20-letter words containing u, n, p, o

counterproliferation — Action intended to prevent an increase or spread in the possession of nuclear weapons.
coupling coefficient — The coupling coefficient of a pair of coils is a measure of the magnetic effect passing between them.
cycloidal propulsion — propulsion of a vessel by propellers of controllable pitch that steer as well as propel.
developing-out paper — a sensitized printing paper requiring development in order to bring out the image. Abbreviation: D.O.P.
diammonium phosphate — a white, crystalline, water-soluble compound, (NH 4) 2 HPO 4 , used as fertilizer, in fire extinguishers, etc.
diophantine equation — an equation involving more than one variable in which the coefficients of the variables are integers and for which integral solutions are sought.
double decomposition — a reaction whose result is the interchange of two parts of two substances to form two new substances, as AgNO 3 + NaCl → AgCl + NaNO 3 .
drum and bugle corps — a marching band of drum players and buglers.
education department — the department of a local authority that is concerned with education, or the government department concerned with education
eight queens problem — eight queens puzzle
electromagnetic pump — a device for pumping liquid metals by placing a pipe between the poles of an electromagnet and passing a current through the liquid metal
equalization payment — a financial grant made by the federal government to a poorer province in order to facilitate a level of services equal to that of a richer province
equity of redemption — the right that a mortgager has in equity to redeem his property on payment of the sum owing, even though the sum is overdue
equity-linked policy — an insurance or assurance policy in which premiums are invested partially or wholly in ordinary shares for the eventual benefit of the beneficiaries of the policy
european social fund — one of the four Structural Funds of the European Union which aims to support employment and the economic and social well-being of EU member countries
factor of production — any instrument, agent, etc., employed in the production of goods and services.
flame-fusion process — Verneuil process.
for sb's consumption — If you do or say something for a particular person's or group's consumption, you do or say it especially for them, although your private thoughts or plans may be very different.
friar minor capuchin — capuchin (def 4).
frontenac et palluau — Comte de (Louis de Buade) 1620?–98, French governor of New France 1672–82, 1689–98.
fulminating compound — a fulminate.
function application — A function applied to (some of) its arguments. If it is not applied to all its argument then it is a "partial application". Application is usually written in the form f(x) but some languages such as command-line interpreters and many functional languages use juxtaposition: f x. Lisp places the parentheses around the whole application: (f x).
general postal union — former name of Universal Postal Union. Abbreviation: GPU.
get one's hackles up — to become tense with anger; bristle
glucosamine sulphate — a compound used in some herbal remedies and dietary supplements, esp to strengthen joint cartilage
gorno-altai republic — a constituent republic of S Russia: mountainous, rising over 4350 m (14 500 ft) in the Altai Mountains of the south. Capital: Gorno-Altaisk. Pop: 202 900 (2002). Area: 92 600 sq km (35 740 sq miles)
group code recording — (storage) (GCR) A recording method used for 6250 BPI magnetic tapes. GCR typically uses a group of five bits of code to represent four bits of data. The encoding ensures no more than two or three zeros occur in a row, and no more than eight or so ones occur in a row, where zeros represent an absense of magnetic change. GCR is also used on Commodore Business Machines diskette drives; the 4040, 8050, 154x, 157x and 158x series of 5.25" and 3.5" low and high density diskette drives used with 8-bit home computers circa 1977 to 1992. It was also supported on Amiga internal and external drives but only used for reading non-Amiga disks. Compare NRZI, PE.
group life insurance — a form of life insurance available to members of a group, typically employees of a company, under a master policy.
group of twenty-four — a group of twenty-four rich and industrialized countries of the world, whose heads of government meet regularly to coordinate the position of developing countries on monetary and development issues
group representation — representation in a governing body on the basis of interests rather than by geographical location.
hampton court palace — a royal palace in Hampton, London, built in 1515 by Cardinal Wolsey
hang up one's spikes — to retire, as from a professional sport
happy hunting ground — the North American Indian heaven, conceived of as a paradise of hunting and feasting for warriors and hunters.
hate a person's guts — to dislike a person very strongly
hit the panic button — an alarm button for use in an emergency, as to summon help.
hospitality industry — the hotel and accommodation industry
household appliances — devices or machines, usually electrical, that are in your home and which you use to do jobs such as cleaning or cooking
houses of parliament — In Britain, the Houses of Parliament are the British parliament, which consists of two parts, the House of Commons and the House of Lords. The buildings where the British parliament does its work are also called the Houses of Parliament.
how are you keeping? — how are you?
hudson's bay company — a company chartered in England in 1670 to carry on fur trading with the Indians in North America.
human genome project — a federally funded U.S. scientific project to identify both the genes and the entire sequence of DNA base pairs that make up the human genome.
human papillomavirus — any of a group of papillomaviruses causing cutaneous warts and lesions of the oral, anal, and genital mucous membranes in human beings
human parvovirus b19 — Pathology. a mild infection, most often seen in children or young adults, caused by a small virus ((the human parvovirus B19)) and marked by a blotchy rash on the cheeks, arms, and legs.
hydraulic suspension — a system of motor-vehicle suspension using hydraulic members, often with hydraulic compensation between front and rear systems (hydroelastic suspension)
ideal of pure reason — God, seen as an idea of pure reason unifying the personal soul with the cosmos.
ignotum per ignotius — an explanation that is obscurer than the thing to be explained
imported currantworm — the larva of any of several insects, as a sawfly, Nematus ribesii (imported currantworm) which infests and feeds on the leaves and fruit of currants.
in (or out of) play — in (or not in) the condition for continuing play
in the lap of luxury — If you say that someone lives in the lap of luxury, you mean that they live in conditions of great comfort and wealth.
in the public domain — able to be discussed and examined freely by the general public

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