16-letter words containing h, a, e, d, i, n
- machine moulding — the process of making moulds and cores for castings by mechanical means, usually by compacting the moulding sand by vibration instead of by ramming down
- machine readable — of or relating to data encoded on an appropriate medium and in a form suitable for processing by computer.
- machine-readable — of or relating to data encoded on an appropriate medium and in a form suitable for processing by computer.
- maleic anhydride — a colorless crystalline, unsaturated compound, C 4 H 2 O 3 , that is soluble in acetone and hydrolyzes in water: used in the production of polyester resins, pesticides, and fumaric and tartaric acids.
- mandarin chinese — the official language of China since 1917; the form of Chinese spoken by about two thirds of the population and taught in schools throughout China
- matthew flinders — Matthew, 1774–1814, English navigator and explorer: surveyed coast of Australia.
- medieval cornish — the Cornish language of the Middle Ages, usually dated from the 14th century to 1600.
- mothering sunday — Laetare Sunday.
- moulding machine — a machine for pressing sand into a mould
- new philadelphia — a city in E Ohio.
- nightingale ward — a long hospital ward with beds on either side and the nurses' station in the middle
- no hard feelings — If you say ' no hard feelings', you are making an agreement with someone not to be angry or bitter about something.
- 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
- nusslein-volhard — Christiane [kris-tee-ah-nuh,, kris-tyah-] /ˌkrɪs tiˈɑ nə,, krɪsˈtyɑ-/ (Show IPA), born 1942, German biologist: Nobel prize 1995.
- on the breadline — impoverished; living at subsistence level
- on the safe side — as a precaution
- pantothenic acid — a hydroxy acid, C 9 H 1 7 O 5 N, found in plant and animal tissues, rice, bran, etc., that is part of the B complex of vitamins and is essential for cell growth.
- 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.
- pentothal sodium — thiopental sodium
- phagocytic index — the average number of bacteria ingested per phagocyte in an incubated mixture of bacteria, phagocytes, and blood serum: used in determining the opsonic index.
- phase difference — the difference between two sinusoidally varying quantities that have the same frequency, measured either as an angle or a time
- phase modulation — radio transmission in which the carrier wave is modulated by changing its phase to transmit the amplitude and pitch of the signal.
- 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.
- poisoned chalice — If you refer to a job or an opportunity as a poisoned chalice, you mean that it seems to be very attractive but you believe it will lead to failure.
- psychic distance — the degree of emotional detachment maintained toward a person, group of people, event, etc.
- put in the shade — to appear better than (another); surpass
- radio microphone — a microphone incorporating a radio transmitter so that the user can move around freely
- ranikhet disease — Newcastle disease.
- redbank whiteoak — a city in S Tennessee.
- residential home — a home with social-work supervision for people who need more than just housing accommodation, such as esp the elderly, and also children in care or mentally handicapped adults
- rhode island red — one of an American breed of chickens having dark reddish-brown feathers and producing brown eggs.
- right-hand drive — A right-hand drive vehicle has its steering wheel on the right side. It is designed to be driven in countries such as Britain, Japan, and Australia where people drive on the left side of the road.
- saddle stitching — to sew, bind, or decorate with a saddle stitch.
- schouten islands — a group of islands belonging to Papua New Guinea, in the Pacific Oceans, off the N coast of New Guinea.
- sex-and-shopping — (of a novel) belonging to a genre of novel in which the central character, a woman, has a number of sexual encounters, and the author mentions the name of many up-market products
- shakedown cruise — extortion, as by blackmail or threats of violence.
- shared ownership — (in Britain) a form of house purchase whereby the purchaser buys a proportion of the dwelling, usually from a local authority or housing association, and rents the rest
- shorthand writer — a person trained to write in shorthand
- shot in the dark — a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- sleeping draught — any drink containing a drug or agent that induces sleep
- sodium pentothal — the sodium salt of thiopental sodium.
- soft in the head — stupid or foolish
- sonata da chiesa — an instrumental musical form, common in the Baroque period, that usually consists of four movements alternating between slow and fast.
- sounding machine — any of various machines for taking and recording soundings.
- south plainfield — a city in N New Jersey.
- special handling — (in the U.S. Postal Service) the handling of third- and fourth-class mail as first-class upon the payment of a fee.
- spiny-rayed fish — any of various fishes, as basses and perches, that have sharp, often pointed and usually rigid fin spines.