16-letter words containing s, y, n, c, i
- intercrystalline — situated or passing between the crystals of a substance.
- internet society — (body) (ISOC) A non-profit, professional membership organisation which facilitates and supports the technical evolution of the Internet, stimulates interest in and educates the scientific and academic communities, industry and the public about the technology, uses and applications of the Internet, and promotes the development of new applications for the system. The Society provides a forum for discussion and collaboration in the operation and use of the global Internet infrastructure. The Internet Society publishes a quarterly newsletter, the Internet Society News, and holds an annual conference, INET. The development of Internet technical standards takes place under the auspices of the Internet Society with substantial support from the Corporation for National Research Initiatives under a cooperative agreement with the US Federal Government.
- intracytoplasmic — Located in the cytoplasm of a cell.
- intrinsic parity — parity1 (def 4b).
- journalistically — of, relating to, or characteristic of journalists or journalism.
- jurisdictionally — In a jurisdictional way.
- justices in eyre — the justices travelling on circuit and presiding over such courts
- keyman insurance — life insurance taken out by a business firm on an essential or very important employee, with the firm as beneficiary.
- kidney corpuscle — Malpighian corpuscle.
- lesbian cymatium — cyma reversa.
- lexical analyser — (language) (Or "scanner") The initial input stage of a language processor (e.g. a compiler), the part that performs lexical analysis.
- lexical analysis — (programming) (Or "linear analysis", "scanning") The first stage of processing a language. The stream of characters making up the source program or other input is read one at a time and grouped into lexemes (or "tokens") - word-like pieces such as keywords, identifiers, literals and punctuation. The lexemes are then passed to the parser.
- luminosity class — a classification of stars of a given spectral type according to their luminosity, breaking them down into dwarfs, giants, and supergiants.
- lymphangiectasia — (medicine) dilation of the lymphatic vessels.
- lymphangiectasis — Alt form lymphangiectasia.
- magnetic pyrites — Mineralogy. pyrrhotite.
- magnetochemistry — the study of magnetic and chemical phenomena in their relation to one another.
- mechanochemistry — the field of chemistry that deals with the direct conversion of chemical into mechanical energy.
- microcrystalline — minutely crystalline; composed of microscopic crystals.
- military science — the study of the causative factors and tactical principles of warfare.
- minimum-security — (of a prison) designed for prisoners regarded as being less dangerous; having fewer restrictions.
- minute secretary — the person responsible for noting the minutes of a meeting
- misanthropically — In a misanthropic manner.
- misogynistically — In a misogynistic manner.
- monohybrid cross — the offspring of individuals that differ with respect to a particular gene pair.
- monopolistically — In a monopolistic manner.
- monosyllabically — In single syllables.
- monotheistically — In a monotheistic manner.
- narcissistically — having an undue fascination with oneself; vain.
- naturalistically — imitating nature or the usual natural surroundings.
- neo-christianity — any interpretation of Christianity based on the prevalent philosophy of a given period.
- neurasthenically — In a neurasthenic way.
- neuropsychiatric — Of or pertaining to neuropsychiatry; simultaneously neurological and psychiatric.
- nicoya peninsula — a peninsula in NW Costa Rica, on the Pacific Ocean.
- nitrosylsulfuric — of or derived from nitrosylsulfuric acid.
- non-metaphysical — pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics.
- nondestructively — In a nondestructive manner; without causing destruction.
- nondiscretionary — subject or left to one's own discretion.
- nonphysiological — of or relating to physiology.
- nuclear industry — the industry involving nuclear weapons, nuclear power stations, etc
- opportunity cost — the money or other benefits lost when pursuing a particular course of action instead of a mutually-exclusive alternative: The company cannot afford the opportunity cost attached to policy decisions made by the current CEO.
- opposed-cylinder — (of an internal-combustion engine) having cylinders on opposite sides of the crankcase in the same plane
- ovshinsky effect — an effect that turns special types of glassy, thin films into semiconductors upon application of low voltage.
- personality cult — deliberately cultivated adulation of a person, esp a political leader
- pharmacodynamics — the branch of pharmacology dealing with the course of action, effect, and breakdown of drugs within the body.
- physical fitness — good physical condition
- physical science — any of the natural sciences dealing with inanimate matter or with energy, as physics, chemistry, and astronomy.
- physiognomically — the face or countenance, especially when considered as an index to the character: a fierce physiognomy.
- play-action pass — a pass play designed to deceive the defense by appearing to be a running play, in which the quarterback fakes a hand-off to a back before throwing a forward pass.
- policy statement — a declaration of the plans and intentions of an organization or government