12-letter words containing e, c, t, o, h
- nonarchitect — a person or builder who is not an architect
- noncharacter — someone who is not a character
- nontechnical — belonging or pertaining to an art, science, or the like: technical skill.
- normothermic — (medicine) Having a normal body temperature.
- not a chance — no possibility
- notch effect — the increase in stress in an area of a component near a crack, depression, etc, or a change in section, such as a sharp angle: can be enough to cause failure of the component although the calculated average stress may be quite safe
- nychthemeron — a twenty-four hour span that includes a night and a day
- nympholeptic — an ecstasy supposed by the ancients to be inspired by nymphs.
- object chill — ["Object CHILL - An Object Oriented Language for Systems Implementation", J. Winkler et al, ACM Comp Sci Conf 1992, pp. 139-147].
- octahedrally — in an octahedral manner
- octyl phenol — a white to pink, water-insoluble, flaky substance having the formula C 1 4 H 2 2 O, used chiefly in the manufacture of commercial surface-active agents.
- off the cuff — with little or no preparation; extemporaneous; impromptu: a speaker with a good off-the-cuff delivery.
- off the pace — behind the leader; out of first place
- off the rack — (of clothing) not made to specific or individual requirements; ready-made: off-the-rack men's suits.
- off-the-cuff — with little or no preparation; extemporaneous; impromptu: a speaker with a good off-the-cuff delivery.
- off-the-face — (of a woman's hat) made without a brim.
- off-the-rack — (of clothing) not made to specific or individual requirements; ready-made: off-the-rack men's suits.
- old chestnut — old saying, cliché
- oligochaetes — Plural form of oligochaete.
- on the bench — a long seat for several persons: a bench in the park.
- on the block — for sale at auction
- on the cadge — engaged in cadging
- on the cards — likely
- on the cheap — costing very little; relatively low in price; inexpensive: a cheap dress.
- on the couch — undergoing psychoanalysis
- on the cross — diagonally
- on the fence — a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of posts and wire or wood, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary.
- on the latch — fastened by the latch (sense 1) but not locked or bolted
- on the march — If a group of soldiers are on the march, they are marching somewhere.
- on the rocks — a large mass of stone forming a hill, cliff, promontory, or the like.
- on the stick — alert, efficient, etc.
- on the watch — to be alertly on the lookout, look attentively, or observe, as to see what comes, is done, or happens: to watch while an experiment is performed.
- on-the-scene — being at the very place of occurrence: an on-the-scene newscast.
- oophorectomy — the operation of removing one or both ovaries; ovariectomy.
- orchestrally — In an orchestral manner.
- orchestrated — Simple past tense and past participle of orchestrate.
- orchestrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of orchestrate.
- orchestrator — One who orchestrates.
- orchestrions — Plural form of orchestrion.
- orchidectomy — orchiectomy.
- oreopithecus — a genus of fossil primate from the Miocene coal deposits of Italy, formerly considered to be a possible hominid.
- orthocenters — Plural form of orthocenter.
- orthogenetic — pertaining to or exhibiting orthogenesis.
- orthopaedics — (used with a singular verb) the medical specialty concerned with correction of deformities or functional impairments of the skeletal system, especially the extremities and the spine, and associated structures, as muscles and ligaments.
- orthopedical — (American spelling) Alternative form of orthopaedical.
- osteichthyes — the class comprising the bony fishes.
- ostrich fern — a tall North American fern, Matteuccia struthiopteris, with large mature leaves that resemble ostrich plumes, a popular landscaping plant whose curled new leaves, called fiddleheads, are eaten as a vegetable.
- other income — Other income is income that does not come from a company's main business, such as interest.
- out of reach — beyond arm's length
- outstretched — to stretch forth; extend: to outstretch one's hand in welcome.