16-letter words containing n, a, m, y
- global community — the people or nations of the world, considered as being closely connected by modern telecommunications and as being economically, socially, and politically interdependent
- grammar analysis — (language) A program written in ABC for answering such questions as "what are the start symbols of all rules", "what symbols can follow this symbol", "which rules are left recursive", and so on. Includes a grammar of ISO Pascal. Version 1 by Steven Pemberton <[email protected]>. Ports to Unix, MS-DOS, Atari, Macintosh. FTP: ftp.eu.net, ftp.nluug.net programming/languages/abc/examples/grammar/.
- gynandromorphism — an individual exhibiting morphological characteristics of both sexes.
- gynandromorphous — an individual exhibiting morphological characteristics of both sexes.
- haemodynamically — from a hemodynamic point of view
- hamadryas baboon — a baboon, Papio (Comopithecus) hamadryas, of Ethiopia, the male of which has a mantle of long, dark hair about the head and shoulders: held sacred by the ancient Egyptians.
- hamstring injury — an instance of physical damage to a person's hamstring
- haversian system — a Haversian canal and the series of concentric bony plates surrounding it.
- hematocrystallin — (biology, archaic) hemoglobin.
- hemolytic anemia — an anemic condition characterized by the destruction of red blood cells: seen in some drug reactions and in certain infectious and hereditary disorders.
- henley-on-thames — a city in SE Oxfordshire, in S England: annual rowing regatta.
- himalayan balsam — a tall flowering plant, Impatiens glandulifera, brought from Asia to Europe as a garden plant but now growing wild in Europe, especially on river banks. It is considered invasive and environmentally damaging.
- home-equity loan — a loan that uses equity in the borrower's home as collateral.
- humanly possible — feasible, practical
- husayn ali mirza — 1817–92, Persian religious leader: founder of Bahāʾī.
- hyaloid membrane — the delicate, pellucid, and nearly structureless membrane enclosing the vitreous humor of the eye.
- hydrated alumina — a crystalline, water-insoluble powder, Al(OH) 3 or Al 2 O 3 ⋅3H 2 O, obtained chiefly from bauxite: used in the manufacture of glass, ceramics, and printing inks, in dyeing, and in medicine as an antacid and in the treatment of ulcers.
- hydration number — the number of molecules of water with which an ion can combine in an aqueous solution of given concentration.
- hydraulic cement — cement that can solidify under water.
- hydraulic mining — placer mining using a pressurized stream of water.
- hydroformylation — the addition of a hydrogen atom and the formyl group to a double bond of a hydrocarbon by reaction with a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst.
- hydroxylammonium — (inorganic compound) The univalent NH3OH+ cation, derived from hydroxylamine.
- hyperandrogenism — (medicine) An abnormally high production of androgens.
- hyperinsulinemia — (medicine) The condition of having an excessively high level of insulin in the blood, usually due to excess production.
- hypermasculinity — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- hyperreal number — any of the set of numbers formed by the addition of infinite numbers and infinitesimal numbers to the set of real numbers
- hyperstimulation — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
- hypervitaminosis — an abnormal condition caused by an excessive intake of vitamins.
- hypnagogic image — an image experienced by a person just before falling asleep, which often resembles a hallucination
- hypoaeolian mode — a plagal church mode represented on the white keys of a keyboard instrument by an ascending scale from E to E, with the final on A.
- hypoalimentation — insufficient or inadequate nourishment.
- imaginary number — Also called imaginary, pure imaginary number. a complex number having its real part equal to zero.
- immunochemically — In an immunochemical way.
- immunohematology — the study of blood and blood-forming tissue in relation to the immune response.
- immunomodulatory — (medical) Having the ability to alter or regulate immune functions.
- immunoregulatory — Of or pertaining to immunoregulation.
- implied warranty — a warranty not stated explicitly by the seller of merchandise or real property but presumed for reasons of commercial or legal custom (distinguished from express warranty).
- in so many words — a unit of language, consisting of one or more spoken sounds or their written representation, that functions as a principal carrier of meaning. Words are composed of one or more morphemes and are either the smallest units susceptible of independent use or consist of two or three such units combined under certain linking conditions, as with the loss of primary accent that distinguishes black·bird· from black· bird·. Words are usually separated by spaces in writing, and are distinguished phonologically, as by accent, in many languages.
- in someone's way — manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
- indemnity clause — a clause in a contract that commits one or both parties to indemnify any loss that arises out of the contract
- indirect primary — a primary in which members of a party elect delegates to a party convention that in turn elects the party's candidates.
- indiscriminantly — Misspelling of indiscriminately.
- indiscriminately — not discriminating; lacking in care, judgment, selectivity, etc.: indiscriminate in one's friendships.
- infant mortality — death during infancy
- interest payment — a payment of interest on a loan or mortgage
- intracytoplasmic — Located in the cytoplasm of a cell.
- intramolecularly — In an intramolecular manner; within a molecule.
- isoamyl benzoate — a colorless liquid, C 11 H 15 O 2 , having a sharp, fruitlike odor: used in cosmetics.
- ivyleaf geranium — a geranium plant, pelargonium peltatum, with trailing leaves and white, pink, red, or violet flowers
- journeyman baker — a baker who is qualified to work in the employment of another