16-letter words containing a, e, r, o, t, n

tetrahydrozoline — a compound, C 13 H 16 N 2 , used in the treatment of nasal congestion and certain conditions of eye irritation.
texas revolution — a revolutionary movement, 1832–36, in which U.S. settlers asserted their independence from Mexico and established the republic of Texas.
the anthropocene — a proposed term for the present geological epoch (from the time of the Industrial Revolution onwards), during which humanity has begun to have a significant impact on the environment
the eastern bloc — (formerly) the Soviet bloc
the gang of four — a radical faction within the Chinese Communist Party that emerged as a political force in the spring of 1976 and was suppressed later that year. Its members, Zhang Chunqiao, Wang Hongwen, Yao Wenyuan, and Jiang Qing, were tried and imprisoned (1981)
the here and now — the present time
the lion's share — the largest portion
the moving party — a person who applies to a court or judge with the aim of obtaining a ruling in their favour
the orange order — a society founded in Ireland (1795) to uphold the Protestant religion, the Protestant dynasty, and the Protestant constitution
the roaring days — the period of the Australian goldrushes
the sooner state — the nickname of the US state of Oklahoma, which comes from the name of its early settlers
the unobservable — something that cannot be observed
thermal constant — a quantity that is considered invariable throughout a series of calculations relating to the heat of bodies
thermal neutrons — a neutron with low kinetic energy, especially one slowed by the moderator in a nuclear reactor.
thermionic valve — vacuum tube.
thermoanesthesia — thermanesthesia.
thermoregulation — the regulation of body temperature.
thioarsenic acid — any of three hypothetical acids, H3AsS4, HAsS3, and H4As2S7, known only in the forms of their salts
thomas jefferson — Joseph, 1829–1905, U.S. actor.
three-card monte — a gambling game in which the players are shown three cards and bet that they can identify one particular card of the three, as stipulated by the dealer, after the cards have been moved around face down by the dealer.
three-point play — a play in which a player sinks the free throw that was awarded when the player was fouled while scoring a basket.
throat infection — an infection or inflammation of the throat or pharynx
thrombocytopenia — an abnormal decrease in the number of blood platelets.
throw oneself at — to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
to carry the can — If you have to carry the can, you have to take all the blame for something.
to coin a phrase — You say 'to coin a phrase' to show that you realize you are making a pun or using a cliché.
to compare notes — If you compare notes with someone on a particular subject, you talk to them and find out whether their opinion, information, or experience is the same as yours.
to draw the line — If you draw the line at a particular activity, you refuse to do it, because you disapprove of it or because it is more extreme than what you normally do.
to lift a finger — If you say that a person does not lift a finger or raise a finger to do something, especially to help someone, you are critical of them because they do nothing.
to overabound in — to have or contain too large a quantity or number of something
to rant and rave — If you say that someone rants and raves, you mean that they talk loudly and angrily in an uncontrolled way.
to rest in peace — If you express the wish that a dead person may rest in peace, you are showing respect and sympathy for him or her. 'Rest in peace' or 'RIP' is also sometimes written on gravestones.
to run an errand — If you run an errand for someone, you do or get something for them, usually by making a short trip somewhere.
top-of-the-range — de luxe, expensive
topsail schooner — a sailing vessel fore-and-aft rigged on all of two or more masts with square sails above the foresail, and often with a square sail before the foresail.
torvill and dean — two British ice dancers, Jayne Torvill, born 1957, and Christopher Dean, born 1958. They won the world championships in 1981–84, the European championships in 1981–82, 1984, and 1994, and the gold medal in the 1984 Olympic Games
tracheobronchial — of, relating to, or affecting the trachea and bronchi.
traded endowment — A traded endowment is a traditional with-profits endowment policy that has been sold to a new owner part way through its term.
trail one's coat — to invite a quarrel by deliberately provocative behaviour
training college — a school providing training for a special field or profession.
training officer — a person whose job is to teach people the skills they need for a particular field or profession
transconductance — the ratio of a small change in anode current of an electron tube at a certain level of output to the corresponding small change of control-electrode voltage, usually expressed in mhos or micromhos.
transcontinental — passing or extending across a continent: a transcontinental railroad.
transfer company — a company that transports people or luggage for a relatively short distance, as between terminals of two railroad lines.
transfer molding — a method of molding thermosetting plastic in which the plastic enters a closed mold from an adjoining chamber in which it has been softened.
transfer station — a place where residential garbage and commercial wastes are compressed, baled, and loaded on vehicles for moving to disposal sites, as for landfill.
transmethylation — the transfer of a methyl group from one compound to another.
transpeptidation — the process of transferring an amino acid or group of amino acids from one compound to another.
transport number — that fraction of the total electric current that anions and cations carry in passing through an electrolytic solution.
transport police — the national police force for railways in Britain, which protects rail operators, staff and passengers

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