13-letter words starting with i
- inanimateness — The property of being inanimate.
- inappreciable — imperceptible; insignificant: an inappreciable difference.
- inappreciably — In an inappreciable manner.
- inappropriate — not appropriate; not proper or suitable: an inappropriate dress for the occasion.
- inarticulated — Not articulated; not connected by a joint.
- inassimilable — That cannot be assimilated.
- inattentively — not attentive; negligent.
- inaugurations — Plural form of inauguration.
- inbetweener's — a person or thing that is between two extremes, two contrasting conditions, etc.: yeses, noes, and in-betweens; a tournament for professional, amateur, and in-between.
- inbetweenness — a person or thing that is between two extremes, two contrasting conditions, etc.: yeses, noes, and in-betweens; a tournament for professional, amateur, and in-between.
- inboard motor — a boat's motor that is situated within the hull
- inbounds line — one of two broken lines, parallel to the sidelines and running the length of the field, to which the ball is brought when it goes beyond the sidelines.
- incandescence — the emission of visible light by a body, caused by its high temperature. Compare luminescence.
- incandescents — Plural form of incandescent.
- incapableness — The quality or state of being incapable; incapability.
- incapacitated — unable to act, respond, or the like (often used euphemistically when one is busy or otherwise occupied): He can't come to the phone now—he's incapacitated.
- incarcerating — Present participle of incarcerate.
- incarceration — the act of incarcerating, or putting in prison or another enclosure: The incarceration rate has increased dramatically.
- incarcerative — to imprison; confine.
- incardination — to institute as a cardinal.
- incarnational — an incarnate being or form.
- incense cedar — any of several coniferous trees of the genus Libocedrus (or Calocedrus), especially L. decurrens, of the western U.S., growing to a height of 150 feet (50 meters).
- incense stick — a stick coated with incense, which burns slowly, releasing a fragrant odour
- incentive pay — additional pay, a higher wage, or a bonus paid to promote the productivity of an employee.
- incentivising — Present participle of incentivise.
- incentivizing — to give incentives to: The government should incentivize the private sector to create jobs.
- incessantness — Quality of being incessant.
- incident room — An incident room is a room used by the police while they are dealing with a major crime or accident.
- incidentaloma — an abnormal lesion or tumor detected by chance during a medical imaging test, physical examination, or surgery.
- inclinatorium — an instrument invented by Robert Norman in 1576, used to determine the degree to which a magnetic needle dips towards the earth; a dipping needle
- inclinometers — Plural form of inclinometer.
- inclusion map — a map of a set to itself in which each element of a given subset of the set is mapped to itself.
- inclusiveness — including or encompassing the stated limit or extremes in consideration or account (usually used postpositively): from 6 to 37 inclusive.
- incognoscible — (rare, dated) Not capable of being known; incomprehensible.
- incoherencies — incoherence.
- incombustible — not combustible; incapable of being burned; fireproof.
- income source — something that provides a regular supply of money, such as employment, investments, a pension etc
- income stream — a flow of money into a business
- incommiscible — not able to be mixed or combined
- incommodities — Plural form of incommodity.
- incommunicado — (especially of a prisoner) deprived of any communication with others.
- incompatibles — not compatible; unable to exist together in harmony: She asked for a divorce because they were utterly incompatible.
- incompetently — not competent; lacking qualification or ability; incapable: an incompetent candidate.
- incompossible — incompatible; mutually exclusive
- inconceivable — not conceivable; unimaginable; unthinkable.
- inconceivably — not conceivable; unimaginable; unthinkable.
- inconcludable — Impossible to conclude; unfinishable.
- incondensable — not condensable; incapable of being condensed.
- inconformable — Obsolete form of unconformable.
- incongruences — not congruent.