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16-letter words containing s, o, a, r, i

  • hourglass figure — the shape of a woman who is well-proportioned and has a small waist
  • housing shortage — a deficiency or lack in the number of houses needed to accommodate the population of an area
  • hurricane season — annual cyclone period
  • hydrostatic head — The hydrostatic head is the vertical height of a column of fluid.
  • hyper-patriotism — devoted love, support, and defense of one's country; national loyalty.
  • hyperandrogenism — (medicine) An abnormally high production of androgens.
  • hyperstimulation — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
  • hypervitaminosis — an abnormal condition caused by an excessive intake of vitamins.
  • hypocoristically — In a hypocoristic manner.
  • hyponitrous acid — an unstable, crystalline acid, H 2 N 2 O 2 .
  • i'm sorry to say — You use the expression I'm sorry to say to express regret together with disappointment or disapproval.
  • ice-cream social — a social gathering, usually to raise money for a local church or school, where ice cream is the principal refreshment.
  • icositetrahedron — a solid figure having 24 faces.
  • if it wasn't for — If you talk about what would happen if it wasn't for someone or something, you mean that they are the only thing that is preventing it from happening.
  • 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.
  • immersion heater — a small electric coil used to heat a liquid, as a cup of water, in which it is immersed.
  • immigration laws — regulations on incoming foreigners
  • immoral earnings — money earned from work that transgresses accepted moral or legal rules
  • immunodepressant — preventing or diminishing the immune response
  • 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.
  • import surcharge — a tax imposed on all imported goods, adding to any established tariffs
  • in a brown study — in a reverie or daydream
  • in loco parentis — in the place or role of a parent.
  • 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--one-s--favor — something done or granted out of goodwill, rather than from justice or for remuneration; a kind act: to ask a favor.
  • incommensurables — Plural form of incommensurable.
  • indiscrimination — an act or instance of not discriminating.
  • indo-europeanist — a linguist specializing in the study, especially the comparative study, of the Indo-European languages.
  • industrial union — a labor union composed of workers in various trades and crafts within one industry.
  • information desk — helpdesk, information point
  • inharmoniousness — The quality of being inharmonious.
  • inmos transputer — transputer
  • installation art — art that is created, constructed, or installed on the site where it is exhibited, often incorporating materials or physical features on the site.
  • insulin reaction — a state of collapse caused by a decrease in blood sugar resulting from the administration of excessive insulin.
  • insurance broker — person who sells insurance policies
  • insurance policy — contract that insures sth
  • inter-comparison — the act of comparing.
  • inter-divisional — the act or process of dividing; state of being divided.
  • interconsonantal — immediately following a consonant and preceding a consonant, as the a in pat.
  • interdimensional — Between dimensions.
  • interim accounts — accounts published in the course of the financial year
  • internationalise — (British spelling) To make something international; to involve multiple nations.
  • internationalism — the principle of cooperation among nations, for the promotion of their common good, sometimes as contrasted with nationalism, or devotion to the interests of a particular nation.
  • internationalist — an advocate of internationalism.
  • intestinal flora — microorganisms that normally inhabit the lumen of the intestinal tract
  • intracytoplasmic — Located in the cytoplasm of a cell.
  • intraocular lens — a plastic lens implanted surgically to replace the eye's natural crystalline lens, usually because the natural lens has developed a cataract.
  • intravenous drip — the continuous, slow introduction of a fluid into a vein of the body. Abbreviation: IV.
  • intrinsic factor — a glycoprotein, secreted by the gastric mucosa, that is involved in the intestinal absorption of vitamin B 12 .
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