16-letter words containing d, a, n, t

misunderestimate — (colloquial, malapropism, or, intentionally incorrect) To underestimate by mistake.
misunderstanding — failure to understand correctly; mistake as to meaning or intent.
mittelland canal — a canal in Germany, linking the Rivers Rhine and Elbe. Length: 325 km (202 miles)
molybdate orange — a pigment consisting of a solid solution of sulfate, molybdate, and chromate compounds of lead.
month of sundays — a long time
most wanted list — an actual or supposed listing of the names of persons who are urgently being sought for a specific reason, as apprehension for an alleged crime.
mothering sunday — Laetare Sunday.
mountain dogwood — a dogwood tree, Cornus nuttallii, of western North America, having pointed, petallike white or pinkish bracts and clustered scarlet fruits.
multidimensional — Mathematics. a property of space; extension in a given direction: A straight line has one dimension, a parallelogram has two dimensions, and a parallelepiped has three dimensions. the generalization of this property to spaces with curvilinear extension, as the surface of a sphere. the generalization of this property to vector spaces and to Hilbert space. the generalization of this property to fractals, which can have dimensions that are noninteger real numbers. extension in time: Space-time has three dimensions of space and one of time.
multidirectional — extending or operating in several directions at the same time; functioning or going in more than one direction: a multidirectional stereo speaker system.
mutatis mutandis — the necessary changes having been made.
mutual impedance — the ratio of the potential difference between either of two pairs of terminals to the current applied at the other pair of terminals when the circuit is open.
mutual induction — the production of an electromotive force in one circuit by a change in current in another circuit.
national holiday — a holiday that is observed throughout a nation.
natural disaster — meteorological or geological catastrophe
nature-identical — manufactured to be identical to a natural substance
needs assessment — (systems) A systematic process to acquire an accurate, thorough picture of a system's strengths and weaknesses, in order to improve it and meet existing and future challenges.
network database — (database) A kind of database management system in which each record type can have multiple owners, e.g. orders are owned by both customers and products. This contrasts with a hierarchical database (one owner) or relational database (no explicit owner).
nevado de toluca — a volcano in central Mexico, in Mexico state near Toluca: crater partly filled by a lake. Height: 4577 m (15 017 ft)
nicotine-stained — discoloured by the effects of nicotine
nightingale ward — a long hospital ward with beds on either side and the nurses' station in the middle
nitrogen mustard — any of the class of poisonous, blistering compounds, as C 5 H 1 1 Cl 2 N, analogous in composition to mustard gas but containing nitrogen instead of sulfur: used in the treatment of cancer and similar diseases; mechlorethamine.
no-fault divorce — a divorce granted without anyone being found guilty of marital misconduct
non-carbohydrate — any of a class of organic compounds that are polyhydroxy aldehydes or polyhydroxy ketones, or change to such substances on simple chemical transformations, as hydrolysis, oxidation, or reduction, and that form the supporting tissues of plants and are important food for animals and people.
non-coincidental — happening by or resulting from coincidence; by chance: a coincidental meeting.
non-concentrated — applied with all one's attention, energy, etc.: their concentrated efforts to win the election.
non-confidential — spoken, written, acted on, etc., in strict privacy or secrecy; secret: a confidential remark.
non-debilitating — to make weak or feeble; enfeeble: The siege of pneumonia debilitated her completely.
non-extraditable — capable of being extradited; subject to extradition: an extraditable person.
non-incorporated — formed or constituted as a legal corporation.
non-manufactured — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
non-standardized — to bring to or make of an established standard size, weight, quality, strength, or the like: to standardize manufactured parts.
noncontradiction — absence or lack of contradiction.
nondiscretionary — subject or left to one's own discretion.
north battleford — a city in W central Saskatchewan, in central Canada.
north lauderdale — a city in SE Florida.
north plainfield — a city in NE New Jersey.
northern ireland — a political division of the United Kingdom, in the NE part of the island of Ireland. 5238 sq. mi. (13,565 sq. km). Capital: Belfast.
not worth a damn — worthless
nuclear industry — the industry involving nuclear weapons, nuclear power stations, etc
numbered account — a bank account whose owner is identified by a number for the purpose of preserving anonymity.
objective danger — a danger, such as a stone fall or avalanche, to which climbing skill is irrelevant
observation deck — an area on a high building that is surrounded with railings or fencing and which provides panoramic views
observation ward — a ward in a hospital where patients are monitored
octanedioic acid — a colourless crystalline dicarboxylic acid found in suberin and castor oil and used in the manufacture of synthetic resins. Formula: HOOC(CH2)6COOH
odds are against — If you say that the odds are against something or someone, you mean that they are unlikely to succeed.
of it own accord — If something happens of its own accord, it seems to happen by itself, without anyone making it happen.
on the bandwagon — on the popular or apparently winning side, as in an election
on the beam-ends — tipping so far to the side as to be in danger of capsizing
on the breadline — impoverished; living at subsistence level

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