9-letter words containing u, n, p
- couplings — Plural form of coupling.
- couponing — the distribution or redemption of promotional coupons
- crapulent — given to or resulting from intemperance
- cropbound — (of poultry) having a congested crop
- crumpling — Present participle of crumple.
- cup final — the final of any cup competition
- cup plant — a hardy composite plant, Silphium perfoliatum, of eastern North America, having large yellow flower heads and opposite leaves that envelop the stem, forming a cup.
- cupertino — a town in W California.
- cupferron — a salt ammonium compound (N-nitrosophenylhydroxylamine) used as a reagent in metal ion complexation
- cuppiness — The state or quality of being cuppy.
- cyberpunk — Cyberpunk is a type of science fiction.
- decupling — Present participle of decuple.
- delphinus — a small constellation in the N hemisphere, between Pegasus and Sagitta
- dépanneur — (in Quebec) a convenience store
- depluming — Present participle of deplume.
- depulping — Also called dental pulp. the inner substance of the tooth, containing arteries, veins, and lymphatic and nerve tissue that communicate with their respective vascular, lymph, and nerve systems.
- diruption — (archaic) disruption.
- disputant — a person who disputes; debater.
- disputing — to engage in argument or debate.
- douppioni — an irregular silk thread reeled from two or more entangled cocoons and producing a coarse yarn generally used in fabrics such as shantung or pongee.
- downpours — Plural form of downpour.
- downspout — a pipe for conveying rain water from a roof or gutter to the ground or to a drain.
- drainplug — A plug for a drain.
- draw upon — use as source or resource
- drepanium — a type of flower cluster shaped like a sickle
- drying up — When you do the drying up, you dry things such as plates, pans, knives, and cups after they have been washed.
- duck pond — a pond for ducks
- dumpiness — The quality of being dumpy.
- dumplings — Plural form of dumpling.
- dunce cap — a tall, cone-shaped hat formerly worn by slow or lazy students as a punishment in school.
- dung heap — a heap of dung
- duplation — multiplication by two; doubling.
- duplexing — duplex apartment.
- duplicand — the twofold increase of feu-duty for the period of a year, or the feu-duty paid, as occasioned at specific times
- dupondius — a coin of ancient Rome, equal to two asses.
- encapture — (transitive) To capture.
- enrapture — Give intense pleasure or joy to.
- epicurean — Of or concerning Epicurus or his ideas.
- epifaunal — relating to epifauna
- epigenous — growing on the surface, esp the upper surface, of an organism or part
- epigynous — (of flowers) having the receptacle enclosing and fused with the gynoecium so that the other floral parts arise above it
- epineural — (anatomy) Arising from the neurapophysis of a vertebra.
- epineuria — sheaths of connective tissue around bundles of nerve fibres
- eponymous — (of a person) giving their name to something.
- epulation — the act of feasting
- epuration — purification
- equipment — The necessary items for a particular purpose.
- equipping — Present participle of equip.
- eruptions — Plural form of eruption.
- espousing — Present participle of espouse.