16-letter words containing i, t, e, m
- a matter of time — If you say that something is just a matter of time, you mean that it is certain to happen at some time in the future.
- abdominocentesis — (surgery) Extraction of peritoneal fluid from the abdomen for evaluation, using a trocar.
- absentmindedness — Alternative form of absent-mindedness.
- absolute maximum — the largest value a given function assumes on a specified set. Compare maximum (def 4a).
- absolute minimum — the smallest value a given function assumes on a specified set. Compare minimum (def 5a).
- abstract machine — 1. (language) A processor design which is not intended to be implemented as hardware, but which is the notional executor of a particular intermediate language (abstract machine language) used in a compiler or interpreter. An abstract machine has an instruction set, a register set and a model of memory. It may provide instructions which are closer to the language being compiled than any physical computer or it may be used to make the language implementation easier to port to other platforms. A virtual machine is an abstract machine for which an interpreter exists. Examples: ABC, Abstract Machine Notation, ALF, CAML, F-code, FP/M, Hermes, LOWL, Christmas, SDL, S-K reduction machine, SECD, Tbl, Tcode, TL0, WAM. 2. (theory) A procedure for executing a set of instructions in some formal language, possibly also taking in input data and producing output. Such abstract machines are not intended to be constructed as hardware but are used in thought experiments about computability. Examples: Finite State Machine, Turing Machine.
- academic costume — the ceremonial garb of the students and faculty in schools, colleges, and universities, consisting of a flat cap (mortarboard), a long, wide-sleeved gown, and sometimes a hood, worn especially at commencement exercises.
- accumulativeness — The state or qualities of being accumulative.
- acetyl promazine — acepromazine
- achievement test — a test designed to measure the effects that learning and teaching have on individuals
- acid metaprotein — a metaprotein derived by means of a hydrolytic acid.
- acoustic neuroma — a benign brain tumour of the vestibulocochlear nerve, one of the nerves connecting the ear to the brain, which can cause hearing and balance problems
- act of indemnity — an act of Parliament granting exemption to public officers from technical penalties that they may have been compelled to incur
- actinodermatitis — dermatitis from exposure to radiation, esp ultraviolet light or X-rays
- action committee — a group of people who come together to organize and supervise others who are fighting for a particular cause or carrying out a particular task
- addition polymer — a polymer formed by the direct reaction of two or more monomers, and with no resulting water or other by-product.
- administratively — pertaining to administration; executive: administrative ability.
- administratrices — Plural form of administratrix.
- admirable bolete — an edible mushroom, Boletus mirabilis, of Rocky Mountain and Pacific northwestern evergreen forests, having a dark-red, scaly or woolly cap with yellow pores and a stout stem.
- admitting office — an office in a hospital where administrative staff carry out the procedures necessary to admit a patient to the hospital
- advice columnist — An advice columnist is a person who writes a column in a newspaper or magazine in which they reply to readers who have written to them for advice on their personal problems.
- affirmative flag — a flag having five horizontal stripes, blue, white, red, white, and blue, from top to bottom, signifying “yes”: letter C in the International Code of Signals.
- alimentary canal — The alimentary canal in a person or animal is the passage in their body through which food passes from their mouth to their anus.
- all in good time — in due course
- altitude chamber — a chamber for simulating the conditions of air pressure and temperature for a given altitude in order to test the behavior of people and equipment in such an environment.
- aluminosilicates — Plural form of aluminosilicate.
- aluminum acetate — a compound that in the form of its normal salt, Al(C 2 H 3 O 2) 3 , obtained as a white, water-soluble, amorphous powder, is used chiefly in medicine as an astringent and as an antiseptic, and in the form of its basic salt, Al(C 2 H 3 O 2) 2 OH, obtained as a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, is used chiefly in the textile industry as a waterproofing agent, as a fireproofing agent, and as a mordant.
- aluminum nitrate — a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, Al(NO 3) 3 ⋅9H 2 O, used chiefly as a mordant in dyeing cotton.
- aluminum sulfate — a white crystalline salt, Al2(SO4)3, made by treating bauxite or clay with sulfuric acid: it is used in sizing paper, purifying water, fixing dyes, tanning, etc.
- ambidextrousness — The state or quality of being ambidextrous.
- amebic dysentery — a form of dysentery caused by an amoeba (Entamoeba histolytica)
- american bittern — any of several tawny brown herons that inhabit reedy marshes, as Botaurus lentiginosus (American bittern) of North America, and B. stellaris, of Europe.
- american kestrel — a small American falcon (Falco sparverius) with a reddish-brown back and tail; sparrow hawk
- american mustard — a mild yellow mustard
- american tragedy — a novel (1925) by Theodore Dreiser.
- aminoacetic acid — glycine.
- aminotransferase — transaminase.
- ammonium acetate — a white, crystalline, deliquescent, water-soluble solid, NH 4 (C 2 H 3 O 2), used chiefly in the manufacture of dyes and meat preservatives.
- ammonium cyanate — a white, crystalline solid, CH 4 N 2 O, soluble in alcohol, that is converted into urea when heated.
- ammonium lactate — a colorless to yellow, water-soluble, syrupy liquid, C 3 H 9 NO 3 , used chiefly in electroplating.
- ammonium nitrate — a colourless highly soluble crystalline solid used mainly as a fertilizer and in explosives and pyrotechnics. Formula: NH4NO3
- ammonium sulfate — an ammonium salt, (NH4)2SO4, made chiefly from synthetic ammonia and used in making fertilizers, in treating water, etc.
- ammunition depot — a place where ammunition is stored
- anathematization — to pronounce an anathema against; denounce; curse.
- ancient monument — a historical building or the remains of one, usually dating from no later than the medieval period, that has been designated as worthy of preservation and is often in the care of a government department
- andromeda strain — a hypothetical microorganism, as might be developed from biological research, that if released would uncontrollably kill living things on earth
- angular diameter — the angle that the apparent diameter of a celestial object subtends at the eye of the observer.
- animal magnetism — the quality of being attractive, esp to members of the opposite sex
- animated cartoon — a film produced by photographing a series of gradually changing drawings, etc, which give the illusion of movement when the series is projected rapidly
- annular ligament — any of various ligaments that encircle a part, such as the wrist, ankle, or trachea
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