16-letter words containing r, a, d, i, o, e
- hanging wardrobe — a wardrobe containing a rail with a large amount of space underneath, so that clothes can be hung on hangers placed onto the rail
- hard times token — any of a series of U.S. copper tokens, issued 1834–41, bearing a political inscription or advertising message and serving as currency during coin shortages.
- have a word with — discuss
- hermaphroditical — Alternative form of hermaphroditic.
- herod agrippa ii — died ?93 ad, king of territories in N Palestine (50–?93 ad). He presided (60) at the trial of Saint Paul and sided with the Roman authorities in the Jewish rebellion of 66
- heroin addiction — addiction to the drug heroin
- heteropalindrome — Something that spells something else when reversed, a semordnilap.
- hexahydroaniline — cyclohexylamine.
- higher education — education beyond high school, specifically that provided by colleges and graduate schools, and professional schools.
- hold a brief for — to argue for; champion
- homme d'affaires — a businessman.
- hookworm disease — any of certain bloodsucking nematode worms, as Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus, parasitic in the intestine of humans and other animals.
- horizon distance — Television. the distance of the farthest point on the earth's surface visible from a transmitting antenna.
- horseback riding — activity: riding a horse
- horseradish tree — a tropical tree, Moringa pterygosperma, having fragrant white flowers and seeds yielding a commercially useful oil.
- hyaloid membrane — the delicate, pellucid, and nearly structureless membrane enclosing the vitreous humor of the eye.
- hydration number — the number of molecules of water with which an ion can combine in an aqueous solution of given concentration.
- hydroferricyanic — (chemistry) Pertaining to, or containing, or obtained from, hydrogen, ferric iron, and cyanogen.
- hydrogen cyanide — a colorless poisonous gas, HCN, having a bitter almondlike odor: in aqueous solution it forms hydrocyanic acid.
- hydrostatic head — The hydrostatic head is the vertical height of a column of fluid.
- hyperandrogenism — (medicine) An abnormally high production of androgens.
- hyperchlorhydria — excessive secretion of hydrochloric acid in the stomach.
- hyperlipoidaemia — Alt form hyperlipoidemia.
- icositetrahedron — a solid figure having 24 faces.
- immunodepressant — preventing or diminishing the immune response
- incorporated bar — (in some states) a system of bar associations to which all lawyers are required to belong.
- indian breadroot — breadroot.
- indian liquorice — a woody leguminous climbing plant, Abrus precatorius, native to tropical Asia and naturalized elsewhere, having scarlet black-spotted poisonous seeds, used as beads, and roots used as a substitute for liquorice
- indian territory — a former territory of the U.S.: now in E Oklahoma. About 31,000 sq. mi. (80,000 sq. km).
- indo-europeanist — a linguist specializing in the study, especially the comparative study, of the Indo-European languages.
- information desk — helpdesk, information point
- inter-divisional — the act or process of dividing; state of being divided.
- interdimensional — Between dimensions.
- internal auditor — a person who carries out an internal audit
- intravenous drip — the continuous, slow introduction of a fluid into a vein of the body. Abbreviation: IV.
- 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)
- judaeo-christian — of or relating to the religious writings, beliefs, values, or traditions held in common by Judaism and Christianity.
- karadeniz bogazi — Bosporus
- kingdom of arles — a kingdom in SE France which had dissolved by 1378: known as the Kingdom of Burgundy until about 1200
- kondratieff wave — a long business cycle of economic expansion and contraction, postulated to last about 60 years.
- kurdaitcha shoes — (in certain Central Australian Aboriginal tribes) the emu-feather shoes worn by the kurdaitcha on his mission so that his footsteps may not be traced
- ladies'-eardrops — lady's-earrings.
- laodicea ad mare — the chief port of Syria, in the northwest: tobacco industry. Pop: 486 000 (2005 est) (Latin name)
- legal dictionary — a specialized dictionary covering terms used in the various branches of the legal profession, as civil law, criminal law, and corporate law. A comprehensive legal dictionary adds to its body of standard English entries many words and phrases that have made their way into modern legal practice from law French and Latin and are rarely found in a general English monolingual dictionary. Such a specialized dictionary is useful not only for law students and for attorneys themselves, but for members of the lay public who require legal services. Legal dictionaries published in print follow the normal practice of sorting entry terms alphabetically, while electronic dictionaries, such as the online Dictionary of Law on Dictionary.com, allow direct, immediate access to a search term.
- lenticular cloud — a very smooth, round or oval, lens-shaped cloud that is often seen, singly or stacked in groups, near a mountain ridge.
- letter of advice — a notification from a consignor to a consignee giving specific information as to a shipment, the name of the carrier, the date shipped, etc.
- liberal democrat — In Britain, a Liberal Democrat is a member of the Liberal Democrat Party.
- limited monarchy — a monarchy that is limited by laws and a constitution.
- limited-monarchy — a limited train, bus, etc.
- lord chamberlain — (in Britain) the chief official of the royal household