12-letter words containing h, i, p, o
- mythopoiesis — (mythology) the creation of myth.
- naturopathic — (alternative medicine) Of or pertaining to naturopathy or to naturopaths.
- necrophiliac — an erotic attraction to corpses.
- necrophilism — necrophilia.
- necrophilous — displaying a preference for dead tissue, esp of certain bacteria and insects
- neoanthropic — neanthropic.
- nephrologist — A physician whose speciality is nephrology.
- nephropathic — characterized by or relating to nephropathy
- nephroptosis — An abnormal condition in which the kidney drops down into the pelvis when the patient stands up.
- nephrotomies — Plural form of nephrotomy.
- neuropathies — Plural form of neuropathy.
- neuropathist — a specialist in treating diseases of the nervous system; a neurologist
- neurotrophic — of or relating to the effect of nerves on the nutritive processes.
- neutrophiles — (of a cell or cell part) having an affinity for neutral dyes.
- neutrophilic — (of a cell or its contents) readily stained only by neutral dyes.
- neutrosophic — Neutrosophy
- night people — a person who prefers to stay up late or who functions best during the nighttime hours.
- night person — a person who prefers to stay up late or who functions best during the nighttime hours.
- night porter — A night porter is a person whose job is to be on duty at the main reception desk of a hotel throughout the night.
- nitrophilous — (of plants) growing in soil well supplied with nitrogen
- 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-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-strophic — Also, strophical. consisting of, pertaining to, or characterized by a strophe or strophes.
- nonhappening — an event that fails to occur
- nonphysician — a person who is not a physician
- nonpsychotic — Psychiatry. characterized by or afflicted with psychosis. Synonyms: (in nontechnical usage) insane, psychopathic, lunatic, mentally ill; mad, disturbed, deranged, demented, non compos mentis. Antonyms: sane; compos mentis, clearheaded, lucid.
- nonspherical — not spherical
- nontyphoidal — of, relating to, or resembling typhoid.
- norephedrine — The drug phenylpropanolamine.
- normal pitch — relative point, position, or degree: a high pitch of excitement.
- 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.
- nymphomaniac — a woman who has abnormally excessive and uncontrollable sexual desire.
- observership — someone or something that observes.
- ochlophobiac — a person who suffers from ochlophobia
- octastrophic — having or containing eight verses or strophes
- odontophobia — an unnatural dread or terror of teeth
- oesophagitis — Alternative spelling of esophagitis.
- 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.
- ombrophilous — (of plants) tolerant of wet conditions
- on shipboard — on board a ship
- onion-shaped — bulb-shaped; shaped like an onion
- onychophagia — the practice of biting one's nails, especially when done habitually and as a symptom of emotional disturbance.
- operatorship — (in the oil and gas industries) the right to operate a well, field, or other oil source.