17-letter words containing i, c, t, y
- hyperconnectivity — Hyperconnectivity is the use of many systems and devices so that you are always connected to social networks and other sources of information.
- hyperexcitability — an excessive reaction to stimuli.
- hyperintellectual — appealing to or engaging the intellect: intellectual pursuits.
- hypocholesteremia — an abnormally low amount of cholesterol in the blood.
- ichthyosarcotoxin — a term applied to any poison found in the flesh of poisonous fishes.
- identity function — identity (def 9d).
- identity politics — political activity or movements based on or catering to the cultural, ethnic, gender, racial, religious, or social interests that characterize a group identity.
- ideogrammatically — In terms of, or by means of, ideograms.
- idiosyncratically — pertaining to the nature of idiosyncrasy, or something peculiar to an individual: The best minds are idiosyncratic and unpredictable as they follow the course of scientific discovery.
- illocutionary act — an act performed by a speaker by virtue of uttering certain words, as for example the acts of promising or of threatening
- illusionistically — In an illusionistic manner.
- imperialistically — In an imperialistic manner.
- in the public eye — featured prominently in the media
- income inequality — a situation in which there is great disparity in income within a society
- incommunicability — incapable of being communicated, imparted, shared, etc.
- incompressibility — The quality of being incompressible, of not compressing under pressure.
- inconsequentially — The adverb form of inconsequential: to do something in a manner of little consequence.
- indecipherability — Quality of being indecipherable.
- indestructibility — not destructible; that cannot be destroyed.
- interconnectivity — The state or quality of being interconnected.
- interdisciplinary — combining or involving two or more academic disciplines or fields of study: The economics and history departments are offering an interdisciplinary seminar on Asia.
- intersectionality — the theory that the overlap of various social identities, as race, gender, sexuality, and class, contributes to the specific type of systemic oppression and discrimination experienced by an individual (often used attributively): Her paper uses a queer intersectionality approach.
- intersubjectively — (philosophy) In an intersubjective way; between or among multiple subjects.
- intersubjectivity — The state or condition of being intersubjective.
- intraspecifically — Between individuals of the same species.
- inventory control — the process of monitoring and adjusting the amount of items available, esp to avoid having too many or too few for current demand
- iontophoretically — By means of iontophoresis.
- irreconcilability — incapable of being brought into harmony or adjustment; incompatible: irreconcilable differences.
- irreproducibility — The quality of not being reproducible.
- kansas city steak — strip steak.
- kansas city style — a style of jazz developed in Kansas City, Mo., in the early 1930s, marked by a strong blues influence, the use of riffs as a characteristic formal device, and a less pronounced beat than that of the New Orleans or Chicago style of jazz.
- kyoto common lisp — (language) (KCL) An implementation of Common Lisp by T. Yuasa <[email protected]> and M. Hagiya <[email protected]>, written in C to run under Unix-like operating systems. KCL is compiled to ANSI C. It conforms to Common Lisp as described in Guy Steele's book and is available under a licence agreement. E-mail: <[email protected]> (bug reports). Mailing list: [email protected], [email protected]
- lautenclavicymbal — a harpsichord with strings of gut rather than metal.
- law of trichotomy — the property that for natural numbers a and b , either a is less than b , a equals b , or a is greater than b .
- lay it on (thick) — to exaggerate
- lazy daisy stitch — an embroidery stitch consisting of a long chain stitch, usually used in making flower patterns
- lead acid battery — A lead acid battery is a 12-volt battery for passenger cars and light commercial vehicles consisting of lead-acid cells in series.
- legal aid society — an organization providing free legal guidance and service to persons who cannot afford a lawyer.
- liability account — A liability account is an account recording a company's liabilities.
- liberty of speech — freedom of speech.
- liquidity cushion — a reserve fund of assets held by a company or person
- literacy campaign — a campaign designed to reduce illiteracy and promote literacy in a country, area, etc
- literary executor — a person entrusted with the publishable works and other papers of a deceased author.
- low-velocity zone — a layer or zone in the earth in which the velocity of seismic waves is slightly lower than in the layers above and below. The asthenosphere is thought to be such a zone
- lymphocytopoiesis — Lymphopoiesis.
- macroevolutionary — Pertaining to, or as a result of macroevolution.
- magnetoelasticity — the phenomenon, consisting of a change in magnetic properties, exhibited by a ferromagnetic material to which stress is applied.
- mains electricity — electricity supplied to a building through wires
- majority decision — a decision supported by more than half the people involved
- manufacturability — The condition of being manufacturable.