13-letter words containing y, i, n
- hyponatraemia — a condition in which there is a low concentration of sodium in the blood
- hyponymically — In a hyponymic way.
- hypoperfusion — (medicine) Decreased perfusion of blood through an organ.
- hyposecretion — a diminished secretion.
- hyposensitive — low or diminished sensitivity to stimulation.
- hyposensitize — to cause (a person) to become less sensitive to (a substance producing an allergic reaction); desensitize.
- hypostatizing — Present participle of hypostatize.
- hypothecating — Present participle of hypothecate.
- hypothecation — to pledge to a creditor as security without delivering over; mortgage.
- hypothesising — Present participle of hypothesise.
- hypothesizing — to form a hypothesis.
- hypoventilate — (intransitive) To undergo hypoventilation.
- iceland poppy — any of various widely cultivated arctic poppies, esp Papaver nudicaule, with white or yellow nodding flowers
- ichneumon fly — any of numerous wasplike insects of the family Ichneumonidae, the larvae of which are parasitic on caterpillars and immature stages of other insects.
- ichthyofaunal — relating to ichthyofauna
- ichthyopsidan — a member of the class Ichthyopsida
- iconic memory — the temporary persistence of visual impressions after the stimulus has been removed
- identity card — a card for identifying the bearer, giving name, address, and other personal data.
- identity disc — a disc bearing details that serve to identify its wearer
- identity sign — the symbol (≡), designating identity, not equality.
- idiosyncratic — pertaining to the nature of idiosyncrasy, or something peculiar to an individual: The best minds are idiosyncratic and unpredictable as they follow the course of scientific discovery.
- ignominiously — marked by or attended with ignominy; discreditable; humiliating: an ignominious retreat.
- illocutionary — pertaining to a linguistic act performed by a speaker in producing an utterance, as suggesting, warning, promising, or requesting.
- imaginability — The quality of being imaginable.
- imaginatively — characterized by or bearing evidence of imagination: an imaginative tale.
- immune system — a diffuse, complex network of interacting cells, cell products, and cell-forming tissues that protects the body from pathogens and other foreign substances, destroys infected and malignant cells, and removes cellular debris: the system includes the thymus, spleen, lymph nodes and lymph tissue, stem cells, white blood cells, antibodies, and lymphokines.
- immunity bath — the giving of testimony that is self-incriminating in order to avail oneself of the immunity granted a witness.
- immunobiology — the study of the immune response and the biological aspects of immunity to disease.
- immunotherapy — treatment designed to produce immunity to a disease or enhance the resistance of the immune system to an active disease process, as cancer.
- impecuniosity — having little or no money; penniless; poor.
- impecuniously — In an impecunious manner.
- impermanently — In an impermanent manner.
- impersonality — absence of human character or of the traits associated with the human character: He feared the impersonality of a mechanized world.
- impertinently — intrusive or presumptuous, as persons or their actions; insolently rude; uncivil: a brash, impertinent youth.
- importunately — urgent or persistent in solicitation, sometimes annoyingly so.
- improvidently — In an improvident manner.
- in difficulty — If you are in difficulty or in difficulties, you are having a lot of problems.
- in harm's way — If someone is put in harm's way, they are caused to be in a dangerous situation.
- in perpetuity — the state or character of being perpetual (often preceded by in): to desire happiness in perpetuity.
- in the pay of — If you say that someone is in the pay of a certain person or group, you disapprove of the fact that they are being paid by and are working for that person or group, often secretly or illegally.
- in the way of — similar to, like
- in-perpetuity — the state or character of being perpetual (often preceded by in): to desire happiness in perpetuity.
- inadvertently — unintentional: an inadvertent insult.
- inappreciably — In an inappreciable manner.
- inattentively — not attentive; negligent.
- incentive pay — additional pay, a higher wage, or a bonus paid to promote the productivity of an employee.
- incompetently — not competent; lacking qualification or ability; incapable: an incompetent candidate.
- inconceivably — not conceivable; unimaginable; unthinkable.
- incongruently — not congruent.
- incongruously — out of keeping or place; inappropriate; unbecoming: an incongruous effect; incongruous behavior.