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  • hypersurface — a mathematical object that generalizes the concept of surface from three-dimensional Euclidean space to hyperspace.
  • implicatures — Plural form of implicature.
  • in duplicate — in two copies, times two
  • incapsulated — Simple past tense and past participle of incapsulate.
  • incapsulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of incapsulate.
  • incomputable — incapable of being computed; incalculable.
  • inoperculate — having no operculum.
  • ipecac syrup — a preparation containing ipecac in a syrupy medium, used as an emetic.
  • lesser scaup — a diving duck, Aythya marila, of Europe and America, having a black-and-white plumage in the male
  • macropterous — having long or large wings or fins.
  • make-up case — a case in which cosmetics are kept
  • mass-produce — to produce or manufacture (goods) in large quantities, especially by machinery.
  • metacomputer — an interconnected and balanced set of computers that operate as a single unit
  • microcapsule — a tiny capsule, 20–150 microns in diameter, used for slow-release application of drugs, pesticides, flavors, etc.
  • mispunctuate — to punctuate incorrectly.
  • muckspreader — a machine for spreading manure over farmland
  • multiplicate — multiple; manifold.
  • municipalize — to make a municipality of.
  • mustache cup — a cup having a straight piece inside, just below the rim, for holding back a man's mustache while he is drinking.
  • 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.
  • necrophagous — That eats dead or decaying animal flesh.
  • neuroplastic — Of or pertaining to neuroplasticity.
  • neurotypical — relating to or showing typical neurological behavior and development: She has one dyslexic and one neurotypical child.
  • non-culpable — deserving blame or censure; blameworthy.
  • nucleocapsid — the nucleic acid core and surrounding capsid of a virus; the basic viral structure.
  • octopetalous — containing or consisting of eight petals
  • octosepalous — having or consisting of eight sepals
  • open account — current account (def 1).
  • out of place — a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
  • outplacement — counseling and assistance in finding a new job, provided by a company for an employee who has been or is about to be dismissed.
  • overpurchase — to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy.
  • pachydermous — any of the thick-skinned, nonruminant ungulates, as the elephant, hippopotamus, and rhinoceros.
  • package tour — a planned tour in which one fee is charged for all expenses: offering package tours of the chateau country.
  • packed lunch — A packed lunch is food, for example sandwiches, which you take to work, to school, or on a trip and eat as your lunch.
  • packinghouse — a building where foodstuffs are packed
  • palace guard — the security force protecting a palace.
  • pallet truck — a powered truck with a mast, sometimes telescopic, on which slides a carriage which can be raised and lowered hydraulically. The carriage has extended forks which can be passed under a palletized load for stacking or moving to a new position
  • pan scrubber — a rough sponge, often made of steel wool, used for scrubbing saucepans, frying pans, etc
  • pandanaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Pandanaceae, an Old World tropical family of monocotyledonous plants including the screw pines
  • paper cutter — any device for cutting or trimming paper, typically a weighted, powered, or spring-hinged blade mounted on or over a ruled board or table on which many sheets of paper may be aligned for cutting at one time.
  • paper-cutter — any device for cutting or trimming paper, typically a weighted, powered, or spring-hinged blade mounted on or over a ruled board or table on which many sheets of paper may be aligned for cutting at one time.
  • particulates — very small particles of a substance, esp those that are produced when fuel is burned
  • pauciloquent — using few words in speech or conversation
  • peacefulness — characterized by peace; free from war, strife, commotion, violence, or disorder: a peaceful reign; a peaceful demonstration.
  • peacock blue — a lustrous greenish blue, as of certain peacock feathers.
  • pediculation — the act or process of growing a stalk or pedicle
  • pedunculated — having a peduncle.
  • pentateuchal — the first five books of the Old Testament: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.
  • perceptually — of, relating to, or involving perception.
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