12-letter words containing o, i, l, n, e
- interpolates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interpolate.
- interpolator — to introduce (something additional or extraneous) between other things or parts; interject; interpose; intercalate.
- interrogable — capable of being interrogated
- interspousal — Often, spousals. the ceremony of marriage; nuptials.
- intervillous — Between the villi.
- intervocalic — (usually of a consonant) immediately following a vowel and preceding a vowel, as the v in cover.
- into decline — If something goes or falls into decline, it begins to gradually decrease in importance, quality, or power.
- intolerances — Plural form of intolerance.
- intolerantly — In an intolerant manner; without toleration.
- intoleration — (dated) intolerance.
- involvedness — very intricate or complex: an involved reply.
- involvements — Plural form of involvement.
- ip telephony — (communications) (IPT, Internet Telephony) Use of IP data connections to exchange voice and fax data that have traditionally been carried over the public switched telephone network. During the late 1990s, an increasing number of telephone calls have been routed over the Internet. Calls made in this way avoid PSTN charges. Unlike traditional telephony, IP telephony is relatively unregulated. Companies providing these services are known as Internet Telephony Service Providers (ITSPs). They include telephone companies, cable TV companies and Internet Service Providers (ISPs). There are still many problems with voice quality, latency, compression algorithms, and quality of service. See also Computer Telephone Integration.
- iron sulfate — ferrous sulfate.
- ironicalness — The quality of being ironical.
- irreconciled — not reconciled, esp with God
- irreflection — lack of careful or long consideration
- irresolution — lack of resolution; lack of decision or purpose; vacillation.
- isoprenaline — a compound that is a derivative of adrenaline and that is used to treat asthma and bronchial conditions. Formula: C11H17NO3
- isoquinoline — (organic compound) An isomer of quinoline many of whose derivatives occur as alkaloids and are synthesized for use as dyes, pharmaceuticals etc.
- jacksonville — a seaport in NE Florida, on the St. John's River.
- jelenia gora — a city in SW Poland, a historic mining center.
- jettisonable — to cast (goods) overboard in order to lighten a vessel or aircraft or to improve its stability in an emergency.
- john gilmore — (person) A noted Unix hacker who cofounded Usenet's anarchic alt.* newsgroup hierarchy with Brian Reid. He also worked on GDB. E-mail: John Gilmore <[email protected]>.
- junior clerk — a clerk of low rank
- kaleidophone — an instrument, invented by Professor Charles Wheatstone (1802-1875), consisting of a light on a vibrating rod with a reflecting knob for exhibiting the effect of sound waves
- keratohyalin — (biology) A protein structure found in granules in the stratum granulosum of the epidermis, which may be involved in keratinization, and in Hassall corpuscles in the thymus.
- kick oneself — regret sth
- kill oneself — to overexert oneself
- kindred soul — like-minded person
- kinetoplasts — Plural form of kinetoplast.
- kitchen foil — aluminium foil used in cooking or storing food
- kite balloon — a barrage balloon intended for use in information-gathering and observation; it is usually tethered to the ground and has lobes to keep it stable and pointing into the wind
- klein bottle — a one-sided figure consisting of a tapered tube the narrow end of which is bent back, run through the side of the tube, and flared to join the wide end, thereby allowing any two points on the figure to be joined by an unbroken line.
- kleptomaniac — a person who has kleptomania.
- kremlinology — the study of the government of the former Soviet Union, especially the study of those factors governing its foreign affairs.
- lactoprotein — any protein existing in milk.
- lake nipigon — a lake in central Canada, in NW Ontario, draining into Lake Superior via the Nipigon River. Area: 4843 sq km (1870 sq miles)
- lake ontario — a province in S Canada, bordering on the Great Lakes. 412,582 sq. mi. (1,068,585 sq. km). Capital: Toronto.
- lake station — a town in NW Indiana.
- lamentations — the act of lamenting or expressing grief.
- laminotomies — Plural form of laminotomy.
- langoustines — Plural form of langoustine.
- langue d'oil — the Romance language of medieval northern France: developed into modern French.
- lapped joint — a joint made by placing one member over another and fastening them together
- laterization — the weathering process by which rock is changed to laterite.
- law of sines — a law stating that the ratio of a side of a plane triangle to the sine of the opposite angle is the same for all three sides.
- leading note — the seventh degree of a diatonic scale; subtonic.
- leading role — prominent acting part
- leading tone — the seventh degree of a diatonic scale; subtonic.