15-letter words containing i, t, u
- hyperinvolution — a decrease in the size of an organ following enlargement, usually used to describe the shrinking of the uterus after childbirth
- hypermutability — liable or subject to change or alteration.
- hyperproduction — an increased or excessive production or output
- hypopituitarism — abnormally diminished activity of the pituitary gland, especially of the anterior lobe.
- i don't suppose — You can say 'I don't suppose' as a way of introducing a polite request.
- iceberg lettuce — a variety of lettuce having a cabbagelike head of crisp leaves.
- ichthyodorulite — a spiny plate located on the tail and back of some fish or similar vertebrates
- ignatius loyola — Saint Ignatius of (Iñigo López de Loyola) 1491–1556, Spanish soldier and ecclesiastic: founder of the Society of Jesus.
- ignition source — An ignition source is a process or event which can cause a fire or explosion.
- illustriousness — The state of being illustrious.
- immeasurability — Immeasurableness.
- immensurability — The quality of being immensurable.
- immunoadsorbent — immunosorbent.
- immunochemistry — the study of the chemistry of immunologic substances and reactions.
- immunocompetent — having the potential for immunologic response; capable of developing immunity after exposure to antigen.
- immunodeficient — Exhibiting immunodeficiency.
- immunohistology — the microscopic study of tissues with the aid of antibodies that bind to tissue components and reveal their presence.
- immunomodulator — a substance that affects the functioning of the immune system
- immunopathology — the study of diseases having an immunologic or allergic basis.
- immunoreactions — Plural form of immunoreaction.
- immunostimulant — (immunology, pharmacology) Any substance that stimulates an immune response.
- importunateness — Quality of being importunate.
- impulse turbine — a turbine moved by free jets of fluid striking the blades of the rotor together with the axial flow of fluid through the rotor.
- in (the) future — You use in future when saying what will happen from now on, which will be different from what has previously happened. The form in the future is sometimes used instead, especially in American English.
- in all but name — If you say that a situation exists in all but name, you mean that it is not officially recognized even though it exists.
- in difficulties — in distress, esp. financially
- in line of duty — in the performance of authorized or prescribed military duty
- in rerum natura — in the nature of things
- in short supply — If something is in short supply, there is very little of it available and it is difficult to find or obtain.
- in the doghouse — a small shelter for a dog.
- in the doldrums — miserable, depressed
- in the long run — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
- in the universe — If you say that something is, for example, the best or biggest thing of its kind in the universe, you are emphasizing that you think it is bigger or better than anything else of its kind.
- in-and-out bond — a stonework or brickwork bond having headers and stretchers alternating vertically.
- in-suite dining — In-suite dining in a hotel is when guests eat meals in their rooms.
- in/into trouble — If someone is in trouble, they are in a situation in which a person in authority is angry with them or is likely to punish them because they have done something wrong.
- inauthentically — not authentic: inauthentic Indian jewelry mass-produced in a factory.
- incalculability — The quality or state of being incalculable.
- incentive bonus — an extra payment made to an employee to reward good work
- incommunicative — not communicative; reserved; uncommunicative.
- incommutability — The quality or state of being incommutable.
- inconsequential — of little or no importance; insignificant; trivial.
- indirect labour — work done in administration and sales rather than in the manufacturing of a product
- indisputability — The property of being indisputable.
- indissolubility — not dissoluble; incapable of being dissolved, decomposed, undone, or destroyed.
- indistinguished — (archaic) indistinct.
- indistributable — of a nature that cannot be distributed
- individualistic — a person who shows great independence or individuality in thought or action.
- individualities — Plural form of individuality.
- indubitableness — The quality of being indubitable.