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16-letter words containing s, t, r, e, l

  • hyperperistalsis — the progressive wave of contraction and relaxation of a tubular muscular system, especially the alimentary canal, by which the contents are forced through the system.
  • hypersensibility — capacity for sensation or feeling; responsiveness or susceptibility to sensory stimuli.
  • hyperstimulation — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
  • hypersusceptible — hypersensitive (def 2).
  • hypervascularity — pertaining to, composed of, or provided with vessels or ducts that convey fluids, as blood, lymph, or sap.
  • impenetrableness — The quality of being impenetrable.
  • impermissibility — The state or condition of being impermissible.
  • impracticalities — Plural form of impracticality.
  • in general terms — generally, approximately
  • in loco parentis — in the place or role of a parent.
  • inarticulateness — lacking the ability to express oneself, especially in clear and effective speech: an inarticulate public speaker.
  • indescribability — (uncountable) The state or characteristic of being indescribable.
  • indian wrestling — arm wrestling
  • indiscernibility — The state or characteristic of being indiscernible; inability to be observed.
  • indiscriminately — not discriminating; lacking in care, judgment, selectivity, etc.: indiscriminate in one's friendships.
  • industrial waste — waste materials left over from a manufacturing process in industrial buildings such as factories and mines
  • insect repellent — chemical that deters insects
  • instrument panel — Also called instrument board. a panel on which are mounted an array of dials, lights, and gauges that monitor the performance of a machine or device, as an airplane.
  • instrumentalists — Plural form of instrumentalist.
  • insulin reaction — a state of collapse caused by a decrease in blood sugar resulting from the administration of excessive insulin.
  • 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.
  • intercrystalline — situated or passing between the crystals of a substance.
  • interculturalism — The philosophy of exchanges between cultural groups within a society.
  • interdimensional — Between dimensions.
  • interminableness — The state or condition of being interminable.
  • interministerial — pertaining to the ministry of religion, or to a minister or other member of the clergy.
  • intermissionless — (US) Without an intermission; without a pause between acts in the performance of a play or in a film on television.
  • internal capsule — a broad band of white fibres near the thalamus in each cerebral hemisphere
  • 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.
  • interrelatedness — reciprocally or mutually related: an interrelated series of experiments.
  • intertestamental — of or relating to the period between the close of the Old Testament and the beginning of the New Testament.
  • intestinal flora — microorganisms that normally inhabit the lumen of the intestinal tract
  • intradermal test — a test for immunity or allergy to a particular antigen by observing the local reaction following injection of a small amount of the antigen into the skin.
  • intraocular lens — a plastic lens implanted surgically to replace the eye's natural crystalline lens, usually because the natural lens has developed a cataract.
  • inverted nipples — nipples which do not project from the breast but are retracted
  • irrepressibility — The quality of being irrepressible.
  • irresistibleness — The quality of being irresistible.
  • irresponsibility — said, done, or characterized by a lack of a sense of responsibility: His refusal to work shows him to be completely irresponsible.
  • isle of portland — a rugged limestone peninsula in SW England, in Dorset, connected to the mainland by a narrow isthmus and by Chesil Bank: the lighthouse of Portland Bill lies at the S tip; famous for the quarrying of Portland stone, a fine building material. Pop (town): 12 000 (latest est)
  • isobutyl nitrite — butyl nitrite.
  • it is early days — Early means near the beginning of something such as a piece of work or a process.
  • italian dressing — a strongly flavored vinaigrette for salads, containing garlic, oregano, red peppers, etc.
  • james oglethorpe — James Edward, 1696–1785, British general: founder of the colony of Georgia.
  • japanese lantern — Chinese lantern.
  • joint resolution — a resolution adopted by both branches of a bicameral legislative assembly and requiring the signature of the chief executive to become law.
  • karelian isthmus — a narrow strip of land between Lake Ladoga and the Gulf of Finland, in the NW Russian Federation.
  • kekulé structure — the structure of many molecules, notably benzene, suggested by Friedrich August Kekulé von Stradonitz (1829–96), the German chemist
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