16-letter words containing r, y, s
- in a brown study — in a reverie or daydream
- in so many words — a unit of language, consisting of one or more spoken sounds or their written representation, that functions as a principal carrier of meaning. Words are composed of one or more morphemes and are either the smallest units susceptible of independent use or consist of two or three such units combined under certain linking conditions, as with the loss of primary accent that distinguishes black·bird· from black· bird·. Words are usually separated by spaces in writing, and are distinguished phonologically, as by accent, in many languages.
- in the worst way — bad or ill in the highest, greatest, or most extreme degree: the worst person.
- in utero surgery — surgery performed on a fetus while it is in the womb.
- incomprehensibly — impossible to understand or comprehend; unintelligible.
- indescribability — (uncountable) The state or characteristic of being indescribable.
- indiscernibility — The state or characteristic of being indiscernible; inability to be observed.
- indiscriminantly — Misspelling of indiscriminately.
- indiscriminately — not discriminating; lacking in care, judgment, selectivity, etc.: indiscriminate in one's friendships.
- insurance policy — contract that insures sth
- intercrystalline — situated or passing between the crystals of a substance.
- interest payment — a payment of interest on a loan or mortgage
- internet society — (body) (ISOC) A non-profit, professional membership organisation which facilitates and supports the technical evolution of the Internet, stimulates interest in and educates the scientific and academic communities, industry and the public about the technology, uses and applications of the Internet, and promotes the development of new applications for the system. The Society provides a forum for discussion and collaboration in the operation and use of the global Internet infrastructure. The Internet Society publishes a quarterly newsletter, the Internet Society News, and holds an annual conference, INET. The development of Internet technical standards takes place under the auspices of the Internet Society with substantial support from the Corporation for National Research Initiatives under a cooperative agreement with the US Federal Government.
- interstratifying — Present participle of interstratify.
- intracytoplasmic — Located in the cytoplasm of a cell.
- intrinsic parity — parity1 (def 4b).
- irrepressibility — The quality of being irrepressible.
- irresponsibility — said, done, or characterized by a lack of a sense of responsibility: His refusal to work shows him to be completely irresponsible.
- isobutyl nitrite — butyl nitrite.
- isopropylbenzene — cumene.
- it is early days — Early means near the beginning of something such as a piece of work or a process.
- it's fair to say — You use fair in expressions such as It would be fair to say in order to introduce a statement which you believe to be true and reasonable.
- jailhouse lawyer — a prisoner who has taught himself or herself law while serving time, is knowledgeable about technical legal matters, and gives legal advice, especially to fellow prisoners.
- jerusalem cherry — an Old World plant, Solanum pseudocapsicum, of the nightshade family, having white flowers and bearing cherrylike scarlet or yellow fruits, cultivated as an ornamental.
- job entry system — (operating system) (JES) An IBM mainframe term. There are really two JESs. JES2 is smaller and simpler, and can handle 99.99% of most jobs that run on IBM's MVS operating system. JES3 is much bigger and requires really big iron to run.
- journalistically — of, relating to, or characteristic of journalists or journalism.
- jurisdictionally — In a jurisdictional way.
- justices in eyre — the justices travelling on circuit and presiding over such courts
- key note speaker — a person who delivers a keynote address.
- keyman insurance — life insurance taken out by a business firm on an essential or very important employee, with the firm as beneficiary.
- keynote software — A company which offers software-based business contact directories for people who develop, manufacture, market, or distribute software or multimedia products. E-mail: <[email protected]> (Subject: SEND INDEX).
- kidney corpuscle — Malpighian corpuscle.
- kingfisher daisy — a bushy southern African plant, Felicia bergerana, having grasslike leaves and solitary, bright-blue flowers.
- krebs urea cycle — urea cycle.
- lachryma christi — a table wine produced from grapes grown near Vesuvius, in Italy.
- ladies auxiliary — an association whose members are usually the wives of members of an association with which it is affiliated.
- lady of pleasure — a prostitute.
- laparoscopically — By means of laparoscopy.
- laserdisc player — a device that plays laserdiscs
- latter-day saint — a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
- law of parsimony — a principle according to which an explanation of a thing or event is made with the fewest possible assumptions.
- lazy standard ml — (language) (LSML) A lazy varient of SML, allowing cyclic val definitions, by Prateek Mishra <[email protected]>. Not to be confused with LML.
- least flycatcher — a small flycatcher, Empidonax minimus, of eastern North America.
- lexical analyser — (language) (Or "scanner") The initial input stage of a language processor (e.g. a compiler), the part that performs lexical analysis.
- library pictures — a caption used to alert viewers that footage being broadcast is from an earlier time and is not happening now
- lick observatory — the astronomical observatory of the University of California, situated on Mount Hamilton, near San Jose, California, and having a 120-inch (3-meter) reflecting telescope and a 36-inch (91-cm) refracting telescope.
- literalistically — adherence to the exact letter or the literal sense, as in translation or interpretation: to interpret the law with uncompromising literalism.
- lloyd's register — a publication, issued annually by Lloyd's, consisting of a list of all of the world's seagoing vessels and including such information as their age, tonnage, and classification.
- lonely hearts ad — an advertisement placed by someone who is trying to find a lover or a friend
- lose your memory — If you lose your memory, you forget things that you used to know.