18-letter words containing m, o, n, i

in complete flower — a flower without one or more of the normal parts, as carpels, sepals, petals, pistils, or stamens.
in compliance with — in accordance with
in inverted commas — If you say in inverted commas after a word or phrase, you are indicating that it is inaccurate or unacceptable in some way, or that you are quoting someone else.
in someone's power — under the control or sway of someone
in someone's shoes — an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
in terrorem clause — a clause in a will stating that a beneficiary who contests the will shall lose his or her legacy.
in the mood for/to — If you say that you are in the mood for something, you mean that you want to do it or have it. If you say that you are in no mood to do something, you mean that you do not want to do it or have it.
in the name of sth — If you do something in the name of an ideal or an abstract thing, you do it in order to preserve or promote that thing.
in your mind's eye — If you see something in your mind's eye, you imagine it and have a clear picture of it in your mind.
income maintenance — a government program that provides financial assistance to needy people so that they can maintain a certain income level.
incommensurability — not commensurable; having no common basis, measure, or standard of comparison.
induction ceremony — a ceremony held to mark a person's formal introduction or entry into an office, position, group, etc
industrial diamond — a small often synthetic diamond, valueless as a gemstone, used in cutting tools, abrasives, etc
information bureau — an office where you can go to get information
information centre — help desk, office
information island — (jargon) A body of information (i.e. electronic files) that needs to be shared but has no network connection.
information office — an office where you can go to get information
information system — a computer system or set of components for collecting, creating, storing, processing, and distributing information, typically including hardware and software, system users, and the data itself: the use of information systems to solve business problems.
information theory — the mathematical theory concerned with the content, transmission, storage, and retrieval of information, usually in the form of messages or data, and especially by means of computers.
informatory double — a double intended to inform one's partner that one has a strong hand and to urge a bid regardless of the strength of his or her hand.
infrared astronomy — the study of infrared radiation emitted by celestial objects.
initial commission — Initial commission is commission that is paid to someone who sells or recommends a financial product for the first time.
inner automorphism — an automorphism that maps an element x into an element of the form axa −1 where a −1 is the inverse of a.
instruction manual — how-to, usage guide
instrument station — station (def 14a).
intention movement — behavior that is preparatory to another behavior, as a crouch before a leap.
intercommunication — to communicate mutually, as people.
interior monologue — Literature. a form of stream-of-consciousness writing that represents the inner thoughts of a character.
interrogation mark — Also called interrogation point, interrogation mark. a mark indicating a question: usually, as in English, the mark (?) placed after a question.
intimate borrowing — the borrowing of linguistic forms by one language or dialect from another when both occupy a single geographical or cultural community.
investment account — a bank account in which money is saved long-term to accrue interest
investment company — a company that invests its funds in other companies and issues its own securities against these investments.
involuntary muscle — muscle: contracts involuntarily
iomega corporation — (company, storage) A storage device manufacturer whose major products are the Zip and Jaz removable disk drives and Ditto tape drives. They became popular with an early product called the Bernoulli Box. These products fall in line with their focus set in 1994 "to help people manage their stuff". The company's stated aim is to create portable, fast, large and cheap storage solutions. Iomega's major competitor in the growing market for removable disks is SyQuest, who seem to always be a few weeks behind them. In general, Iomega target the Small Office/Home Office. They are also investigating the growing digital photography market which also needs large removable storage devices. Iomega's president and CEO is Kim Edwards. They have nearly 2000 employees in offices world-wide. Revenue for the quarter ending Dec 1996 was $371 million and net income was $20 million. Headquarters: Roy, Utah, USA.
ionization chamber — a device for detecting and measuring ionizing radiation, consisting of a tube containing a low pressure gas and two electrodes between which a high voltage is maintained. The current between the electrodes is a function of the intensity of the radiation
isthmus of corinth — a narrow strip of land between the Gulf of Corinth and the Saronic Gulf: crossed by the Corinth Canal making navigation possible between the gulfs
italian somaliland — a former Italian colony and trust territory in E Africa: now part of the Democratic Somali Republic.
itemized deduction — tax: individually listed tax exempt expenditures
japanese persimmon — the soft, orange or reddish, edible fruit of an Asian tree, Diospyros kaki.
jose de san martin — José de [haw-se th e] /hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1778–1850, South American general and statesman, born in Argentina: leader in winning independence for Argentina, Peru, and Chile; protector of Peru 1821–22.
jump discontinuity — a discontinuity of a function at a point where the function has finite, but unequal, limits as the independent variable approaches the point from the left and from the right. Compare jump (def 52).
junior common room — (in certain universities and colleges) a common room for the use of students
king james version — Authorized Version.
king-of-the-salmon — a ribbonfish, Trachypterus altivelis, of northern parts of the Pacific Ocean.
lactogenic hormone — prolactin.
lambda abstraction — A term in lambda-calculus denoting a function. A lambda abstraction begins with a lower-case lambda (represented as "\" in this document), followed by a variable name (the "bound variable"), a full stop and a lambda expression (the body). The body is taken to extend as far to the right as possible so, for example an expression, \ x . \ y . x+y is read as \ x . (\ y . x+y). A nested abstraction such as this is often abbreviated to: \ x y . x + y The lambda expression (\ v . E) denotes a function which takes an argument and returns the term E with all free occurrences of v replaced by the actual argument. Application is represented by juxtaposition so (\ x . x) 42 represents the identity function applied to the constant 42. A lambda abstraction in Lisp is written as the symbol lambda, a list of zero or more variable names and a list of zero or more terms, e.g. (lambda (x y) (plus x y)) Lambda expressions in Haskell are written as a backslash, "\", one or more patterns (e.g. variable names), "->" and an expression, e.g. \ x -> x.
launching ceremony — a ceremony that celebrates the launch of a ship for the first time into the water
law of mass action — the statement that the rate of a chemical reaction is proportional to the concentrations of the reacting substances.
limestone pavement — a horizontal surface of exposed limestone in which the joints have been enlarged, cutting the surface into roughly rectangular blocks
limited government — confined within limits; restricted or circumscribed: a limited space; limited resources.

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