16-letter words containing a, p, o, t, h, e
- hypervitaminosis — an abnormal condition caused by an excessive intake of vitamins.
- hypnagogic state — the drowsy period between wakefulness and sleep, during which fantasies and hallucinations often occur.
- hypoalimentation — insufficient or inadequate nourishment.
- hypophosphatemia — (medicine) An electrolyte disturbance in which there is an abnormally low level of phosphate in the blood, most commonly seen when malnourished patients are given large amounts of carbohydrates, creating a high phosphorus demand in the cells of the body.
- import surcharge — a tax imposed on all imported goods, adding to any established tariffs
- in plain clothes — not wearing a uniform
- inhospitableness — The quality of being inhospitable.
- james oglethorpe — James Edward, 1696–1785, British general: founder of the colony of Georgia.
- john the baptist — the forerunner and baptizer of Jesus. Matt. 3.
- machine operator — someone who operates mechanical equipment
- macpherson strut — an automobile suspension-system component that consists of a strut combined with a spring and shock absorber and connects the wheel to the frame of the vehicle.
- make a photocopy — If you make a photocopy of a document, you make a copy of it using a photocopier.
- make a pitch for — to give verbal support to
- many-plumed moth — a moth of the species, Alucita hexadactyla
- matthew of paris — c1200–59, English chronicler.
- mechanoreception — The action of a mechanoreceptor.
- mechanoreceptive — Responsive to mechanical stimuli such as sound and touch.
- mechanoreceptors — Plural form of mechanoreceptor.
- megaphanerophyte — any tree with a height over 30 metres
- metamorphization — Process or action of metamorphizing.
- metamorphosising — Present participle of metamorphosise.
- methyl parathion — a synthetic pesticide, C 8 H 1 0 NO 5 PS, used in the control of mites and various insects, as aphids, boll weevils, and cutworms.
- microgametophyte — (biology) Any gametophyte that develops from a microspore.
- neapolitan sixth — (in musical harmony) a chord composed of the subdominant of the key, plus a minor third and a minor sixth. Harmonically it is equivalent to the first inversion of a major chord built upon the flattened supertonic
- neuroarthropathy — (medicine) Any disease of a joint that is associated with a disease of the nervous system.
- neuroepithelioma — Neurocytoma.
- neuropathologies — the pathology of the nervous system.
- neuropathologist — A specialist who practices neuropathology.
- neuropsychiatric — Of or pertaining to neuropsychiatry; simultaneously neurological and psychiatric.
- non-alphabetical — in the order of the letters of the alphabet: alphabetical arrangement.
- non-metaphysical — pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics.
- north massapequa — a city on S Long Island, in SE New York.
- north palm beach — a town in E Florida.
- north plainfield — a city in NE New Jersey.
- northamptonshire — a county in central England. 914 sq. mi. (2365 sq. km).
- oesophagogastric — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the oesophagus and the stomach.
- on the same page — one side of a leaf of something printed or written, as a book, manuscript, or letter.
- on the scrapheap — (of people or things) having outlived their usefulness
- 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.
- open parenthesis — left parenthesis
- ophthalmoparesis — (medicine) A partial or complete paralysis of the extraocular muscles which are responsible for eye movements.
- organophosphates — Plural form of organophosphate.
- orthosympathetic — Of or pertaining to the sympathetic component of the autonomic nervous system.
- palaeolithic man — any of various primitive types of man, such as Neanderthal man and Java man, who lived in the Palaeolithic
- palmerston north — a city in New Zealand, in the S North Island on the Manawatu River. Pop: 78 100 (2004 est)
- pantothenic acid — a hydroxy acid, C 9 H 1 7 O 5 N, found in plant and animal tissues, rice, bran, etc., that is part of the B complex of vitamins and is essential for cell growth.
- para-nitrophenol — any compound derived from phenol by the replacement of one or more of its ring hydrogen atoms by the nitro group.
- parrot's-feather — a South American water milfoil, Myriophyllum aquaticum, having hairlike pinnate leaves, widely cultivated as an aquarium plant.
- pascal's theorem — the theorem that the lines joining adjacent vertices of a hexagon intersect the same straight line if alternate vertices lie on two intersecting straight lines.