16-letter words containing l, i, s, e, t
- industrial waste — waste materials left over from a manufacturing process in industrial buildings such as factories and mines
- inexhaustibility — not exhaustible; incapable of being depleted: an inexhaustible supply.
- inextinguishable — not extinguishable: an inextinguishable fire.
- inextinguishably — In a way that cannot be extinguished; immortally.
- 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.
- infelicitousness — (linguistics, pragmatics) The quality or state of being infelicitous, or pragmatically ill-formed.
- inhospitableness — The quality of being inhospitable.
- insect repellent — chemical that deters insects
- instability line — a nonfrontal line of convective activity in the atmosphere, usually several hundred miles long but of relatively brief duration.
- installment plan — a system for paying for an item in fixed amounts at specified intervals.
- institutionalise — Alternative spelling of institutionalize.
- institutionalize — to make institutional.
- 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.
- insulin reaction — a state of collapse caused by a decrease in blood sugar resulting from the administration of excessive insulin.
- insusceptibility — not susceptible; incapable of being influenced or affected (usually followed by of or to): insusceptible of flattery; insusceptible to infection.
- intellectualised — Simple past tense and past participle of intellectualise.
- intellectualizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of intellectualize.
- intellectualness — Quality of being intellectual.
- intelligibleness — The quality of being intelligible.
- inter-divisional — the act or process of dividing; state of being divided.
- interconsonantal — immediately following a consonant and preceding a consonant, as the a in pat.
- intercrystalline — situated or passing between the crystals of a substance.
- interculturalism — The philosophy of exchanges between cultural groups within a society.
- interdimensional — Between dimensions.
- 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.
- internal capsule — a broad band of white fibres near the thalamus in each cerebral hemisphere
- internationalise — (British spelling) To make something international; to involve multiple nations.
- 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.
- internationalist — an advocate of internationalism.
- interrelatedness — reciprocally or mutually related: an interrelated series of experiments.
- intertestamental — of or relating to the period between the close of the Old Testament and the beginning of the New Testament.
- intestinal flora — microorganisms that normally inhabit the lumen of the intestinal tract
- 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.
- intraocular lens — a plastic lens implanted surgically to replace the eye's natural crystalline lens, usually because the natural lens has developed a cataract.
- inverted nipples — nipples which do not project from the breast but are retracted
- invisible assets — assets that are not physical, such as services or good will
- irrepressibility — The quality of being irrepressible.
- irresistibleness — The quality of being irresistible.
- irresponsibility — said, done, or characterized by a lack of a sense of responsibility: His refusal to work shows him to be completely irresponsible.
- 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)
- isoamyl benzoate — a colorless liquid, C 11 H 15 O 2 , having a sharp, fruitlike odor: used in cosmetics.
- isobutyl nitrite — butyl nitrite.
- it is as well to — You say it is as well to think or do something when you are advising someone to think in a particular way or to take a particular action.
- it is early days — Early means near the beginning of something such as a piece of work or a process.
- italian dressing — a strongly flavored vinaigrette for salads, containing garlic, oregano, red peppers, etc.
- japanese bobtail — any of a breed of domestic cat, originating in Japan, with a very short, fluffy tail, and a soft, silky coat often in three colors, white, black, and red
- japanese gelatin — agar (def 1).