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10-letter words containing u, n, p

  • capsorubin — (organic compound) A di-hydroxy, keto carotenoid, which, together with capsanthin, constitutes the red pigment of paprika.
  • card punch — keypunch (def 1).
  • card-punch — Also, key punch. Also called card punch. a machine, operated by a keyboard, for coding information by punching holes in cards or paper tape in specified patterns.
  • chain pump — a pump consisting of buckets, plates, or the like, rising upon a chain within a cylinder for raising liquids entering the cylinder at the bottom.
  • chinquapin — a dwarf chestnut tree, Castanea pumila, of the eastern US, yielding edible nuts
  • chipmunked — Simple past tense and past participle of chipmunk.
  • chirruping — Present participle of chirrup.
  • comeupance — Alternative form of comeuppance.
  • coming up! — an expression used to announce that a meal is about to be served
  • compendium — A compendium is a short but detailed collection of information, usually in a book.
  • compound q — trichosanthin: an antiviral drug derived from the root of a Chinese cucumber plant, used in the treatment of AIDS.
  • compounded — If something is compounded of different things, it is a mixture of those things.
  • compounder — A person who mixes or combines ingredients in order to produce an animal feed, medicine, or other substance.
  • compulsion — A compulsion is a strong desire to do something, which you find difficult to control.
  • compursion — the act of contracting the mouth into a small rounded shape
  • conceptual — Conceptual means related to ideas and concepts formed in the mind.
  • conjure up — If you conjure up a memory, picture, or idea, you create it in your mind.
  • connect up — link or join together
  • conspectus — an overall view; survey
  • consulship — an official appointed by the government of one country to look after its commercial interests and the welfare of its citizens in another country.
  • contrecoup — an injury, esp to the brain, that occurs at the opposite side of the body from that which was struck
  • copernicus — Nicolaus (ˌnɪkəˈleɪəs). Polish name Mikołaj Kopernik. 1473–1543, Polish astronomer, whose theory of the solar system (the Copernican system) was published in 1543
  • copulating — Present participle of copulate.
  • copulation — sexual intercourse.
  • corn syrup — syrup prepared from maize
  • cornucopia — A cornucopia of things is a large number of different things.
  • corpulence — fatness or stoutness of body; obesity
  • corpulency — Alternative form of corpulence.
  • corrupting — guilty of dishonest practices, as bribery; lacking integrity; crooked: a corrupt judge.
  • corruption — Corruption is dishonesty and illegal behaviour by people in positions of authority or power.
  • count upon — depend on, rely on
  • counterpin — bedspread.
  • counterspy — a spy working against or investigating enemy espionage
  • countertop — A countertop is a flat surface in a kitchen which is easily cleaned and on which you can prepare food.
  • couplement — the action of coupling or the state of being coupled
  • cousinship — Also called first cousin, full cousin. the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt. See also second cousin, removed (def 2).
  • cowpuncher — cowboy
  • cranked up — Machinery. any of several types of arms or levers for imparting rotary or oscillatory motion to a rotating shaft, one end of the crank being fixed to the shaft and the other end receiving reciprocating motion from a hand, connecting rod, etc.
  • crapulence — sickness caused by excess in drinking or eating
  • croupiness — the condition of being afflicted with croup
  • crumplings — crumpling or folding actions
  • cuckoopint — a European aroid plant, Arum maculatum, with arrow-shaped leaves, a spathe marked with purple, a pale purple spadix, and scarlet berries
  • cup fungus — any small, often brightly colored mushroom of the family Pezizaceae, characterized by a fruiting body resembling a cup.
  • cupidinous — having a great desire or cupidity
  • curtain-up — the moment when the curtain is raised and a play or similar show begins
  • cynopodous — (of some mammals, such as dogs) having claws that do not retract
  • cypherpunk — A person who uses encryption when accessing a computer network in order to ensure privacy, especially from government authorities.
  • dauphiness — dauphine.
  • dauphinois — (of potatoes or other vegetables) sliced and cooked in milk, typically with a topping of cheese.
  • decompound — (of a compound leaf) having leaflets consisting of several distinct parts
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