13-letter words containing u, p, o, n
- merleau-ponty — Maurice, 1908–61, French phenomenological philosopher.
- micropuncture — the puncture of a cell, renal tubule, etc., by a laser beam or micropipette
- minicomputers — a computer with processing and storage capabilities smaller than those of a mainframe but larger than those of a microcomputer.
- misassumption — something taken for granted; a supposition: a correct assumption. Synonyms: presupposition; hypothesis, conjecture, guess, postulate, theory.
- mispersuasion — a false or mistaken persuasion
- mispronounced — Said wrongly.
- mispronounces — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mispronounce.
- mock pendulum — a false pendulum bob attached to the balances of certain timepieces and visible through a slot in the dial or case.
- monkey puzzle — a South American, coniferous timber tree, Araucaria araucana, having candelabralike branches, stiff sharp leaves, and edible nuts.
- monopolylogue — a theatrical entertainment in which the same performer plays several parts or characters.
- monopotassium — (chemistry) monatomic potassium.
- montauk point — the SE end of Long Island, in SE New York.
- mount olympus — mountain in Greece
- mount palomar — Mount, a mountain in S California, NE of San Diego: site of observatory. 6126 feet (1867 meters) high.
- mountain pass — a low point on a mountain that allows easy access to climbers
- mountain pine — a European pine tree which grows on mountains
- mousetrapping — Present participle of mousetrap.
- murder weapon — the weapon that was used in a murder
- mutation stop — an organ pipe sounding the harmonic of the note normally produced
- natural slope — the maximum angle at which soil will lie in a bank without slipping
- neuroatypical — Having an atypical neurological configuration.
- neurocomputer — a computer or a software program that uses a neural network simulating the human brain and can be trained to perform specific tasks, as pattern recognition.
- neuropeptides — Plural form of neuropeptide.
- neurosyphilis — Syphilis that involves the central nervous system.
- newgroup wars — /n[y]oo'groop worz/ [Usenet] The salvos of dueling "newgroup" and "rmgroup" messages sometimes exchanged by persons on opposite sides of a dispute over whether a newsgroup should be created net-wide, or (even more frequently) whether an obsolete one should be removed. These usually settle out within a week or two as it becomes clear whether the group has a natural constituency (usually, it doesn't). At times, especially in the completely anarchic alt hierarchy, the names of newsgroups themselves become a form of comment or humour; e.g. the spinoff of alt.swedish.chef.bork.bork.bork from alt.tv.muppets in early 1990, or any number of specialised abuse groups named after particularly notorious flamers, e.g. alt.weemba.
- niche product — sth of specific or limited consumer interest
- nitroprusside — (inorganic chemistry) Any salt, of the hypothetical nitroprussic acid, that contains a pentacyanonitrosylferrate anion.
- nitroso group — the univalent group O=N–.
- nominal group — A nominal group is the same as a noun group.
- non-imputable — to attribute or ascribe: The children imputed magical powers to the old woman.
- non-municipal — of or relating to a town or city or its local government: municipal elections.
- non-reputable — held in good repute; honorable; respectable; estimable: a reputable organization.
- noncompulsory — Not compulsory.
- nonconceptual — Not of a conceptual nature.
- nondiapausing — lacking a diapause
- nondisruptive — causing, tending to cause, or caused by disruption; disrupting: the disruptive effect of their rioting.
- nonprejudiced — Not prejudiced.
- nonproduction — Absence of production.
- nonproductive — not productive; unproductive.
- nonpunishable — Not punishable; of an act, for which no punishment has been authorized; of a person, beyond the reach of punishment.
- nonunion shop — a shop or business in which the employer fixes terms and conditions of employment unilaterally without recognizing or dealing with a union.
- norway spruce — a European spruce, Picea abies, having shiny, dark-green needles, grown as an ornamental.
- not much chop — not much good; poor
- not your type — If you say that someone is not your type, you mean that they are not the sort of person who you usually find attractive.
- notary public — a public officer or other person authorized to authenticate contracts, acknowledge deeds, take affidavits, protest bills of exchange, take depositions, etc.
- nuclear power — power derived from nuclear energy.
- nucleocapsids — Plural form of nucleocapsid.
- nucleoplasmic — Of or pertaining to nucleoplasm.
- nucleoprotein — any of the class of conjugated proteins occurring in cells and consisting of a protein combined with a nucleic acid, essential for cell division and reproduction.
- nurseryperson — A nurseryman or nurserywoman.