15-letter words containing t, i, n, y, c
- endonucleolytic — relating to endonuclease
- entomologically — In terms of entomology.
- epicyclic train — a cluster of gears consisting of a central gearwheel with external teeth (the sun), a coaxial gearwheel of greater diameter with internal teeth (the annulus), and one or more planetary gears engaging with both of them to provide a large gear ratio in a compact space
- ethnic minority — an immigrant or racial group regarded by those claiming to speak for the cultural majority as distinct and unassimilated
- ethnocentricity — Practising or the policies surrounding being ethnocentric.
- ethnomusicology — The study of the music of different cultures, especially non-Western ones.
- exchangeability — The condition of being exchangeable.
- excommunicatory — Relating to excommunication.
- extradictionary — (obsolete) Consisting not of words but of realities.
- factor analysis — the use of one of several methods for reducing a set of variables to a lesser number of new variables, each of which is a function of one or more of the original variables.
- factory chimney — a tall chimney of a factory
- factory farming — Factory farming is a system of farming which involves keeping animals indoors, often with very little space, and giving them special foods so that they grow more quickly or produce more eggs or milk.
- faith community — a community of people sharing the same religious faith
- flight of fancy — An idea or statement that is very imaginative but complicated, silly, or impractical can be referred to as a flight of fancy.
- floating policy — (in marine insurance) a policy that provides protection of a broad nature for shipments of merchandise and that is valid continuously until canceled.
- flying dutchman — a legendary Dutch ghost ship supposed to be seen at sea, especially near the Cape of Good Hope.
- food insecurity — an economic and social condition of limited or uncertain access to adequate food.
- for a certainty — without doubt
- functionability — functional (def 3).
- fungistatically — in a fungistatic manner
- fuzzy computing — fuzzy logic
- gastronomically — the art or science of good eating.
- gated community — a group of houses or apartment buildings protected by gates, walls, or other security measures.
- genetic fallacy — the fallacy of confusing questions of validity and logical order with questions of origin and temporal order.
- geomagnetically — In a geomagnetic way; through geomagnetism.
- geotectonically — from a geotectonic point of view
- guidance system — The guidance system of a missile or rocket is the device which controls its course.
- hard mint candy — a hardened mint-flavoured sweet
- hay conditioner — either of two machines, one designed to crush stems of hay, the other to break and bend them, in order to cause more rapid and even drying
- heliocentricity — measured or considered as being seen from the center of the sun.
- hemicraniectomy — (surgery) The surgical removal of half of the cranium to enable brain surgery; hemicraniotomy.
- hermeneutically — of or relating to hermeneutics; interpretative; explanatory.
- high technology — any technology requiring the most sophisticated scientific equipment and advanced engineering techniques, as microelectronics, data processing, genetic engineering, or telecommunications (opposed to low technology).
- holocrystalline — (of igneous rocks) having only crystalline components and no glass
- honeycomb tripe — a part of the inner lining of the stomach of the steer, calf, hog, or sheep, resembling a honeycomb in appearance and considered a table delicacy.
- hydrodynamicist — a specialist in hydrodynamics.
- hydrofracturing — a process in which fractures in rocks below the earth's surface are opened and widened by injecting chemicals and liquids at high pressure: used especially to extract natural gas or oil.
- hyper-energetic — possessing or exhibiting energy, especially in abundance; vigorous: an energetic leader.
- hyperactivation — (biology) A form of sperm motility associated with active beating of the flagellum.
- hyperactiveness — The state or quality of being hyperactive.
- hypercorrection — the substitution, in an inappropriate context, of a pronunciation, grammatical form, or usage thought by the speaker or writer to be appropriate, resulting usually from overgeneralizing in an effort to replace seemingly incorrect forms with correct ones, as the substitution of between you and I for between you and me, by analogy with you and I as the subject of a sentence.
- hyperexcitement — excessive or extreme excitement
- hyperfunctional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- hyperproduction — an increased or excessive production or output
- hypocrystalline — (of igneous rocks) having both glass and crystalline components
- identical rhyme — rhyme created by the repetition of a word.
- identity crisis — a period or episode of psychological distress, often occurring in adolescence but sometimes in adulthood, when a person seeks a clearer sense of self and an acceptable role in society.
- idiosyncratical — Alternative form of idiosyncratic.
- immunochemistry — the study of the chemistry of immunologic substances and reactions.
- in/into ecstasy — If you are in ecstasy about something, you are very excited about it. If you go into ecstasies, you become very excited.