15-letter words containing a, c, t, i, n, o
- irrationalistic — Of or relating to irrationalism.
- irritable colon — any combination of common disturbances of the bowel, as diarrhea or constipation, occurring with abdominal pain, sometimes accompanied by psychological stress. Abbreviation: IBS.
- isothiocyanates — Plural form of isothiocyanate.
- jack-in-the-box — a toy consisting of a box from which an enclosed figure springs up when the lid is opened.
- jnt association — (company) A non-profit company funded by the UK's advisory committee to manage and develop the UK national research network backbone. In 1970, the United Kingdom Computer Board commissioned Professor Mike Wells to report on UK university networking. As a result, on 1976-11-01, the Network Unit was created which in turn led to the creation in 1979 of a full-time Joint Network Team (JNT) and in 1982 to the creation of JANET. On 1993-12-10, the JNT Association was formed to develop and manage JANET for the education and research community.
- joint financing — the provision of funds for a project, etc, from two or more sources
- judeo-christian — of or relating to the religious writings, beliefs, values, or traditions held in common by Judaism and Christianity.
- knight bachelor — bachelor (def 3).
- lactovegetarian — Also called lactarian. a vegetarian whose diet includes dairy products.
- laryngectomized — having had one's larynx surgically removed by undergoing a laryngectomy
- latensification — (in photography) the process of intensifying a latent image by the use of chemicals, extra exposure to light, or other means
- latent function — any function of an institution or other social phenomenon that is unintentional and often unrecognized.
- lateran council — any of the five ecumenical councils (1123, 1139, 1179, 1215, 1512–17) held in the Lateran Palace.
- latino-american — an American who is of Latin-American or Spanish origin
- latino-faliscan — a group of early Italic languages, including Latin and Faliscan.
- lay it on thick — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- lean production — Lean production is the same as lean manufacturing.
- learned society — an organization devoted to the scholarly study of a particular field or discipline, as modern languages, psychology, or history.
- levi-montalcini — Rita, 1909–2012, U.S. neurologist, born in Italy: Nobel Prize 1986.
- lex non scripta — unwritten law; common law.
- lichenification — a leathery hardening of the skin, usually caused by chronic irritation.
- lick into shape — to pass the tongue over the surface of, as to moisten, taste, or eat (often followed by up, off, from, etc.): to lick a postage stamp; to lick an ice-cream cone.
- limited company — a company in which the shareholders cannot be assessed for debts of the company beyond the sum they still have invested in the company.
- limiting factor — Physiology. the slowest, therefore rate-limiting, step in a process or reaction involving several steps.
- linear function — linear transformation.
- liver complaint — an unspecified health problem concerning the liver
- loan collection — a number of works of art lent by their owners for a temporary public exhibition
- locutionary act — the act of uttering a sentence considered only as such
- low-maintenance — requiring little attention or upkeep
- lubricating oil — an oily substance that is used to cover or treat machinery so as to lessen friction
- lymphocytopenia — (pathology) An abnormally low level of lymphocytes in the blood.
- macroprudential — Of or pertaining to systemic prudence, especially to the strengths and vulnerabilities of financial systems.
- magnetic bottle — Physics. a magnetic field so shaped that it can confine a plasma: used in a proposed design for fusion reactors.
- magnetic course — a course whose bearing is given relative to the magnetic meridian of the area.
- magnetic domain — a portion of a ferromagnetic material where the magnetic moments are aligned with one another because of interactions between molecules or atoms.
- magnetic mirror — a region in a magnetic bottle where the magnetic field increases abruptly, causing charged particles that enter it to be reflected.
- magnetic moment — a vector quantity associated with a given electric current, magnet, or the like, having the property that its vector product with the magnetic induction equals the torque acting on the given object.
- magnetoelectric — of or relating to the induction of electric current or electromotive force by means of permanent magnets.
- make certain of — to ensure (that one will get something); confirm
- malacopterygian — belonging or pertaining to the Malacopterygii (Malacopteri), a group of soft-finned, teleost fishes.
- malconformation — Imperfect, disproportionate, or abnormal formation; disproportion of parts.
- marcus antonius — Mark (Marcus Antonius) 83?–30 b.c, Roman general: friend of Caesar; member of the second triumvirate and rival of Octavian.
- masculinization — Medicine/Medical. to produce certain male secondary sex characteristics in (a female).
- mass production — the production or manufacture of goods in large quantities, especially by machinery.
- mechlorethamine — a nitrogen mustard, C 5 H 1 1 Cl 2 N, used in combination with other drugs in the treatment of Hodgkin's disease and certain other cancers.
- media converter — (networking) A component used in Ethernet, although it is not part of the IEEE standard. The IEEE standard states that all segments must be linked with repeaters. Media converters were developed as a simpler, cheaper alternative to repeaters. However, in the 1990s the cost difference between the two is negligible.
- mediastinoscopy — (medicine) A procedure for examining the inside of the mediastinum and the organs it encloses through a small incision, using an endoscope. This is a surgical procedure normally done under general anesthesia.
- megacorporation — a giant company formed from two or more large companies or a number of companies of various sizes.
- melamine-coated — covered with an outer layer of melamine
- memory location — (storage) A byte, word or other small unit of storage space in a computer's main memory that is identified by its starting address (and size).