied by another.
- municipalism — the principle or system of home rule by a municipality.
- municipality — a city, town, or other district possessing corporate existence and usually its own local government.
- municipalize — to make a municipality of.
- musicianship — knowledge, skill, and artistic sensitivity in performing music.
- 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.
- naturopathic — (alternative medicine) Of or pertaining to naturopathy or to naturopaths.
- necrophagous — That eats dead or decaying animal flesh.
- neuroplastic — Of or pertaining to neuroplasticity.
- neurotypical — relating to or showing typical neurological behavior and development: She has one dyslexic and one neurotypical child.
- nip and tuck — to squeeze or compress tightly between two surfaces or points; pinch; bite.
- non-culpable — deserving blame or censure; blameworthy.
- non-occupant — a person, family, group, or organization that lives in, occupies, or has quarters or space in or on something: the occupant of a taxicab; the occupants of the building.
- nonmunicipal — Not municipal.
- nucleocapsid — the nucleic acid core and surrounding capsid of a virus; the basic viral structure.
- nudum pactum — a simple contract or promise involving no legal considerations.
- occupational — of or relating to an occupation, trade, or calling: occupational guidance.
- olap council — (body, standard) A body formed in early 1995 to work on a cross-product API for OLAP. After little success it was replaced by the Analytical Solutions Forum.
- open account — current account (def 1).
- 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.
- pack a punch — be powerful
- packed lunch — A packed lunch is food, for example sandwiches, which you take to work, to school, or on a trip and eat as your lunch.
- packinghouse — a building where foodstuffs are packed