16-letter words containing nd

of human bondage — a novel (1915) by W. Somerset Maugham.
oligodendroglial — Of or pertaining to the oligodendroglia.
on her beam-ends — (of a vessel) heeled over through an angle of 90°
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 up and up — to, toward, or in a more elevated position: to climb up to the top of a ladder.
on the up-and-up — to, toward, or in a more elevated position: to climb up to the top of a ladder.
once and for all — former; having at one time been: the once and future king.
one and the same — When two or more people or things are thought to be separate and you say that they are one and the same, you mean that they are in fact one single person or thing.
one-armed bandit — slot machine (def 1).
opposed-cylinder — (of an internal-combustion engine) having cylinders on opposite sides of the crankcase in the same plane
orthodoxy sunday — a solemn festival held on the first Sunday of Lent (Orthodoxy Sunday) commemorating the restoration of the use of icons in the church (a.d. 842) and the triumph over all heresies.
ostend manifesto — a declaration (1854) issued from Ostend, Belgium, by the U.S. ministers to England, France, and Spain, stating that the U.S. would be justified in seizing Cuba if Spain did not sell it to the U.S.
out of condition — If someone is out of condition, they are unhealthy and unfit, because they do not do enough exercise.
out of your mind — If you say that someone is out of their mind, you mean that they are mad or very foolish.
oxonium compound — a salt formed by the reaction of an acid with an organic compound containing a basic oxygen atom.
parts of lindsey — an area in E England constituting a former administrative division of Lincolnshire
pass-band filter — band-pass filter
passage to india — a novel (1924) by E. M. Forster.
pelagian islands — a group of Italian islands (Lampedusa, Linosa, and Lampione) in the Mediterranean, between Tunisia and Malta. Pop: 6066 (2004 est). Area: about 27 sq km (11 sq miles)
pencil and paper — An archaic information storage and transmission device that works by depositing smears of graphite on bleached wood pulp. More recent developments in paper-based technology include improved "write-once" update devices which use tiny rolling heads similar to mouse balls to deposit coloured pigment. All these devices require an operator skilled at so-called "handwriting" technique. These technologies are ubiquitous outside hackerdom, but nearly forgotten inside it. Most hackers had terrible handwriting to begin with, and years of keyboarding tend to have encouraged it to degrade further. Perhaps for this reason, hackers deprecate pencil-and-paper technology and often resist using it in any but the most trivial contexts.
performance bond — contract bond.
perpendicularity — vertical; straight up and down; upright.
phagocytic index — the average number of bacteria ingested per phagocyte in an incubated mixture of bacteria, phagocytes, and blood serum: used in determining the opsonic index.
pins and needles — a tingly, prickly sensation in a limb that is recovering from numbness.
play a lone hand — to operate without assistance
poison sb's mind — If someone poisons your mind against another person, they make you dislike that person, usually by telling you things that are not true.
polycondensation — formation of a polymer by chemical condensation with the elimination of a small molecule, such as water.
ponderosa (pine) — a yellow pine (Pinus ponderosa) of W North America, valued for its timber
portuguese india — a former Portuguese overseas territory on the W coast of India, consisting of the districts of Gôa, Daman, and Diu: annexed by India December 1961. Capital: Gôa.
postindependence — Also, independency. the state or quality of being independent.
pre-independence — Also, independency. the state or quality of being independent.
presence of mind — a calm state of mind that allows one to think clearly or act effectively in an emergency.
preunderstanding — to perceive the meaning of; grasp the idea of; comprehend: to understand Spanish; I didn't understand your question.
pribilof islands — a group of islands in the Bering Sea, off SW Alaska, belonging to the US: the breeding ground of the northern fur seal. Area: about 168 sq km (65 sq miles)
primary industry — an industry, as agriculture, forestry, or fishing, that deals in obtaining natural materials.
privet andromeda — a spreading shrub, Lyonia ligustrina, of the eastern U.S., having leafless, white flowers in terminal clusters.
process industry — business of treating raw materials
projected window — a casement window in which the inner end of the sash slides along a track on the sill as the sash swings outward.
prometheus bound — a tragedy (c457 b.c.) by Aeschylus.
proteus syndrome — a condition caused by malfunction in cell growth, in which bone and flesh tissue overgrow in localized areas of the body
purple sandpiper — a sandpiper, Calidris maritima, of arctic regions of the New and Old World, having in winter a slate-gray back with purplish reflections.
pyroconductivity — conductivity brought about by the application of heat, especially in solids that are not conductors at normal temperatures.
rag-and-bone man — a peddler who buys and sells used clothes, rags, etc.; junkman.
random vibration — Random vibration is a type of forced vibration in which the motion follows no regular pattern.
rattle around in — to live or work in (a house, office, etc.) that is too big for one's needs
redundancy money — a sum of money given by an employer to an employee who has been made redundant: usually calculated on the basis of the employee's rate of pay and length of service
refractive index — index of refraction.
rhode island red — one of an American breed of chickens having dark reddish-brown feathers and producing brown eggs.
rhythm and blues — a folk-based but urbanized form of black popular music that is marked by strong, repetitious rhythms and simple melodies and was developed, in a commercialized form, into rock-'n'-roll.

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