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14-letter words containing u, n, p, l, a, i

  • phenylthiourea — a crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 6 H 5 NHCSNH 2 , that is either tasteless or bitter, depending upon the heredity of the taster, and is used in medical genetics and as a diagnostic.
  • plain language — language that is clear and easy to understand, with no ambiguity or unnecessarily difficult words
  • platinum black — a black powder consisting of very finely divided metallic platinum, used as a catalyst, especially in organic synthesis.
  • platinum metal — any of the group of precious metallic elements consisting of ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, osmium, iridium, and platinum
  • platinum-blond — (of hair) of a pale silver-blond colour
  • pneumatic pile — a hollow pile, used under water, in which a vacuum is induced so that air and water pressure force it into place.
  • pneumobacillus — a bacterium, Klebsiella pneumoniae, causing a type of pneumonia and associated with certain other diseases, especially of the respiratory tract.
  • polar equation — an equation in which the variables are polar coordinates.
  • polemoniaceous — belonging to the Polemoniaceae, the phlox family of plants.
  • polyfunctional — containing more than one functional group.
  • pontius pilate — Pontius [pon-shuh s,, -tee-uh s] /ˈpɒn ʃəs,, -ti əs/ (Show IPA), flourished early 1st century a.d, Roman procurator of Judea a.d. 26–36?: the final authority concerned in the condemnation and execution of Jesus Christ.
  • popular singer — a professional singer who specializes in popular songs.
  • popularization — to make popular: to popularize a dance.
  • postindustrial — of, relating to, or characteristic of an era following industrialization: The economy of the postindustrial society is based on the provision of services rather than on the manufacture of goods.
  • pre-industrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
  • precalculation — the act or process of calculating; computation.
  • predevaluation — of or pertaining to the period prior to devaluation of a given thing
  • preformulation — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
  • prepublication — the period immediately preceding the publication of a book.
  • public analyst — a scientist who tests food, water etc to ensure that they are safe
  • public company — a company that has more than 50 shareholders and whose shares are offered for public subscription.
  • public servant — a person holding a government office or job by election or appointment; person in public service.
  • pulmonary vein — a vein conveying oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart.
  • pulsating star — a type of variable star, the variation in brightness resulting from expansion and subsequent contraction of the star
  • purple passion — a variety of the velvet plant, Gynura aurantiaca, having trailing stems and leaves densely covered with purple hairs, grown as a houseplant.
  • quasi-personal — of, relating to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion.
  • quintuplicated — Simple past tense and past participle of quintuplicate.
  • quintuplicates — Plural form of quintuplicate.
  • quota sampling — a method of conducting market research in which the sample is selected according to a quota-system based on such factors as age, sex, social class, etc
  • recapitulation — the act of recapitulating or the state of being recapitulated.
  • repromulgation — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
  • route flapping — flapping router
  • scheduling api — Scheduling Application Programming Interface
  • sesquipedalian — given to using long words.
  • singular point — a point at which a given function of a complex variable has no derivative but of which every neighborhood contains points at which the function has derivatives.
  • social dumping — the practice of allowing employers to lower wages and reduce employees' benefits in order to attract and retain employment and investment
  • sub-peritoneal — the serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity and investing its viscera.
  • sulfinpyrazone — a substance, C 2 3 H 2 0 N 2 O 3 S, used in the treatment of chronic gout.
  • sulphanilamide — a white odourless crystalline compound formerly used in medicine in the treatment of bacterial infections. Formula: NH2C6H4SO2NH2
  • sulphonic acid — type of strong organic acid
  • super-rational — beyond the scope or range of reason; intuitional.
  • superelevation — bank1 (def 6).
  • superessential — beyond or above essence; transcending being
  • superinflation — hyperinflation.
  • superinsulated — highly insulated
  • supermasculine — highly masculine
  • superovulation — to produce more than the normal number of ova at one time, as through hormone treatment.
  • supplicatingly — in a pleading manner
  • supra-national — outside or beyond the authority of one national government, as a project or policy that is planned and controlled by a group of nations.
  • supralapsarian — the doctrine that the decree of election preceded human creation and the Fall (opposed to infralapsarianism).
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