11-letter words containing a, n, c, e, s
- horn clause — (logic) A set of atomic literals with at most one positive literal. Usually written L <- L1, ..., Ln or <- L1, ..., Ln where n>=0, "<-" means "is implied by" and comma stands for conjuction ("AND"). If L is false the clause is regarded as a goal. Horn clauses can express a subset of statements of first order logic. The name "Horn Clause" comes from the logician Alfred Horn, who first pointed out the significance of such clauses in 1951, in the article "On sentences which are true of direct unions of algebras", Journal of Symbolic Logic, 16, 14-21. A definite clause is a Horn clause that has exactly one positive literal.
- horseracing — Alternative form of horse racing.
- house-clean — to clean the inside of a person's house
- hyoscyamine — a poisonous alkaloid, C 17 H 23 NO 3 , obtained from henbane and other solanaceous plants, used as a sedative, analgesic, mydriatic, and antispasmodic.
- icarian sea — the part of the Aegean Sea between Turkey and the Greek islands of Patmos and Leros.
- ice station — a camp or base in an isolated part of the Arctic or Antarctic, manned by specialists to monitor the weather, geological formations, wildlife, etc.
- ice-skating — If you go ice-skating, you move about on ice wearing ice-skates. This activity is also a sport.
- iconostases — Plural form of iconostasis.
- icosahedron — a solid figure having 20 faces.
- importances — the quality or state of being important; consequence; significance.
- impuissance — Impotence, weakness.
- in any case — an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something: Sailing in such a storm was a case of poor judgment.
- in articles — formerly, undergoing training, according to the terms of a written contract, in the legal profession
- in chambers — in the privacy of a judge's chambers
- inactivates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inactivate.
- incalescent — increasing in heat or ardor.
- incandesces — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of incandesce.
- incanescent — (dated) Becoming hoary or grey; canescent.
- incapsulate — Alternative form of encapsulate.
- incensation — (Roman Catholic Church) The offering of incense.
- incessantly — continuing without interruption; ceaseless; unending: an incessant noise.
- incidentals — happening or likely to happen in an unplanned or subordinate conjunction with something else.
- incinerates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of incinerate.
- incompassed — Simple past tense and past participle of incompass.
- incrassated — Simple past tense and past participle of incrassate.
- increasable — Pertaining to something that can be increased.
- increasedly — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- increaseful — full of increase; fertile; fruitful
- inductances — Plural form of inductance.
- inerrancies — lack of error; infallibility.
- inescapable — incapable of being escaped, ignored, or avoided; ineluctable: inescapable responsibilities.
- inescapably — incapable of being escaped, ignored, or avoided; ineluctable: inescapable responsibilities.
- inexactness — The characteristic or quality of being inexact; a lack of precision, accuracy, or certainty.
- inexcusable — incapable of being excused or justified.
- inexcusably — incapable of being excused or justified.
- inner class — (Java) In Java, a non-static, nested class.
- inner space — the environment beneath the surface of the sea
- inosculated — Simple past tense and past participle of inosculate.
- inosculates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inosculate.
- inosilicate — any silicate having a structure consisting of paired parallel chains of tetrahedral silicate groups, every other of which shares an oxygen atom with a group of the other chain, the ratio of silicon to oxygen being 4 to 11.
- inscribable — to address or dedicate (a book, photograph, etc.) informally to a person, especially by writing a brief personal note in or on it.
- inscrutable — incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized; impenetrable.
- insectaries — Plural form of insectary.
- insectarium — a place in which a collection of living insects is kept, as in a zoo.
- insectivora — the order comprising the insectivores.
- insouciance — the quality of being insouciant; lack of care or concern; indifference.
- inspectable — to look carefully at or over; view closely and critically: to inspect every part of the motor.
- intercampus — the grounds, often including the buildings, of a college, university, or school.
- intercensal — Relating to the interval between two censuses.
- intercostal — pertaining to muscles, parts, or intervals between the ribs.