11-letter words containing i, n, s, o, c
- fianchettos — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fianchetto.
- flucytosine — a synthetic whitish crystalline powder, C 4 H 4 FN 3 O, with antifungal activity, used in the treatment of systemic and eye fungal infections caused by susceptible strains of Candida or Cryptococcus.
- fluorescein — an orange-red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 12 O 5 , that in alkaline solutions produces an orange color and an intense green fluorescence: used to trace subterranean waters and in dyes.
- fluorescing — Present participle of fluoresce.
- fluticasone — (organic compound) A synthetic corticosteroid whose furoate and propionate forms are used as topical anti-inflammatories.
- forecasting — Present participle of forecast.
- foreclosing — Present participle of foreclose.
- forinstance — a case or occurrence of anything: fresh instances of oppression.
- fornicators — Plural form of fornicator.
- full cousin — cousin (def 1).
- functionals — Plural form of functional.
- funduscopic — Relating to funduscopy.
- gasconading — extravagant boasting; boastful talk.
- gastronomic — the art or science of good eating.
- gazingstock — (archaic) An object, event or person that is stared at (or gazed at) by many people.
- genius loci — the guardian spirit of a place.
- geocentrism — A belief that Earth is the center of the universe and does not move.
- geodynamics — (used with a singular verb) the science dealing with dynamic processes or forces within the earth.
- geosciences — Plural form of geoscience.
- geosyncline — a portion of the earth's crust subjected to downward warping during a large span of geologic time; a geosynclinal fold.
- geotechnics — the application of science in order to utilize the earth's natural resources in engineering projects
- gerodontics — the branch of dentistry dealing with aging and aged persons.
- glaciations — Plural form of glaciation.
- glucokinase — an enzyme, found in all living systems, that serves to catalyze the phosphorylation of gluconic acid.
- glucosamine — an aminosugar occurring in many polysaccharides of vertebrate tissue and also as the major component of chitin.
- gobsmacking — Causing one to be gobsmacked; astounding, flabbergasting.
- goldfinches — Plural form of goldfinch.
- gonochorism — (biology) The situation in which the individuals of a species are of one of two distinct sexes, and retain that sexuality throughout their lives.
- gonycampsis — abnormal curvature of the knee.
- grain coast — a historic region on the Gulf of Guinea, in W Africa, in present-day Liberia.
- grouchiness — The characteristic or quality of being grouchy.
- harmonicist — Someone who plays the harmonica.
- harmonistic — pertaining to a harmonist or harmony.
- 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.
- hemisection — to cut into two equal parts; to bisect, especially along a medial longitudinal plane.
- heteroscian — a name applied to the people who live in temperate zones, so given because in these areas shadows created by the sun at noon will fall in opposite directions
- hexastichon — hexastich.
- histrionics — an actor.
- homecomings — Plural form of homecoming.
- horseracing — Alternative form of horse racing.
- house finch — a small common finch, Carpodacus mexicanus, originally of the western U.S. and Mexico and now widely distributed: the males have a red forehead, throat, breast, and rump.
- hsuan chiao — Taoism (def 2).
- 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).
- hyoscyamine — a poisonous alkaloid, C 17 H 23 NO 3 , obtained from henbane and other solanaceous plants, used as a sedative, analgesic, mydriatic, and antispasmodic.
- hypnotistic — of or relating to a hypnotist
- hypocretins — Plural form of hypocretin.
- hypocrinism — an abnormal condition caused by insufficient secretion from a gland, especially an endocrine gland.
- ice station — a camp or base in an isolated part of the Arctic or Antarctic, manned by specialists to monitor the weather, geological formations, wildlife, etc.
- ichthyornis — an extinct genus of toothed birds having vertebrae resembling those of fishes.
- iconoclasts — Plural form of iconoclast.