12-letter words containing h, o, m, n, i
- or something — You use something in expressions such as 'or something' and 'or something like that' to indicate that you are referring to something similar to what you have just mentioned but you are not being exact.
- orchidomania — an obsession with or passion for orchids
- ornithogalum — any plant of the genus Ornithogalum
- ornithomancy — Divination by means of birds, their flight, etc.
- ornithomimid — (zoology) Any member of the Ornithomimidae.
- ornithomorph — the artistic representation of a bird
- other income — Other income is income that does not come from a company's main business, such as interest.
- overshipment — an act or instance of shipping freight or cargo.
- overwhelming — that overwhelms; overpowering: The temptation to despair may become overwhelming.
- panchromatic — sensitive to all visible colors, as a photographic film.
- parachronism — a chronological error in which a person, event, etc., is assigned a date later than the actual one.
- paramorphine — thebaine.
- pearl hominy — whole or ground hulled corn from which the bran and germ have been removed by bleaching the whole kernels in a lye bath (lye hominy) or by crushing and sifting (pearl hominy)
- perionychium — the epidermis surrounding the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail.
- phaeomelanin — a variety of melanin that gives rise to a red-coloured pigment
- phanerogamic — any of the Phanerogamia, a former primary division of plants comprising those having reproductive organs; a flowering plant or seed plant (opposed to cryptogam).
- phantom limb — a phenomenon characterized by the experience of pain, discomfort, or other sensation in the area of a missing limb or other body part, as a breast.
- phentolamine — an alpha blocker, C 1 7 H 1 9 N 3 O, used to reduce hypertensive states caused by a catecholamine excess, as in the treatment of pheochromocytoma.
- philharmonic — fond of or devoted to music; music-loving: used especially in the name of certain musical societies that sponsor symphony orchestras (Philharmonic Societies) and hence applied to their concerts (philharmonic concerts)
- phonemically — of or relating to phonemes: a phonemic system.
- phonesthemic — (of a speech sound) shared by a set of echoic or symbolic words, as the sn- of sneer, snarl, snatch, snide, snitch, snoop, etc.
- phonocamptic — possessing the property of reflecting sound or producing an echo
- phosphamidon — a systemic and contact insecticide, C 1 0 H 1 9 ClNO 5 P, used against beetles, aphids, mites, and other crop pests.
- photodynamic — the science dealing with light and its effects on living organisms.
- photomachine — a machine that prints copies of digital photographs
- physiognomic — the face or countenance, especially when considered as an index to the character: a fierce physiognomy.
- pinchcommons — a person who is frugal with food
- ponzi scheme — a swindle in which a quick return, made up of money from new investors, on an initial investment lures the victim into much bigger risks.
- postmidnight — the middle of the night; twelve o'clock at night.
- potichomania — the art or process of printing or using paint to decorate the inside of a glass vessel
- prochain ami — a next friend or next of kin
- prochein ami — next friend.
- promethazine — a phenothiaxine derivative, C 1 7 H 2 0 N 2 S, used for the symptomatic relief of allergies and in the management of motion sickness.
- prothalamion — a song or poem written to celebrate a marriage.
- psychonomics — the study of the individual mind in relation to its environment
- rachmaninoff — Sergei Wassilievitch [sur-gey vuh-seel-yuh-vich;; Russian syir-gyey vuh-syee-lyi-vyich] /sɜrˈgeɪ vəˈsil yə vɪtʃ;; Russian syɪrˈgyeɪ vʌˈsyi lyɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1943, Russian pianist and composer.
- racing homer — a kind of homing pigeon used for racing
- saint thomas — Saint Thomas ("the Angelic Doctor") 1225?–74, Italian scholastic philosopher: a major theologian of the Roman Catholic Church.
- satin-smooth — pleasantly soft and smooth, like satin
- schoenheimer — Rudolf [roo-dolf;; German roo-dawlf] /ˈru dɒlf;; German ˈru dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1898–1941, U.S. biochemist, born in Germany.
- semi-monthly — made, occurring, done, or published twice a month.
- shaving foam — lather used for shaving
- shortcomings — a failure, defect, or deficiency in conduct, condition, thought, ability, etc.: a social shortcoming; a shortcoming of his philosophy.
- show jumping — sport: horseriding event
- sixth column — the persons residing in a country at war who are devoted to aiding the fifth column in its activities, especially by lowering morale, spreading rumors, etc.
- slot machine — a gambling machine operated by inserting coins into a slot and pulling a handle that activates a set of spinning symbols on wheels, the final alignment of which determines the payoff that is released into a receptacle at the bottom.
- smallholding — a piece of land rented or sold to a farmer by county authorities for purposes of cultivation.
- smotheriness — the condition or state of smothering
- smotheringly — in a smothering manner
- spanish moss — an epiphytic plant, Tillandsia usneoides, of the southern U.S., having narrow, grayish leaves and growing in long festoons that drape the branches of trees.