12-letter words containing i, s, r, a
- intrinsicate — (obsolete) intricate.
- inurbaneness — The quality of being inurbane; inurbanity.
- invert sugar — a mixture of the dextrorotatory forms of glucose and fructose, formed naturally in fruits and produced artificially in syrups or fondants by treating cane sugar with acids.
- investigator — to examine, study, or inquire into systematically; search or examine into the particulars of; examine in detail.
- invigilators — Plural form of invigilator.
- invigorators — Plural form of invigorator.
- ipecac syrup — a preparation containing ipecac in a syrupy medium, used as an emetic.
- iracundulous — easily angered or irritable
- irascibility — easily provoked to anger; very irritable: an irascible old man.
- irish gaelic — Irish (def 4).
- irish potato — potato (def 1).
- iron rations — WW1
- iron sulfate — ferrous sulfate.
- ironicalness — The quality of being ironical.
- irregardless — regardless.
- irrelevances — Plural form of irrelevance.
- irresistable — Misspelling of irresistible.
- irresistably — Misspelling of irresistibly.
- irresistance — (archaic) passive submission; lack of resistance.
- irresolvable — not resolvable; incapable of being resolved, analyzable, or solvable.
- irresolvably — In an irresolvable manner.
- irrespirable — not respirable; unfit for breathing.
- isapi filter — (web) A replaceable DLL which the server calls whenever there is an HTTP request. When the filter is first loaded, it communicates to the server what sort of notifications will be accepted. After that, whenever a selected event occurs, the filter is called to process the event. Example applications of ISAPI filters include custom authentication schemes, compression, encryption, logging, traffic analysis or other request analyses.
- ischiorectal — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the region between the rectum and the ischial tuberosity.
- ishikari bay — a bay of the Sea of Japan, on the W coast of Hokkaido, Japan.
- ishtar terra — a plateau region in the northern hemisphere of Venus.
- iskander bey — Scanderbeg.
- isobilateral — (esp of a leaf) capable of being divided into symmetrical halves along two different planes
- isochromatic — Optics. having the same color or tint.
- isodiametric — having equal diameters or axes.
- isoprenaline — a compound that is a derivative of adrenaline and that is used to treat asthma and bronchial conditions. Formula: C11H17NO3
- isosthenuria — the inability of the kidneys to dilute or concentrate urine
- isothermally — occurring at constant temperature.
- jackass brig — a two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on the foremast with a fore-and-aft mainsail; brigantine.
- jaculiferous — having dartlike spines.
- jameson raid — an expedition into the Transvaal in 1895 led by Sir Leander Starr Jameson (1853–1917) in an unsuccessful attempt to topple its Boer regime
- japonaiserie — stylistic characteristics, as in art, decor, or film, influenced by or reflective of Japanese culture and tradition.
- jasmine rice — an aromatic, flavorful long-grain rice of Asia, especially Thailand.
- jeffersonian — pertaining to or advocating the political principles and doctrines of Thomas Jefferson, especially those stressing minimum control by the central government, the inalienable rights of the individual, and the superiority of an agrarian economy and rural society.
- jeopardising — Present participle of jeopardise.
- jersey giant — one of a breed of large domestic chickens raised primarily for their meat, originally black but now with a white variety, developed in New Jersey by interbreeding Langshans and large Asiatic fowl.
- jocularities — the state or quality of being jocular.
- journalistic — of, relating to, or characteristic of journalists or journalism.
- judicatories — Plural form of judicatory.
- jumpstarting — Present participle of jumpstart.
- junior class — the penultimate class in high school or college
- juristic act — a proceeding designed to have a legal effect
- juristically — of or relating to a jurist or to jurisprudence; juridical.
- kakistocracy — government by the worst persons; a form of government in which the worst persons are in power.
- karyokinesis — mitosis.