12-letter words containing a, l, i, t, o
- intolerances — Plural form of intolerance.
- intolerantly — In an intolerant manner; without toleration.
- intoleration — (dated) intolerance.
- intonational — the pattern or melody of pitch changes in connected speech, especially the pitch pattern of a sentence, which distinguishes kinds of sentences or speakers of different language cultures.
- invalidation — to render invalid; discredit.
- invigilation — The act of watching or invigilating.
- invigilators — Plural form of invigilator.
- invitational — restricted to participants who have been invited: an invitational track meet.
- invocational — Of or relating to an act of invocation.
- involutional — of, relating to, or characteristic of involutional melancholia: involutional symptoms.
- invultuation — the use of or the act of making images of people, animals, etc, for witchcraft
- iodized salt — common table salt to which a small amount of sodium iodide or potassium iodide has been added
- irda control — (standard) (IrDA-C, formerly IrBUS) Infrared standard from IrDA. IrDA Control is a low speed communication standard that allows cordless peripherals such as keyboards, mice, game pads, and joysticks to interact with intelligent host devices. Host devices include PCs, home appliances, game machines, and television and web set-top boxes. IrDA Control supports data rates of 75 Kbps at up to 8 metres, and is designed to integrate with devices that use USB HID. Parts and products featuring IrDA Control are expected in 1998. See also IrDA Data, AIR.
- iron sulfate — ferrous sulfate.
- irrationally — without the faculty of reason; deprived of reason.
- irrigational — Of or pertaining to irrigation.
- irritational — Relating to irritation.
- irrotational — not having rotation.
- ischiorectal — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the region between the rectum and the ischial tuberosity.
- isobilateral — (esp of a leaf) capable of being divided into symmetrical halves along two different planes
- isolated set — Mathematics. a set containing none of its accumulation points, consisting, therefore, of only isolated points.
- isolationism — the policy or doctrine of isolating one's country from the affairs of other nations by declining to enter into alliances, foreign economic commitments, international agreements, etc., seeking to devote the entire efforts of one's country to its own advancement and remain at peace by avoiding foreign entanglements and responsibilities.
- isolationist — a person who favors or works for isolationism.
- isothermally — occurring at constant temperature.
- isotonically — In an isotonic way.
- isotopically — With regard to isotopes.
- jettisonable — to cast (goods) overboard in order to lighten a vessel or aircraft or to improve its stability in an emergency.
- jocularities — the state or quality of being jocular.
- joint family — a type of extended family composed of parents, their children, and the children's spouses and offspring in one household.
- journalistic — of, relating to, or characteristic of journalists or journalism.
- keratohyalin — (biology) A protein structure found in granules in the stratum granulosum of the epidermis, which may be involved in keratinization, and in Hassall corpuscles in the thymus.
- kinetoplasts — Plural form of kinetoplast.
- kite balloon — a barrage balloon intended for use in information-gathering and observation; it is usually tethered to the ground and has lobes to keep it stable and pointing into the wind
- kleptocratic — a government or state in which those in power exploit national resources and steal; rule by a thief or thieves.
- kleptomaniac — a person who has kleptomania.
- labanotation — a system for recording ballet movements invented by Rudolph Laban
- labilization — to cause to become labile.
- laboratorial — a building, part of a building, or other place equipped to conduct scientific experiments, tests, investigations, etc., or to manufacture chemicals, medicines, or the like.
- laboratorian — a building, part of a building, or other place equipped to conduct scientific experiments, tests, investigations, etc., or to manufacture chemicals, medicines, or the like.
- laboratories — a building, part of a building, or other place equipped to conduct scientific experiments, tests, investigations, etc., or to manufacture chemicals, medicines, or the like.
- lachrymation — the secretion of tears, especially in abnormal abundance.
- lachrymosity — suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful.
- lactobacilli — Plural form of lactobacillus.
- lactoprotein — any protein existing in milk.
- lake ontario — a province in S Canada, bordering on the Great Lakes. 412,582 sq. mi. (1,068,585 sq. km). Capital: Toronto.
- lake station — a town in NW Indiana.
- lambda point — the temperature of approximately 2.186 K, at which the transition from helium I to superfluid helium II occurs.
- lamentations — the act of lamenting or expressing grief.
- laminotomies — Plural form of laminotomy.
- langoustines — Plural form of langoustine.