7-letter words containing s, n, i
- inulase — an enzyme that converts insulin to levulose.
- invades — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of invade.
- invects — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of invect.
- invents — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of invent.
- inverse — reversed in position, order, direction, or tendency.
- inverts — Plural form of invert.
- invests — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of invest.
- invious — having no paths or roads
- invites — to request the presence or participation of in a kindly, courteous, or complimentary way, especially to request to come or go to some place, gathering, entertainment, etc., or to do something: to invite friends to dinner.
- invokes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of invoke.
- inwards — toward the inside, interior, or center, as of a place, space, or body.
- ionesco — Eugène [French œ-zhen;; English yoo-jeen,, yoo-jeen] /French œˈʒɛn;; English yuˈdʒin,, ˈyu dʒin/ (Show IPA), 1912–94, French playwright, born in Romania.
- ionised — to separate or change into ions.
- ioniser — Alternative spelling of ionizer.
- ionises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ionise.
- ionizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ionize.
- irenics — the branch of theology dealing with the promotion of peace and conciliation among Christian churches. Compare polemics (def 2).
- iris-in — the gradual appearance of an image or scene through an expanding circle.
- ironies — the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning: the irony of her reply, “How nice!” when I said I had to work all weekend.
- ironise — Alternative spelling of ironize.
- ironist — a person who uses irony habitually, especially a writer.
- isfahan — a city in central Iran: the capital of Persia from the 16th into the 18th century.
- isindex — (web) An HTML tag which tells the browser to display a text entry box on the current page. Any text entered in the box by the user is appended as a URL-encoded query string to the current URL and sent to the server using a GET method. This is a simple way of making a website searchable or allowing other kinds of simple user input. It relies on the server mapping the query URL to an appropriate process, probably depending on the page in which the ISINDEX appeared. More complex input can be catered for using the FORM tag, or Java.
- islands — a tract of land completely surrounded by water, and not large enough to be called a continent.
- isleman — an islander
- isodont — an animal in which the teeth are of similar size
- isogeny — The condition of being isogenous.
- isogons — Plural form of isogon.
- isogony — the growth of two or more organs at a consistent rate, meaning that the difference in size between each organ remains constant
- isolani — (chess) A pawn on the d file with no pawns of the same colour on the adjacent c and e file; an isolated queen pawn.
- isoline — isogram.
- isoneph — a line on a weather map or chart connecting points having the same amount of cloudiness.
- isonome — a line on a chart connecting points of equal abundance values of a plant species sampled in different sections of an area. Isonomes of different species from the same area are compared in studies of plant distribution
- isonomy — equality of political rights.
- isospin — isotopic spin.
- isotone — one of two or more atoms having an equal number of neutrons but different atomic numbers.
- isotron — a device for separating small quantities of isotopes by ionizing them and separating the ions by a mass spectrometer
- ispahan — Isfahan.
- issuant — Heraldry. (of a beast) represented with the body erect and only the forepart visible: a lion issuant.
- issuing — the act of sending out or putting forth; promulgation; distribution: the issue of food and blankets to flood victims.
- istomin — Eugene, 1925–2003, U.S. concert pianist.
- istrian — of or relating to Istria, a peninsula in the N Adriatic Sea, or its inhabitants
- jainism — a dualistic religion founded in the 6th century b.c. as a revolt against current Hinduism and emphasizing the perfectibility of human nature and liberation of the soul, especially through asceticism and nonviolence toward all living creatures.
- jamison — Judith, born 1943, U.S. dancer and choreographer.
- jasmine — a female given name.
- jenkins — Roy (Harris), Baron Jenkins of Hillhead. 1920–2003, British politician and author; Labour home secretary (1965–67, 1974–76) and chancellor of the exchequer (1967–70); president of the European Commission (1977–80); cofounder of the Social Democratic Party (1981); leader of party (1982–83); Chancellor of Oxford University (1987–2003)
- jennies — a female given name, form of Jennifer.
- jerkins — Plural form of jerkin.
- jesting — a joke or witty remark; witticism.
- jiangsu — a maritime province in E China. 40,927 sq. mi. (106,001 sq. km). Capital: Nanjing.