16-letter words containing n, i, s
- (as) like as not — If you say that something will happen like as not or as like as not, you mean that it will probably happen.
- a mixed blessing — If you say that a situation is a mixed blessing, you mean that it has disadvantages as well as advantages.
- a propos de rien — apropos of nothing; with reference to nothing in particular.
- abdominocentesis — (surgery) Extraction of peritoneal fluid from the abdomen for evaluation, using a trocar.
- abscission layer — a layer of parenchyma cells that is formed at the bases of fruits, flowers, and leaves before abscission. As the parenchyma disintegrates, the organ becomes separated from the plant
- absentmindedness — Alternative form of absent-mindedness.
- absolute ceiling — the maximum height above sea level, usually measured in feet or metres, at which an aircraft can maintain horizontal flight
- absolute minimum — the smallest value a given function assumes on a specified set. Compare minimum (def 5a).
- abstract machine — 1. (language) A processor design which is not intended to be implemented as hardware, but which is the notional executor of a particular intermediate language (abstract machine language) used in a compiler or interpreter. An abstract machine has an instruction set, a register set and a model of memory. It may provide instructions which are closer to the language being compiled than any physical computer or it may be used to make the language implementation easier to port to other platforms. A virtual machine is an abstract machine for which an interpreter exists. Examples: ABC, Abstract Machine Notation, ALF, CAML, F-code, FP/M, Hermes, LOWL, Christmas, SDL, S-K reduction machine, SECD, Tbl, Tcode, TL0, WAM. 2. (theory) A procedure for executing a set of instructions in some formal language, possibly also taking in input data and producing output. Such abstract machines are not intended to be constructed as hardware but are used in thought experiments about computability. Examples: Finite State Machine, Turing Machine.
- accession number — the number given to record a new addition to a collection
- accommodationism — A policy of being accommodating.
- accommodationist — a person who seeks to promote adaptation to or compromise with an opposing point of view
- accordion pleats — tiny knife pleats
- accountabilities — the state of being accountable, liable, or answerable.
- accrued interest — interest which has been earned since an investment was made or since a previous interest payment
- acculturationist — a person who studies the process of acculturation.
- accumulativeness — The state or qualities of being accumulative.
- acetylene series — a group of similar hydrocarbons
- achievement test — a test designed to measure the effects that learning and teaching have on individuals
- acorn archimedes — Archimedes
- acoustic neuroma — a benign brain tumour of the vestibulocochlear nerve, one of the nerves connecting the ear to the brain, which can cause hearing and balance problems
- acquaintanceship — a person known to one, but usually not a close friend.
- actinobacillosis — a disease of cattle and sheep, caused by infection with an Actinobacillus lignieresii and characterized by soft tissue lesions, esp of the tongue
- actinodermatitis — dermatitis from exposure to radiation, esp ultraviolet light or X-rays
- actinopterygians — Plural form of actinopterygian.
- active transport — a process by which molecules are enabled to pass across a membrane from a region in which they are in a low concentration to one of high concentration; this requires the expenditure of energy in metabolism and is assisted by carrier proteins, commonly referred to as pumps
- additive inverse — the number that must be added to a number to equal zero
- adenohypophysial — Relating to the adenohypophysis.
- adhesive bandage — a bandage consisting of a small pad of gauze affixed to a strip of adhesive tape.
- adhesive binding — a style of binding used mainly for paperback books, where the backs of the gathered sections are trimmed and inserted into a cover along with adhesive to hold the pages and cover together
- adiadochokinesia — the inability to perform rapidly alternating muscular movements, as flexion and extension.
- adiadochokinesis — the inability to perform rapidly alternating muscular movements, as flexion and extension.
- administrational — the management of any office, business, or organization; direction.
- administratively — pertaining to administration; executive: administrative ability.
- administratrices — Plural form of administratrix.
- adventitiousness — The degree to which a thing is adventitious.
- advice columnist — An advice columnist is a person who writes a column in a newspaper or magazine in which they reply to readers who have written to them for advice on their personal problems.
- advisory opinion — an opinion given by a court on a case that does not settle the case but sets out the court's view of how the law or the constitution would apply to that case
- aeolian deposits — sediments, such as loess, made up of windblown grains of sand or dust
- aestheticisation — Act or process of aestheticising.
- aestheticization — Alternative form of aestheticisation.
- affectionateness — The state or quality of being affectionate.
- affluent society — a society in which the material benefits of prosperity are widely available
- against all odds — If something happens against all odds, it happens or succeeds although it seemed impossible or very unlikely.
- against the head — from the opposing side's put-in to the scrum
- agustin iturbide — Agustín de [ah-goos-teen de] /ˌɑ gusˈtin dɛ/ (Show IPA), 1783–1824, Mexican soldier and revolutionary: as Agustín I, emperor of Mexico 1822–23.
- akiba ben joseph — a.d. c50–c135, rabbi and scholar: systematizer of Jewish oral law on which the Mishnah is based.
- alaska peninsula — an extension of the mainland of SW Alaska between the Pacific and the Bering Sea, ending in the Aleutian Islands. Length: about 644 km (400 miles)
- aleutian islands — a chain of over 150 volcanic islands, extending southwestwards from the Alaska Peninsula between the N Pacific and the Bering Sea
- alexander island — island of Antarctica, just west of the base of the Antarctic Peninsula, in the British Antarctic Territory: c. 16,700 sq mi (43,253 sq km)
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