16-letter words containing a, c, t, i, n, o
- 3com corporation — (company, networking) A manufacturer of local area network equipment. 3Com was founded in 1979. They acquired BICC Data Networks in 1992, Star-Tek in 1993, Synernetics in 1993, Centrum in 1994, NiceCom in 1994 AccessWorks, Sonix Communications, Primary Access and Chipcom in 1995 and Axon and OnStream Networks in 1996. They merged with U.S. Robotics in 1997.
- abdominocentesis — (surgery) Extraction of peritoneal fluid from the abdomen for evaluation, using a trocar.
- absolute ceiling — the maximum height above sea level, usually measured in feet or metres, at which an aircraft can maintain horizontal flight
- acanthopterygian — of, relating to, or belonging to the Acanthopterygii, a large group of teleost fishes having spiny fin rays. The group includes most saltwater bony fishes
- accommodationism — A policy of being accommodating.
- accommodationist — a person who seeks to promote adaptation to or compromise with an opposing point of view
- accordion pleats — tiny knife pleats
- accountabilities — the state of being accountable, liable, or answerable.
- acculturationist — a person who studies the process of acculturation.
- acetyl promazine — acepromazine
- acid metaprotein — a metaprotein derived by means of a hydrolytic acid.
- acoustic neuroma — a benign brain tumour of the vestibulocochlear nerve, one of the nerves connecting the ear to the brain, which can cause hearing and balance problems
- act of indemnity — an act of Parliament granting exemption to public officers from technical penalties that they may have been compelled to incur
- actinobacillosis — a disease of cattle and sheep, caused by infection with an Actinobacillus lignieresii and characterized by soft tissue lesions, esp of the tongue
- actinodermatitis — dermatitis from exposure to radiation, esp ultraviolet light or X-rays
- actinopterygians — Plural form of actinopterygian.
- action committee — a group of people who come together to organize and supervise others who are fighting for a particular cause or carrying out a particular task
- action potential — a localized change in electrical potential, from about –70 mV to +30 mV and back again, that occurs across a nerve fibre during transmission of a nerve impulse
- activated carbon — a porous highly adsorptive form of carbon used to remove colour or impurities from liquids and gases, in the separation and extraction of chemical compounds, and in the recovery of solvents
- activation order — an instruction to create, mobilize, or organize a unit
- active transport — a process by which molecules are enabled to pass across a membrane from a region in which they are in a low concentration to one of high concentration; this requires the expenditure of energy in metabolism and is assisted by carrier proteins, commonly referred to as pumps
- admitting office — an office in a hospital where administrative staff carry out the procedures necessary to admit a patient to the hospital
- advice columnist — An advice columnist is a person who writes a column in a newspaper or magazine in which they reply to readers who have written to them for advice on their personal problems.
- aestheticisation — Act or process of aestheticising.
- aestheticization — Alternative form of aestheticisation.
- affectionateness — The state or quality of being affectionate.
- affluent society — a society in which the material benefits of prosperity are widely available
- air conditioning — Air conditioning is a method of providing buildings and vehicles with cool dry air.
- alligator wrench — a wrench having a V -shaped pair of serrated jaws set at right angles to the shank for turning cylindrical or irregularly shaped parts.
- alloyed junction — a semiconductor junction used in some junction transistors and formed by alloying metal contacts, functioning as emitter and collector regions, to a wafer of semiconductor that acts as the base region
- alternative rock — a broad category of popular rock music typically regarded as somewhat out of the mainstream and variously including elements of punk rock, heavy metal, folk music, etc.
- aluminosilicates — Plural form of aluminosilicate.
- aminoacetic acid — glycine.
- aminocitric acid — an amino acid, C 6 H 9 O 7 N, that is a component of calf thymus ribonucleoprotein.
- ammonium acetate — a white, crystalline, deliquescent, water-soluble solid, NH 4 (C 2 H 3 O 2), used chiefly in the manufacture of dyes and meat preservatives.
- ammonium cyanate — a white, crystalline solid, CH 4 N 2 O, soluble in alcohol, that is converted into urea when heated.
- ammonium lactate — a colorless to yellow, water-soluble, syrupy liquid, C 3 H 9 NO 3 , used chiefly in electroplating.
- ammunition pouch — a pouch for carrying ammunition
- anabolic steroid — Anabolic steroids are drugs which people, especially athletes, take to make their muscles bigger and to give them more strength.
- anal intercourse — a form of sexual intercourse in which the penis is inserted into the anus
- ancestor worship — (in certain societies) the veneration of ancestors whose spirits are frequently held to possess the power to influence the affairs of the living.
- ancienne-lorette — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada.
- ancient monument — a historical building or the remains of one, usually dating from no later than the medieval period, that has been designated as worthy of preservation and is often in the care of a government department
- angular velocity — the velocity of a body rotating about a specified axis measured as the rate of change of the angle subtended at that axis by the path of the body
- anharmonic ratio — cross ratio.
- animated cartoon — a film produced by photographing a series of gradually changing drawings, etc, which give the illusion of movement when the series is projected rapidly
- anode resistance — (of a vacuum tube at a given level of output) the ratio of a small change in voltage of the anode to the corresponding small change in anode current.
- anomalistic year — the interval between two successive passages of the earth through perihelion; 365.25964 mean solar days
- anopisthographic — a manuscript, parchment, or book having writing on only one side of the leaves.
- antagonistically — acting in opposition; opposing, especially mutually.
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