18-letter words containing ter
- gastroenterologist — the study of the structure, functions, and diseases of digestive organs.
- great pastern bone — the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof.
- greater manchester — a metropolitan county in central England, with the city of Manchester as its center. 498 sq. mi. (1290 sq. km).
- greater periwinkle — a Eurasian apocynaceous evergreen plant of the genus Vinca, V. major, having trailing stems and blue flowers
- greater pichiciego — an armadillo, Burmeisteria retusa, similar to, but larger than, a pichiciego
- greater roadrunner — either of two large terrestrial cuckoos of the genus Geococcyx of arid regions of the western U.S., Mexico, and Central America, especially G. californianus (greater roadrunner)
- greater shearwater — a sooty-brown and white shearwater, Puffinus gravis, of eastern coasts of the Western Hemisphere.
- greater yellowlegs — either of two American shorebirds having yellow legs, Tringa melanoleuca (greater yellowlegs) or T. flavipes (lesser yellowlegs)
- green-eyed monster — jealousy: Othello fell under the sway of the green-eyed monster.
- half-open interval — a set of numbers between two given numbers but including only one endpoint.
- have the better of — of superior quality or excellence: a better coat; a better speech.
- headquarters staff — the people who work at the headquarters of an organization
- helicopter gunship — military attack helicopter
- helicopter station — a place where helicopters are kept in readiness for use
- hell or high water — whatever difficulties may arise
- heteroscedasticity — (statistics) The property of a series of random variables of 'not' every variable having the same finite variance.
- heteroskedasticity — Alternative spelling of heteroscedasticity.
- home entertainment — the aggregate of appliances, as stero systems, television, videocassette recorders, or computers, used for diversion in the home.
- hot-water cylinder — a vertical cylindrical tank for storing hot water, esp an insulated one made of copper used in a domestic hot-water system
- hyperaldosteronism — aldosteronism.
- hypercholesteremia — Alternative spelling of hypercholesteraemia.
- hypogastric artery — iliac artery (def 3).
- hysterical reasons — (Or "hysterical raisins") A variant on the stock phrase "for historical reasons", indicating specifically that something must be done in some stupid way for backward compatibility, and moreover that the feature it must be compatible with was the result of a bad design in the first place. "All IBM PC video adaptors have to support MDA text mode for hysterical reasons." Compare bug-for-bug compatible.
- ignition interlock — interlock (def 10).
- in terrorem clause — a clause in a will stating that a beneficiary who contests the will shall lose his or her legacy.
- in the interest of — the feeling of a person whose attention, concern, or curiosity is particularly engaged by something: She has a great interest in the poetry of Donne.
- insurable interest — a financial or other interest in the life or property covered by an insurance contract, without which the contract cannot be enforced
- insurance adjuster — An insurance adjuster is the same as a claims adjuster.
- inter-independence — Also, independency. the state or quality of being independent.
- inter-relationship — reciprocal relation.
- interbroker dealer — a specialist who matches the needs of different market makers and facilitates dealings between them
- intercartilaginous — (anatomy) Within cartilage.
- interchangeability — (of two things) capable of being put or used in the place of each other: interchangeable symbols.
- intercommunication — to communicate mutually, as people.
- interconnectedness — the quality or condition of being interconnected; interrelatedness: the interconnectedness of all nations working toward world peace.
- interdealer broker — an agent who is paid a commission to bring buyers and sellers together
- interdependability — capable of being depended on; worthy of trust; reliable: a dependable employee.
- interest rate swap — An interest rate swap is a contract where two parties exchange the cash flow from interest rates.
- interface analysis — (testing) A software test which checks the interfaces between program elements for consistency and adherence to predefined rules or axioms.
- interinstitutional — Between institutions.
- interior decorator — a person whose profession is the execution of interior design.
- interior monologue — Literature. a form of stream-of-consciousness writing that represents the inner thoughts of a character.
- interlacing arcade — an arcade, especially a blind one, composed of arches (interlacing arches) so arranged and cut that each arch seems to intersect and be intersected by one or more other arches.
- intermetrics, inc. — AverStar
- intermittent fever — a malarial fever in which feverish periods lasting a few hours alternate with periods in which the temperature is normal.
- internal secretion — a secretion, esp a hormone, that is absorbed directly into the blood
- international code — a code used at sea by the navies of certain nations, using a series of flags representing digits from zero through nine.
- international unit — an internationally agreed upon standard, as measured by bioassay, to which samples of a substance, as a drug or hormone, are compared to ascertain their relative potency.
- internationalizing — Present participle of internationalize.
- internet go server — (games, networking) (IGS) A place for Go players to meet and play via the Internet.