12-letter words containing h, i, l
- nicholas iii — (Giovanni Gaetani Orsini) died 1280, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1277–80.
- nielsbohrium — dubnium: symbol, Ns: the name originally proposed by Russian scientists for this element
- night letter — former name of overnight telegram. Abbreviation: NL.
- night lizard — any of several nocturnal lizards of the family Xantusiidae, of southwestern North America and Cuba, which bear live young.
- night people — a person who prefers to stay up late or who functions best during the nighttime hours.
- night school — a school held in the evening, especially for working adults and others who are unable to attend school during the day.
- nightclothes — Clothes worn to bed.
- nightclubber — One who visits a nightclub.
- nightcrawler — An earthworm of the species Lumbricus terrestris, known for its large size and nocturnal surfacings.
- nightingales — Plural form of nightingale.
- nihil obstat — permission to publish a book, granted by an official censor who, upon examining it, has certified that it contains nothing contrary to faith or morals.
- nilo-saharan — a family of African languages, including the Central and Eastern Sudanic groups as well as Kanuri, Songhai, and other languages, spoken from the Sahara southward to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania.
- nineteenthly — in the nineteenth place
- nitrophilous — (of plants) growing in soil well supplied with nitrogen
- nizhni tagil — a city in the Russian Federation in Asia, on the E slope of the Ural Mountains.
- noahide laws — the seven laws given to Noah after the Flood, which decree the establishment of a fair system of justice in society, and prohibit idolatry, blasphemy, murder, adultery and incest, robbery, and the eating of flesh taken from a living animal
- nomothetical — Nomothetic.
- non-athletic — physically active and strong; good at athletics or sports: an athletic child.
- non-catholic — of or relating to a Catholic church, especially the Roman Catholic Church.
- nonalcoholic — not being or containing alcohol: nonalcoholic beverages.
- nonheritable — Not heritable.
- nonspherical — not spherical
- nontechnical — belonging or pertaining to an art, science, or the like: technical skill.
- nontyphoidal — of, relating to, or resembling typhoid.
- nonvehicular — Not vehicular.
- normal pitch — relative point, position, or degree: a high pitch of excitement.
- north island — the northernmost principal island of New Zealand. 44,281 sq. mi. (114,690 sq. km).
- noteworthily — worthy of notice or attention; notable; remarkable: a noteworthy addition to our collection of rare books.
- nothing like — totally dissimilar to, completely unlike
- np-hilarious — (humour) An algorithm whose complexity is a joke, either literally, as in BogoSort, or metaphorically.
- nucleophiles — Plural form of nucleophile.
- nucleophilic — of or relating to electron contribution in covalent bonding (opposed to electrophilic).
- 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].
- ochlocracies — Plural form of ochlocracy.
- ochlophobiac — a person who suffers from ochlophobia
- officeholder — a person filling a governmental position; public official.
- 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.
- old faithful — one of the best known geysers of Yellowstone National Park.
- old-womanish — Sometimes Offensive. having characteristics considered typical of an old woman, as excessive fussiness or timidity.
- oldfashioned — Rare spelling of old-fashioned.
- oligarchical — of, relating to, or having the form of an oligarchy.
- oligochaetes — Plural form of oligochaete.
- oligophagous — (especially of insects) eating only a few types of food.
- oligophrenia — less than normal mental development.
- oligophrenic — less than normal mental development.
- oligotrophic — (of a lake) characterized by a low accumulation of dissolved nutrient salts, supporting but a sparse growth of algae and other organisms, and having a high oxygen content owing to the low organic content.
- olive branch — a branch of the olive tree as an emblem of peace.
- ombrophilous — (of plants) tolerant of wet conditions
- omnishambles — Chiefly British Informal. a situation, especially in politics, in which poor judgment results in disorder or chaos with potentially disastrous consequences.