14-letter words containing t, i, n, s
- interval scale — a scale of measurement of data according to which the differences between values can be quantified in absolute but not relative terms and for which any zero is merely arbitrary: for instance, dates are measured on an interval scale since differences can be measured in years, but no sense can be given to a ratio of times
- intestinal flu — influenza with abdominal symptoms, as diarrhea or vomiting.
- intolerantness — the quality or state of being intolerant
- intracutaneous — within the skin.
- intransigeance — intransigence
- intransigently — In an intransigent manner.
- intransitively — (grammar) In an intransitive manner; without an object following.
- intransitivity — (grammar) The state or quality of being intransitive.
- intransmutable — incapable of being transmuted into another substance
- intrinsicality — The state of being intrinsic; inherence.
- introspectible — to practice introspection; consider one's own internal state or feelings.
- introspections — Plural form of introspection.
- introversively — In an introversive manner.
- intuitionalism — intuitionism.
- intussuscepted — Received into some other thing or part, like a sword into a sheath.
- inventory cost — Inventory costs are the costs to a business associated with holding stock, or money that is tied up in stock.
- investigations — Plural form of investigation.
- irrationalised — Simple past tense and past participle of irrationalise.
- irrationalness — The quality of being irrational.
- irresoluteness — The state of being irresolute.
- irrestrainable — That cannot be restrained.
- isentropically — in an isentropic manner
- isle of thanet — an island in SE England, in NE Kent, separated from the mainland by two branches of the River Stour: scene of many Norse invasions. Area: 109 sq km (42 sq miles)
- isoionic point — the hydrogen ion concentration at which the concentration of the dipolar ion is at a maximum.
- isolated point — Mathematics. a point in a set such that the neighborhood of the point is devoid of any other points belonging to the set.
- isolation ward — a ward where people with a contagious disease are kept separate from people who are not infected
- isolationistic — Exhibiting isolationism.
- isometric-line — isometrics, isometric exercise (def 1).
- isothiocyanate — a chemical compound containing the univalent radical –NCS.
- isthmian games — one of the great national festivals of ancient Greece, held every two years on the Isthmus of Corinth.
- it's no bother — If you say 'it's no bother' after offering to do something for someone, you are emphasizing that you really want to do it and that it will take very little effort.
- it's not as if — You use 'It's not as if' to introduce a statement which, if it were true, might explain something puzzling, although in fact it is not true.
- italian sonnet — Petrarchan sonnet.
- jefferson city — a city in and the capital of Missouri, in the central part, on the Missouri River.
- jesuits' resin — an oleoresin obtained from several tropical, chiefly South American trees belonging to the genus Copaifera, of the legume family, used chiefly in varnishes and lacquers, for removing old oil varnish from or for brightening oil paintings, and formerly in medicine in the treatment of certain mucous-membrane conditions.
- jet propulsion — the propulsion of a body by its reaction to a force ejecting a gas or a liquid from it.
- jingoistically — (manner) In a jingoistic manner.
- john steinbeck — John (Ernst) [urnst] /ɜrnst/ (Show IPA), 1902–68, U.S. novelist: Nobel prize 1962.
- joint passport — a single passport shared by two or more people, such as a passport shared by a parent and child
- judgementalism — Alternative form of judgmentalism.
- junior varsity — a university, college, or school team that consists of players who lack the qualifications or skill necessary for the varsity and compete against other teams of similar composition or ability.
- jurisdictional — the right, power, or authority to administer justice by hearing and determining controversies.
- justifications — Plural form of justification.
- justinian code — the body of Roman law that was codified and promulgated under Justinian I.
- juxtapositions — Plural form of juxtaposition.
- kaiserslautern — a city in S Rhineland-Palatinate, in SW Germany.
- karitane nurse — a nurse trained in the care of young babies and their mothers according to the principles of the Plunket Society
- karnatak music — the classical music of South India
- karstification — the process of turning into karst
- kentish plover — Charadrius alexandrinus, a small wading bird belonging to the plover family, breeding in the tropics and subtropics; it is white and greyish-brown, with black legs and bill