16-letter words containing n, e, d, h
- delphi technique — a forecasting or decision-making technique that makes use of written questionnaires to eliminate the influence of personal relationships and the domination of committees by strong personalities
- dendrochronology — the study of the annual rings of trees, used esp to date past events
- dental hygienist — a dentist's assistant skilled in dental hygiene
- deoxyhaemoglobin — (biochemistry) The form of haemoglobin that has released its oxygen.
- depending on sth — You use depending on when you are saying that something varies according to the circumstances mentioned.
- depth perception — ability to see objects in perspective
- devonshire cream — clotted cream.
- devonshire split — a kind of yeast bun split open and served with whipped cream or butter and jam
- dextromethorphan — (pharmaceutical drug) An antitussive drug (a cough suppressant) that is found in many over-the-counter cold and cough preparations.
- diacetylmorphine — heroin.
- dialysis machine — device: kidney treatment
- dichlorobiphenyl — (organic compound) Either of twelve isomers of the polychlorinated biphenyl containing two chlorine atoms.
- 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.
- 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.
- distinguishments — to mark off as different (often followed by from or by): He was distinguished from the other boys by his height.
- district heating — a heating system in which centrally generated heat is distributed via ducts and pipes to multiple buildings or locations
- dneprodzerzhinsk — a city in the E central Ukraine, in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Dnieper River.
- do business with — trade or deal with
- do sth in person — If you do something in person, you do it yourself rather than letting someone else do it for you.
- do the necessary — to do something that is necessary in a particular situation
- dorothy canfield — Dorothy, Fisher, Dorothy Canfield.
- double-clutching — (of a bird) to produce a second clutch of eggs after the first has been removed, usually for hatching in an incubator.
- down at the heel — with the heels of one's shoes in need of repair
- down to the wire — a slender, stringlike piece or filament of relatively rigid or flexible metal, usually circular in section, manufactured in a great variety of diameters and metals depending on its application.
- drainage channel — a channel along which drained water flows away
- draw the longbow — to exaggerate in telling something
- dredging machine — dredge1 (def 1).
- dual citizenship — Also called dual nationality. the status of a person who is a legal citizen of two or more countries.
- dunderheadedness — Stupidity.
- dutch guinea pig — a breed of two-tone short-haired guinea pig
- dutch new guinea — a former name of Irian Jaya.
- dyed-in-the-wool — through and through; complete: a dyed-in-the-wool reformer.
- eastern orthodox — of or relating to the Orthodox Church.
- eastern whipbird — an Australian whipbird, Psophodes olivaceus
- edinburgh prolog — Prolog dialect which eventually developed into the standard, as opposed to Marseille Prolog. (The difference is largely syntax.) Clocksin & Mellish describe Edinburgh Prolog. Version: C-Prolog.
- 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
- ethernet address — (networking) (Or "MAC address") The physical address identifying an individual Ethernet controller board. An Ethernet addess is a 48-bit number aabbccddeeff where a-f are hexadecimal digits. The first 24 bits, aabbcc, identify the manufacturer of the controller. The Ethernet address is hard-wired on some controllers, stored in a ROM on some, and others allow it to be changed from software. It is usually written as six hexadecimal numbers, e.g. 08:00:20:03:72:DC. See also ARP, Internet address.
- ethinylestradiol — A derivative of 17\u03b2-estradiol, the major endogenous estrogen in humans, used in oral contraceptives.
- ethnomethodology — A method of sociological analysis that examines how individuals use everyday conversation and gestures to construct a common-sense view of the world.
- exchange student — sb who studies abroad
- exhaust manifold — An exhaust manifold is a heat-resistant tube that connects an engine to an exhaust pipe.
- exhumation order — a legal instruction to exhume a body
- faintheartedness — The quality or state of being fainthearted.