16-letter words containing n, e, d, f

group identifier — (operating system) (gid) A unique number, between 0 an 32767, identifying a set of users under Unix. Gids are found in the /etc/passwd and /etc/group databases (or their NIS equivalents) and one is also associated with each file, indicating the group to which its group permissions apply.
hay-scented fern — a fern, Dennstaedtia punctilobula, of eastern North America, having brittle, yellow-green fronds.
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.
headhunting firm — a recruiting agency
hen of the woods — a large, grayish-brown, edible fungus, Polyporus frondosus, forming a mass of overlapping caps at the base of trees and somewhat resembling a hen.
hopfield network — (artificial intelligence) (Or "Hopfield model") A kind of neural network investigated by John Hopfield in the early 1980s. The Hopfield network has no special input or output neurons (see McCulloch-Pitts), but all are both input and output, and all are connected to all others in both directions (with equal weights in the two directions). Input is applied simultaneously to all neurons which then output to each other and the process continues until a stable state is reached, which represents the network output.
huffman encoding — Huffman coding
hydroferricyanic — (chemistry) Pertaining to, or containing, or obtained from, hydrogen, ferric iron, and cyanogen.
hydrogen sulfide — a colorless, flammable, water-soluble, cumulatively poisonous gas, H 2 S, having the odor of rotten eggs: used chiefly in the manufacture of chemicals, in metallurgy, and as a reagent in laboratory analysis.
immunodeficiency — impairment of the immune response, predisposing to infection and certain malignancies.
in the middle of — at the centre of
in the shadow of — very close to; verging upon
indefatigability — incapable of being tired out; not yielding to fatigue; untiring.
infant education — (in England and Wales) education provided for children at infant schools
infinite decimal — nonterminating decimal.
infinite product — a sequence of numbers in which an infinite number of terms are multiplied together.
information desk — helpdesk, information point
informed consent — a patient's consent to a medical or surgical procedure or to participation in a clinical study after being properly advised of the relevant medical facts and the risks involved.
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
kingfisher daisy — a bushy southern African plant, Felicia bergerana, having grasslike leaves and solitary, bright-blue flowers.
kondratieff wave — a long business cycle of economic expansion and contraction, postulated to last about 60 years.
land-poor farmer — a farmer who owns much unprofitable land and lacks the money to maintain its fertility or improve it
left-hand dagger — a dagger of the 16th and 17th centuries, held in the left hand in dueling and used to parry the sword of an opponent.
line of latitude — an imaginary line on a globe, map, etc, indicating latitude
lobe-finned fish — any fish that has rounded scales and lobed fins, as the coelacanth.
man of few words — man who speaks very little
man of the world — a man who is widely experienced in the ways of the world and people; an urbane, sophisticated man.
manhood suffrage — the right of adult male citizens to vote
manifest destiny — the belief or doctrine, held chiefly in the middle and latter part of the 19th century, that it was the destiny of the U.S. to expand its territory over the whole of North America and to extend and enhance its political, social, and economic influences.
manufactured gas — a gaseous fuel created from coal, oil, etc., as differentiated from natural gas.
matthew flinders — Matthew, 1774–1814, English navigator and explorer: surveyed coast of Australia.
medium frequency — any frequency between 300 and 3000 kilohertz. Abbreviation: MF.
mental defective — a person who suffers from a learning disability or from some form of mental illness
mexican standoff — a stalemate or impasse; a confrontation that neither side can win.
monkey-faced owl — barn owl.
no fixed address — Someone who is of no fixed address does not have a permanent place to live.
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.
non-manufactured — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
north battleford — a city in W central Saskatchewan, in central Canada.
north plainfield — a city in NE New Jersey.
of human bondage — a novel (1915) by W. Somerset Maugham.
old north french — the dialect of Old French spoken in northern France. Abbreviation: ONF.
on the defensive — If someone is on the defensive, they are trying to protect themselves or their interests because they feel unsure or threatened.
on the safe side — as a precaution
once and for all — former; having at one time been: the once and future king.
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.
open-die forging — Open-die forging is a forging process in which the flow of metal is not kept completely in the die.

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