11-letter words containing p, e, n, c
- nociception — The physiological process underlying the sensation of pain.
- nociceptive — Of, relating to, or denoting pain arising from the stimulation of nerve cells (often as distinct from that arising from damage or disease in the nerves themselves).
- nociceptors — Plural form of nociceptor.
- non-suspect — to believe to be guilty, false, counterfeit, undesirable, defective, bad, etc., with little or no proof: to suspect a person of murder.
- noncomposer — a person who is not a composer
- noncomputed — Not computed.
- noncomputer — Not of or pertaining to computers.
- nondescript — of no recognized, definite, or particular type or kind: a nondescript novel; a nondescript color.
- nonemphatic — lacking emphasis, not emphatic
- nonoperatic — not operatic
- nonphonemic — not phonemic
- nonphonetic — not phonetic
- nonspecific — Not detailed or exact; general.
- nonspecular — that reflects light diffusely and evenly over the hemisphere surrounding the reflective surface; diffuse
- np-complete — (complexity) (NPC, Nondeterministic Polynomial time complete) A set or property of computational decision problems which is a subset of NP (i.e. can be solved by a nondeterministic Turing Machine in polynomial time), with the additional property that it is also NP-hard. Thus a solution for one NP-complete problem would solve all problems in NP. Many (but not all) naturally arising problems in class NP are in fact NP-complete. There is always a polynomial-time algorithm for transforming an instance of any NP-complete problem into an instance of any other NP-complete problem. So if you could solve one you could solve any other by transforming it to the solved one. The first problem ever shown to be NP-complete was the satisfiability problem. Another example is Hamilton's problem. See also computational complexity, halting problem, Co-NP, NP-hard.
- nuclear sap — karyolymph
- nucleophile — of or relating to electron contribution in covalent bonding (opposed to electrophilic).
- nucleoplasm — the protoplasm of the nucleus of a cell.
- numeric pad — a separate section on some computer keyboards, grouping together numeric keys and those for mathematical or other special functions in an arrangement like that of a calculator.
- nuncupative — (especially of a will) oral; not written.
- nyckelharpa — an old-time Swedish stringed musical instrument, similar to the hurdy-gurdy but sounded with a bow instead of a wheel.
- occupancies — Plural form of occupancy.
- ocean perch — redfish (def 1).
- omnipotence — the quality or state of being omnipotent.
- omnipotency — Omnipotence. (from 15th c.).
- on the cusp — If you say that someone or something is on the cusp, you mean they are between two states, or are about to be in a particular state.
- oncoprotein — (genetics, oncology, protein) A protein that is coded for by an oncogene.
- oneiroscopy — the interpretation or study of dreams
- onomatopeic — Alternative form of onomatopoeic.
- opalescence — exhibiting a play of colors like that of the opal.
- open cheque — an uncrossed cheque that can be cashed at the drawee bank
- open policy — a continuous policy covering goods of a class subject to changes in volume, usually requiring periodic reports of values.
- open secret — something supposedly secret but actually known quite generally.
- open source — Computers. pertaining to or denoting software whose source code is available free of charge to the public to use, copy, modify, sublicense, or distribute.
- open stance — a batting stance in which the front foot is farther from the inside of the batter's box than the back foot.
- open switch — (IBM, probably from railways) An unresolved question, issue, or problem.
- open ticket — a return ticket which does not specify a date for travel
- open-necked — If you are wearing an open-necked shirt or blouse, you are wearing a shirt or blouse which has no buttons at the top or on which the top button is not done up.
- open-source — Computers. pertaining to or denoting software whose source code is available free of charge to the public to use, copy, modify, sublicense, or distribute.
- opening act — the first act at a concert, etc, esp before a main act
- optic nerve — either one of the second pair of cranial nerves, consisting of sensory fibers that conduct impulses from the retina to the brain.
- optokinetic — relating to a reflex whereby the eye follows a moving object
- orthopnoeic — difficult or painful breathing except in an erect sitting or standing position.
- pacesetting — a person, group, or organization that is the most progressive or successful and serves as a model to be imitated.
- paedodontic — of or relating to paedodontics
- painted cup — any of several semiparasitic plants of the genus Castilleja, of the figwort family, having highly colored dilated bracts about the flowers.
- pallescence — the condition of being pallescent
- pan crusher — A pan crusher is a crusher in which solids are broken by a wheel which is turning in a pan.
- panathenaic — of or relating to a Panathenaea, a festival in honor of the goddess Athena.
- pancake day — Christian calendar: Shrove Tuesday