15-letter words containing s, l, i, n
- inefficaciously — Without efficacy or effect.
- inertia selling — (in Britain) the illegal practice of sending unrequested goods to householders followed by a bill for the price of the goods if they do not return them
- inertial fusion — a type of nuclear fusion in which the inertia of matter enables it to fuse by impact, as by pulses of laser radiation or high-energy charged particles, rather than by high temperature
- inertial system — a frame of reference in which a body remains at rest or moves with constant linear velocity unless acted upon by forces: any frame of reference that moves with constant velocity relative to an inertial system is itself an inertial system.
- inescapableness — The quality of being inescapable.
- inevitabilities — Plural form of inevitability.
- inexcusableness — The quality of being inexcusable.
- infants' school — kindergarten.
- infeasible path — dead code
- infinitesimally — indefinitely or exceedingly small; minute: infinitesimal vessels in the circulatory system.
- inflammableness — The quality of being inflammable.
- infrastructural — the basic, underlying framework or features of a system or organization.
- ingush republic — a constituent republic of S Russia: part of the Checheno-Ingush Autonomous Republic from 1936 until 1992. Capital: Magas (formerly at Nazran). Pop: 468 900 (2002). Area: 3600 sq km (1390 sq miles)
- inhomogeneously — lack of homogeneity.
- inquisitorially — In an inquisitorial manner.
- inscrutableness — Inscrutability.
- inseparableness — The quality or state of being inseparable.
- insider dealing — dealing in company securities on a recognized stock exchange, with a view to making a profit or avoiding a loss, by a person who has confidential information about the securities that, if generally known, would affect their price. Its practice by those connected with a company is illegal
- insight-fulness — characterized by or displaying insight; perceptive.
- insignificantly — Of such extremely small quantity or degree that it is not worth measuring.
- inspirationally — imparting inspiration.
- instalment plan — agreed series of repayments
- instantaneously — occurring, done, or completed in an instant: an instantaneous response.
- institutionally — of, relating to, or established by institution.
- instrumentalism — the variety of pragmatism developed by John Dewey, maintaining that the truth of an idea is determined by its success in the active solution of a problem and that the value of ideas is determined by their function in human experience.
- instrumentalist — a person who plays a musical instrument.
- instrumentality — the quality or state of being instrumental.
- insubordinately — In an insubordinate manner.
- insubstantially — In an insubstantial manner.
- insulating tape — adhesive tape, impregnated with a moisture-repelling substance, used to insulate exposed electrical conductors
- insuperableness — The quality of being insuperable or insurmountable; insuperability.
- insurance claim — request for insurance to be paid
- insurance class — An insurance class is a type of insurance coverage such as liability, health, legal expenses, or construction risk.
- insuring clause — the clause in an insurance policy setting forth the kind and degree of coverage granted by the insurer.
- intellectronics — a field of study that seeks to develop electronic devices, as robots, that have humanlike intellect and skills.
- intellectualise — to seek or consider the rational content or form of.
- intellectualism — devotion to intellectual pursuits.
- intellectualist — devotion to intellectual pursuits.
- interdivisional — existing or occurring between divisions, esp the divisions of an organization
- interfascicular — pertaining to or forming a fascicle; fasciculate.
- interfoliaceous — situated between leaves, especially opposite leaves.
- interim results — A company's interim results are the set of figures, published outside the regular times, that show whether it has achieved a profit or a loss.
- interior salish — in Canada, a division of the peoples who speak Salish languages
- interlacustrine — of or relating to a lake.
- internal spline — any one of a series of grooves in a mating part into which external splines fit to prevent movement between two parts, esp in transmitting torque
- internal stress — (in metal or glass pieces, or the like) a stress existing within the material as a result of thermal changes, having been worked, or irregularity of molecular structure.
- internalisation — (chiefly, British) alternative spelling of internalization.
- interparoxysmal — occurring in the period or periods between paroxysms.
- interpersonally — of or pertaining to the relations between persons: He has strong interpersonal skills.
- interscholastic — between schools, or representative of different schools, especially secondary schools: interscholastic athletics.