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

non-standardized — to bring to or make of an established standard size, weight, quality, strength, or the like: to standardize manufactured parts.
nonbiodegradable — Not biodegradable.
nondiscretionary — subject or left to one's own discretion.
nondurable goods — goods that remain usable for, or must be replaced within, a relatively short period of time, as food, apparel, or fabrics
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.
norwegian buhund — a slightly-built medium-sized dog of a breed with erect pointed ears and a short thick tail carried curled over its back
nuclear industry — the industry involving nuclear weapons, nuclear power stations, etc
nuclear medicine — diagnostic and therapeutic medical techniques using radionuclides or radioisotopes.
numbered account — a bank account whose owner is identified by a number for the purpose of preserving anonymity.
nusslein-volhard — Christiane [kris-tee-ah-nuh,, kris-tyah-] /ˌkrɪs tiˈɑ nə,, krɪsˈtyɑ-/ (Show IPA), born 1942, German biologist: Nobel prize 1995.
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
ocellated turkey — a wild turkey, Agriocharis ocellata, of Yucatán, Belize, and Guatemala, typically having green, blue, reddish-brown, and yellowish-brown plumage of a metallic luster and eyelike spots on the tail.
odds are against — If you say that the odds are against something or someone, you mean that they are unlikely to succeed.
off-road vehicle — An off-road vehicle is a vehicle that is designed to travel over rough ground.
oligodendroglial — Of or pertaining to the oligodendroglia.
oligosaccharides — Plural form of oligosaccharide.
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.
order of the day — the agenda for an assembly, meeting, group, or organization.
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
outboard profile — an exterior side elevation of a vessel, showing all deck structures, rigging, fittings, etc.
overdramatically — In an overdramatic manner.
overhead railway — elevated railroad.
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.
padded shoulders — (on a garment) shoulders lined, stuffed, or filled out with soft material, esp in order to give them a higher or wider shape
paediatric nurse — a nurse who specializes in the care of children
painted trillium — a North American trillium, Trillium undulatum, having white flowers streaked with pink or purple.
para-phenetidine — a colorless organic liquid, C 8 H 1 1 NO, used chiefly in its para form (para-phenetidine) in the synthesis of phenacetin, dyes, and other compounds.
paraformaldehyde — a white, crystalline polymer of formaldehyde, (HCOH) n , from which it is obtained by evaporation of the aqueous solution: used chiefly as an antiseptic.
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
pass-band filter — band-pass filter

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