16-letter words containing h, o, t, a, n, d

non-carbohydrate — any of a class of organic compounds that are polyhydroxy aldehydes or polyhydroxy ketones, or change to such substances on simple chemical transformations, as hydrolysis, oxidation, or reduction, and that form the supporting tissues of plants and are important food for animals and people.
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.
not worth a damn — worthless
on the bandwagon — on the popular or apparently winning side, as in an election
on the beam-ends — tipping so far to the side as to be in danger of capsizing
on the breadline — impoverished; living at subsistence level
on the downgrade — waning in importance, popularity, health, etc
on the safe side — as a precaution
on the up and up — to, toward, or in a more elevated position: to climb up to the top of a ladder.
on the up-and-up — to, toward, or in a more elevated position: to climb up to the top of a ladder.
one and the same — When two or more people or things are thought to be separate and you say that they are one and the same, you mean that they are in fact one single person or thing.
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.
orthodoxy sunday — a solemn festival held on the first Sunday of Lent (Orthodoxy Sunday) commemorating the restoration of the use of icons in the church (a.d. 842) and the triumph over all heresies.
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.
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 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.
pinot chardonnay — Chardonnay.
pithecanthropoid — of, relating to, or resembling the former genus Pithecanthropus or one of its members.
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
rough and tumble — characterized by violent, random, disorderly action and struggles: a rough-and-tumble fight; He led an adventuresome, rough-and-tumble life.
rough-and-tumble — characterized by violent, random, disorderly action and struggles: a rough-and-tumble fight; He led an adventuresome, rough-and-tumble life.
roundabout chair — corner chair.
run the blockade — to go past or through a blockade
russian orthodox — of or relating to the Russian Orthodox Church
schouten islands — a group of islands belonging to Papua New Guinea, in the Pacific Oceans, off the N coast of New Guinea.
secondary growth — an increase in the thickness of the shoots and roots of a vascular plant as a result of the formation of new cells in the cambium.
shoot one's load — (of a man) to ejaculate at orgasm
shorthand typing — shorthand and typing
shorthand typist — A shorthand typist is a person who types and writes shorthand, usually in an office.
shorthand writer — a person trained to write in shorthand
shot in the dark — a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
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.
south plainfield — a city in N New Jersey.
southern uplands — a hilly region extending across S Scotland: includes the Lowther, Moorfoot, and Lammermuir hills
spotted redshank — a sandpiper, Tringa erythropus, which is a large wader with red legs
st. john's-bread — carob (def 2).
stagedoor johnny — a man who often goes to a theater or waits at a stage door to court an actress.
stannic chloride — a colorless fuming and caustic liquid, SnCl 4 , soluble in water and alcohol, that converts with water to a crystalline solid: used for electrically conductive and electroluminescent coatings and in ceramics.
summation method — a method for associating a sum with a divergent series.
surround theater — a theater, concert hall, or the like, in which seats are arranged around or on all four sides of a central stage.
tension headache — a headache caused by muscle tension resulting from stress or overwork
tetrahydrozoline — a compound, C 13 H 16 N 2 , used in the treatment of nasal congestion and certain conditions of eye irritation.

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