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16-letter words containing i, t, e, m

  • infantile autism — a disorder appearing in children before the age of two and a half, characterized by lack of interest in others, impaired communication skills, and bizarre behavior, as ritualistic acts and excessive attachment to objects.
  • infinite decimal — nonterminating decimal.
  • information desk — helpdesk, information point
  • informed consent — a patient's consent to a medical or surgical procedure or to participation in a clinical study after being properly advised of the relevant medical facts and the risks involved.
  • inmos transputer — transputer
  • installment plan — a system for paying for an item in fixed amounts at specified intervals.
  • instrument panel — Also called instrument board. a panel on which are mounted an array of dials, lights, and gauges that monitor the performance of a machine or device, as an airplane.
  • instrumentalists — Plural form of instrumentalist.
  • inter-comparison — the act of comparing.
  • interappointment — Between appointments.
  • intercommunicate — to communicate mutually, as people.
  • interculturalism — The philosophy of exchanges between cultural groups within a society.
  • interdimensional — Between dimensions.
  • interest payment — a payment of interest on a loan or mortgage
  • interhemispheric — of, relating to, or between hemispheres, as of the earth: interhemispheric cooperation.
  • interim accounts — accounts published in the course of the financial year
  • interim dividend — smaller payout
  • interior lineman — one of the players positioned on the line of scrimmage between the ends.
  • interior mapping — an open map.
  • interlaced image — progressive coding
  • intermediateness — The condition of being intermediate.
  • interminableness — The state or condition of being interminable.
  • interministerial — pertaining to the ministry of religion, or to a minister or other member of the clergy.
  • intermissionless — (US) Without an intermission; without a pause between acts in the performance of a play or in a film on television.
  • internationalism — the principle of cooperation among nations, for the promotion of their common good, sometimes as contrasted with nationalism, or devotion to the interests of a particular nation.
  • intertestamental — of or relating to the period between the close of the Old Testament and the beginning of the New Testament.
  • intimate apparel — lingerie (sense 2)
  • intradermal test — a test for immunity or allergy to a particular antigen by observing the local reaction following injection of a small amount of the antigen into the skin.
  • intramolecularly — In an intramolecular manner; within a molecule.
  • inverted mordent — a melodic embellishment consisting of a rapid alternation of a principal tone with an auxiliary tone one degree above it.
  • investment grant — a direct subsidy made by a government to a business in order to enable it to make further investment
  • investment trust — a company that invests its funds in other companies and issues its own securities against these investments.
  • irminger current — a branch of the North Atlantic Current, flowing N past the W coast of Iceland and then W.
  • isoamyl benzoate — a colorless liquid, C 11 H 15 O 2 , having a sharp, fruitlike odor: used in cosmetics.
  • italian vermouth — sweet vermouth
  • karelian isthmus — a narrow strip of land between Lake Ladoga and the Gulf of Finland, in the NW Russian Federation.
  • kleptoparasitism — The parasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc. from animals of the same or another species.
  • knitting machine — machine that knits yarn into fabric
  • landed immigrant — foreigner: permanent resident
  • latent ambiguity — uncertainty that arises when a seemingly clear written instrument is matched against an extrinsic fact, as when a description of something being sold fits two different items.
  • lateral meristem — meristem located along the sides of a part, as a stem or root.
  • lay intermediary — a layperson who is interposed between a lawyer and client to prevent the existence of a direct relationship between them.
  • learner's permit — A learner's permit is a license that allows you to drive a vehicle before you have passed your driving test.
  • lesbian cymatium — cyma reversa.
  • liberal democrat — In Britain, a Liberal Democrat is a member of the Liberal Democrat Party.
  • light microscope — microscope (def 1).
  • lightbulb moment — a moment of sudden inspiration, revelation, or recognition
  • lighting-up time — the time when vehicles are required by law to have their lights switched on
  • limited monarchy — a monarchy that is limited by laws and a constitution.
  • limited-monarchy — a limited train, bus, etc.
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