21-letter words containing a, u, n, t, i

immaculate conception — the dogma of the unique privilege by which the Virgin Mary was conceived in her mother's womb without the stain of original sin through the anticipated merits of Jesus Christ. Compare virgin birth (def 1).
immediate constituent — one of the usually two largest constituents of a construction: The immediate constituents of He ate his dinner are he and ate his dinner; of ate his dinner are ate and his dinner; etc. Abbreviation: IC.
immunohistochemically — By means of or in regard to immunohistochemistry.
in (or out of) phase — in (or not in) a state of exactly parallel movements, oscillations, etc.; in (or not in) synchronization
in (or out of) place — in (or out of) the customary, proper, or assigned place
in a state of undress — If someone is in a state of undress, they do not have all their clothes on.
in favor/out of favor — If someone or something is in favor, people like or support them. If they are out of favor, people no longer like or support them.
in good circumstances — (of a person) in a good financial situation
in no uncertain terms — If you say that someone tells a person something in no uncertain terms, you are emphasizing that they say it strongly and clearly so that there is no doubt about what they mean.
in phase/out of phase — If two things are out of phase with each other, they are not working or happening together as they should. If two things are in phase, they are working or occurring together as they should.
indigenous australian — another name for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
indo-australian plate — a major tectonic division of the earth's crust, comprising India and the Australian continent and adjacent suboceanic basins (the Tasman, South Australian, Mid-Indian, Cocos, and Australian basins); separated from the Eurasian Plate by the Java Trench, from the Pacific Plate by the Tonga-Kermadec Trench, and from the African Plate by a series of mid-ocean ridges (the Carlsberg, Mid-Indian, and Southeast Indian ridges).
induced radioactivity — artificial radioactivity.
industrial misconduct — behaviour by an employee that is considered to be negligent or irregular to such an extent that disciplinary action may be taken, usually by agreement between management and the employee's representatives
industrial psychology — the application of psychological principles and techniques to business and industrial problems, as in the selection of personnel or development of training programs.
industrial revolution — (sometimes initial capital letters) the totality of the changes in economic and social organization that began about 1760 in England and later in other countries, characterized chiefly by the replacement of hand tools with power-driven machines, as the power loom and the steam engine, and by the concentration of industry in large establishments.
infectious ectromelia — ectromelia (def 2).
inflationary universe — a version of the big bang theory in which the universe underwent very rapid growth during the first fraction of a second before it settled down to its current rate of expansion.
input-output analysis — an analysis of production relationships between the industries of an economy involving a study of each industry's inputs and outputs, esp as used in social accounting
instrumental learning — a method of training in which the reinforcement is made contingent on the occurrence of the response
insulin shock therapy — a former treatment for mental illness, especially schizophrenia, employing insulin-induced hypoglycemia as a method for producing convulsive seizures.
insurance certificate — a certificate that shows that a person or organization has insurance
insurance underwriter — sb who assesses eligibility for insurance policies
intellectual property — Law. property that results from original creative thought, as patents, copyright material, and trademarks.
intentional community — a community designed and planned around a social ideal or collective values and interests, often involving shared resources and responsibilities.
interest-rate futures — financial futures based on projected movements of interest rates
internal jugular vein — Anatomy. a jugular vein.
intersubstitutability — a person or thing acting or serving in place of another.
intravenous drug user — a drug addict who injects drugs (esp heroin) intravenously
junior varsity sports — sports played at the second highest rank for university sports, ranking first after varsity
just a bunch of disks — (jargon, storage) (JBOD, or "Just a Bunch of Drives") A storage subsystems using multiple independent disk drives, as opposed to one form of RAID or another. For example, Unisys open storage provides JBOD in both SCSI and fibre channel interfaces.
kekule von stradonitz — Friedrich August [free-drikh ou-goo st] /ˈfri drɪx ˈaʊ gʊst/ (Show IPA), 1829–96, German chemist.
keto-enol tautomerism — tautomerism in which the tautomers are an enol and a keto form. The change occurs by transfer of a hydrogen atom within the molecule
knights of st columba — an international, semi-secret fraternal and charitable order for Catholic laymen, which originated in New Haven, Connecticut in 1882 (the Knights of Columbus)
lafcadio's adventures — French Les Caves du Vatican. a novel (1914) by André Gide.
language-based editor — language-sensitive editor
learning difficulties — difficulty experienced in reaching the average standard of people of the same age group as regards intellectual and cognitive skills and performance
least common multiple — lowest common multiple.
leave sb in the lurch — If someone leaves you in the lurch, they go away or stop helping you at a very difficult time.
line of communication — a means by which information may be transmitted from one person to another
liquefied natural gas — a mixture of various gases, esp methane, liquefied under pressure for transportation and used as an engine fuel
magnesium trisilicate — a white, fine, odorless and tasteless powder, Mg 2 O 8 Si 3 ⋅nH 2 O, used industrially to absorb odors and decolorize and pharmaceutically as an antacid.
magnetic flux density — Also called magnetic flux density. a vector quantity used as a measure of a magnetic field. Symbol: B.
magnetofluid dynamics — magnetohydrodynamics.
management accounting — business: preparing reports, accounts, etc.
manufacturing company — a company that manufactures goods
manufacturing process — chain of production
marine superintendent — a person who is responsible for the maintenance of the vessels of a shipping line, for their docking and the handling of cargo, and for the hiring of personnel for deck departments.
mean square deviation — variance (def 3).
mechanical instrument — a musical instrument, such as a barrel organ or music box, that plays a preselected piece of music by mechanical means

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