12-letter words containing c, a, p, e, r, n
- micropayment — A very small payment made each time a user accesses an Internet page or service.
- microplanner — A subset of PLANNER, implemented in Lisp by Gerald Sussman et al at MIT. Its important features were goal-oriented, pattern-directed procedure invocation, an embedded knowledge base, and automatic backtracking. microPLANNER was superseded by Conniver.
- 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.
- nanoparticle — a microscopic particle of matter that is measured on the nanoscale, usually one that measures less than 100 nanometers.
- narcotherapy — an infrequently used method of treating mental disorders by intravenous injection of barbiturates.
- necrographer — a person who writes obituaries
- necrophagous — That eats dead or decaying animal flesh.
- necrophiliac — an erotic attraction to corpses.
- neoanthropic — neanthropic.
- nephropathic — characterized by or relating to nephropathy
- neuroplastic — Of or pertaining to neuroplasticity.
- neurotypical — relating to or showing typical neurological behavior and development: She has one dyslexic and one neurotypical child.
- noncorporate — Not corporate.
- noncorporeal — Not corporeal.
- nonempirical — derived from or guided by experience or experiment.
- nonspherical — not spherical
- nordkyn cape — Cape, a cape in N Norway, E of North Cape: northernmost point of the European mainland.
- normed space — any vector space on which a norm is defined.
- oceanography — the branch of physical geography dealing with the ocean.
- organoleptic — perceived by a sense organ.
- pan scrubber — a rough sponge, often made of steel wool, used for scrubbing saucepans, frying pans, etc
- pan-american — of, relating to, or representing all the countries or people of North, Central, and South America.
- pancake roll — A pancake roll is an item of Chinese food consisting of a small roll of thin crisp pastry filled with vegetables and sometimes meat.
- pancreatitis — inflammation of the pancreas.
- panel doctor — a doctor within a given area available for consultation by patients insured under the National Health Insurance Scheme
- panspermatic — relating to panspermia
- paracenteses — puncture of the wall of a cavity to drain off fluid.
- paracentesis — puncture of the wall of a cavity to drain off fluid.
- paracyanogen — a polymer of cyanogen
- paramagnetic — a body or substance that, placed in a magnetic field, possesses magnetization in direct proportion to the field strength; a substance in which the magnetic moments of the atoms are not aligned.
- parascending — parasailing
- parchmentize — to treat (paper or the like) so that it resembles parchment.
- participance — participation.
- pay increase — a rise in pay or salary
- payment card — A payment card is a plastic card which you use like a credit card, but which takes the money directly from your bank account.
- peach brandy — brandy distilled from the fermented juice of peaches.
- pearlescence — a pearly lustre or sheen
- pectoral fin — (in fishes) either of a pair of fins usually situated behind the head, one on each side, and corresponding to the forelimbs of higher vertebrates.
- pedantocracy — rule by pedants; a system of government by pedants
- pediatrician — a physician who specializes in pediatrics.
- pelecaniform — of, or having the nature of, an order (Pelecaniformes) of swimming birds having all four toes connected in a webbed foot, including pelicans and cormorants
- pencil cedar — the red cedar, Juniperus virginiana, or its wood.
- penny arcade — an amusement hall or area that contains coin-operated entertainment devices, originally operated for a penny a play.
- pentacrinoid — a larval crinoid resembling members of the genus Pentacrinus
- perceptional — the act or faculty of perceiving, or apprehending by means of the senses or of the mind; cognition; understanding.
- percussional — of or relating to percussion
- percutaneous — administered, removed, or absorbed by way of the skin, as an injection, needle biopsy, or transdermal drug.
- perfectation — the action or process of becoming or causing to become perfect or complete
- pernoctation — the act of staying all night in a place, esp for prayer or as a vigil