16-letter words containing r, e, a, s, t
- indescribability — (uncountable) The state or characteristic of being indescribable.
- indian wrestling — arm wrestling
- indirect address — the address in a storage location that contains the actual machine address of a data item or of other information, as the next instruction, or that contains another indirect address.
- indiscriminately — not discriminating; lacking in care, judgment, selectivity, etc.: indiscriminate in one's friendships.
- indiscriminative — Making no distinction; not discriminating.
- indo-europeanist — a linguist specializing in the study, especially the comparative study, of the Indo-European languages.
- industrial waste — waste materials left over from a manufacturing process in industrial buildings such as factories and mines
- information desk — helpdesk, information point
- inmos transputer — transputer
- instrument panel — Also called instrument board. a panel on which are mounted an array of dials, lights, and gauges that monitor the performance of a machine or device, as an airplane.
- instrumentalists — Plural form of instrumentalist.
- insulin reaction — a state of collapse caused by a decrease in blood sugar resulting from the administration of excessive insulin.
- integer specrate — SPECrate_int92
- 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.
- intercrystalline — situated or passing between the crystals of a substance.
- interculturalism — The philosophy of exchanges between cultural groups within a society.
- interdimensional — Between dimensions.
- interest payment — a payment of interest on a loan or mortgage
- interest-bearing — paying interest
- interest-earning — paying interest
- interim accounts — accounts published in the course of the financial year
- intermediateness — The condition of being intermediate.
- interminableness — The state or condition of being interminable.
- interministerial — pertaining to the ministry of religion, or to a minister or other member of the clergy.
- internal capsule — a broad band of white fibres near the thalamus in each cerebral hemisphere
- 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.
- internet address — IP address
- interrelatedness — reciprocally or mutually related: an interrelated series of experiments.
- interstratifying — Present participle of interstratify.
- intertestamental — of or relating to the period between the close of the Old Testament and the beginning of the New Testament.
- intestinal flora — microorganisms that normally inhabit the lumen of the intestinal tract
- intradermal test — a test for immunity or allergy to a particular antigen by observing the local reaction following injection of a small amount of the antigen into the skin.
- intraocular lens — a plastic lens implanted surgically to replace the eye's natural crystalline lens, usually because the natural lens has developed a cataract.
- intrapreneurship — The practice of applying entrepreneurial skills and approaches within an established company.
- intravenous drip — the continuous, slow introduction of a fluid into a vein of the body. Abbreviation: IV.
- inverse cosecant — arc cosecant.
- inverse graffiti — a form of street art in which a dirty wall or pavement has a template placed against it and is scrubbed until the surface is clean. This reveals an image or message which gradually fades with time.
- investment grant — a direct subsidy made by a government to a business in order to enable it to make further investment
- irish free state — former name of the Republic of Ireland.
- 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)
- it is early days — Early means near the beginning of something such as a piece of work or a process.
- italian dressing — a strongly flavored vinaigrette for salads, containing garlic, oregano, red peppers, etc.
- james oglethorpe — James Edward, 1696–1785, British general: founder of the colony of Georgia.
- janet ip service — (networking) (JIPS) Joint Academic NETwork Internet Protocol. E-mail: <[email protected]>.
- japanese lantern — Chinese lantern.
- judaeo-christian — of or relating to the religious writings, beliefs, values, or traditions held in common by Judaism and Christianity.