11-letter words containing a, g, o, i, c
- langobardic — Lombard1 (def 4).
- logarithmic — pertaining to a logarithm or logarithms.
- logic array — an arrangement of circuitry on a mass-produced microchip permitting the chip to be easily customized for a specific application.
- logical sum — union (def 10a).
- logicalness — according to or agreeing with the principles of logic: a logical inference.
- logistician — a person who is skilled in symbolic logic.
- logographic — of, relating to, or using logograms.
- logomachies — Plural form of logomachy.
- logomachist — One who starts fights about the meaning of words.
- long-acting — sustained-release.
- longicaudal — having a long tail; macrutous.
- macrophagic — Of or pertaining to macrophages.
- magic smoke — (electronics, humour) A substance trapped inside integrated circuit packages that enables them to function (also called "blue smoke"; this is similar to the archaic "phlogiston" hypothesis about combustion). Its existence is demonstrated by what happens when a chip burns up - the magic smoke gets let out, so it doesn't work any more. See Electing a Pope, smoke test. "Once, while hacking on a dedicated Zilog Z80 system, I was testing code by blowing EPROMs and plugging them in the system then seeing what happened. One time, I plugged one in backward. I only discovered that *after* I realised that Intel didn't put power-on lights under the quartz windows on the tops of their EPROMs - the die was glowing white-hot. Amazingly, the EPROM worked fine after I erased it, filled it full of zeros, then erased it again. For all I know, it's still in service. Of course, this is because the magic smoke didn't get let out." Compare the original phrasing of Murphy's Law.
- magnificoes — Plural form of magnifico.
- marconi rig — a rig of triangular sails for a yacht.
- marconigram — a radiogram.
- medicolegal — pertaining to medicine and law or to forensic medicine.
- megalomanic — Afflicted by megalomania.
- mesognathic — having medium, slightly protruding jaws.
- mesopelagic — of, relating to, or living in the ocean at a depth of between 600 feet (180 meters) and 3000 feet (900 meters).
- micro-image — a microreproduction.
- microgamete — (in heterogamous reproduction) the smaller and, usually, the male of two conjugating gametes.
- micrographs — Plural form of micrograph.
- micrography — the description or delineation of microscopic objects.
- micromanage — to manage or control with excessive attention to minor details.
- microphages — Plural form of microphage.
- microwaving — Present participle of microwave.
- modal logic — (logic) An extension of propositional calculus with operators that express various "modes" of truth. Examples of modes are: necessarily A, possibly A, probably A, it has always been true that A, it is permissible that A, it is believed that A. "It is necessarily true that A" means that things being as they are, A must be true, e.g. "It is necessarily true that x=x" is TRUE while "It is necessarily true that x=y" is FALSE even though "x=y" might be TRUE. Adding modal operators [F] and [P], meaning, respectively, henceforth and hitherto leads to a "temporal logic". Flavours of modal logics include: Propositional Dynamic Logic (PDL), Propositional Linear Temporal Logic (PLTL), Linear Temporal Logic (LTL), Computational Tree Logic (CTL), Hennessy-Milner Logic, S1-S5, T. C.I. Lewis, "A Survey of Symbolic Logic", 1918, initiated the modern analysis of modality. He developed the logical systems S1-S5. JCC McKinsey used algebraic methods (Boolean algebras with operators) to prove the decidability of Lewis' S2 and S4 in 1941. Saul Kripke developed the relational semantics for modal logics (1959, 1963). Vaughan Pratt introduced dynamic logic in 1976. Amir Pnuelli proposed the use of temporal logic to formalise the behaviour of continually operating concurrent programs in 1977.
- monogastric — (biology) Having a simple single-chambered stomach.
- monogrammic — Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a monogram.
- monographic — a treatise on a particular subject, as a biographical study or study of the works of one artist.
- monological — a form of dramatic entertainment, comedic solo, or the like by a single speaker: a comedian's monologue.
- morgan city — a city in S Louisiana: headquarters for offshore oil drilling and base for shrimp fleet.
- mosaic gold — Chemistry. stannic sulfide.
- mycological — Of or pertaining to mycology.
- mycophagist — a fungus-eating organism.
- narcotizing — Present participle of narcotize.
- nasogastric — of, relating to, or involving the nose and stomach.
- nasological — the scientific study of noses.
- necrophagia — the eating of dead bodies; esp., the practice of feeding on carrion
- night coach — the class of airline coach at a lower fare than regularly offered, often restricted to late-night journeys.
- noctivagant — someone who wanders in the night
- nomological — the science of law or laws.
- non-logical — according to or agreeing with the principles of logic: a logical inference.
- nonallergic — not having an allergy; not sensitive to a particular antigen.
- nonchanging — Unchanging.
- nondogmatic — not related to dogma, esp in religion
- nongalactic — Not galactic.
- nonmagician — One who is not a magician.
- nonmagnetic — of or relating to a magnet or magnetism.