15-letter words containing r, c, o, l, i, n
- gramophonically — in a gramophonic manner
- graph colouring — (application) A constraint-satisfaction problem often used as a test case in research, which also turns out to be equivalent to certain real-world problems (e.g. register allocation). Given a connected graph and a fixed number of colours, the problem is to assign a colour to each node, subject to the constraint that any two connected nodes cannot be assigned the same colour. This is an example of an NP-complete problem. See also four colour map theorem.
- grecian profile — a profile distinguished by the absence of the hollow between the upper ridge of the nose and the forehead, thereby forming a straight line.
- gulf of corinth — an inlet of the Ionian Sea between the Peloponnese and central Greece
- haemoglobinuric — relating to the presence of haemoglobin in the urine
- heliocentricity — measured or considered as being seen from the center of the sun.
- hexylresorcinol — white or yellowish-white, needle-shaped crystals, C 12 H 18 O 2 , used chiefly as an antiseptic and for the expulsion of intestinal worms.
- holding furnace — a small furnace for holding molten metal produced in a larger melting furnace at a desired temperature for casting.
- holocrystalline — (of igneous rocks) having only crystalline components and no glass
- hospital corner — a fold on a bed sheet or blanket made by tucking the foot or head of the sheet straight under the mattress with the ends protruding and then making a diagonal fold at the side corner of the sheet and tucking this under to produce a triangular corner.
- hurdle champion — a hurdler who has defeated all others in a competition
- hyaluronic acid — a mucopolysaccharide serving as a viscous medium in the tissues of the body and as a lubricant in joints.
- hydromechanical — Of or pertaining to hydromechanics.
- hyperbolic sine — one of a group of functions of an angle expressed as a relationship between the distances of a point on a hyperbola to the origin and to the coordinate axes; sinh
- hyperfunctional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- hypochondriacal — Also, hypochondriacal, H05/H0509000 hahy-poh-kuh n-drahy-uh-kuh l, ˌhaɪ poʊ kənˈdraɪ ə kəl. Psychiatry. pertaining to or suffering from hypochondria, an excessive preoccupation with and worry about one's health: The comedy is aimed at the hypochondriac demographic. produced by hypochondria: Hypochondriac feelings overwhelmed her.
- hypocrystalline — (of igneous rocks) having both glass and crystalline components
- idiosyncratical — Alternative form of idiosyncratic.
- in pari delicto — in equal fault; equally culpable or blameworthy.
- incommensurable — not commensurable; having no common basis, measure, or standard of comparison.
- incommensurably — In an incommensurable manner; immeasurably.
- incomparability — beyond comparison; matchless or unequaled: incomparable beauty.
- inconsiderately — In an inconsiderate manner.
- incorrigibility — not corrigible; bad beyond correction or reform: incorrigible behavior; an incorrigible liar.
- incredulousness — not credulous; disinclined or indisposed to believe; skeptical.
- indian licorice — rosary pea.
- indicator light — a device for indicating that a motor vehicle is about to turn left or right; blinker
- indirect labour — work done in administration and sales rather than in the manufacturing of a product
- injector nozzle — An injector nozzle is a fine sprayer through which fuel is injected into an engine.
- intellectronics — a field of study that seeks to develop electronic devices, as robots, that have humanlike intellect and skills.
- inter-parochial — of, relating to, or financially supported by one or more church parishes: parochial churches in Great Britain.
- intercollegiate — taking place between or participating in activities between different colleges: intercollegiate athletics.
- intercolonially — in an intercolonial manner
- intercorrelated — to place in or bring into mutual or reciprocal relation; establish in orderly connection: to correlate expenses and income.
- interelectronic — occurring or existing between electrons
- interfoliaceous — situated between leaves, especially opposite leaves.
- interjaculatory — expressed by interjaculating
- internucleotide — occurring or existing between nucleotides
- interprovincial — belonging or peculiar to some particular province; local: the provincial newspaper.
- interreflection — The illumination of an object by reflected light from other objects that are not light sources.
- interscholastic — between schools, or representative of different schools, especially secondary schools: interscholastic athletics.
- intramyocardial — Into or within the myocardium.
- introspectional — Of or relating to introspection.
- introspectively — characterized by introspection, the act or process of looking into oneself.
- ionospherically — by the ionosphere
- irrationalistic — Of or relating to irrationalism.
- irreconcileable — Alternative spelling of irreconcilable.
- irreconcilement — the quality or state of being unreconciled
- irrevocableness — Quality of being irrevocable.
- irritable colon — any combination of common disturbances of the bowel, as diarrhea or constipation, occurring with abdominal pain, sometimes accompanied by psychological stress. Abbreviation: IBS.