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16-letter words containing i, r, a, t, o

  • horsetail agaric — the shaggy-mane.
  • horticulturalist — Misspelling of horticulturist.
  • 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
  • hostile takeover — a takeover that is not approved by the management of the corporation being acquired or that is accomplished through the secret purchase of stock.
  • housing shortage — a deficiency or lack in the number of houses needed to accommodate the population of an area
  • hydration number — the number of molecules of water with which an ion can combine in an aqueous solution of given concentration.
  • hydroformylation — the addition of a hydrogen atom and the formyl group to a double bond of a hydrocarbon by reaction with a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst.
  • hydrostatic head — The hydrostatic head is the vertical height of a column of fluid.
  • hyper-patriotism — devoted love, support, and defense of one's country; national loyalty.
  • 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.
  • hyperoxygenation — to treat, combine, or enrich with oxygen: to oxygenate the blood.
  • hyperstimulation — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
  • 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 .
  • i'm sorry to say — You use the expression I'm sorry to say to express regret together with disappointment or disapproval.
  • icositetrahedron — a solid figure having 24 faces.
  • if it wasn't for — If you talk about what would happen if it wasn't for someone or something, you mean that they are the only thing that is preventing it from happening.
  • immersion heater — a small electric coil used to heat a liquid, as a cup of water, in which it is immersed.
  • immigration laws — regulations on incoming foreigners
  • immunodepressant — preventing or diminishing the immune response
  • immunomodulatory — (medical) Having the ability to alter or regulate immune functions.
  • immunoregulation — (immunology) The control of immune responses between lymphocytes and macrophages.
  • immunoregulatory — Of or pertaining to immunoregulation.
  • 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.
  • import surcharge — a tax imposed on all imported goods, adding to any established tariffs
  • in a brown study — in a reverie or daydream
  • in loco parentis — in the place or role of a parent.
  • in the nature of — essentially the same as; by way of
  • in the worst way — bad or ill in the highest, greatest, or most extreme degree: the worst person.
  • 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.
  • inauguration day — the day on which the president of the United States is inaugurated, being January 20 of every year following a year whose number is divisible by four. Prior to the Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution (ratified February 6, 1933), it was March 4.
  • inboard-outboard — Also, outdrive, stern-drive. (of a motorboat) having an inboard engine connected to a maneuverable outboard drive-shaft unit.
  • incontravertable — Misspelling of incontrovertible.
  • incorporated bar — (in some states) a system of bar associations to which all lawyers are required to belong.
  • indian breadroot — breadroot.
  • indian territory — a former territory of the U.S.: now in E Oklahoma. About 31,000 sq. mi. (80,000 sq. km).
  • indiscrimination — an act or instance of not discriminating.
  • indo-europeanist — a linguist specializing in the study, especially the comparative study, of the Indo-European languages.
  • industrial union — a labor union composed of workers in various trades and crafts within one industry.
  • infant mortality — death during infancy
  • inflationary gap — the excess of total spending in an economy over the value, at current prices, of the output it can produce
  • information desk — helpdesk, information point
  • information pack — a set of leaflets giving information about something
  • inmos transputer — transputer
  • installation art — art that is created, constructed, or installed on the site where it is exhibited, often incorporating materials or physical features on the site.
  • insulin reaction — a state of collapse caused by a decrease in blood sugar resulting from the administration of excessive insulin.
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