19-letter words containing n, t, e

human rights record — the facts that are known about the tendency of a country, regime, etc, to observe and protect human rights
humanist technology — (philosophy) Technology centered around the interests, needs, and well-being of humans.
huntington's chorea — a hereditary disease of the central nervous system characterized by brain deterioration and loss of control over voluntary movements, the symptoms usually appearing in the fourth decade of life.
hydropneumatization — utilization of air pressure in the housing of a water turbine to keep the level of water that has been used from rising to interfere with the rotor blades.
hydrostatic balance — a balance for finding the weight of an object submerged in water in order to determine the upthrust on it and thus determine its relative density
hyper-nationalistic — a person devoted to nationalism.
hyperbolic cosecant — a hyperbolic function that is the reciprocal of hyperbolic sine
hyperbolic function — a function of an angle expressed as a relationship between the distances from a point on a hyperbola to the origin and to the coordinate axes, as hyperbolic sine or hyperbolic cosine: often expressed as combinations of exponential functions.
hyperfine structure — the splitting of the lines of an atomic spectrum, produced by the angular momentum of the nucleus of the atom.
hyperfocal distance — the distance, at a given f number, between a camera lens and the nearest point (hyperfocal point) having satisfactory definition when focused at infinity.
hypolipoproteinemia — An abnormally low level of lipoprotein in the blood.
hysterosalpingogram — An X-ray image taken during hysterosalpingography.
identification card — a card giving identifying data about a person, as full name, address, age, and color of hair and eyes, and often containing a photograph: for use as identification at a place of employment, school, club, etc.
identification mark — barcode or serial number
if i'm not mistaken — You use expressions such as if I'm not mistaken and unless I'm very much mistaken as a polite way of emphasizing the statement you are making, especially when you are confident that it is correct.
immersion objective — a microscope objective of high resolving power in which the space between the front lens and the cover glass is filled with an oil whose index of refraction is close to that of the objective and the cover glass.
immigration officer — official administrating incoming foreigners
immunocytochemistry — the detection of chemical components of cells by means of antibodies coupled to substances that can be made visible.
immunohistochemical — (biology) Of, pertaining to, or by means of immunohistochemistry, the use of immunological techniques to study the chemistry of tissues.
immunoprecipitation — the separation of an antigen from a solution by the formation of a large complex with its specific antibody.
imperative language — (language) Any programming language that specifies explicit manipulation of the state of the computer system, not to be confused with a procedural language, which specifies an explicit sequence of steps to perform. An example of an imperative (but non-procedural) language is a data manipulation language for a relational database management system. This specifies changes to the database but does not necessarily require anyone to specify a sequence of steps. Both contrast with declarative languages, which specify neither explicit state manipulation nor a sequence of steps.
impressionistically — In an impressionistic manner.
in commemoration of — in remembrance of
in consideration of — the act of considering; careful thought; meditation; deliberation: I will give your project full consideration.
in definite pronoun — a pronoun, as English some, any, somebody, that leaves unspecified the identity of its referent.
in one's right mind — sane
in particular terms — If you say something in particular terms, you say it using a particular type or level of language or using language which clearly shows your attitude.
in someone's pocket — If you say that someone is in someone else's pocket, you disapprove of the fact that the first person is willing to do whatever the second person tells them, for example out of weakness or in return for money.
in the catbird seat — If you say that someone is in the catbird seat, you think that their situation is very good.
in the driving seat — If you say that someone is in the driving seat, you mean that they are in control in a situation.
in the hope of/that — If you do one thing in the hope of another thing happening, you do it because you think it might cause or help the other thing to happen, which is what you want.
in the light of sth — If something is possible in the light of particular information, it is only possible because you have this information.
in the line of duty — If you do something or if it happens to you in the line of duty, you do it or it happens as part of your regular work or as a result of it.
in the nick of time — a small notch, groove, chip, or the like, cut into or existing in something.
in the person of sb — You can use in the person of when mentioning the name of someone you have just referred to in a more general or indirect way.
in the second place — secondly
in the tradition of — If you say that something or someone is in the tradition of a person or thing from the past, you mean that they have many features that remind you of that person or thing.
in this day and age — these days
in this/that regard — You can use in this regard or in that regard to refer back to something that you have just said.
in tune/out of tune — A person or musical instrument that is in tune produces exactly the right notes. A person or musical instrument that is out of tune does not produce exactly the right notes.
in-service training — training that is given to employees during the course of employment
incidental expenses — costs outside those budgeted
incomplete abortion — a miscarriage in which some fetal or placental tissue remains in the uterus.
incomplete fracture — a fracture extending partly across the bone.
incomprehensibility — impossible to understand or comprehend; unintelligible.
inconsequentialness — The quality or state of being inconsequential.
incontrovertibility — The state or characteristic of being incontrovertible, of not being debatable; incontestability.
incremental plotter — a device that plots graphs on paper from computer-generated instructions
indefinite integral — a representation, usually in symbolic form, of any function whose derivative is a given function.
indemnity insurance — insurance covering against damage or loss

Was this page helpful?

Yes No

Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page

Tell us why?