15-letter words containing u, n, p, t
- 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.
- nitramino group — the univalent group –NHNO 2 .
- noise pollution — unwanted or harmful noise, as from automobiles, airplanes, or industrial workplaces.
- non prosequitur — a judgment entered against the plaintiff in a suit when the plaintiff does not appear in court to prosecute it.
- non-consumptive — tending to consume; destructive; wasteful.
- non-culpability — guilt or blame that is deserved; blameworthiness.
- non-duplicative — a copy exactly like an original.
- non-exculpatory — tending to clear from a charge of fault or guilt.
- non-interrupted — having an irregular or discontinuous arrangement, as of leaflets along a stem.
- non-putrescible — liable to become putrid.
- non-repudiation — the act of repudiating.
- non-speculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
- non-spontaneous — coming or resulting from a natural impulse or tendency; without effort or premeditation; natural and unconstrained; unplanned: a spontaneous burst of applause.
- non-suppurative — suppurating; characterized by suppuration.
- non-susceptible — admitting or capable of some specified treatment: susceptible of a high polish; susceptible to various interpretations.
- noncomputerized — not computerized or controlled by computers
- nonconceptually — In a nonconceptual manner.
- nonencapsulated — not encapsulated
- nonoccupational — of or relating to an occupation, trade, or calling: occupational guidance.
- nonreproductive — Not able to reproduce; sterile.
- 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
- nucleophilicity — (uncountable) The condition of being nucleophilic.
- null hypothesis — (in the statistical testing of a hypothesis) the hypothesis to be tested.
- nutty professor — a professor or academic person who is eccentric or slightly crazy or unusual
- 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.
- one-two (punch) — a sequence of two quick punches, esp. a jab with the left hand followed at once by a hard blow with the right
- open university — higher education by correspondence
- open your mouth — If you say that someone does not open their mouth, you are emphasizing that they never say anything at all.
- open-cut mining — mining by excavating from the surface
- openmouthedness — the state or condition of being filled with amazement and wonder
- opisthognathous — having receding jaws.
- opposite number — counterpart; equivalent: New members with an interest in folk art will find their opposite numbers in the association's directory.
- optical pumping — a method for increasing the number of atoms or molecules occupying higher energy levels by irradiating them with light of the proper frequencies to raise them to those levels.
- ordered n-tuple — a set of n objects or quantities, where n is an integer, especially such a set arranged in a specified order (ordered n-tuple)
- out in the open — knowledge: public
- 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.
- overconsumption — the act of consuming, as by use, decay, or destruction.
- overexpenditure — the act of expending something, especially funds; disbursement; consumption.
- overspeculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
- oxyphenbutazone — an anti-inflammatory treatment for arthritis or bursitis
- painted bunting — a brilliantly colored bunting, Passerina ciris, of the southern U.S.
- 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.
- parent compound — a compound from which derivatives may be obtained.
- parent language — an earlier language from which another is derived.