11-letter words containing i, n, d, o, c, h
- goldfinches — Plural form of goldfinch.
- ground itch — a disease of the skin of the feet, caused by penetration of hookworm larvae, characterized by a blisterlike eruption and itching.
- hash coding — (programming, algorithm) (Or "hashing") A scheme for providing rapid access to data items which are distinguished by some key. Each data item to be stored is associated with a key, e.g. the name of a person. A hash function is applied to the item's key and the resulting hash value is used as an index to select one of a number of "hash buckets" in a hash table. The table contains pointers to the original items. If, when adding a new item, the hash table already has an entry at the indicated location then that entry's key must be compared with the given key to see if it is the same. If two items' keys hash to the same value (a "hash collision") then some alternative location is used (e.g. the next free location cyclically following the indicated one). For best performance, the table size and hash function must be tailored to the number of entries and range of keys to be used. The hash function usually depends on the table size so if the table needs to be enlarged it must usually be completely rebuilt. When you look up a name in the phone book (for example), you typically hash it by extracting its first letter; the hash buckets are the alphabetically ordered letter sections. See also: btree, checksum, CRC, pseudorandom number, random, random number, soundex.
- hedonically — of, characterizing, or pertaining to pleasure: a hedonic thrill.
- hemodynamic — the branch of physiology dealing with the forces involved in the circulation of the blood.
- hierodeacon — a monk who is also a deacon.
- hornblendic — Of or pertaining to hornblende.
- hybrid corn — a crossbred corn, especially the grain of corn developed by hybridization of repeatedly self-pollinated, and therefore genetically pure, varieties.
- hydnocarpic — of or relating to hydnocarpic acid
- hydrocyanic — of or derived from hydrocyanic acid.
- hydroponics — the cultivation of plants by placing the roots in liquid nutrient solutions rather than in soil; soilless growth of plants. Compare aeroculture, geoponics (def 2).
- hypodynamic — diminished strength; adynamia.
- icosahedron — a solid figure having 20 faces.
- in the cold — outside, exposed to cold weather
- in the dock — the place in a courtroom where a prisoner is placed during trial.
- indochinese — of or relating to Indochina or its inhabitants.
- monodelphic — having a sole set of reproductive organs
- ninth chord — a chord formed by the superposition of four thirds.
- non-hedonic — of, characterizing, or pertaining to pleasure: a hedonic thrill.
- orthodontic — Of, or relating to the dental speciality of orthodontics.
- pondicherry — a union territory of India, on the Coromandel Coast: formerly the chief settlement of French India; territory includes Mahé (on the Malabar Coast), Karikal, and Yanaon. 181 sq. mi. (469 sq. km).
- radiophonic — a radiotelephone.
- schrödinbug — (jargon, programming) /shroh'din-buhg/ (MIT, from the Schrödinger's Cat thought-experiment in quantum physics) A design or implementation bug that doesn't manifest until someone reading the source code or using the program in an unusual way notices that it never should have worked, at which point it stops working until fixed. Though (like bit rot) this sounds impossible, it happens; some programs have harboured schrödinbugs for years. Compare heisenbug, Bohr bug, mandelbug.
- schrodinger — Erwin [er-vin] /ˈɛr vɪn/ (Show IPA), 1887–1961, German physicist: Nobel prize 1933.
- switched on — turned-on (def 1).
- switched-on — turned-on (def 1).
- synecdochic — a figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part, the special for the general or the general for the special, as in ten sail for ten ships or a Croesus for a rich man.
- tischendorf — Lobegott Friedrich Konstantin von [loh-buh-gawt free-drikh kawn-stahn-teen fuh n] /ˈloʊ bəˌgɔt ˈfri drɪx ˌkɔn stɑnˈtin fən/ (Show IPA), 1815–74, German Biblical critic.
- trichomonad — any flagellate protozoan of the genus Trichomonas, parasitic in humans or animals.
- trichonotid — any fish of the family Trichonotidae, comprising the sand divers.
- xenodochial — (rare) Friendly to strangers.
- xenodochium — a guesthouse for receiving strangers