14-letter words containing i
- accordion-fold — to fold into pleats resembling the bellows of an accordion: to make a fan by accordion-folding a sheet of paper.
- accountability — the state of being accountable, liable, or answerable.
- accountantship — the occupation or post of an accountant
- accreditations — Plural form of accreditation.
- accretion disc — the disc formed around a celestial body by the process of accretion
- accretion disk — the rapidly spinning disk of gas that forms around the more compact component of a close binary star system as mass is transferred to the compact companion from the primary star.
- accrued income — money which has been earned but has not yet been received
- accumulatively — tending to accumulate or arising from accumulation; cumulative.
- accusatorially — By way of accusation; in an accusatorial manner; by means of a formal accuser.
- acetylcysteine — a substance, C 5 H 9 NO 3 S, used in solution as an inhalant to dissolve mucus in the treatment of chronic bronchitis, asthma, and emphysema and also used as an antidote in acetaminophen poisoning.
- achilles' heel — a portion, spot, area, or the like, that is especially or solely vulnerable: His Achilles heel is his quick temper.
- achondroplasia — a skeletal disorder, characterized by failure of normal conversion of cartilage into bone, that begins during fetal life and results in dwarfism
- achromatically — In an achromatic manner.
- acid anhydride — a compound formed by removing water from a more complex compound: an oxide of a nonmetal (acid anhydride) or a metal (basic anhydride) that forms an acid or a base, respectively, when united with water.
- acid phosphate — superphosphate (def 1).
- acleistocardia — a failure of the foramen ovale of the heart to close.
- acoenaesthesia — loss of the physical awareness of one's body.
- acoustic nerve — either one of the eighth pair of cranial nerves, consisting of sensory fibers that conduct impulses from the organs of hearing and from the semicircular canals to the brain.
- acoustic shock — a condition characterized by dizziness and partial hearing loss suffered by some people exposed to sudden loud noises over telephone or radio headsets; associated esp with workers in call centres
- acquired drive — a drive, like the desire for money, that has not been inherited but is learned, presumably because it leads to the satisfaction of innate drives
- acquired taste — If you describe something as an acquired taste, you mean that a lot of people do not like it when they first experience it, but often start to like it more when they get to know it better.
- actinobacillus — a bacillus causing disease in animals
- actinomycetous — of or relating to the actinomycetes
- activated mine — a mine with a secondary fuze designed to explode if the mine is tampered with.
- active element — An active element is an element capable of generating electrical energy.
- active monitor — (networking) A process in an IBM token ring network which ensures a token is present on the ring, removes circulating frames with unknown or invalid destinations, and performs introductions between machines on the ring.
- active partner — a partner who has supplied some of the capital of a business and who takes an active role in managing that business
- active service — Someone who is on active service is taking part in a war as a member of the armed forces.
- active shooter — a person who is presently using a gun to shoot people in a confined and populated area.
- activity chart — a chart showing the operations or tasks that make up a process, plotted against time
- acute triangle — a triangle that has three acute angles
- ada deficiency — a severe immune system disorder caused by a genetic inability to produce adenosine deaminase.
- adamawa massif — a plateau in W central Africa, in central Cameroon and E Nigeria.
- adaptationally — in an adaptational manner
- adaptativeness — Adaptability.
- adding machine — a mechanical device, operated manually or electrically, for adding and often subtracting, multiplying, and dividing
- additive color — red, green, or blue-violet, as used in the additive process of color photography.
- additive group — a group in which the operation of the group is addition.
- addressability — (computing) The capability of a microprocessor etc. to deal with values of a certain size using a single instruction.
- adelie penguin — a flightless marine bird, Pygoscelis adeliae, of the order Sphenisciformes of cool southern, esp Antarctic, regions: they have wings modified as flippers, webbed feet, and feathers lacking barbs
- adenocarcinoma — a malignant tumour originating in glandular tissue
- adenosclerosis — (medicine) The hardening of a gland.
- adipose tissue — loose connective tissue in which fat cells accumulate.
- adjunctiveness — The state or quality of being adjunctive.
- administrating — to administer.
- administration — Administration is the range of activities connected with organizing and supervising the way that an organization or institution functions.
- administrative — Administrative work involves organizing and supervising an organization or institution.
- administrators — A person responsible for running a business, organization, etc.
- administratrix — a woman administrator
- admiralty mile — nautical mile.