17-letter words containing h, i, t, a, n, d

lanthanide series — the series of rare-earth elements of atomic numbers 57 through 71 (lanthanum through lutetium).
life and/or death — If you say that something is a matter of life and death, you are emphasizing that it is extremely important, often because someone may die or suffer great harm if people do not act immediately.
light dawns on sb — If light dawns on you, you begin to understand something after a period of not being able to understand it.
light in the head — dizzy; giddy
lymphadenopathies — Plural form of lymphadenopathy.
maintained school — a school financially supported by the state
martha's vineyard — an island off SE Massachusetts: summer resort. About 100 sq. mi. (259 sq. km).
method invocation — (programming) In object-oriented programming, the way the program looks up the right code to run when a method with a given name is called ("invoked") on an object. The method is first looked for in the object's class, then that class's superclass and so on up the class hierarchy until a method with the given name is found (the name is "resolved"). Generally, method lookup cannot be performed at compile time because the object's class is not known until run time. This is the case for an object method whereas a class method is just an ordinary function (that is bundled with a given class) and can be resolved at compile time (or load time in the case of a dynamically loaded library).
mexican hat dance — a dance performed by couples, consisting of eight measures during which the dancers kick out each foot alternately, followed by eight more measures during which they swing around with interlocking arms.
mitochondrial dna — DNA found in mitochondria, which contains some structural genes and is generally inherited only through the female line
nightshade family — the plant family Solanaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants, trees, shrubs, and vines having alternate, simple or pinnate leaves, conspicuous flowers, and fruit in the form of a berry or capsule, and including belladonna, eggplant, nightshade, peppers of the genus Capsicum, petunia, potato, tobacco, and tomato.
ninth commandment — “Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor”: ninth of the Ten Commandments.
nitroxanthic acid — picric acid.
northern rhodesia — former name of Zambia.
old south arabian — a group of four closely related Semitic languages, having a writing system and used from about the eighth to the fifth centuries b.c. in the southern part of Arabia.
old spanish trail — an overland route from Santa Fe, N. Mex., to Los Angeles, Calif., first marked out in 1776 by Spanish explorers and missionaries.
on condition that — a particular mode of being of a person or thing; existing state; situation with respect to circumstances.
on the foundation — an endowment or legacy for the perpetual support of an institution such as a school or hospital
on the heavy side — tending to be too heavy
orthovanadic acid — an oxyacid of vanadium, known chiefly in the form of its vanadate salts. Formula: H3VO4
overhead lighting — lighting which throws light downwards by being situated on the ceiling or having a downward shade, etc
pan and tilt head — a mounting device on which a camera may be rotated in a horizontal plane (pan) or in a vertical plane (tilt)
parathyroid gland — any of several small oval glands usually lying near or embedded in the thyroid gland.
perth and kinross — a council area of N central Scotland, corresponding mainly to the historical counties of Perthshire and Kinross-shire: part of Tayside Region from 1975 until 1996: chiefly mountainous, with agriculture, tourism, and forestry. Administrative centre: Perth. Pop: 135 990 (2003 est). Area: 5321 sq km (2019 sq miles)
phenylacetic acid — a white crystalline, aromatic acid, C 8 H 8 O 2 , used in the manufacture of penicillin and in perfumes.
photodissociation — the dissociation or breakdown of a chemical compound by radiant energy.
phumiphon aduldet — (Phumiphon Aduldet; Bhumibol Adulyadej) born 1927, king of Thailand since 1946.
platinic chloride — chloroplatinic acid.
prothoracic gland — either of a pair of endocrine glands in the anterior thorax of some insects, functioning to promote the series of molts from hatching to adulthood.
pseudo-humanistic — a person having a strong interest in or concern for human welfare, values, and dignity.
psychodiagnostics — the study and evaluation of character or personality in terms of behavioral and anatomical traits, as gesture, posture and physiognomy.
psychoeducational — designating or of psychological methods, as intelligence tests, used in evaluating learning ability
quick on the draw — having fast reflexes
radiation therapy — x-rays used as treatment
radio in the loop — Wireless Local Loop
rhode island bent — a European pasture grass, Agrostis tenuis, naturalized in North America, having red flower clusters.
rhodope mountains — a mountain range in SE Europe, in the Balkan Peninsula extending along the border between Bulgaria and Greece. Highest peak: Golyam Perelik (Bulgaria), 2191 m (7188 ft)
right in the head — sane
shouting distance — hailing distance.
sinbad the sailor — a merchant in The Arabian Nights who makes seven adventurous voyages
sir arthur harden — Sir Arthur, 1865–1940, English biochemist: Nobel Prize 1929.
sixth commandment — “Thou shalt not kill”: sixth of the Ten Commandments.
south farmingdale — a town on central Long Island, in SE New York.
south sea islands — the islands in the S Pacific that constitute Oceania
southern rhodesia — a former name (until 1964) of Zimbabwe (def 1).
st. swithin's day — July 15, superstitiously regarded as a day that, should it rain or be fair, will be followed by 40 consecutive days of like weather.
stannous chloride — a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, SnCl 2 ⋅2H 2 O, used chiefly as a reducing and tinning agent, and as a mordant in dyeing with cochineal.
straw in the wind — If you say that an incident or piece of news is a straw in the wind, you mean that it gives an indication of what might happen in the future.
stymphalian birds — a flock of predacious birds of Arcadia that were driven away and killed by Hercules as one of his labors.
swaddling clothes — cloth for wrapping around a baby

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