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16-letter words containing r, p, m

  • hyperpituitarism — overactivity of the pituitary gland.
  • hyperreal number — any of the set of numbers formed by the addition of infinite numbers and infinitesimal numbers to the set of real numbers
  • hyperstimulation — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
  • hyperthermophile — (biology) An organism that lives and thrives in an extremely hot environment, such as a deep sea smoker vent; often a member of the Archaea.
  • hypervitaminosis — an abnormal condition caused by an excessive intake of vitamins.
  • ice-cream parlor — an establishment serving ice cream, sodas, etc., from a soda fountain.
  • ice-cream supper — an ice-cream social held in the late afternoon or early evening.
  • image processing — (graphics)   Computer manipulation of images. Some of the many algorithms used in image processing include convolution (on which many others are based), FFT, DCT, thinning (or skeletonisation), edge detection and contrast enhancement. These are usually implemented in software but may also use special purpose hardware for speed. Image processing contrasts with computer graphics, which is usually more concerned with the generation of artificial images, and visualisation, which attempts to understand (real-world) data by displaying it as an artificial image (e.g. a graph). Image processing is used in image recognition and computer vision. See also Pilot European Image Processing Archive.
  • imago europe plc — A UK Internet provider. There sevice is called Imago On-line. E-mail: <[email protected]>.
  • immunocompromise — (medicine) The state of having a compromised immune system.
  • immunodepressant — preventing or diminishing the immune response
  • immunosuppressed — the inhibition of the normal immune response because of disease, the administration of drugs, or surgery.
  • immunosuppressor — (pharmacology) An immunosuppressive agent.
  • impact extrusion — an extrusion process in which a slug of cold metal in a shallow die cavity is formed by the action of a rapidly moving punch that forces the metal through the die or back around the punch.
  • impact parameter — the perpendicular distance from the original center of a set of scattering particles to the original line of motion of a particle being scattered.
  • impact structure — a large geologic formation, as a crater, created by a comet's or meteor's collision with a planet.
  • impenetrableness — The quality of being impenetrable.
  • imperceptibility — very slight, gradual, or subtle: the imperceptible slope of the road.
  • imperceptiveness — The quality of being imperceptive.
  • imperfect flower — a unisexual flower with only stamens or only pistils
  • imperfect fungus — a fungus for which only the asexual reproductive stage is known, as any fungus of the Fungi imperfecti.
  • imperfect market — a market where buyers or sellers can influence the market, and there is a lack of product information
  • imperfectability — The quality of not being perfectable; of being forever imperfect.
  • imperfectibility — The state or quality of being imperfectible.
  • imperfectiveness — (grammar) The state or quality of being imperfective.
  • imperishableness — The characteristic or property of being imperishable.
  • impermissibility — The state or condition of being impermissible.
  • imperturbability — incapable of being upset or agitated; not easily excited; calm: imperturbable composure.
  • implied warranty — a warranty not stated explicitly by the seller of merchandise or real property but presumed for reasons of commercial or legal custom (distinguished from express warranty).
  • import surcharge — a tax imposed on all imported goods, adding to any established tariffs
  • impracticability — The quality or condition of being impracticable.
  • impracticalities — Plural form of impracticality.
  • in-law apartment — a self-contained living area within a single-family home, as for an aging parent.
  • in/into a temper — If someone is in a temper or gets into a temper, the way that they are behaving shows that they are feeling angry and impatient.
  • incomprehensible — impossible to understand or comprehend; unintelligible.
  • incomprehensibly — impossible to understand or comprehend; unintelligible.
  • indirect primary — a primary in which members of a party elect delegates to a party convention that in turn elects the party's candidates.
  • information pack — a set of leaflets giving information about something
  • 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.
  • inter-comparison — the act of comparing.
  • interappointment — Between appointments.
  • interest payment — a payment of interest on a loan or mortgage
  • interhemispheric — of, relating to, or between hemispheres, as of the earth: interhemispheric cooperation.
  • interior mapping — an open map.
  • intimate apparel — lingerie (sense 2)
  • intracytoplasmic — Located in the cytoplasm of a cell.
  • james oglethorpe — James Edward, 1696–1785, British general: founder of the colony of Georgia.
  • kaposi's sarcoma — a form of skin cancer found in Africans and more recently in victims of AIDS
  • kleptoparasitism — The parasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc. from animals of the same or another species.
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