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19-letter words containing a, n, i, m, l, r

  • hypolipoproteinemia — An abnormally low level of lipoprotein in the blood.
  • hysterosalpingogram — An X-ray image taken during hysterosalpingography.
  • immigration control — a method or methods for regulating border laws and immigration
  • imperative language — (language)   Any programming language that specifies explicit manipulation of the state of the computer system, not to be confused with a procedural language, which specifies an explicit sequence of steps to perform. An example of an imperative (but non-procedural) language is a data manipulation language for a relational database management system. This specifies changes to the database but does not necessarily require anyone to specify a sequence of steps. Both contrast with declarative languages, which specify neither explicit state manipulation nor a sequence of steps.
  • imperial preference — a proposed system whereby free trade and levelled tariffs would exist between nations belonging to the British Commonwealth, in order to increase the prosperity of and unity between these nation
  • imperial presidency — a U.S. presidency that is characterized by greater power than the Constitution allows.
  • impressionistically — In an impressionistic manner.
  • in particular terms — If you say something in particular terms, you say it using a particular type or level of language or using language which clearly shows your attitude.
  • incommensurableness — (rare) Incommensurability.
  • incomplete abortion — a miscarriage in which some fetal or placental tissue remains in the uterus.
  • incomplete fracture — a fracture extending partly across the bone.
  • incremental plotter — a device that plots graphs on paper from computer-generated instructions
  • indeterminate vowel — schwa.
  • industrial medicine — the study and practice of the health care of employees of large organizations, including measures to prevent accidents, industrial diseases, and stress in the workforce and to monitor the health of executives
  • informal settlement — a squatter camp
  • information algebra — Theoretical formalism for DP, never resulted in a language. Language Structure Group of CODASYL, ca. 1962. Sammet 1969, 709.
  • instrumentalisation — (philosophy) The treatment of an idea as an instrument that functions as a guide to action.
  • instrumentalization — Alternative spelling of instrumentalisation.
  • insulating material — anything that is used as insulation
  • interdenominational — occurring between, involving, or common to different religious denominations.
  • interdepartmentally — involving or existing between two or more departments: interdepartmental rivalry.
  • interferometrically — By means of interferometry.
  • intermediate school — a school for pupils in grades 4 through 6.
  • internal hemorrhoid — Usually, hemorrhoids. Pathology. an abnormally enlarged vein mainly due to a persistent increase in venous pressure, occurring inside the anal sphincter of the rectum and beneath the mucous membrane (internal hemorrhoid) or outside the anal sphincter and beneath the surface of the anal skin (external hemorrhoid)
  • internal-combustion — of or relating to an internal-combustion engine.
  • interstellar medium — the matter occurring between the stars of our Galaxy, largely in the spiral arms, and consisting mainly of huge clouds of ionized, neutral, or molecular hydrogen
  • interval estimation — the process of estimating a parameter of a given population by specifying an interval of values and the probability that the true value of the parameter falls within this interval.
  • isenheim altarpiece — an altarpiece (1510?–15?) painted by Matthias Grünewald.
  • jacques montgolfier — Jacques Étienne [zhahk ey-tyen] /ʒɑk eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1745–99, and his brother Joseph Michel [zhaw-zef mee-shel] /ʒɔˈzɛf miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA) 1740–1810, French aeronauts: inventors of the first practical balloon 1783.
  • jumping bristletail — any of several thysanuran insects that live in dark, warm, moist places, as under leaves, bark, and dead tree trunks and along rocky seacoasts, and are active jumpers, making erratic leaps when disturbed.
  • kingdom of lorraine — an early medieval kingdom on the Meuse, Moselle, and Rhine rivers: later a duchy
  • komandorski islands — a group of islands in the Bering Sea, in NE Russia, E of the Kamchatka Peninsula: U.S.-Japan naval battle, 1943.
  • landrum-griffin act — an act of Congress (1959) outlawing secondary boycotts, requiring public disclosure of the financial records of unions, and guaranteeing the use of secret ballots in union voting.
  • lateral line system — a system of sensory organs in fishes and aquatic amphibians consisting of a series of cells on the head and along the sides of the body that detect pressure changes and vibrations
  • leading aircraftman — the rank above aircraftman
  • licensing agreement — an agreement that sets out the fees and terms of use for something available only under licence
  • light entertainment — entertainment that requires less mental effort to enjoy, or is considered frivolous
  • limited partnership — a partnership formed by at least one general partner and at least one special partner.
  • line of demarcation — a separation between things deemed to be distinct
  • local area terminal — (protocol)   (LAT) A DECnet-related, non-routable network protocol.
  • logical unit number — (storage)   (LUN) A 3-bit identifier used on a SCSI bus to distinguish between up to eight devices (logical units) with the same SCSI ID.
  • lymphoproliferation — (medicine) the excessive production of lymphocytes.
  • lyon office of arms — Heralds' Office.
  • machine translation — changing language of a text by computer
  • magnetic north pole — the point on Earth to where a compass needle points, and which is situated near the geographic North Pole. However, with time, the exact location can vary.
  • mail transfer agent — Message Transfer Agent
  • malleable cast iron — white cast iron that has been malleablized.
  • manual transmission — an automotive transmission in which the driver shifts gears manually.
  • manufacturing plant — factory
  • marriage settlement — a formal agreement made before marriage disposing of the property of the couple to be married
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