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18-letter words containing o

  • inductive relation — A relation R between domains D and E is inductive if for all chains d1 .. dn in D and e1 .. en in E,
  • indus civilization — an ancient civilization that flourished in the Indus River valley, from about 2500 to 1500 b.c.: extensive archaeological excavations at the main sites of Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa in Pakistan.
  • industrial diamond — a small often synthetic diamond, valueless as a gemstone, used in cutting tools, abrasives, etc
  • infectious disease — illness spread by person to person
  • inferior vena cava — See under vena cava.
  • 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.
  • input/output table — a table of all the inputs and outputs of the industries of an economy
  • inquisitor-general — the head of the Spanish court of Inquisition
  • inspector of taxes — an official of HMRC whose work is to assess individuals' income tax liability
  • institutionalising — Present participle of institutionalise.
  • institutionalizing — Present participle of institutionalize.
  • instruction manual — how-to, usage guide
  • instrument station — station (def 14a).
  • integrating factor — a factor that upon multiplying a differential equation with the right-hand side equal to zero makes the equation integrable, usually by making the resulting expression an exact differential of some function.
  • intelligence corps — a military department that gathers and analyzes information
  • intensional object — the object of a propositional attitude that may or may not exist, as in Robert is dreaming of the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. This must be an intensional (or opaque) context, for otherwise, since there is no pot of gold, Robert would be dreaming of nothing
  • intention movement — behavior that is preparatory to another behavior, as a crouch before a leap.
  • inter-relationship — reciprocal relation.
  • interbroker dealer — a specialist who matches the needs of different market makers and facilitates dealings between them
  • intercartilaginous — (anatomy) Within cartilage.
  • intercommunication — to communicate mutually, as people.
  • interconnectedness — the quality or condition of being interconnected; interrelatedness: the interconnectedness of all nations working toward world peace.
  • interdealer broker — an agent who is paid a commission to bring buyers and sellers together
  • interinstitutional — Between institutions.
  • interior decorator — a person whose profession is the execution of interior design.
  • interior monologue — Literature. a form of stream-of-consciousness writing that represents the inner thoughts of a character.
  • internal secretion — a secretion, esp a hormone, that is absorbed directly into the blood
  • international code — a code used at sea by the navies of certain nations, using a series of flags representing digits from zero through nine.
  • international unit — an internationally agreed upon standard, as measured by bioassay, to which samples of a substance, as a drug or hormone, are compared to ascertain their relative potency.
  • internationalizing — Present participle of internationalize.
  • internet go server — (games, networking)   (IGS) A place for Go players to meet and play via the Internet.
  • internet of things — a network of everyday devices, appliances, and other objects equipped with computer chips and sensors that can collect and transmit data through the Internet. Abbreviation: IoT.
  • internet telephony — IP Telephony
  • interrelationships — Plural form of interrelationship.
  • interrogation mark — Also called interrogation point, interrogation mark. a mark indicating a question: usually, as in English, the mark (?) placed after a question.
  • intervention price — the price at which the EU intervenes to buy surplus produce
  • intimate borrowing — the borrowing of linguistic forms by one language or dialect from another when both occupy a single geographical or cultural community.
  • intonation pattern — a characteristic series of musical pitch levels that serves to distinguish between questions, statements, and other types of utterance in a language
  • inventory turnover — Inventory turnover is a measure of the efficiency of a company, that is calculated by dividing the cost of goods sold by average inventory.
  • 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.
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