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11-letter words containing o, c, n, r

  • honorifical — honorific
  • horn clause — (logic)   A set of atomic literals with at most one positive literal. Usually written L <- L1, ..., Ln or <- L1, ..., Ln where n>=0, "<-" means "is implied by" and comma stands for conjuction ("AND"). If L is false the clause is regarded as a goal. Horn clauses can express a subset of statements of first order logic. The name "Horn Clause" comes from the logician Alfred Horn, who first pointed out the significance of such clauses in 1951, in the article "On sentences which are true of direct unions of algebras", Journal of Symbolic Logic, 16, 14-21. A definite clause is a Horn clause that has exactly one positive literal.
  • hornblendic — Of or pertaining to hornblende.
  • horny coral — a gorgonian.
  • horse conch — a marine gastropod, Pleuroploca gigantea, having a yellowish, spired shell that grows to a length of 2 feet (0.6 meters).
  • horseracing — Alternative form of horse racing.
  • 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
  • hydrocarbon — any of a class of compounds containing only hydrogen and carbon, as an alkane, methane, CH 4 , an alkene, ethylene, C 2 H 4 , an alkyne, acetylene, C 2 H 2 , or an aromatic compound, benzene, C 6 H 6 .
  • hydrocodone — an opioid analgesic, C 18 H 21 NO 3 , used to treat moderate to severe pain.
  • hydrocyanic — of or derived from hydrocyanic acid.
  • hydromancer — One who practices hydromancy.
  • 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).
  • hyperinotic — of or suffering from hyperinosis
  • hypocenters — Plural form of hypocenter.
  • hypocentral — (geology) Of or pertaining to the hypocentre of an earthquake.
  • hypocretins — Plural form of hypocretin.
  • hypocrinism — an abnormal condition caused by insufficient secretion from a gland, especially an endocrine gland.
  • ichnography — the art of drawing a ground plan or layout of a building.
  • ichthyornis — an extinct genus of toothed birds having vertebrae resembling those of fishes.
  • iconography — symbolic representation, especially the conventional meanings attached to an image or images.
  • icosahedron — a solid figure having 20 faces.
  • icosandrian — (of a plant) having at least twenty stamens
  • icosandrous — belonging to the Icosandria, a class of plants
  • idiocentric — Characterized by or denoting interest centered upon oneself or one's own ways, rather than upon others or the ways of others; self-centered.
  • imbrication — an overlapping, as of tiles or shingles.
  • importances — the quality or state of being important; consequence; significance.
  • importunacy — the quality or condition of being importunate; importunateness.
  • imprecation — the act of imprecating; cursing.
  • imprecision — not precise; not exact; vague or ill-defined.
  • in contrast — If one thing is in contrast to another, it is very different from it.
  • in prospect — expected, predicted
  • in recovery — If someone is in recovery, they are being given a course of treatment to help them recover from something such as a drug habit or mental illness.
  • inaccordant — Not accordant; discordant.
  • incantatory — the chanting or uttering of words purporting to have magical power.
  • incarnation — an incarnate being or form.
  • incinerator — a furnace or apparatus for burning trash, garbage, etc., to ashes.
  • inclinatory — characterized by inclination.
  • incoercible — incapable of being coerced or compelled.
  • incoherence — the quality or state of being incoherent.
  • incoherency — incoherence.
  • incombering — Present participle of incomber.
  • incongruent — not congruent.
  • incongruity — the quality or condition of being incongruous.
  • incongruous — out of keeping or place; inappropriate; unbecoming: an incongruous effect; incongruous behavior.
  • incoronated — crowned
  • incorporate — to form into a legal corporation.
  • incorporeal — not corporeal or material; insubstantial.
  • incorrectly — not correct as to fact; inaccurate; wrong: an incorrect statement.
  • incorrupted — not corrupted
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