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11-letter words containing d, i, e, o

  • fixed point — (mathematics)   The fixed point of a function, f is any value, x for which f x = x. A function may have any number of fixed points from none (e.g. f x = x+1) to infinitely many (e.g. f x = x). The fixed point combinator, written as either "fix" or "Y" will return the fixed point of a function. See also least fixed point.
  • fixed-point — (programming)   A number representation scheme where a number, F is represented by an integer I such that F=I*R^-P, where R is the (assumed) radix of the representation and P is the (fixed) number of digits after the radix point. On computers with no floating-point unit, fixed-point calculations are significantly faster than floating-point as all the operations are basically integer operations. Fixed-point representation also has the advantage of having uniform density, i.e., the smallest resolvable difference of the representation is R^-P throughout the representable range, in contrast to floating-point representations. For example, in PL/I, FIXED data has both a precision and a scale-factor (P above). So a number declared as 'FIXED DECIMAL(7,2)' has a precision of seven and a scale-factor of two, indicating five integer and two fractional decimal digits. The smallest difference between numbers will be 0.01.
  • floundering — to struggle with stumbling or plunging movements (usually followed by about, along, on, through, etc.): He saw the child floundering about in the water.
  • fluid ounce — a measure of capacity equal to 1/16 (0.0625) pint (29.6 milliliters) in the U.S., and equal to 1/20 (0.05) of an imperial pint (28.4 milliliters) in Great Britain. Symbol: f. Abbreviation: fl. oz;
  • fluoridated — Simple past tense and past participle of fluoridate.
  • fluoridates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fluoridate.
  • fluorinated — Simple past tense and past participle of fluorinate.
  • foliar feed — a substance containing nutrients that is applied to the leaves of a plant
  • food prices — the prices that consumers are charged for food
  • foodservice — The business of providing food and related services.
  • footbridges — Plural form of footbridge.
  • footsoldier — Alternative spelling of foot soldier.
  • foraminated — porous; perforated with small holes
  • forbiddance — the act of forbidding.
  • forbiddenly — in a forbidden manner; illegally
  • force field — A force field is an area of energy, such as magnetic energy, that surrounds an object or place.
  • forebodings — Plural form of foreboding.
  • foredestine — (rare) predestine.
  • foredooming — Present participle of foredoom.
  • foreign aid — economic, technical, or military aid given by one nation to another for purposes of relief and rehabilitation, for economic stabilization, or for mutual defense.
  • foresighted — Having or using foresight.
  • foundership — The condition of having founded something.
  • fourdrinier — a machine for manufacturing paper.
  • frank dobie — (James) Frank, 1888–1964, U.S. folklorist, educator, and author.
  • fredericton — a province in SE Canada, E of Maine. 27,985 sq. mi. (72,480 sq. km). Capital: Fredericton.
  • free period — a portion of time during which there is little or no activity
  • freeholding — Property held in freehold.
  • freeloading — to take advantage of others for free food, entertainment, etc.
  • frescobaldi — Girolamo [jee-raw-lah-maw] /dʒiˈrɔ lɑ mɔ/ (Show IPA), 1583–1643, Italian organist and composer.
  • friend-zone — Slang. to put (someone) in the friend zone: He wonders why he's always getting friend-zoned by women he likes.
  • friendswood — a city in SE Texas.
  • frigid zone — either of two regions, one between the Arctic Circle and the North Pole, or one between the Antarctic Circle and the South Pole.
  • front-drive — (of an automotive vehicle) having front-wheel drive.
  • full-bodied — of full strength, flavor, richness, etc.: full-bodied wine; full-bodied writing.
  • galactoside — A glycoside yielding galactose on hydrolysis.
  • ganglioside — any of a class of glycolipids, found chiefly in nerve ganglia, that upon hydrolysis yield sphingosine, neuraminic acid, a fatty acid, and a monosaccharide.
  • gene doping — a form of drug abuse in sport in which genetic material is injected into muscle to enhance performance or stimulate muscle growth
  • genocidaire — a person who is guilty of genocide
  • genomic dna — the DNA constituting the genome of a cell or organism, as distinguished from extrachromosomal DNAs, such as plasmids. Abbreviation: gDNA.
  • geodynamics — (used with a singular verb) the science dealing with dynamic processes or forces within the earth.
  • geomedicine — the branch of medicine dealing with the effect of geography on disease.
  • geometrized — Simple past tense and past participle of geometrize.
  • george dick — George Frederick, 1881–1967, U.S. internist.
  • gerodontics — the branch of dentistry dealing with aging and aged persons.
  • get wind of — hear rumours of
  • give ground — the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
  • glamourized — Simple past tense and past participle of glamourize.
  • glide slope — the angle that the glidepath of an aircraft or spacecraft makes with the horizontal.
  • glochidiate — (botany) Having barbs.
  • glottalized — pronounced with glottal coarticulation.
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