16-letter words containing s, m, a, i
- a mixed blessing — If you say that a situation is a mixed blessing, you mean that it has disadvantages as well as advantages.
- abdominocentesis — (surgery) Extraction of peritoneal fluid from the abdomen for evaluation, using a trocar.
- abruzzi e molise — a region in central Italy. 5881 sq. mi. (15,232 sq. km). Capital: Aquilla.
- absentmindedness — Alternative form of absent-mindedness.
- absolute maximum — the largest value a given function assumes on a specified set. Compare maximum (def 4a).
- absolute minimum — the smallest value a given function assumes on a specified set. Compare minimum (def 5a).
- abstract machine — 1. (language) A processor design which is not intended to be implemented as hardware, but which is the notional executor of a particular intermediate language (abstract machine language) used in a compiler or interpreter. An abstract machine has an instruction set, a register set and a model of memory. It may provide instructions which are closer to the language being compiled than any physical computer or it may be used to make the language implementation easier to port to other platforms. A virtual machine is an abstract machine for which an interpreter exists. Examples: ABC, Abstract Machine Notation, ALF, CAML, F-code, FP/M, Hermes, LOWL, Christmas, SDL, S-K reduction machine, SECD, Tbl, Tcode, TL0, WAM. 2. (theory) A procedure for executing a set of instructions in some formal language, possibly also taking in input data and producing output. Such abstract machines are not intended to be constructed as hardware but are used in thought experiments about computability. Examples: Finite State Machine, Turing Machine.
- academic advisor — a faculty member who helps and advises students on academic matters, such as planning their academic career
- academic costume — the ceremonial garb of the students and faculty in schools, colleges, and universities, consisting of a flat cap (mortarboard), a long, wide-sleeved gown, and sometimes a hood, worn especially at commencement exercises.
- accession number — the number given to record a new addition to a collection
- accommodationism — A policy of being accommodating.
- accommodationist — a person who seeks to promote adaptation to or compromise with an opposing point of view
- accumulativeness — The state or qualities of being accumulative.
- achievement test — a test designed to measure the effects that learning and teaching have on individuals
- achromatic prism — a system of two or more prisms of different substances that deflects but does not disperse a beam of light.
- acidophilus milk — milk fermented by bacteria of the species Lactobacillus acidophilus, used in treating disorders of the gastrointestinal tract
- acorn archimedes — Archimedes
- acoustic neuroma — a benign brain tumour of the vestibulocochlear nerve, one of the nerves connecting the ear to the brain, which can cause hearing and balance problems
- actinodermatitis — dermatitis from exposure to radiation, esp ultraviolet light or X-rays
- administrational — the management of any office, business, or organization; direction.
- administratively — pertaining to administration; executive: administrative ability.
- administratrices — Plural form of administratrix.
- advice columnist — An advice columnist is a person who writes a column in a newspaper or magazine in which they reply to readers who have written to them for advice on their personal problems.
- air vice-marshal — a senior Royal Air Force officer of equivalent rank to a rear admiral in the Royal Navy
- alizarin crimson — a pigment used in painting, derived from anthraquinone and characterized by its red color and transparency.
- all-encompassing — all-embracing.
- aluminosilicates — Plural form of aluminosilicate.
- aluminum sulfate — a white crystalline salt, Al2(SO4)3, made by treating bauxite or clay with sulfuric acid: it is used in sizing paper, purifying water, fixing dyes, tanning, etc.
- amaryllis family — the plant family Amaryllidaceae, typified by herbaceous plants having alternate or basal lance-shaped leaves, bulbs or corms, and showy, lilylike flowers and including the amaryllis, daffodil, onion and its relatives, and snowdrop.
- ambidextrousness — The state or quality of being ambidextrous.
- amebic dysentery — a form of dysentery caused by an amoeba (Entamoeba histolytica)
- american cowslip — shooting star (def 2).
- american english — the form of English spoken in the US
- american kestrel — a small American falcon (Falco sparverius) with a reddish-brown back and tail; sparrow hawk
- american mustard — a mild yellow mustard
- american spanish — Spanish as used in Latin America. Abbreviation: AmerSp.
- amerigo vespucci — Amerigo [uh-mer-i-goh;; Italian ah-me-ree-gaw] /əˈmɛr ɪˌgoʊ;; Italian ˌɑ mɛˈri gɔ/ (Show IPA), (Americus Vespucius) 1451–1512, Italian merchant, adventurer, and explorer after whom America was named.
- amindivi islands — group of islands in the Arabian Sea, off the SW coast of India: the N part of Lakshadweep territory
- aminotransferase — transaminase.
- ammonia solution — ammonia (def 2).
- ammonia-solution — a colorless, pungent, suffocating, highly water-soluble, gaseous compound, NH 3 , usually produced by the direct combination of nitrogen and hydrogen gases: used chiefly for refrigeration and in the manufacture of commercial chemicals and laboratory reagents.
- ammonium sulfate — an ammonium salt, (NH4)2SO4, made chiefly from synthetic ammonia and used in making fertilizers, in treating water, etc.
- amne machin shan — a mountain range in W central China. Highest peak, Amne Machin, 23, 490 feet (7164 meters).
- anastasio somoza — Anastasio [ah-nahs-tah-syaw] /ˌɑ nɑsˈtɑ syɔ/ (Show IPA), (Anastasio Somoza García) 1896–1956, Nicaraguan political leader: president 1937–47, 1950–56 (father of Anastasio and Luis Somoza Debayle).
- andromeda strain — a hypothetical microorganism, as might be developed from biological research, that if released would uncontrollably kill living things on earth
- animal husbandry — the science of breeding, rearing, and caring for farm animals
- animal magnetism — the quality of being attractive, esp to members of the opposite sex
- animal sanctuary — a place where animals are brought to live and be protected
- anomalistic year — the interval between two successive passages of the earth through perihelion; 365.25964 mean solar days
- anomalous monism — the philosophical doctrine that although all mental states consist merely in states of the brain, there exist no regular correspondences between classes of mental and physical states, and so no psychophysical laws
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