14-letter words containing c, a, n, l, b
- linen cupboard — airing cupboard
- load balancing — (operating system, parallel) Techniques which aim to spread tasks among the processors in a parallel processor to avoid some processors being idle while others have tasks queueing for execution. Load balancing may be performed either by heavily loaded processors (with many tasks in their queues) sending tasks to other processors; by idle processors requesting work from others; by some centralised task distribution mechanism; or some combination of these. Some systems allow tasks to be moved after they have started executing ("task migration") others do not. It is important that the overhead of executing the load balancing algorithm does not contribute significantly to the overall processing or communications load. Distributed scheduling algorithms may be static, dynamic or preemptive. Static algorithms allocate processes to processors at run time while taking no account of current network load. Dynamic algorithms are more flexible, though more computationally expensive, and give some consideration to the network load before allocating the new process to a processor. Preemptive algorithms are more expensive and flexible still, and may migrate running processes from one host to another if deemed beneficial. Research to date indicates that dynamic algorithms yield significant performance benefits, but that further (though lesser) gains may be had through the addition of process migration facilities.
- macroglobulins — Plural form of macroglobulin.
- mandibulectomy — (surgery) excision of the mandible.
- manufacturable — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
- mashie niblick — a club with an iron head whose face has more slope than a mashie but less slope than a pitcher.
- merchandisable — Suitable for merchandising.
- mobile canteen — a truck or lorry with kitchen facilities that can be used on site, such as on a film set, construction site, as a soup kitchen, etc
- mobile command — the Canadian army and other land forces
- monocarboxylic — containing one carboxyl group.
- municipal bond — a bond issued by a state, county, city, or town, or by a state authority or agency to finance projects.
- naval barracks — a place where people in the Navy live
- noctambulation — Sleepwalking.
- non-accessible — easy to approach, reach, enter, speak with, or use.
- non-actionable — furnishing ground for a lawsuit.
- non-applicable — applying or capable of being applied; relevant; suitable; appropriate: an applicable rule; a solution that is applicable to the problem.
- non-beneficial — conferring benefit; advantageous; helpful: the beneficial effect of sunshine.
- non-cancelable — not subject to cancellation: a noncancellable insurance policy.
- non-changeable — liable to change or to be changed; variable.
- non-cognizable — capable of being perceived or known.
- non-compatible — capable of existing or living together in harmony: the most compatible married couple I know.
- non-consumable — able or meant to be consumed, as by eating, drinking, or using: consumable goods.
- non-cultivable — capable of being cultivated.
- non-indictable — liable to being indicted, as a person.
- non-recoupable — to get back the equivalent of: to recoup one's losses by a lucky investment.
- nonaccountable — not accountable
- noncancellable — not subject to cancellation: a noncancellable insurance policy.
- noncelebration — the failure to enjoy or take part in a celebration
- noncompensable — eligible for or subject to compensation, especially for a bodily injury.
- noncondensable — lacking the ability to be condensed
- nonjusticiable — capable of being settled by law or by the action of a court: a justiciable dispute.
- nonobstetrical — of or relating to the care and treatment of women in childbirth and during the period before and after delivery.
- nonpredictable — Not predictable.
- nonrecoverable — unable to be claimed back; damaged or lost forever
- normal balance — The normal balance of an account is the side of the account that is positive or increasing.
- noticeableness — The quality of being noticeable.
- occipital bone — a curved, compound bone forming the back and part of the base of the skull.
- occult balance — asymmetrical balance of visual elements in an artistic composition.
- omnibus clause — a clause, especially in an automobile liability policy, extending coverage to persons other than the insured named in the policy.
- phenylcarbinol — benzyl alcohol.
- platinum black — a black powder consisting of very finely divided metallic platinum, used as a catalyst, especially in organic synthesis.
- plenum-chamber — a system of mechanical ventilation in which fresh air is forced into the spaces to be ventilated from a chamber (plenum chamber) at a pressure slightly higher than atmospheric pressure, so as to expel foul air.
- pneumobacillus — a bacterium, Klebsiella pneumoniae, causing a type of pneumonia and associated with certain other diseases, especially of the respiratory tract.
- prepublication — the period immediately preceding the publication of a book.
- public analyst — a scientist who tests food, water etc to ensure that they are safe
- public company — a company that has more than 50 shareholders and whose shares are offered for public subscription.
- public servant — a person holding a government office or job by election or appointment; person in public service.
- racing bicycle — a bicycle designed for cycling on roads or taking part in road cycling races
- rainbow-collar — being or of an employee who combines work or experience on the assembly line with more technical or administrative duties; having both blue-collar and white-collar duties or experience.
- rambunctiously — difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.