16-letter words containing a, p, r, i
- horizontal plane — flat surface parallel to the horizon
- hospital corners — a fold on a bed sheet or blanket made by tucking the foot or head of the sheet straight under the mattress with the ends protruding and then making a diagonal fold at the side corner of the sheet and tucking this under to produce a triangular corner.
- hospital service — the whole organization of government funded hospitals, their staff, and the services they provide
- hybrid perpetual — a type of cultivated rose bred from varieties having vigorous growth and more or less recurrent bloom.
- hydnocarpic acid — an acid, C 16 H 28 O 2 , obtained from chaulmoogra oil, and used in the treatment of leprosy.
- hyper-patriotism — devoted love, support, and defense of one's country; national loyalty.
- hyperandrogenism — (medicine) An abnormally high production of androgens.
- hyperchlorhydria — excessive secretion of hydrochloric acid in the stomach.
- hyperconjugation — (organic chemistry) A weak form of conjugation in which single bonds interact with a conjugated system.
- hyperinnervation — the act of innervating; state of being innervated.
- hyperinsulinemia — (medicine) The condition of having an excessively high level of insulin in the blood, usually due to excess production.
- hyperlipoidaemia — Alt form hyperlipoidemia.
- hypermasculinity — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- hyperoxygenation — to treat, combine, or enrich with oxygen: to oxygenate the blood.
- hyperperistalsis — the progressive wave of contraction and relaxation of a tubular muscular system, especially the alimentary canal, by which the contents are forced through the system.
- hyperpituitarism — overactivity of the pituitary gland.
- hypersexualizing — Present participle of hypersexualize.
- hyperstimulation — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
- hypervariability — apt or liable to vary or change; changeable: variable weather; variable moods.
- hypervascularity — pertaining to, composed of, or provided with vessels or ducts that convey fluids, as blood, lymph, or sap.
- hyperventilating — Present participle of hyperventilate.
- hyperventilation — excessively rapid and deep breathing.
- hypervitaminosis — an abnormal condition caused by an excessive intake of vitamins.
- hypocoristically — In a hypocoristic manner.
- hyponitrous acid — an unstable, crystalline acid, H 2 N 2 O 2 .
- ice-cream parlor — an establishment serving ice cream, sodas, etc., from a soda fountain.
- ice-cream supper — an ice-cream social held in the late afternoon or early evening.
- image processing — (graphics) Computer manipulation of images. Some of the many algorithms used in image processing include convolution (on which many others are based), FFT, DCT, thinning (or skeletonisation), edge detection and contrast enhancement. These are usually implemented in software but may also use special purpose hardware for speed. Image processing contrasts with computer graphics, which is usually more concerned with the generation of artificial images, and visualisation, which attempts to understand (real-world) data by displaying it as an artificial image (e.g. a graph). Image processing is used in image recognition and computer vision. See also Pilot European Image Processing Archive.
- imago europe plc — A UK Internet provider. There sevice is called Imago On-line. E-mail: <[email protected]>.
- immunodepressant — preventing or diminishing the immune response
- impact extrusion — an extrusion process in which a slug of cold metal in a shallow die cavity is formed by the action of a rapidly moving punch that forces the metal through the die or back around the punch.
- impact parameter — the perpendicular distance from the original center of a set of scattering particles to the original line of motion of a particle being scattered.
- impact structure — a large geologic formation, as a crater, created by a comet's or meteor's collision with a planet.
- impenetrableness — The quality of being impenetrable.
- imperfect market — a market where buyers or sellers can influence the market, and there is a lack of product information
- imperfectability — The quality of not being perfectable; of being forever imperfect.
- imperishableness — The characteristic or property of being imperishable.
- imperturbability — incapable of being upset or agitated; not easily excited; calm: imperturbable composure.
- implied warranty — a warranty not stated explicitly by the seller of merchandise or real property but presumed for reasons of commercial or legal custom (distinguished from express warranty).
- import surcharge — a tax imposed on all imported goods, adding to any established tariffs
- impracticability — The quality or condition of being impracticable.
- impracticalities — Plural form of impracticality.
- in loco parentis — in the place or role of a parent.
- in quadruplicate — in four identical copies
- in-law apartment — a self-contained living area within a single-family home, as for an aging parent.
- in/into a temper — If someone is in a temper or gets into a temper, the way that they are behaving shows that they are feeling angry and impatient.
- incorporated bar — (in some states) a system of bar associations to which all lawyers are required to belong.
- indirect primary — a primary in which members of a party elect delegates to a party convention that in turn elects the party's candidates.
- indo-europeanist — a linguist specializing in the study, especially the comparative study, of the Indo-European languages.
- inflationary gap — the excess of total spending in an economy over the value, at current prices, of the output it can produce