9-letter words containing u, n, p
- naupathia — (medicine) seasickness.
- nauplioid — of or relating to the first stage in the development of a freshly hatched nauplius larva
- navy plug — a strong, dark tobacco in plug form.
- nelspruit — a city in NE South Africa, the capital of Mpumalanga province on the Crocodile River: trading and agricultural centre, esp for fruit, with a growing tourist trade. Pop: 21 541 (2001)
- neptunian — pertaining to Neptune or the sea.
- neptunite — A black silicate mineral with chemical formula KNa2Li(Fe2+,Mn2+)2Ti2Si8O24.
- neptunium — a transuranic element produced in nuclear reactors by the neutron bombardment of U-238: decays rapidly to plutonium and then to U-235. Symbol: Np; atomic number: 93.
- neurochip — a semiconductor chip designed for use in an electronic neural network
- neuropath — A person affected by nervous disease, or with an abnormally sensitive nervous system.
- neuropile — Alternative form of neuropil.
- newsfroup — (messaging, humour) A silly synonym for Usenet newsgroup, originally a typo but now in regular use on Usenet's news:talk.bizarre and other lunatic-fringe groups. Compare hing, grilf, and filk.
- newsgroup — a place on a computer network, especially within Usenet, that maintains an online discussion group on a specific topic: newsgroups for movies.
- no-trumps — a bid or contract to play without trumps
- noncampus — not located on a campus of a university, corporation, or any other business or organization
- nonparous — having borne no children.
- nonplused — to render utterly perplexed; puzzle completely.
- nonpluses — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of nonplus.
- nonporous — full of pores.
- nonpublic — Not open or available to the public.
- nonpulsed — Not pulsed.
- nonuplets — Plural form of nonuplet.
- not up to — not fit enough for
- nu-prolog — L. Naish, U Melbourne. A Prolog with 'when' declarations, the successor to MU-Prolog. Type-checked. "NU-Prolog Reference Manual - Version 1.3", J.A. Thom et al eds, TR 86/10, U Melbourne (1988). Available (but not free). (See PNU-Prolog). E-mail: <[email protected]>.
- nukespeak — Informal. euphemistic language and obscuring jargon used in discussions of nuclear weapons, nuclear power, etc.: nukespeak that minimizes the risks of nuclear war.
- nullipara — a woman who has never borne a child.
- nullipore — any of the coralline algae with a crustlike plant body.
- nullspace — (math) The kernel of a linear map between two vector spaces or two modules.
- nuncupate — to state or asseverate in a serious, official, or openly acknowledged manner
- nymphaeum — a room or area having a fountain, statues, flowers, etc.
- occupance — Occupancy.
- occupancy — the act, state, or condition of being or becoming a tenant or of living in or taking up quarters or space in or on something: Continued occupancy of the office depends on a rent reduction.
- occupants — Plural form of occupant.
- occupying — to take or fill up (space, time, etc.): I occupied my evenings reading novels.
- octupling — Present participle of octuple.
- on-campus — on the area of land that contains the main buildings of a university or college
- onopordum — (botany) Any of the genus Onopordum of asteraceous thistles.
- opium den — 19th-century place of drug taking
- opportune — appropriate, favorable, or suitable: an opportune phrase for the occasion.
- oppugnant — opposing; antagonistic; contrary.
- oppugners — Plural form of oppugner.
- oppugning — Present participle of oppugn.
- opulently — In an opulent manner.
- ouspensky — Peter Demianovich [pee-ter di-myah-nuh-vich;; Russian pyawtr dyi-myah-nuh-vyich] /ˈpi tər dɪˈmyɑ nə vɪtʃ;; Russian ˈpyɔtr dyɪˈmyɑ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1878–1947, Russian philosopher and author.
- outpacing — Present participle of outpace.
- outspoken — uttered or expressed with frankness or without reserve: outspoken criticism.
- outspring — to spring out
- outsprint — to race or move at full speed, especially for a short distance, as in running, rowing, etc.
- painfully — affected with, causing, or characterized by pain: a painful wound; a painful night; a painful memory.
- paint gun — an air gun that fires paint capsules, as used in paintballing
- paint out — to cover up with or as with a coat of paint