16-letter words containing r, o, n, d, a

thioarsenic acid — any of three hypothetical acids, H3AsS4, HAsS3, and H4As2S7, known only in the forms of their salts
three-card monte — a gambling game in which the players are shown three cards and bet that they can identify one particular card of the three, as stipulated by the dealer, after the cards have been moved around face down by the dealer.
to draw the line — If you draw the line at a particular activity, you refuse to do it, because you disapprove of it or because it is more extreme than what you normally do.
to overabound in — to have or contain too large a quantity or number of something
to rant and rave — If you say that someone rants and raves, you mean that they talk loudly and angrily in an uncontrolled way.
to run an errand — If you run an errand for someone, you do or get something for them, usually by making a short trip somewhere.
to stand or fall — If an idea, claim, or attempt stands or falls on something, its truth or success depends on that thing.
to try your hand — If you try your hand at an activity, you attempt to do it, usually for the first time.
tobacco industry — business of selling smoking products
toing and froing — going back and forth
torvill and dean — two British ice dancers, Jayne Torvill, born 1957, and Christopher Dean, born 1958. They won the world championships in 1981–84, the European championships in 1981–82, 1984, and 1994, and the gold medal in the 1984 Olympic Games
traded endowment — A traded endowment is a traditional with-profits endowment policy that has been sold to a new owner part way through its term.
traditionalistic — adherence to tradition as authority, especially in matters of religion.
transconductance — the ratio of a small change in anode current of an electron tube at a certain level of output to the corresponding small change of control-electrode voltage, usually expressed in mhos or micromhos.
transfer molding — a method of molding thermosetting plastic in which the plastic enters a closed mold from an adjoining chamber in which it has been softened.
transpeptidation — the process of transferring an amino acid or group of amino acids from one compound to another.
tread under foot — to oppress
treaty of verdun — an agreement reached in 843 ad by three grandsons of Charlemagne, dividing his empire into an E kingdom (later Germany), a W kingdom (later France), and a middle kingdom (containing what became the Low Countries, Lorraine, Burgundy, and N Italy)
tridarn cupboard — a Welsh cupboard of the late 17th and 18th centuries, with an open, canopied upper section for display.
un-contradictory — asserting the contrary or opposite; contradicting; inconsistent; logically opposite: contradictory statements.
uncollateralized — lacking or needing no collateral: uncollateralized loans.
uncontradictable — to assert the contrary or opposite of; deny directly and categorically.
under bare poles — (of a sailing vessel) with no sails set
under-modulation — to reproduce (a sound or signal) at below the optimal output level in a recording or broadcasting system, causing it to be distorted.
undercompensated — to compensate or pay less than is fair, customary, or expected.
underutilization — to fail to utilize fully: to underutilize natural resources.
undiscriminatory — characterized by or showing prejudicial treatment, especially as an indication of bias related to age, color, national origin, religion, sex, etc.: discriminatory practices in housing; a discriminatory tax.
unfranked income — any income from an investment that does not qualify as franked investment income
uniformed branch — the branch of a police force in which officers wear a uniform
unimproved value — the valuation of land for rating purposes, disregarding the value of buildings or other development
unmarried mother — a woman who has a baby while she is not married
uranium trioxide — a radioactive orange powder, UO 3 , used in the manufacture of some ceramics.
vancouver island — an island of SW Canada, off the SW coast of British Columbia: separated from the Canadian mainland by the Strait of Georgia and Queen Charlotte Sound, and from the US mainland by Juan de Fuca Strait; the largest island off the W coast of North America. Chief town: Victoria. Pop: 706 243 (2001). Area: 32 137 sq km (12 408 sq miles)
video journalism — the techniques, methods, etc., of preparing and broadcasting informational, social, political, and other nonfiction subjects via news and documentary programs.
wheelchair-bound — unable to walk through injury, illness, etc and relying on a wheelchair to move around
white propaganda — propaganda that comes from the source it claims to come from
whole nine yards — a common unit of linear measure in English-speaking countries, equal to 3 feet or 36 inches, and equivalent to 0.9144 meter.
wholeheartedness — fully or completely sincere, enthusiastic, energetic, etc.; hearty; earnest: a wholehearted attempt to comply.
windchill factor — an estimated measurement of the cooling effect of air and wind, esp. when applied to the loss of body heat from exposed skin; chill factor
windfall profits — Windfall profits are excessive profits with a non-business cause such as a natural disaster.
wisconsin rapids — a city in central Wisconsin.
withdrawing room — a room to withdraw or retire to; drawing room.
woodland caribou — a variety of caribou inhabiting the bogs and forests of eastern Canada, having large, palmate antlers.
woodland culture — a long pre-Columbian tradition characterized by the corded pottery of a hunting and later agricultural people of the eastern U.S. noted for the construction of burial mounds and other structures and dating from c1000 b.c. to a.d. 1700.
word association — stimulation of an associative pattern by a word.
world bank group — the collective name for the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International Finance Corporation, and the International Development Association, whose headquarters are all in Washington
wrongful trading — the act of allowing a company to continue trading when its insolvency is inevitable
xenotransplanted — Transplanted by xenotransplantation.

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