11-letter words containing a, n, t
- alan turing — (person) Alan M. Turing, 1912-06-22/3? - 1954-06-07. A British mathematician, inventor of the Turing Machine. Turing also proposed the Turing test. Turing's work was fundamental in the theoretical foundations of computer science. Turing was a student and fellow of King's College Cambridge and was a graduate student at Princeton University from 1936 to 1938. While at Princeton Turing published "On Computable Numbers", a paper in which he conceived an abstract machine, now called a Turing Machine. Turing returned to England in 1938 and during World War II, he worked in the British Foreign Office. He masterminded operations at Bletchley Park, UK which were highly successful in cracking the Nazis "Enigma" codes during World War II. Some of his early advances in computer design were inspired by the need to perform many repetitive symbolic manipulations quickly. Before the building of the Colossus computer this work was done by a roomful of women. In 1945 he joined the National Physical Laboratory in London and worked on the design and construction of a large computer, named Automatic Computing Engine (ACE). In 1949 Turing became deputy director of the Computing Laboratory at Manchester where the Manchester Automatic Digital Machine, the worlds largest memory computer, was being built. He also worked on theories of artificial intelligence, and on the application of mathematical theory to biological forms. In 1952 he published the first part of his theoretical study of morphogenesis, the development of pattern and form in living organisms. Turing was gay, and died rather young under mysterious circumstances. He was arrested for violation of British homosexuality statutes in 1952. He died of potassium cyanide poisoning while conducting electrolysis experiments. An inquest concluded that it was self-administered but it is now thought by some to have been an accident. There is an excellent biography of Turing by Andrew Hodges, subtitled "The Enigma of Intelligence" and a play based on it called "Breaking the Code". There was also a popular summary of his work in Douglas Hofstadter's book "Gödel, Escher, Bach".
- albategnius — Latin name of Battani.
- albert nile — a river in NW Uganda: part of the upper Nile River.
- alcalescent — Alternative spelling of alkalescent.
- aldermanity — the body of aldermen
- aldermaston — a village in S England, in West Berkshire unitary authority, Berkshire, SW of Reading: site of the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment and starting point of the Aldermaston marches (1958–63), organized by the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. Pop: 927 (2001)
- aldopentose — a monosaccharide with five carbon atoms
- aldosterone — the principal mineralocorticoid secreted by the adrenal cortex. A synthesized form is used in the treatment of Addison's disease. Formula: C21H27O5
- alendronate — (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of alendronic acid.
- alexandrite — a green variety of chrysoberyl used as a gemstone
- alfred lunt — Alfred, 1893–1977, U.S. actor (husband of Lynn Fontanne).
- alienatedly — In an alienated way.
- alimentally — So as to serve for nourishment or food.
- alkalescent — developing alkaline qualities
- alkanethiol — any compound containing an alkyl group joined to a mercapto group, as methyl mercaptan or methanethiol, CH 3 SH.
- all at once — If something happens all at once, it happens suddenly, often when you are not expecting it to happen.
- all-nighter — an entertainment, such as a pop concert or film screening, that lasts all night
- all-terrain — designed to travel on all types of ground, including rough ground
- allantoidal — (anatomy) Of or relating to the allantois.
- allantoides — Plural form of allantois.
- allegations — Plural form of allegation.
- allemontite — a white to gray, brittle mineral, antimony arsenide, AsSb, occurring in reniform masses: formerly used as an ore of arsenic.
- alleviating — to make easier to endure; lessen; mitigate: to alleviate sorrow; to alleviate pain.
- alleviation — an alleviating or being alleviated
- alligations — Plural form of alligation.
- allineation — the state of being organized in a line or lines
- alloantigen — an antigen present in some but not all individuals of the same species, as those in different human blood groups.
- allocations — Plural form of allocation.
- allocentric — Concerned with the interests of others more than one's own; community-minded.
- allocutions — Plural form of allocution.
- allurements — Plural form of allurement.
- almond tree — a small widely cultivated rosaceous tree, Prunus amygdalus, that is native to W Asia and has pink flowers and a green fruit containing an edible nutlike seed
- alpenstocks — Plural form of alpenstock.
- alt.country — a genre of country music originating in the 1990s and influenced by both early country music and contemporary rock music
- altar stand — a lectern for a missal, especially one on an altar.
- altar stone — a large stone used as an altar
- alterations — adjustments
- altercation — An altercation is a noisy argument or disagreement.
- alternately — in an alternating sequence or position
- alternating — happening in succession
- alternation — successive change from one condition or action to another and back again repeatedly
- alternative — If one thing is an alternative to another, the first can be found, used, or done instead of the second.
- alternators — Plural form of alternator.
- altiloquent — (of language) high-flown or pretentious.
- altitudinal — relating to altitude or height.
- amaranthine — of a dark reddish-purple colour
- amativeness — (phrenology) The state or quality of being amative; propensity to love or sexual feelings.
- amazonstone — A bluish-green variety of microcline feldspar used as a gemstone. The best known occurrences are at Crystal Peak and Pike's Peak in Colorado.
- ambiguating — Present participle of ambiguate.
- ambiguation — Act of ambiguating.