11-letter words containing m, e
- actinodrome — (of a leaf) palmately veined.
- actinometer — an instrument for measuring the intensity of radiation, esp of the sun's rays
- actinometry — The measurement of the heating power of electromagnetic radiation, especially that of solar radiation.
- actinomyces — a genus of bacteria that causes disease in humans and improves soil ecology
- active dbms — (database) A conventional or passive DBMS combined with a means of event detection and condition monitoring. Event handling is often rule-based, as with an expert system.
- active mass — the effective concentration of a substance.
- ad extremum — to or at the very end
- ad litteram — to the letter; exactly
- adenomatoid — Of or pertaining to an adenoma.
- adenomatous — characterized by a collection of glandular growths
- adenomegaly — (pathology) The enlargement of a gland, especially those of the neck.
- adenomyosis — (medicine) A medical condition characterized by the presence of ectopic glandular tissue in the surrounding muscles, particularly of the endometrial tissue of the uterus in the myometrium, sometimes considered as a form of endometriosis.
- adiathermic — impervious to heat
- adjournment — An adjournment is a temporary stopping of a trial, enquiry, or other meeting.
- adjudgement — the act of adjudging
- adjustments — Plural form of adjustment.
- admeasuring — Present participle of admeasure.
- administers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of administer.
- admiralties — Plural form of admiralty.
- adrammelech — one of the gods worshiped by the Sepharvites. II Kings 17:31. Compare Anammelech.
- adumbrative — foreshadowing; sketchy; faintly indicative.
- advance man — an agent of a political candidate or other public figure who travels in advance of the candidate to organize publicity, arrange meetings, and make security checks
- advancement — Advancement is progress in your job or in your social position.
- adventurism — Adventurism is a willingness to take risks, especially in order to obtain an unfair advantage in politics or business.
- advergaming — a method of interactive marketing in which free downloadable computer games appear on websites (often as pop-ups) to advertise a company or product
- aegospotami — a river of ancient Thrace that flowed into the Hellespont. At its mouth the Spartan fleet under Lysander defeated the Athenians in 405 bc, ending the Peloponnesian War
- aequo animo — with an even mind; with composure.
- aerial mast — a mast on which an aerial is mounted
- aerial mine — Military. a mine designed to be dropped from the air into water.
- aerodromics — (obsolete) The science of flying airplanes.
- aerodynamic — If something such as a car has an aerodynamic shape or design, it goes faster and uses less fuel than other cars because the air passes over it more easily.
- aeromedical — relating to the medical treatment of disorders associated with air or space travel
- aerotropism — the growth of plants towards or away from a source of oxygen
- affirmative — An affirmative word or gesture indicates that you agree with what someone has said or that the answer to a question is 'yes'.
- afforcement — an increase in force or strength
- afterimages — Plural form of afterimage.
- aftermarket — The aftermarket is all the related products that are sold after an item, especially a car, has been bought.
- agamospermy — formation of seeds in the absence of fertilization; a form of apomixis
- agathodemon — Alternative spelling of agathodaemon.
- agelasimine — (organic compound) Any of various adenine-related bicyclic diterpenoids isolated from the orange sponge Agelas mauritania, structurally related to the agelasines.
- agglomerate — to form or be formed into a mass or cluster; collect
- ahmadinejad — Mahmoud (mæhˈmuːd). born 1956, Iranian politician; president of Iran (2005–13)
- ai-complete — (artificial intelligence, jargon) /A-I k*m-pleet'/ (MIT, Stanford: by analogy with "NP-complete") A term used to describe problems or subproblems in artificial intelligence, to indicate that the solution presupposes a solution to the "strong AI problem" (that is, the synthesis of a human-level intelligence). A problem that is AI-complete is, in other words, just too hard. See also gedanken.
- aid-de-camp — aide-de-camp.
- aimlessness — The state or quality of being aimless, or without purpose or direction.
- air chamber — a compartment in a device or structure that is filled with air
- aircraftmen — Plural form of aircraftman.
- alarm bells — If you say that something sets alarm bells ringing, you mean that it makes people feel worried or concerned about something.
- alaska time — Alaska-Hawaii time.
- albedometer — an instrument that measures the albedo of a surface.