12-letter words containing h, a, c, i, o
- necrophiliac — an erotic attraction to corpses.
- neo-catholic — of or relating to those Anglicans who avowedly prefer the doctrines, rituals, etc., of the Roman Catholic Church to those of the Anglican communion.
- neoanthropic — neanthropic.
- nephropathic — characterized by or relating to nephropathy
- nicholas iii — (Giovanni Gaetani Orsini) died 1280, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1277–80.
- nomothetical — Nomothetic.
- non-achiever — a person who consistently fails to achieve, esp academically
- non-athletic — physically active and strong; good at athletics or sports: an athletic child.
- non-atrophic — Also, atrophia [uh-troh-fee-uh] /əˈtroʊ fi ə/ (Show IPA). Pathology. a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage.
- non-catholic — of or relating to a Catholic church, especially the Roman Catholic Church.
- non-empathic — of, relating to, or characterized by empathy, the psychological identification with the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of others: a sensitive, empathetic school counselor.
- non-hispanic — Spanish.
- non-matching — not matching: a nonmatching set of furniture.
- nonaesthetic — not aesthetic, not related to the appreciation of beauty
- nonalcoholic — not being or containing alcohol: nonalcoholic beverages.
- nonarchitect — a person or builder who is not an architect
- nonbreaching — the act or a result of breaking; break or rupture.
- nonphysician — a person who is not a physician
- nonspherical — not spherical
- nontechnical — belonging or pertaining to an art, science, or the like: technical skill.
- nonvehicular — Not vehicular.
- normal pitch — relative point, position, or degree: a high pitch of excitement.
- north africa — the northern part of Africa, especially the region north of the tropical rain forest and comprised of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and that part of Egypt west of the Gulf of Suez.
- north-facing — facing towards the north
- nymphomaniac — a woman who has abnormally excessive and uncontrollable sexual desire.
- ochlocracies — Plural form of ochlocracy.
- ochlophobiac — a person who suffers from ochlophobia
- octastichous — relating to a particular coiled distribution of leaves on the stem that is characterized by having eight leaves per coil on the stem
- octastrophic — having or containing eight verses or strophes
- old catholic — a member of any of several European churches professing to be truly Catholic but rejecting certain modern Roman Catholic doctrines, dogmas, and practices, especially the dogma of papal infallibility.
- oligarchical — of, relating to, or having the form of an oligarchy.
- oligochaetes — Plural form of oligochaete.
- olive branch — a branch of the olive tree as an emblem of peace.
- onychophagia — the practice of biting one's nails, especially when done habitually and as a symptom of emotional disturbance.
- optic chiasm — a site at the base of the forebrain where the inner half of the fibers of the left and right optic nerves cross to the opposite side of the brain.
- optical path — the path of light through a medium, having a magnitude equal to the geometric distance through the system times the index of refraction of the medium.
- orchidaceous — belonging to the plant family Orchidaceae.
- orchidomania — an obsession with or passion for orchids
- orichalceous — relating to or resembling orichalc
- ornithomancy — Divination by means of birds, their flight, etc.
- orographical — relating to the study of mountains
- orthoclastic — (of a crystal) having cleavages at right angles to each other.
- orthognathic — straight-jawed; having the profile of the face vertical or nearly so; having a gnathic index below 98.
- orthographic — of or relating to orthography.
- 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.
- orthovanadic — relating to orthovanadates
- oscillograph — a device for recording the wave-forms of changing currents, voltages, or any other quantity that can be translated into electric energy, as sound waves.
- overachieved — Simple past tense and past participle of overachieve.
- overachiever — to perform, especially academically, above the potential indicated by tests of one's mental ability or aptitude.