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16-letter words containing o, a, s, i

  • inconsequentials — Plural form of inconsequential.
  • inconsolableness — The quality of being inconsolable.
  • incontestability — incapable of being contested; not open to dispute; incontrovertible: incontestable proof.
  • indianapolis 500 — a 500-mile oval-track race for rear-engine cars having particular specifications, held annually in Indianapolis, Ind.
  • indiscrimination — an act or instance of not discriminating.
  • indo-europeanist — a linguist specializing in the study, especially the comparative study, of the Indo-European languages.
  • industrial union — a labor union composed of workers in various trades and crafts within one industry.
  • information desk — helpdesk, information point
  • inharmoniousness — The quality of being inharmonious.
  • inhospitableness — The quality of being inhospitable.
  • inmos transputer — transputer
  • installation art — art that is created, constructed, or installed on the site where it is exhibited, often incorporating materials or physical features on the site.
  • institutionalise — Alternative spelling of institutionalize.
  • institutionalism — the system of institutions or organized societies devoted to public, charitable, or similar purposes.
  • institutionalist — the system of institutions or organized societies devoted to public, charitable, or similar purposes.
  • institutionalize — to make institutional.
  • insulin reaction — a state of collapse caused by a decrease in blood sugar resulting from the administration of excessive insulin.
  • insurance broker — person who sells insurance policies
  • insurance policy — contract that insures sth
  • intensifications — Plural form of intensification.
  • inter-comparison — the act of comparing.
  • 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.
  • interdimensional — Between dimensions.
  • interim accounts — accounts published in the course of the financial year
  • 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.
  • intestinal flora — microorganisms that normally inhabit the lumen of the intestinal tract
  • intracytoplasmic — Located in the cytoplasm of a cell.
  • intraocular lens — a plastic lens implanted surgically to replace the eye's natural crystalline lens, usually because the natural lens has developed a cataract.
  • intravenous drip — the continuous, slow introduction of a fluid into a vein of the body. Abbreviation: IV.
  • intrinsic factor — a glycoprotein, secreted by the gastric mucosa, that is involved in the intestinal absorption of vitamin B 12 .
  • inverse cosecant — arc cosecant.
  • 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.
  • irresolvableness — The state or quality of being irresolvable.
  • 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)
  • isoagglutination — the clumping of the red blood cells by a transfusion of the blood or serum of a genetically different individual of the same species.
  • isoamyl benzoate — a colorless liquid, C 11 H 15 O 2 , having a sharp, fruitlike odor: used in cosmetics.
  • isophthalic acid — a colorless, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 8 H 6 O 2 , the meta isomer of phthalic acid: used chiefly in the manufacture of resins and plasticizers.
  • isoplastic graft — syngraft.
  • 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's fair to say — You use fair in expressions such as It would be fair to say in order to introduce a statement which you believe to be true and reasonable.
  • it's no accident — You begin a sentence with 'it's no accident' if you want to suggest that something was done deliberately or has a logical explanation, although it might give the impression of having happened by chance.
  • jailhouse lawyer — a prisoner who has taught himself or herself law while serving time, is knowledgeable about technical legal matters, and gives legal advice, especially to fellow prisoners.
  • 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
  • job satisfaction — Job satisfaction is the pleasure that you get from doing your job.
  • john the baptist — the forerunner and baptizer of Jesus. Matt. 3.
  • journalistically — of, relating to, or characteristic of journalists or journalism.
  • judaeo-christian — of or relating to the religious writings, beliefs, values, or traditions held in common by Judaism and Christianity.
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