16-letter words containing l, i, s, t, c
- galactic cluster — a comparatively young, irregularly shaped group of stars, often numbering up to several hundred, and held together by mutual gravitation; usually found along the central plane of the Milky Way and other galaxies.
- gas liquefaction — Gas liquefaction is the process of refrigerating a gas to a temperature that is below its critical temperature in order to form a liquid.
- gemini telescope — either of two identical 8-metre telescopes for optical and near-infrared observations built by an international consortium. Gemini North is in Hawaii at an altitude of 4200 m on Mauna Kea and Gemini South is in Chile at 2715 m on Cerro Pachón
- gender selection — choosing the sex of a baby
- geochronologists — Plural form of geochronologist.
- gilt-edged stock — government stock on which interest payments will certainly be met and that will certainly be repaid at par on the due date
- gossip columnist — a person who writes a gossip column
- hailing distance — the distance within which the human voice can be heard: They sailed within hailing distance of the island.
- hanseatic league — a medieval league of towns of northern Germany and adjacent countries for the promotion and protection of commerce.
- hayes-compatible — (communications) A description of a modem which understands the same set of commands as one made by Hayes.
- health inspector — a public employee who inspects places such as restaurants, shops, factories etc to make sure they are hygienic and do not pose any dangers to health
- health insurance — insurance that compensates the insured for expenses or loss incurred for medical reasons, as through illness or hospitalization.
- health-conscious — having an active interest in one's health
- hematocrystallin — (biology, archaic) hemoglobin.
- historical novel — a novel within the genre of historical fiction.
- horsetail agaric — the shaggy-mane.
- horticulturalist — Misspelling of horticulturist.
- hospital corners — a fold on a bed sheet or blanket made by tucking the foot or head of the sheet straight under the mattress with the ends protruding and then making a diagonal fold at the side corner of the sheet and tucking this under to produce a triangular corner.
- hospital service — the whole organization of government funded hospitals, their staff, and the services they provide
- hypermasculinity — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- hypersusceptible — hypersensitive (def 2).
- hypervascularity — pertaining to, composed of, or provided with vessels or ducts that convey fluids, as blood, lymph, or sap.
- hypocoristically — In a hypocoristic manner.
- iconoclastically — In an iconoclastic way.
- image consultant — imagemaker.
- immethodicalness — Lack of method; the quality of being immethodical.
- impracticalities — Plural form of impracticality.
- in a cleft stick — If you say that a person or organization is in a cleft stick, you mean that they are in a difficult situation which will bring them problems and harm whatever they decide to do.
- in lockstep with — progressing at exactly the same speed and in the same direction as other people or things, esp as a matter of course rather than by choice
- in loco parentis — in the place or role of a parent.
- in plain clothes — not wearing a uniform
- inarticulateness — lacking the ability to express oneself, especially in clear and effective speech: an inarticulate public speaker.
- 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.
- incombustibility — The quality or state of being incombustible.
- inconsequentials — Plural form of inconsequential.
- incontestability — incapable of being contested; not open to dispute; incontrovertible: incontestable proof.
- indecent assault — a sexual offense, other than rape, committed by one person against another.
- 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.
- indiscernibility — The state or characteristic of being indiscernible; inability to be observed.
- indiscriminantly — Misspelling of indiscriminately.
- indiscriminately — not discriminating; lacking in care, judgment, selectivity, etc.: indiscriminate in one's friendships.
- infelicitousness — (linguistics, pragmatics) The quality or state of being infelicitous, or pragmatically ill-formed.
- insect repellent — chemical that deters insects
- 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.
- interconsonantal — immediately following a consonant and preceding a consonant, as the a in pat.