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12-letter words containing h, i, p, o

  • sycophantize — to act the sycophant
  • talking shop — If you say that a conference or a committee is just a talking shop, you disapprove of it because nothing is achieved as a result of what is discussed.
  • tampico hemp — a stiff fiber obtained from the leaves of various species of Agave, as A. falcata or A. sisalana.
  • technophilia — a person who loves or is enthusiastic about advanced technology.
  • technophobia — abnormal fear of or anxiety about the effects of advanced technology.
  • teleshopping — electronic shopping via videotex or other interactive information service.
  • teratophobia — fear of giving birth to a monster
  • tetramorphic — (in art) of or related to a composite representation of the four evangelists' symbols
  • the hoppings — an annual fair in Newcastle
  • the olympics — the Olympic Games
  • the passions — feeling, as opposed to reason
  • the pliocene — the Pliocene epoch or rock series
  • the pointers — the two brightest stars in the Plough (Dubhe and Merak), which lie in the direction pointing towards the Pole Star and are therefore used to locate it
  • the scorpion — the constellation Scorpio, the eighth sign of the zodiac
  • the-pioneers — a historical novel (1823) by James Fenimore Cooper.
  • theanthropic — of or relating to both God or a god and human beings; both divine and human.
  • theophylline — a white, crystalline, poisonous alkaloid, C 7 H 8 N 4 O 2 , an isomer of theobromine, extracted from tea leaves or produced synthetically: used to relieve bronchial spasms, in the treatment of certain heart conditions, and as a diuretic.
  • thermophilic — growing best in a warm environment.
  • thermosiphon — an arrangement of siphon tubes that enables water in a heating apparatus to circulate by means of convection.
  • thermotropic — oriented growth of an organism in response to heat.
  • thiosulphate — any salt of thiosulphuric acid
  • third person — the grammatical person used by the speaker of an utterance in referring to anyone or anything other than the speaker or the one (third person singular) or ones (third person plural) being addressed.
  • thomas paine — Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
  • throw pillow — a small pillow placed on a chair, couch, etc., primarily for decoration.
  • thyrotrophic — capable of stimulating the thyroid gland.
  • to the point — a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
  • topstitching — decorative stitching, usually near and parallel to a seam, sewn so as to be visible on the right side of a garment, shoe, belt, etc.
  • touch-typing — the act of typing without having to look at the keys of the typewriter or computer keyboard
  • toxicophobia — an intense fear of poisoning
  • toxophilitic — of or relating to a person who loves archery
  • trapshooting — the sport of shooting at clay pigeons hurled into the air from a trap.
  • trephination — a small circular saw with a center pin mounted on a strong hollow metal shaft to which is attached a transverse handle: used in surgery to remove circular disks of bone from the skull.
  • triadelphous — (of stamens) united by the filaments into three sets or bundles.
  • tricephalous — with three heads
  • trichinopoly — a city in central Tamil Nadu, in S India, on the Kaveri River.
  • trichophyton — a parasitic fungus belonging to the genus Trichophyton that can infect human skin, hair, and nails
  • trichopteran — trichopterous.
  • trichopteron — trichopteran.
  • trimethoprim — a synthetic crystalline compound, C 11 H 18 N 4 O 3 , usually combined with a sulfonamide as an antibiotic preparation in the treatment of urinary tract infections and pneumocystis pneumonia.
  • triphosphate — a salt derived from triphosphoric acid.
  • trophallaxis — (among social insects) the exchange of nutriments or other secretions between members of a colony.
  • trophobiosis — the exchange of nourishment between organisms in a symbiotic relationship
  • trophobiotic — involving, belonging or relating to trophobiosis
  • trophotactic — of or relating to trophotaxis
  • trophotropic — of or relating to trophotropism
  • trophy child — anything taken in war, hunting, competition, etc., especially when preserved as a memento; spoil, prize, or award.
  • tropophilous — adapted to a climate characterized by marked environmental changes.
  • typhoid mary — Mary ("Typhoid Mary") 1869?–1938, U.S. cook, born in Ireland: known immune carrier of typhoid fever who infected many with the disease, institutionalized in 1914.
  • typographist — a person skilled in the art of typography
  • uneuphonious — pleasant in sound; agreeable to the ear; characterized by euphony: a sweet, euphonious voice.
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