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16-letter words containing h, a, n, d, i

  • chinese calendar — the former calendar of China, in which the year consisted of 12 lunar months with an intercalary month added seven times every 19 years to reconcile the lunar year of 354 days with the solar year of 365 days, time being reckoned in 60-year cycles with the first cycle dating from 2637 b.c.
  • chinese windlass — differential windlass
  • chlorinated lime — bleaching powder.
  • chlorogenic acid — a colorless crystalline acid, C 16 H 18 O 9 , that is important in plant metabolism and is purportedly responsible for the browning or blackening of cut apples, potatoes, and other fruits and vegetables.
  • chondrodysplasia — (medicine) A genetic disorder characterized by short-limbed dwarfism.
  • christmas dinner — the main meal on Christmas day, eaten any time in the afternoon or evening
  • christmas island — an island in the Indian Ocean, south of Java: administered by Singapore (1900–58), now by Australia; phosphate mining. Pop: 1496 (2013 est). Area: 135 sq km (52 sq miles)
  • clearsightedness — The property of being clearsighted.
  • considering that — You use considering that to indicate that you are thinking about a particular fact when making a judgment or giving an opinion.
  • corona discharge — an electrical discharge appearing on and around the surface of a charged conductor, caused by ionization of the surrounding gas
  • dagwood sandwich — a thick sandwich filled with a variety of meats, cheeses, dressings, and condiments.
  • darwin's finches — the finches of the subfamily Geospizinae of the Galapagos Islands, showing great variation in bill structure and feeding habits: provided Darwin with evidence to support his theory of evolution
  • darwinian theory — Darwin's theory of evolution, which holds that all species of plants and animals developed from earlier forms by hereditary transmission of slight variations in successive generations, and that natural selection determines which forms will survive
  • data warehousing — the use of large amounts of data taken from multiple sources to create reports and for data analysis
  • database machine — (hardware)   A computer or special hardware that stores and retrieves data from a database. It is specially designed for database access and is coupled to the main (front-end) computer(s) by a high-speed channel. This contrasts with a database server, which is a computer in a local area network that holds a database. The database machine is tightly coupled to the main CPU, whereas the database server is loosely coupled via the network.
  • dealcoholization — to remove some or all of the alcohol from (a drink).
  • dearborn heights — city in SE Mich.: suburb of Detroit: pop. 58,000
  • debating chamber — a room where a legislative assembly holds debates
  • dechristianizing — Present participle of dechristianize.
  • deep in the past — long ago
  • deep-sea fishing — the activity of catching fish that live in the deep parts of the sea
  • dehumidification — Dehumidification is the removal of vapor from a gas-vapor mixture.
  • dental hygienist — a dentist's assistant skilled in dental hygiene
  • deoxyhaemoglobin — (biochemistry) The form of haemoglobin that has released its oxygen.
  • devonshire cream — clotted cream.
  • diacetylmorphine — heroin.
  • dialysis machine — device: kidney treatment
  • diamondback moth — a small moth Plutella xylostella that has diamond-shaped markings on the underside of its front wings that are visible when the wings are folded
  • diethyl carbinol — a colorless, liquid isomer of amyl alcohol, (CH3CH2)2CHOH, used in drugs and as a solvent
  • dihydroxyacetone — (organic compound) The compound CO(CH2OH)2 that has a number of industrial uses.
  • dimethoxymethane — methylal.
  • dimethylcarbinol — isopropyl alcohol.
  • diphthongisation — The process by which a single vowel sound (monophthong) shifts to a two-vowel vocalization (diphthong).
  • diphthongization — to change into or pronounce as a diphthong.
  • discharging arch — an arch for taking some of the weight from a structural member beneath it.
  • disenfranchising — Present participle of disenfranchise.
  • disestablishment — to deprive of the character of being established; cancel; abolish.
  • disfranchisement — to deprive (a person) of a right of citizenship, as of the right to vote.
  • dishonorableness — The property of being dishonorable.
  • district heating — a heating system in which centrally generated heat is distributed via ducts and pipes to multiple buildings or locations
  • dorothy canfield — Dorothy, Fisher, Dorothy Canfield.
  • drainage channel — a channel along which drained water flows away
  • dredging machine — dredge1 (def 1).
  • drunkard's chair — a low, deep armchair of the 18th century.
  • dual citizenship — Also called dual nationality. the status of a person who is a legal citizen of two or more countries.
  • dutch guinea pig — a breed of two-tone short-haired guinea pig
  • dutch new guinea — a former name of Irian Jaya.
  • eastern whipbird — an Australian whipbird, Psophodes olivaceus
  • english canadian — a Canadian citizen whose first language is English, esp one of English descent
  • enriched uranium — uranium in which the proportion of the fissile isotope U-235 has been increased to make it more fissile
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