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12-letter words containing a, p, u, r, e

  • metacomputer — an interconnected and balanced set of computers that operate as a single unit
  • metamorphous — metamorphic.
  • microcapsule — a tiny capsule, 20–150 microns in diameter, used for slow-release application of drugs, pesticides, flavors, etc.
  • mitteleuropa — Central Europe.
  • mousetrapped — Simple past tense and past participle of mousetrap.
  • muckspreader — a machine for spreading manure over farmland
  • multipartite — divided into several or many parts; having several or many divisions.
  • 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.
  • nature strip — a grass strip in front of a house between a fence or footpath and a roadway
  • necrophagous — That eats dead or decaying animal flesh.
  • neuronopathy — A form of polyneuropathy caused by destruction of neurons.
  • neuropathies — Plural form of neuropathy.
  • neuropathist — a specialist in treating diseases of the nervous system; a neurologist
  • neuroplastic — Of or pertaining to neuroplasticity.
  • neurotypical — relating to or showing typical neurological behavior and development: She has one dyslexic and one neurotypical child.
  • number opera — an opera in which the arias, ensembles, recitatives, and other sections are clearly separated from one another.
  • number plate — vehicle's registration panel
  • opera bouffe — a comic opera, especially of farcical character.
  • outer planet — any of the four planets with orbits outside the orbit of Mars, namely, the planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
  • outspreading — Present participle of outspread.
  • over-popular — regarded with favor, approval, or affection by people in general: a popular preacher.
  • overpersuade — to persuade (a person) against his or her inclination or intention: By threats and taunts they had overpersuaded him to steal the car.
  • overpopulate — to fill with an excessive number of people, straining available resources and facilities: Expanding industry has overpopulated the western suburbs.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • pan-european — of or relating to all or most of the countries of Europe.
  • 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.
  • paper-pusher — a person who has a routine desk job.
  • paradoxurine — relating to the palm civet
  • paraguay tea — maté.
  • paralanguage — vocal features that accompany speech and contribute to communication but are not generally considered to be part of the language system, as vocal quality, loudness, and tempo: sometimes also including facial expressions and gestures.
  • parent group — a large organization that owns a number of smaller separate commercial or industrial firms
  • paring gouge — a woodworker's gouge having the bezel on the concave face.
  • parish house — a building used by a church chiefly for administrative and social purposes.
  • parlor house — (especially in the 19th and early 20th centuries) a brothel with a comfortable, often elaborately decorated parlor for the reception of clients.
  • parlour game — A parlour game is a game that is played indoors by families or at parties, for example a guessing game.
  • particulates — very small particles of a substance, esp those that are produced when fuel is burned
  • pasqueflower — an Old World plant, Anemone pulsatilla, of the buttercup family, having purple, crocuslike flowers blooming about Easter.
  • pasteurising — to expose (a food, as milk, cheese, yogurt, beer, or wine) to an elevated temperature for a period of time sufficient to destroy certain microorganisms, as those that can produce disease or cause spoilage or undesirable fermentation of food, without radically altering taste or quality.
  • pasture land — grassland used for grazing
  • pasture rose — a bristly-stemmed rose, Rosa carolina, of the eastern U.S., having slender, straight thorns and large, solitary, rose-pink flowers.
  • pastures new — If someone leaves for greener pastures, or in British English pastures new, they leave their job, their home, or the situation they are in for something they think will be much better.
  • patent flour — a fine grade of flour, consisting chiefly of the inner part of the endosperm.
  • pearl button — a button (as for fastening a shirt, blouse, etc) made of pearl or mother-of-pearl
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