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

multiplepoinding — an action to determine the division of a property or fund between several claimants, brought by or on behalf of the present holder
mutual impedance — the ratio of the potential difference between either of two pairs of terminals to the current applied at the other pair of terminals when the circuit is open.
natural disaster — meteorological or geological catastrophe
nature-identical — manufactured to be identical to a natural substance
needs assessment — (systems) A systematic process to acquire an accurate, thorough picture of a system's strengths and weaknesses, in order to improve it and meet existing and future challenges.
network database — (database) A kind of database management system in which each record type can have multiple owners, e.g. orders are owned by both customers and products. This contrasts with a hierarchical database (one owner) or relational database (no explicit owner).
network meltdown — (networking) (By analogy with catastrophic failure of a nuclear reactor) An event that causes saturation, or near saturation, of a network. Network meltdown usually results from illegal or misrouted packets (see Chernobyl packet) and typically lasts only a short time. It may also be caused by a hardware fault. It is the network equivalent of thrashing.
network provider — a business or organization that provides customers with access to a telecommunications network (esp mobile phone networks) or to the internet
neurodevelopment — The development of the nervous system during the life of an organism.
nevado de toluca — a volcano in central Mexico, in Mexico state near Toluca: crater partly filled by a lake. Height: 4577 m (15 017 ft)
nicotine-stained — discoloured by the effects of nicotine
nightingale ward — a long hospital ward with beds on either side and the nurses' station in the middle
nitrogen dioxide — a reddish-brown, highly poisonous gas, NO 2 , used as an intermediate in the manufacture of nitric and sulfuric acids, and as a nitrating and oxidizing agent; a major air pollutant from the exhaust of internal combustion engines that are not fitted with pollution control devices.
nitrogen mustard — any of the class of poisonous, blistering compounds, as C 5 H 1 1 Cl 2 N, analogous in composition to mustard gas but containing nitrogen instead of sulfur: used in the treatment of cancer and similar diseases; mechlorethamine.
no-fault divorce — a divorce granted without anyone being found guilty of marital misconduct
no/little wonder — If you say 'no wonder', 'little wonder', or 'small wonder', you mean that something is not surprising.
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.
non-coincidental — happening by or resulting from coincidence; by chance: a coincidental meeting.
non-concentrated — applied with all one's attention, energy, etc.: their concentrated efforts to win the election.
non-confidential — spoken, written, acted on, etc., in strict privacy or secrecy; secret: a confidential remark.
non-debilitating — to make weak or feeble; enfeeble: The siege of pneumonia debilitated her completely.
non-extraditable — capable of being extradited; subject to extradition: an extraditable person.
non-incorporated — formed or constituted as a legal corporation.
non-manufactured — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
non-reproduction — the act or process of reproducing.
non-reproductive — serving to reproduce.
non-standardized — to bring to or make of an established standard size, weight, quality, strength, or the like: to standardize manufactured parts.
nondestructively — In a nondestructive manner; without causing destruction.
nondeterministic — the doctrine that all facts and events exemplify natural laws.
nondiscretionary — subject or left to one's own discretion.
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.
north providence — a town in NE Rhode Island.
north ridgeville — a town in N Ohio.
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.
nuclear industry — the industry involving nuclear weapons, nuclear power stations, etc
numbered account — a bank account whose owner is identified by a number for the purpose of preserving anonymity.
objective danger — a danger, such as a stone fall or avalanche, to which climbing skill is irrelevant
observation deck — an area on a high building that is surrounded with railings or fencing and which provides panoramic views
observation ward — a ward in a hospital where patients are monitored
octanedioic acid — a colourless crystalline dicarboxylic acid found in suberin and castor oil and used in the manufacture of synthetic resins. Formula: HOOC(CH2)6COOH
odds are against — If you say that the odds are against something or someone, you mean that they are unlikely to succeed.
odontoid process — the toothlike upward projection at the back of the second vertebra of the neck
old north french — the dialect of Old French spoken in northern France. Abbreviation: ONF.
old-girl network — an association among women that is comparable to or modeled on an old-boy network.
oligonucleotides — Plural form of oligonucleotide.
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

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