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16-letter words containing l, e, i, d, n

  • hypoaeolian mode — a plagal church mode represented on the white keys of a keyboard instrument by an ascending scale from E to E, with the final on A.
  • identity element — the state or fact of remaining the same one or ones, as under varying aspects or conditions: The identity of the fingerprints on the gun with those on file provided evidence that he was the killer.
  • immethodicalness — Lack of method; the quality of being immethodical.
  • implied warranty — a warranty not stated explicitly by the seller of merchandise or real property but presumed for reasons of commercial or legal custom (distinguished from express warranty).
  • in quadruplicate — in four identical copies
  • in the middle of — at the centre of
  • incidental music — music intended primarily to point up or accompany parts of the action of a play or to serve as transitional material between scenes.
  • inclined railway — a cable railway used on particularly steep inclines unsuitable for normal adhesion locomotives
  • indecent assault — a sexual offense, other than rape, committed by one person against another.
  • indefatigability — incapable of being tired out; not yielding to fatigue; untiring.
  • indemnity clause — a clause in a contract that commits one or both parties to indemnify any loss that arises out of the contract
  • indescribability — (uncountable) The state or characteristic of being indescribable.
  • indian liquorice — a woody leguminous climbing plant, Abrus precatorius, native to tropical Asia and naturalized elsewhere, having scarlet black-spotted poisonous seeds, used as beads, and roots used as a substitute for liquorice
  • indian meal moth — a small pyralid moth, Plodia interpunctella, whose larvae are an important pest of stored cereals.
  • indian wrestling — arm wrestling
  • indigestibleness — The quality of being indigestible.
  • indiscernibility — The state or characteristic of being indiscernible; inability to be observed.
  • indiscriminately — not discriminating; lacking in care, judgment, selectivity, etc.: indiscriminate in one's friendships.
  • indispensability — absolutely necessary, essential, or requisite: an indispensable member of the staff.
  • indisputableness — The property of being indisputable.
  • indissolubleness — The quality of being indissoluble.
  • indivisibilities — not divisible; not separable into parts; incapable of being divided: one nation indivisible.
  • induced topology — a topology of a subset of a topological space, obtained by intersecting the subset with every open set in the topology of the space.
  • industrial waste — waste materials left over from a manufacturing process in industrial buildings such as factories and mines
  • infinite decimal — nonterminating decimal.
  • intellectualised — Simple past tense and past participle of intellectualise.
  • intellectualized — Simple past tense and past participle of intellectualize.
  • inter-divisional — the act or process of dividing; state of being divided.
  • interdependently — mutually dependent; depending on each other.
  • interdimensional — Between dimensions.
  • interlaced image — progressive coding
  • internal auditor — a person who carries out an internal audit
  • interrelatedness — reciprocally or mutually related: an interrelated series of experiments.
  • 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.
  • inverted nipples — nipples which do not project from the breast but are retracted
  • invisible shadow — (in architectural shades and shadows) a three-dimensional space occupied by the shadow projected by a solid and within which a surface is in shadow.
  • irremediableness — The state or quality of being irremediable.
  • isle of portland — a rugged limestone peninsula in SW England, in Dorset, connected to the mainland by a narrow isthmus and by Chesil Bank: the lighthouse of Portland Bill lies at the S tip; famous for the quarrying of Portland stone, a fine building material. Pop (town): 12 000 (latest est)
  • italia irredenta — (usually initial capital letter) a member of an Italian association that became prominent in 1878, advocating the redemption, or the incorporation into Italy, of certain neighboring regions (Italia irredenta) having a primarily Italian population.
  • italian dressing — a strongly flavored vinaigrette for salads, containing garlic, oregano, red peppers, etc.
  • kidney corpuscle — Malpighian corpuscle.
  • kingdom of arles — a kingdom in SE France which had dissolved by 1378: known as the Kingdom of Burgundy until about 1200
  • kit and caboodle — a set or collection of tools, supplies, instructional matter, etc., for a specific purpose: a first-aid kit; a sales kit.
  • knowledgeability — possessing or exhibiting knowledge, insight, or understanding; intelligent; well-informed; discerning; perceptive.
  • knuckle sandwich — a punch in the mouth with a clenched fist.
  • ladies'-earrings — lady's-earrings.
  • lakeland terrier — one of a breed of small, slender terriers, raised originally in northwestern England for hunting foxes.
  • landed immigrant — foreigner: permanent resident
  • latter-day saint — a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
  • laurentides park — a national park in SE Canada, in Quebec province between the St. Lawrence and Lake St. John.
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