11-letter words containing u, n, p, r
- mount pearl — a town in Newfoundland, in E Canada, on the SE part of the island, S of St. John's.
- mucoprotein — a protein that yields carbohydrates as well as amino acids on hydrolysis.
- mudspringer — mudskipper.
- multiperson — a human being, whether an adult or child: The table seats four persons.
- nail puller — a handheld device used for pulling out or removing nails or fastening devices
- naturopaths — Plural form of naturopath.
- naturopathy — a system or method of treating disease that employs no surgery or synthetic drugs but uses special diets, herbs, vitamins, massage, etc., to assist the natural healing processes.
- naupliiform — shaped like a nauplius larva
- neuroleptic — (chiefly of a drug) tending to reduce nervous tension by depressing nerve functions.
- neuropathic — any diseased condition of the nervous system.
- neuroplasty — Any surgery to repair nerve tissue.
- neuropodium — (zoology) The ventral lobe or branch of a parapodium.
- neuropteral — (zoology) Of or pertaining to the Neuroptera.
- neuropteran — neuropterous.
- neurotrophy — the influence of the nerves on the nutrition and maintenance of body tissue.
- neurotropic — having an affinity for nerve cells or tissue: a neurotropic virus; a neurotropic drug.
- neutropenia — a decrease in the number of neutrophils in the blood: mild, moderate, or severe neutropenia.
- neutropenic — Having neutropenia.
- neutrophile — (biology) Any organism that thrives in a relatively neutral pH.
- neutrophils — Plural form of neutrophil.
- neutrosophy — (philosophy) (From Latin "neuter" - neutral, Greek "sophia" - skill/wisdom) A branch of philosophy, introduced by Florentin Smarandache in 1980, which studies the origin, nature, and scope of neutralities, as well as their interactions with different ideational spectra. Neutrosophy considers a proposition, theory, event, concept, or entity, "A" in relation to its opposite, "Anti-A" and that which is not A, "Non-A", and that which is neither "A" nor "Anti-A", denoted by "Neut-A". Neutrosophy is the basis of neutrosophic logic, neutrosophic probability, neutrosophic set, and neutrosophic statistics.
- newburyport — a city in NE Massachusetts.
- nitro group — the univalent group –NO 2 .
- non-corrupt — guilty of dishonest practices, as bribery; lacking integrity; crooked: a corrupt judge.
- noncomputer — Not of or pertaining to computers.
- nonexposure — the act of exposing, laying open, or uncovering: the sudden exposure of objects that were hidden under the blanket.
- nonpurulent — full of, containing, forming, or discharging pus; suppurating: a purulent sore.
- nonspecular — that reflects light diffusely and evenly over the hemisphere surrounding the reflective surface; diffuse
- noun phrase — a construction that functions syntactically as a noun, consisting of a noun and any modifiers, as all the men in the room who are reading books, or of a noun substitute, as a pronoun.
- nuclear sap — karyolymph
- nulliparity — a woman who has never borne a child.
- nulliparous — a woman who has never borne a child.
- numberplate — Alternative spelling of number plate.
- numeric pad — a separate section on some computer keyboards, grouping together numeric keys and those for mathematical or other special functions in an arrangement like that of a calculator.
- nuncupatory — Nuncupative; oral rather than written.
- open ground — uncovered or unobstructed ground in a wide open space
- open source — Computers. pertaining to or denoting software whose source code is available free of charge to the public to use, copy, modify, sublicense, or distribute.
- open-source — Computers. pertaining to or denoting software whose source code is available free of charge to the public to use, copy, modify, sublicense, or distribute.
- oppertunity — Misspelling of opportunity.
- opportunely — appropriate, favorable, or suitable: an opportune phrase for the occasion.
- opportunism — the policy or practice, as in politics, business, or one's personal affairs, of adapting actions, decisions, etc., to expediency or effectiveness regardless of the sacrifice of ethical principles.
- opportunist — a person who practices opportunism, or the policy of adapting actions, decisions, etc., to effectiveness regardless of the sacrifice of ethical principles: He is an extreme opportunist and always thinks the ends justify the means.
- opportunity — an appropriate or favorable time or occasion: Their meeting afforded an opportunity to exchange views.
- oppurtunity — Misspelling of opportunity.
- orphan drug — Pharmacology. a drug that remains undeveloped or untested or is otherwise neglected because of limited potential for commercial gain.
- ostpreussen — a former province in NE Germany: an enclave separated from Germany by the Polish Corridor; now divided between Poland and the Russian Federation. 14,283 sq. mi. (36,993 sq. km). Capital: Königsberg.
- outcropping — Geology. a cropping out, as of a stratum or vein at the surface of the earth. the exposed portion of such a stratum or vein.
- outerplanar — (mathematics) Describing a graph having a planar embedding such that the vertices lie on a circle and the edges lie inside that circle.
- outpourings — Plural form of outpouring.
- page turner — a book so exciting or gripping that one is compelled to read it very rapidly.