11-letter words containing t, c, e, l
- 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.
- alcalescent — Alternative spelling of alkalescent.
- alchemistic — a form of chemistry and speculative philosophy practiced in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and concerned principally with discovering methods for transmuting baser metals into gold and with finding a universal solvent and an elixir of life.
- alembicated — (of a literary style) excessively refined; precious
- alkalescent — developing alkaline qualities
- all at once — If something happens all at once, it happens suddenly, often when you are not expecting it to happen.
- allocatable — that can be allocated.
- allocentric — Concerned with the interests of others more than one's own; community-minded.
- alpenstocks — Plural form of alpenstock.
- alt.sources — (messaging, programming) A Usenet newsgroup for posting program source code.
- altarpieces — Plural form of altarpiece.
- altercation — An altercation is a noisy argument or disagreement.
- altercative — relating to altercation
- ambulocetus — A large carnivorous amphibian (Ambulocetus natans).
- ammonotelic — excreting ammonia as the main nitrogenous waste: characteristic of freshwater fishes and many aquatic invertebrates
- amylopectin — the major component of starch (about 80 per cent), consisting of branched chains of glucose units. It is insoluble and gives a red-brown colour with iodine
- anal erotic — a person who experiences sexual gratification of the anal area
- analeptics' — restoring; invigorating; giving strength after disease.
- anaplerotic — of or relating to anaplerosis
- ancestorial — of, belonging to, or relating to ancestors
- ancestrally — Pertaining to ancestry.
- anecdotally — in an anecdotal manner
- anecdotical — relating to anecdotes
- angle cleat — a short length of angle iron used as a bracket.
- antecubital — (anatomy) Pertaining to, or situated in the anterior part of the elbow (cubitus).
- anthochlore — a yellow pigment found in flowers
- anticruelty — the prevention of or opposition to cruelty
- anticulture — the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc.
- anticyclone — An anticyclone is an area of high atmospheric pressure which causes settled weather conditions and, in summer, clear skies and high temperatures.
- antinuclear — opposed to nuclear weapons
- antinucleon — an antiproton or an antineutron
- anucleolate — lacking a nucleolus or nucleoli.
- apathetical — having or showing little or no emotion: apathetic behavior.
- aphetically — (linguistics) In an aphetic way: through aphesis.
- apicodental — articulated with the apex of the tongue near the upper front teeth, as ( (θ) ; t h) ) and (; ð) ; th) )
- apologetics — the branch of theology concerned with the defence and rational justification of Christianity
- applescript — (language) An object-oriented shell language for the Macintosh, approximately a superset of HyperTalk.
- applicative — relevant or applicable
- aquaculture — the cultivation of freshwater and marine resources, both plant and animal, for human consumption or use
- aquiculture — aquaculture
- arctic seal — rabbit fur that has been sheared and dyed to simulate sealskin.
- art college — a college at which students study and make art of various kinds, such as drawing, painting and sculpture
- artefactual — relating to an artefact
- articulable — having the ability to be articulated
- articulated — An articulated vehicle, especially a lorry, is made in two or more sections which are joined together by metal bars, so that the vehicle can turn more easily.
- articulates — Express (an idea or feeling) fluently and coherently.
- ascendantly — in an ascendant manner
- ascetically — a person who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals and practices extreme self-denial or self-mortification for religious reasons.
- aschelminth — in some systems of classification, any of a phylum (Aschelminthes) of wormlike animals, including rotifers, gastrotrichs, gordian worms, and nematodes: these animals are usually considered to be in separate phyla
- aseptically — in a non-putrefying manner