22-letter words containing i, n, a, d, t, o
- generalized coordinate — Usually, generalized coordinates. one of a minimum set of coordinates needed to specify the state or position of a given system.
- genitourinary medicine — the branch of medical science concerned with the study and treatment of diseases of the genital and urinary organs, esp sexually transmitted diseases
- geographic determinism — a doctrine that regards geographical conditions as the determining or molding agency of group life.
- get (or have) wind of — to get (or have) information or a hint concerning; hear (or know) of
- get a word in edgeways — to succeed in interrupting a conversation in which someone else is talking incessantly
- get a word in edgewise — with the edge forward; in the direction of the edge.
- get it into one's head — to come to believe (an idea, esp a whimsical one)
- gravitational redshift — (in general relativity) the shift toward longer wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation emitted by a source in a gravitational field, especially at the surface of a massive star.
- green around the gills — the respiratory organ of aquatic animals, as fish, that breathe oxygen dissolved in water.
- gridiron-tailed lizard — zebra-tailed lizard.
- gross national product — the total monetary value of all final goods and services produced in a country during one year. Abbreviation: GNP.
- handle with kid gloves — grant special treatment to
- hans christian oersted — Hans Christian [hahns kris-tyahn] /hɑns ˈkrɪs tyɑn/ (Show IPA), 1777–1851, Danish physicist.
- harvard classification — a classification of stars based on the characteristic spectral absorption lines and bands of the chemical elements present
- heat of solidification — the heat liberated by a unit mass of liquid at its freezing point as it solidifies: equal to the heat of fusion.
- holy day of obligation — a day on which Roman Catholics are duty-bound to attend Mass and abstain from certain kinds of work.
- hoof-and-mouth disease — foot-and-mouth disease.
- horn-rimmed spectacles — spectacles with rims made of material resembling horn
- hospital administrator — a person who works in the management team of a hospital
- i don't know about you — You can say 'I don't know about you' to indicate that you are going to give your own opinion about something and you want to find out if someone else feels the same.
- immigration department — the government department responsible for laws regarding immigrants and immigration
- in one's birthday suit — naked; nude
- in sackcloth and ashes — in a state of great mourning or penitence
- in the lap of the gods — If you say that a situation is in the lap of the gods, you mean that its success or failure depends entirely on luck or on things that are outside your control.
- in your wildest dreams — If you say that you could not imagine a particular thing in your wildest dreams, you are emphasizing that you think it is extremely strange or unlikely.
- independent assortment — law of independent assortment.
- independent contractor — self-employed or freelance worker
- industrial archaeology — the study of past industrial machines, works, etc
- industrialized country — a country characterized by industry on an extensive scale
- initial program loader — (operating system) (IPL) A bootstrap loader which loads the part of an operating system needed to load the remainder of the operating system.
- interactive whiteboard — a smooth, glossy sheet of white plastic that can be written on with a colored pen or marker in the manner of a blackboard.
- intermetallic compound — a compound of two or more metals.
- international standard — (standard) The series of standards from ISO and its subcommitees.
- interoperable database — A database front-end which communicates with multiple heterogenous databases and makes them appear as a single homogenous entity with semantic calls. See ODBC.
- islands of the blessed — lands where the souls of heroes and good men were taken after death
- it's london to a brick — it is certain
- joint academic network — (JANET) The wide area network which links UK academic and research institutes. JANET is controlled by the Joint Network Team (JNT) and Network Executive (NE). It is an internet (a large number of interconnected sub-networks) that provides connectivity within the community as well as access to external services and other communities. The hub is the JANET subnetwork, a private X.25 packet-switched network that interconnects over 100 sites. At the majority of sites, local area networks (LANs) are connected to JANET allowing off-site access for the computers and terminals connected to these networks. The Coloured Book protocol architecture is used to support interactive terminal access to computers (for both character terminals and screen terminals), inter-host file transfers, electronic mail and remote batch job submission. See also JIPS, SuperJanet.
- kensington and chelsea — a borough of Greater London, England.
- ketamine hydrochloride — a powerful anesthetic, C13H16ClNO·HCl, used in surgery
- lady's not for burning — a verse play (1948) by Christopher Fry.
- land of the rising sun — Japan.
- left-handed compliment — an ambiguous compliment
- linear induction motor — an electric motor in which a movable part moves in a straight line, with power being supplied by a varying magnetic field set up by a fixed part of the system, as a metal rail on the ground.
- little lord fauntleroy — (italics) a children's novel (1886) by Frances H. Burnett.
- magnetic dipole moment — a measure of the magnetic strength of a magnet or current-carrying coil, expressed as the torque per unit magnetic-flux density produced when the magnet or coil is set with its axis perpendicular to the magnetic field
- make out like a bandit — a robber, especially a member of a gang or marauding band.
- mathematical induction — induction (def 5).
- molecular distillation — a vacuum distillation in which the molecules of the distillate reach the condenser before colliding with one another.
- most significant digit — the digit farthest to the left in a number. Abbreviation: MSD.
- mountain standard time — one of the standard times used in North America, seven hours behind Greenwich Mean Time