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12-letter words containing a, c, e, r, m

  • myrtle beach — a town in E South Carolina.
  • name capture — (reduction)   In beta reduction, when a term containing a free occurrence of a variable v is substituted into another term where v is bound the free v becomes spuriously bound or "captured". E.g. (\ x . \ y . x y) y --> \ y . y y (WRONG) This problem arises because two distinct variables have the same name. The most common solution is to rename the bound variable using alpha conversion: (\ x . \ y' . x y') y --> \ y' . y y' Another solution is to use de Bruijn notation. Note that the argument expression, y, contained a free variable. The whole expression above must therefore be notionally contained within the body of some lambda abstraction which binds y. If we never reduce inside the body of a lambda abstraction (as in reduction to weak head normal form) then name capture cannot occur.
  • nanocomputer — (architecture)   /nan'oh-k*m-pyoo'tr/ A computer with molecular-sized switching elements. Designs for mechanical nanocomputers which use single-molecule sliding rods for their logic have been proposed. The controller for a nanobot would be a nanocomputer. Some nanocomputers can also be called quantum computers because quantum physics plays a major role in calculations. Richard P. Feynman is still cited today for his work in this area.
  • necromancers — Plural form of necromancer.
  • neurosarcoma — A malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor, a form of cancer of the connective tissue surrounding nerves.
  • niche market — specific or limited consumer interest
  • nomenclators — Plural form of nomenclator.
  • nomenclature — a set or system of names or terms, as those used in a particular science or art, by an individual or community, etc.
  • non-metrical — pertaining to meter or poetic measure.
  • nonclemature — Misspelling of nomenclature.
  • nonempirical — derived from or guided by experience or experiment.
  • nonmercurial — not composed of, resembling, or containing mercury
  • nonmetameric — not metameric
  • nonmolecular — not molecular, not made up of or relating to molecules
  • nonnumerical — not containing or involving numbers
  • normal curve — a bell-shaped curve showing a particular distribution of probability over the values of a random variable. Also called Gaussian curve, probability curve.
  • normed space — any vector space on which a norm is defined.
  • normokalemic — Having a normal percentage of potassium in one's blood.
  • nuclear bomb — atomic explosive
  • nychthemeral — relating to a nychthemeron or to the changes or differences, specifically those relating to day and night, that occur within this span
  • olfactometer — a device for estimating the keenness of the sense of smell.
  • olfactometry — The study and measurement of smells.
  • on the march — If a group of soldiers are on the march, they are marching somewhere.
  • optometrical — the practice or profession of examining the eyes, by means of suitable instruments or appliances, for defects in vision and eye disorders in order to prescribe corrective lenses or other appropriate treatment.
  • orange march — a parade on Orangemen's day
  • organic mode — (programming)   A term used by COCOMO to describe a project that is developed in a familiar, stable environment. The product is similar to previously developed products. Most people connected with the project have extensive experience in working with related systems and have a thorough understanding of the project. The project contains a minimum of innovative data processing architectures or algorithms. The product requires little innovation and is relatively small, rarely greater than 50,000 DSIs.
  • ormond beach — a town in NE Florida.
  • osteosarcoma — a malignant tumor of the bone.
  • overcramming — excessive cramming
  • overdramatic — of or relating to the drama.
  • overemphatic — excessive or undue emphasis.
  • overmedicate — to treat with medicine or medicaments.
  • pachydermous — any of the thick-skinned, nonruminant ungulates, as the elephant, hippopotamus, and rhinoceros.
  • paedomorphic — showing signs of paedomorphism
  • pan-american — of, relating to, or representing all the countries or people of North, Central, and South America.
  • panspermatic — relating to panspermia
  • papier-mache — a substance made of pulped paper or paper pulp mixed with glue and other materials or of layers of paper glued and pressed together, molded when moist to form various articles, and becoming hard and strong when dry.
  • para-medical — related to the medical profession in a secondary or supplementary capacity.
  • paramagnetic — a body or substance that, placed in a magnetic field, possesses magnetization in direct proportion to the field strength; a substance in which the magnetic moments of the atoms are not aligned.
  • parchmentize — to treat (paper or the like) so that it resembles parchment.
  • pastry cream — a creamy custard, often flavoured, used as a filling for éclairs, flans, etc
  • payment card — A payment card is a plastic card which you use like a credit card, but which takes the money directly from your bank account.
  • peacock worm — feather-duster worm.
  • pelecaniform — of, or having the nature of, an order (Pelecaniformes) of swimming birds having all four toes connected in a webbed foot, including pelicans and cormorants
  • perfect game — a baseball game in which the same player pitches throughout the full game without allowing any player of the opposing team to reach first base by a base hit, base on balls, error, or any other means. Compare no-hitter.
  • perfect ream — a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
  • perichaetium — a leafy cluster (bracts) around the base of the reproductive organs of some plants, predominantly mosses
  • perimetrical — the border or outer boundary of a two-dimensional figure.
  • periostracum — the external, chitinlike covering of the shell of certain mollusks that protects the limy portion from acids.
  • peristomatic — surrounding a leaf's stoma or stomata
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