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12-letter words containing c, a, r, m, e, n

  • 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.
  • necromancers — Plural form of necromancer.
  • neurosarcoma — A malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor, a form of cancer of the connective tissue surrounding nerves.
  • niche market — specific or limited consumer interest
  • nomenclators — Plural form of nomenclator.
  • nomenclature — a set or system of names or terms, as those used in a particular science or art, by an individual or community, etc.
  • non-metrical — pertaining to meter or poetic measure.
  • nonclemature — Misspelling of nomenclature.
  • nonempirical — derived from or guided by experience or experiment.
  • nonmercurial — not composed of, resembling, or containing mercury
  • nonmetameric — not metameric
  • nonmolecular — not molecular, not made up of or relating to molecules
  • nonnumerical — not containing or involving numbers
  • normal curve — a bell-shaped curve showing a particular distribution of probability over the values of a random variable. Also called Gaussian curve, probability curve.
  • normed space — any vector space on which a norm is defined.
  • normokalemic — Having a normal percentage of potassium in one's blood.
  • nuclear bomb — atomic explosive
  • nychthemeral — relating to a nychthemeron or to the changes or differences, specifically those relating to day and night, that occur within this span
  • on the march — If a group of soldiers are on the march, they are marching somewhere.
  • orange march — a parade on Orangemen's day
  • organic mode — (programming)   A term used by COCOMO to describe a project that is developed in a familiar, stable environment. The product is similar to previously developed products. Most people connected with the project have extensive experience in working with related systems and have a thorough understanding of the project. The project contains a minimum of innovative data processing architectures or algorithms. The product requires little innovation and is relatively small, rarely greater than 50,000 DSIs.
  • ormond beach — a town in NE Florida.
  • overcramming — excessive cramming
  • pan-american — of, relating to, or representing all the countries or people of North, Central, and South America.
  • panspermatic — relating to panspermia
  • 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.
  • parchmentize — to treat (paper or the like) so that it resembles parchment.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • phanerogamic — any of the Phanerogamia, a former primary division of plants comprising those having reproductive organs; a flowering plant or seed plant (opposed to cryptogam).
  • picrocarmine — a red powder containing carmine and picric acid which is used in staining processes
  • placentiform — shaped like a placenta, with a flat rounded form
  • predominance — the state, condition, or quality of being predominant: the predominance of the rich over the poor.
  • primal scene — a child's first real or imagined observation of parental sexual intercourse.
  • pro-american — in favour of or supporting America, its people, culture, etc
  • prochein ami — next friend.
  • pyromagnetic — (formerly) thermomagnetic (def 1).
  • race meeting — A race meeting is an occasion when a series of horse races are held at the same place, often during a period of several days.
  • race norming — the process of statistically adjusting the scores of minority job applicants on job-qualification tests by rating each test-taker's score against the results of others in his or her racial or ethnic group.
  • racemization — the conversion of an optically active substance into an optically inactive mixture of equal amounts of the dextrorotatory and levorotatory forms.
  • racing homer — a kind of homing pigeon used for racing
  • raman effect — the change in wavelength of light scattered while passing through a transparent medium, the collection of new wavelengths (Raman spectrum) being characteristic of the scattering medium and differing from the fluorescent spectrum in being much less intense and in being unrelated to an absorption band of the medium.
  • ramentaceous — resembling or covered with ramenta.
  • re-enactment — the act of enacting.
  • readmittance — the act or process of admitting someone or something again
  • reattachment — connecting or fastening again
  • recompensate — to recompense for something: They gave him ten dollars to compensate him for his trouble.
  • rejectamenta — things that have been thrown away as worthless
  • remembrancer — a person who reminds another of something.
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