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

on a world scale — in a way that involves the whole world
on her beam-ends — (of a vessel) heeled over through an angle of 90°
on the breadline — impoverished; living at subsistence level
on the downgrade — waning in importance, popularity, health, etc
onboard computer — onboard a vehicle, ship, plane, train or spacecraft
once and for all — former; having at one time been: the once and future king.
one for the road — a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
one-armed bandit — slot machine (def 1).
operating budget — money allocated to a project
orange marmalade — preserve made from oranges
orange men's day — July 12, an annual celebration in Northern Ireland and certain cities having a large Irish section, especially Liverpool, to mark both the victory of William III over James II at the Battle of the Boyne, July 1, 1690, and the Battle of Augbrim, July 12, 1690.
ordinary jubilee — the celebration of any of certain anniversaries, as the twenty-fifth (silver jubilee) fiftieth (golden jubilee) or sixtieth or seventy-fifth (diamond jubilee)
ordnance factory — a factory that makes military weapons and ammunition
organized labour — labour carried out by workers in trade unions, or the workers themselves
oriental emerald — a green variety of corundum used as a gemstone
oxidation number — the state of an element or ion in a compound with regard to the electrons gained or lost by the element or ion in the reaction that formed the compound, expressed as a positive or negative number indicating the ionic charge of the element or ion.
parallelepipedon — a prism with six faces, all parallelograms.
partial ordering — a relation defined on a set, having the properties that each element is in relation to itself, the relation is transitive, and if two elements are in relation to each other, the two elements are equal.
parts of lindsey — an area in E England constituting a former administrative division of Lincolnshire
performance bond — contract bond.
periodic tenancy — the letting of a dwelling for a repeated short term, as by the week, month, or quarter, with no end date
personal details — details about a person such as their name and address
phytoremediation — a process of decontaminating soil or water by using plants and trees to absorb or break down pollutants.
pithecanthropoid — of, relating to, or resembling the former genus Pithecanthropus or one of its members.
play one's cards — to carry out one's plans; take action (esp in the phrase play one's cards right)
polar coordinate — Usually, polar coordinates. one of two coordinates used to locate a point in a plane by the length of its radius vector and the angle this vector makes with the polar axis (polar angle)
polyhedral angle — a configuration consisting of the lateral faces of a polyhedron around one of its vertices. The portion of a pyramid including one of its points is such a configuration.
ponderosa (pine) — a yellow pine (Pinus ponderosa) of W North America, valued for its timber
portmanteau word — a case or bag to carry clothing in while traveling, especially a leather trunk or suitcase that opens into two halves.
portuguese india — a former Portuguese overseas territory on the W coast of India, consisting of the districts of Gôa, Daman, and Diu: annexed by India December 1961. Capital: Gôa.
praetorian guard — the bodyguard of a military commander, especially the imperial guard stationed in Rome.
predetermination — to settle or decide in advance: He had predetermined his answer to the offer.
predispositional — the fact or condition of being predisposed: a predisposition to think optimistically.
prescription pad — a pad of prescriptions used by doctors, etc
prestidigitation — sleight of hand; legerdemain.
privet andromeda — a spreading shrub, Lyonia ligustrina, of the eastern U.S., having leafless, white flowers in terminal clusters.
project guardian — (project, security) A project which grew out of the ARPA support for Multics and the sale of Multics systems to the US Air Force. The USAF wanted a system that could be used to handle more than one security classification of data at a time. They contracted with Honeywell and MITRE Corporation to figure out how to do this. Project Guardian led to the creation of the Access Isolation Mechanism, the forerunner of the B2 labeling and star property support in Multics. The DoD Orange Book was influenced by the experience in building secure systems gained in Project Guardian.
prolonged-action — sustained-release.
promotional code — A promotional code is a code offered by retailers to customers who can use it to receive a discounted price when buying products online.
pseudo-isidorian — of or relating to the collection of documents of the 9th century a.d. that consist chiefly of the Decretals, attributed to Isidore, archbishop of Seville, a.d. 600–36, and that were rejected as spurious in the 15th century.
pseudoparenchyma — (in certain fungi and red algae) a compact mass of tissue, made up of interwoven hyphae or filaments, that superficially resembles plant tissue.
radiation levels — the levels of the emission or transfer of radiant energy or the levels of the particles emitted in the transfer of radiant energy, esp the particles and gamma rays emitted in nuclear decay
radio evangelist — a Christian minister who devotes time to preaching on the radio
radio microphone — a microphone incorporating a radio transmitter so that the user can move around freely
radio-controlled — A radio-controlled device works by receiving radio signals which operate it.
radiotransparent — transparent to radiation; invisible in x-ray photographs and under fluoroscopy (opposed to radiopaque).
radium emanation — (formerly) radon.
rag-and-bone man — a peddler who buys and sells used clothes, rags, etc.; junkman.
rattle around in — to live or work in (a house, office, etc.) that is too big for one's needs
re-accreditation — to ascribe or attribute to (usually followed by with): He was accredited with having said it.

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