12-letter words containing h, i, t, e, a
- neuropathist — a specialist in treating diseases of the nervous system; a neurologist
- niche market — specific or limited consumer interest
- night dancer — (in Uganda) a person believed to employ the help of the dead in destroying other people
- night prayer — the last of the seven canonical hours; compline
- night sweats — heavy sweating during sleep, especially as a symptom of certain diseases, as tuberculosis.
- nightcrawler — An earthworm of the species Lumbricus terrestris, known for its large size and nocturnal surfacings.
- nightingales — Plural form of nightingale.
- ninth-grader — a student in their ninth year at school
- nitromethane — a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble, poisonous liquid, CH 3 NO 2 , used chiefly as a solvent, rocket fuel, and gasoline additive and in organic synthesis.
- nomothetical — Nomothetic.
- non-athletic — physically active and strong; good at athletics or sports: an athletic child.
- 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.
- nonaesthetic — not aesthetic, not related to the appreciation of beauty
- nonarchitect — a person or builder who is not an architect
- nonbreathing — not breathing
- nonheritable — Not heritable.
- nontechnical — belonging or pertaining to an art, science, or the like: technical skill.
- normothermia — (medicine) The condition of having a normal body temperature.
- oesophagitis — Alternative spelling of esophagitis.
- oligochaetes — Plural form of oligochaete.
- on the brain — constantly in mind
- one-base hit — single (def 24).
- operatorship — (in the oil and gas industries) the right to operate a well, field, or other oil source.
- 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.
- orthopaedist — Alternative spelling of orthopedist.
- orthopedical — (American spelling) Alternative form of orthopaedical.
- outfangthief — the right of a lord to try a thief captured within his jurisdiction, regardless of where the thief is from
- over-the-air — of or relating to any means of broadcast transmission.
- overemphatic — excessive or undue emphasis.
- palaeolithic — the period of the emergence of primitive man and the manufacture of unpolished chipped stone tools, about 2.5 million to 3 million years ago until about 12 000 bc
- panaesthesia — an individual's general awareness or perception
- pantechnicon — a furniture van; moving van.
- paper-weight — a small, heavy object of glass, metal, etc., placed on papers to keep them from scattering.
- paraesthesia — an abnormal sensation, as prickling, itching, etc.
- paraesthetic — paresthesia.
- paranthelion — a bright spot in the sky caused by refraction and occurring at an angular distance from the sun of between 90° and 140°
- parchmentize — to treat (paper or the like) so that it resembles parchment.
- parenthesize — to insert (a word, phrase, etc.) as a parenthesis.
- parity check — a method for detecting errors in data communications or within a computer system by counting the number of ones or zeros per byte or per word, including a special check bit (parity bit) to see if the value is even or odd.
- patent right — the exclusive right granted by a patent, as on an invention.
- pathbreaking — pertaining to blazing a trail or path.
- pathetically — causing or evoking pity, sympathetic sadness, sorrow, etc.; pitiful; pitiable: a pathetic letter; a pathetic sight.
- pathogenesis — the production and development of disease.
- pathogenetic — the production and development of disease.
- patriarchate — the office, dignity, jurisdiction, province, or residence of an ecclesiastical patriarch.
- pearly white — white and lustrous as a pearl.
- peltier heat — the heat gained or lost at a junction of a thermocouple due to the Peltier effect.
- penthesileia — the daughter of Ares and queen of the Amazons, whom she led to the aid of Troy. She was slain by Achilles
- perichaetial — denoting the leaves in mosses that surround the archegonia and, later, the base of the sporophyte
- perichaetium — a leafy cluster (bracts) around the base of the reproductive organs of some plants, predominantly mosses