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11-letter words containing o, p, a

  • 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.
  • aibohphobia — (humorous) An irrational fear of palindromes.
  • ailurophile — a person who likes cats
  • ailurophobe — a person who dislikes or is afraid of cats
  • airdropping — Present participle of airdrop.
  • airport bus — a public bus that takes passengers to and from the airport, usually connecting the city centre and (at a large airport) the different terminals
  • airport tax — Airport tax is a tax that airline passengers have to pay in order to use an airport.
  • alderperson — a member of a municipal legislative body, especially of a municipal council.
  • aldopentose — a monosaccharide with five carbon atoms
  • aleppo gall — a type of nutgall occurring in oaks in W Asia and E Europe
  • aleppo pine — a pine tree, Pinus halepensis, native to the Mediterranean area, that is planted as an ornamental and is a source of turpentine.
  • alford plea — Law. a pleading of guilty in a plea bargain in which the defendant maintains his or her innocence.
  • algophagous — feeding on algae, as certain insects.
  • algophilist — Person who is subject to algophilia; person who enjoys pain and gets sexual pleasure from it.
  • alkyl group — any of a series of univalent groups of the general formula C n H 2n+1 , derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons, as the methyl group, CH 3 −, or ethyl group, C 2 H 5 −.
  • all-purpose — You use all-purpose to refer to things that have lots of different uses or can be used in lots of different situations.
  • allelomorph — allele
  • allelopathy — the inhibitory effect of one living plant upon another by the release of toxic substances
  • allographic — Relating to allographs or allography.
  • allomorphic — any of two or more different forms of the same chemical compound.
  • allopelagic — living or growing at different depths.
  • allophylian — (of languages, especially those of Europe and Asia) neither Indo-European nor Semitic.
  • alloplastic — of or relating to alterations made to a patient's external circumstances for the purpose of affecting his mental condition
  • allopoiesis — Creation of something other than the self. Or creation by something else than the self.
  • allopurinol — a synthetic drug that reduces blood concentrations of uric acid and is administered orally in the treatment of gout. Formula: C5H4N4O
  • allotropism — a property of certain elements, as carbon, sulfur, and phosphorus, of existing in two or more distinct forms; allomorphism.
  • allotropous — (of flowers) having the nectar accessible to any species of insect
  • allyl group — the univalent group C 3 H 5 , derived from propylene.
  • alpenstocks — Plural form of alpenstock.
  • alpha stock — any of the most active securities on the Stock Exchange of which there are between 100 and 200; at least ten market makers must continuously display the prices of an alpha stock and all transactions in them must be published immediately
  • alpha-omega — the beginning and the end. Rev. 1:8.
  • alto-phobia — an abnormal fear of heights; acrophobia.
  • amaxophobia — Fear of riding in a vehicle.
  • amblyoscope — an instrument used to train an amblyopic eye to function properly.
  • amino group — the univalent group, −NH 2 .
  • aminophenol — any of three isomeric forms that are soluble crystalline solids, used as a dye intermediate (meta- and ortho-), in dyeing hair, fur, and textiles (ortho- and para-), and as a photographic developer (para-). Formula: C6H4NH2OH
  • aminopterin — a derivative of pterin used in chemotherapy
  • aminopyrine — a colorless, crystalline powder, C13H17N3O, sometimes used to reduce fever or pain: may cause agranulocytosis
  • ammophilous — (of organisms) living or growing in sand
  • amniography — an x-ray examination of the amniotic sac after the injection of an opaque solution, performed to permit visualization of the umbilical cord and the placenta.
  • amorphously — lacking definite form; having no specific shape; formless: the amorphous clouds.
  • ampere-hour — a practical unit of quantity of electricity; the quantity that flows in one hour through a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere. 1 ampere-hour is equivalent to 3600 coulombs
  • amphibiotic — having an aquatic larval form and a terrestrial adult form, as amphibians
  • amphibolite — a metamorphic rock consisting mainly of amphibole and plagioclase
  • amphibology — ambiguity of expression, esp when due to a grammatical construction, as in save rags and waste paper
  • amphibolous — ambiguous or equivocal, especially when due to the uncertain grammatical construction of a word or phrase.
  • amphicelous — concave on both sides, as the bodies of the vertebrae of fishes.
  • amphichroic — producing two colours, one on reacting with an acid, the other on reacting with a base
  • amphictyony — (in ancient Greece) a religious association of states for the maintenance of temples and the cults connected with them
  • amphidromia — a family festival in ancient Athens in honor of the birth of a child, during which the child received its name.
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