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15-letter words containing u, n, p, a, r

  • mass production — the production or manufacture of goods in large quantities, especially by machinery.
  • measuring spoon — a spoon for measuring amounts, as in cooking, usually part of a set of spoons of different sizes.
  • menispermaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Menispermaceae, a family of mainly tropical and subtropical plants, most of which are woody climbers with small flowers
  • microsporangium — a sporangium containing microspores.
  • montes riphaeus — a mountain range in the third quadrant of the visible face of the moon.
  • mount parnassus — a mountain in central Greece, in NW Boeotia: in ancient times sacred to Dionysus, Apollo, and the Muses, with the Castalian Spring and Delphi on its slopes. Height: 2457 m (8061 ft)
  • mules operation — the surgical removal of folds of skin in the breech of a sheep to reduce blowfly strike
  • multum in parvo — much in a small space
  • municipal court — a court whose jurisdiction is confined to a city or municipality, with criminal jurisdiction usually corresponding to that of a police court and civil jurisdiction over small causes.
  • negro spiritual — a type of religious song originating among Black slaves in the American South
  • neural computer — a computer or a software program that uses a neural network simulating the human brain and can be trained to perform specific tasks, as pattern recognition.
  • neuroepithelial — Of or relating to the neuroepithelium.
  • neuropathically — In a neuropathic way.
  • neuropathologic — Of or pertaining to neuropathology.
  • neuroplasticity — the capacity of the nervous system to develop new neuronal connections: research on neuroplasticity of the brain after injury.
  • neuropsychiatry — the branch of medicine dealing with diseases involving the mind and nervous system.
  • neutral spirits — nonflavored alcohol of 95 percent, or 190 proof, obtained chiefly from grain or molasses or redistilled from brandy, rum, etc., used for blending with straight whiskies and in the making of gin, cordials, liqueurs, and the like.
  • nil desperandum — never despair
  • nitramino group — the univalent group –NHNO 2 .
  • non-exculpatory — tending to clear from a charge of fault or guilt.
  • non-repudiation — the act of repudiating.
  • non-suppurative — suppurating; characterized by suppuration.
  • northern paiute — a member of an American Indian people of Nevada, Oregon, and California, allied to the Paiute.
  • northern parula — any of several American wood warblers of the genus Parula, especially P. americana (northern parula) having bluish plumage with a yellow throat and breast.
  • notour bankrupt — a bankrupt who has failed to discharge his or her debts within the days of grace allowed by the court
  • nuclear physics — the branch of physics that deals with the behavior, structure, and component parts of atomic nuclei.
  • nuclear-powered — powered by nuclear energy
  • nullarbor plain — a treeless, semiarid area of S Australia, contiguous to the Great Australian Bight.
  • odd permutation — a permutation of a set of n elements, x 1 , x 2 , …, xn, which permutes the product of all differences of the form (xi – xj), where i is less than j, into the negative of the product.
  • outdoorsmanship — a person devoted to outdoor sports and recreational activities, as hiking, hunting, fishing, or camping.
  • over-population — to fill with an excessive number of people, straining available resources and facilities: Expanding industry has overpopulated the western suburbs.
  • overspeculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
  • paid-in surplus — surplus paid in by purchasers of stock certificates sold at a premium.
  • pair production — Physics. the simultaneous creation of a particle and its antiparticle by a nucleus or particle in an excited state, as when a photon is absorbed.
  • pandorae fretum — an area in the southern hemisphere of Mars.
  • paralinguistics — the study of paralanguage.
  • parallel cousin — a cousin who is the child either of one's mother's sister or of one's father's brother.
  • parent compound — a compound from which derivatives may be obtained.
  • parent language — an earlier language from which another is derived.
  • part of fortune — the celestial longitude of the moon plus the celestial longitude of the ascendant minus the celestial longitude of the sun: said to connote an area of life through which one achieves emotional satisfaction.
  • partial denture — an artificial replacement of one or several of the teeth (partial denture) or all of the teeth (full denture) of either or both jaws; dental prosthesis.
  • patio furniture — furniture in an area adjoining a house, esp one that is paved and used for outdoor activities
  • pay as you earn — a method of paying tax in which the tax is taken off your wages before they are paid to you
  • peak production — the maximum production
  • pearly nautilus — nautilus (def 1).
  • penal servitude — imprisonment together with hard labor.
  • penshurst place — a 14th-century mansion near Tunbridge Wells in Kent: birthplace of Sir Philip Sidney; gardens laid out from 1560
  • perfluorocarbon — a fluorocarbon consisting only of fluorine and carbon atoms
  • perforating gun — A perforating gun is a device used to make holes in oil and gas wells in preparation for production.
  • pergamentaceous — (esp of plants) resembling parchment, whether in texture or composition
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