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  • 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 pyrites — pyrite; fool's gold.
  • isoteniscope — an instrument used to measure vapour pressure
  • kinetography — a camera for taking pictures for a kinetoscope.
  • kinetoplasts — Plural form of kinetoplast.
  • kitchen soap — heavy-duty soap intended for use in the kitchen
  • kleptomaniac — a person who has kleptomania.
  • lactoprotein — any protein existing in milk.
  • lapped joint — a joint made by placing one member over another and fastening them together
  • leontopodium — any plant of the Eurasian alpine genus Leontopodium, esp L. alpinum
  • lepidopteran — lepidopterous.
  • lepidopteron — any lepidopterous insect.
  • lipoproteina — a plasma lipoprotein containing protein and cholesterol, high levels of which are associated with atherosclerosis.
  • lipoproteins — Plural form of lipoprotein.
  • lithopedions — Plural form of lithopedion.
  • liverpolitan — a native or inhabitant of Liverpool
  • longipennate — (of birds) having long slender wings or feathers
  • magnetooptic — pertaining to the effect of magnetism upon the propagation of light.
  • master point — a point awarded to a bridge player who has won or placed in an officially recognized tournament.
  • median point — centroid (def 2).
  • meeting post — a timber with a chamfer at the outer edge of a lock gate that fits against the meeting post of another lock gate.
  • melanotropin — MSH.
  • mesopotamian — an ancient region in W Asia between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers: now part of Iraq.
  • metropolitan — of, noting, or characteristic of a metropolis or its inhabitants, especially in culture, sophistication, or in accepting and combining a wide variety of people, ideas, etc.
  • micropayment — A very small payment made each time a user accesses an Internet page or service.
  • microprinted — printed in microprint
  • mifepristone — an antigestational drug, C 29 H 35 NO 2 , that prevents a fertilized egg from attaching to the uterine wall by blocking the action of progesterone.
  • minicomputer — a computer with processing and storage capabilities smaller than those of a mainframe but larger than those of a microcomputer.
  • minor planet — asteroid (def 1).
  • misanthropes — Plural form of misanthrope.
  • misoperation — an act or instance, process, or manner of functioning or operating.
  • monophyletic — Biology. consisting of organisms descended from a single taxon.
  • monophysites — Plural form of monophysite.
  • montes pubis — mons pubis
  • mucoproteins — Plural form of mucoprotein.
  • multipotency — (cytology, developmental biology) The ability of a progenitor cell to develop into a limited number of cell types.
  • multipronged — having or composed of several prongs: a multipronged electric plug.
  • mycoproteins — Plural form of mycoprotein.
  • nanoparticle — a microscopic particle of matter that is measured on the nanoscale, usually one that measures less than 100 nanometers.
  • needlepoints — Plural form of needlepoint.
  • neoanthropic — neanthropic.
  • neoplatonism — a philosophical system, originated in the 3rd century a.d. by Plotinus, founded chiefly on Platonic doctrine and Eastern mysticism, with later influences from Christianity. It holds that all existence consists of emanations from the One with whom the soul may be reunited.
  • neoplatonist — a philosophical system, originated in the 3rd century a.d. by Plotinus, founded chiefly on Platonic doctrine and Eastern mysticism, with later influences from Christianity. It holds that all existence consists of emanations from the One with whom the soul may be reunited.
  • nephrologist — A physician whose speciality is nephrology.
  • nephropathic — characterized by or relating to nephropathy
  • nephroptosis — An abnormal condition in which the kidney drops down into the pelvis when the patient stands up.
  • nephrotomies — Plural form of nephrotomy.
  • nepotistical — Nepotistic.
  • neuroleptics — Plural form of neuroleptic.
  • neuropathies — Plural form of neuropathy.
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