16-letter words containing f, a, l, o, n, d
- gulf of liaodong — the N part of the Gulf of Chihli, west of the Liaodong Peninsula
- gulf of thailand — an arm of the South China Sea between the Malay Peninsula and Indochina
- half-blind joint — a corner dovetail joint visible on one face only.
- head normal form — (theory, reduction) (HNF) A term describing a lambda expression whose top level is either a variable, a data value, a built-in function applied to too few arguments, or a lambda abstraction whose body is not reducible. I.e. the top level is neither a redex nor a lambda abstraction with a reducible body. An expression in HNF may contain redexes in argument postions whereas a normal form may not. Compare Weak Head Normal Form.
- hydroformylation — the addition of a hydrogen atom and the formyl group to a double bond of a hydrocarbon by reaction with a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst.
- isle of portland — a rugged limestone peninsula in SW England, in Dorset, connected to the mainland by a narrow isthmus and by Chesil Bank: the lighthouse of Portland Bill lies at the S tip; famous for the quarrying of Portland stone, a fine building material. Pop (town): 12 000 (latest est)
- kingdom of arles — a kingdom in SE France which had dissolved by 1378: known as the Kingdom of Burgundy until about 1200
- land-poor farmer — a farmer who owns much unprofitable land and lacks the money to maintain its fertility or improve it
- line of latitude — an imaginary line on a globe, map, etc, indicating latitude
- man of the world — a man who is widely experienced in the ways of the world and people; an urbane, sophisticated man.
- monkey-faced owl — barn owl.
- no hard feelings — If you say ' no hard feelings', you are making an agreement with someone not to be angry or bitter about something.
- no-fault divorce — a divorce granted without anyone being found guilty of marital misconduct
- non-confidential — spoken, written, acted on, etc., in strict privacy or secrecy; secret: a confidential remark.
- north battleford — a city in W central Saskatchewan, in central Canada.
- north plainfield — a city in NE New Jersey.
- once and for all — former; having at one time been: the once and future king.
- parts of lindsey — an area in E England constituting a former administrative division of Lincolnshire
- pribilof islands — a group of islands in the Bering Sea, off SW Alaska, belonging to the US: the breeding ground of the northern fur seal. Area: about 168 sq km (65 sq miles)
- reflexive domain — A domain satisfying a recursive domain equation. E.g. D = D -> D.
- self-abandonment — absence or lack of personal restraint.
- self-degradation — the act of degrading.
- self-denigration — to speak damagingly of; criticize in a derogatory manner; sully; defame: to denigrate someone's character.
- self-deprecation — belittling or undervaluing oneself; excessively modest.
- self-deprivation — the act of depriving.
- self-designation — a name taken for oneself or one's own people
- self-indignation — strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base; righteous anger.
- self-opinionated — conceited; having an inordinately high regard for oneself, one's own opinions, views, etc.
- self-vindication — the act of vindicating.
- south plainfield — a city in N New Jersey.
- standoff missile — a missile capable of striking a distant target after launch by an aircraft outside the range of missile defences
- sulfocarbanilide — thiocarbanilide.
- to stand or fall — If an idea, claim, or attempt stands or falls on something, its truth or success depends on that thing.
- 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.
- windchill factor — an estimated measurement of the cooling effect of air and wind, esp. when applied to the loss of body heat from exposed skin; chill factor
- windfall profits — Windfall profits are excessive profits with a non-business cause such as a natural disaster.
- wrongful trading — the act of allowing a company to continue trading when its insolvency is inevitable