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12-letter words containing h, o, m, p, n

  • morphonology — morphophonemics (def 1).
  • morphosyntax — the study of the morphological and syntactic properties of linguistic or grammatical units.
  • mothproofing — Present participle of mothproof.
  • mount pisgah — the mountain slopes to the northeast of the Dead Sea, from one of which, Mount Nebo, Moses viewed Canaan
  • mutton chops — side whiskers trimmed in the shape of chops, widening out from the temples
  • necrophilism — necrophilia.
  • nephelometer — Bacteriology. an apparatus containing a series of barium chloride standards used to determine the number of bacteria in a suspension.
  • nephelometry — Bacteriology. an apparatus containing a series of barium chloride standards used to determine the number of bacteria in a suspension.
  • nephrostomes — Plural form of nephrostome.
  • nephrotomies — Plural form of nephrotomy.
  • new plymouth — a seaport on W North Island, in New Zealand.
  • 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.
  • normal pitch — relative point, position, or degree: a high pitch of excitement.
  • not much cop — If you say that something is not much cop, you mean that it is not very good, and is disappointing.
  • nympholeptic — an ecstasy supposed by the ancients to be inspired by nymphs.
  • nymphomaniac — a woman who has abnormally excessive and uncontrollable sexual desire.
  • omphalomancy — Divination by means of a child's navel, to learn how many children the mother may have.
  • on the stump — If politicians are on the stump, they are campaigning for an election.
  • open-mouthed — having the mouth open.
  • ornithomorph — the artistic representation of a bird
  • overshipment — an act or instance of shipping freight or cargo.
  • panchromatic — sensitive to all visible colors, as a photographic film.
  • panpharmacon — a remedy or panacea
  • parachronism — a chronological error in which a person, event, etc., is assigned a date later than the actual one.
  • paramorphine — thebaine.
  • parathormone — a hormone secreted by the parathyroids, important in the control of the calcium-phosphorus balance of the body
  • 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.
  • pharyngotomy — surgical incision into the pharynx
  • phenomenally — highly extraordinary or prodigious; exceptional: phenomenal speed.
  • 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)
  • phone number — of individual, business
  • 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
  • photomontage — a combination of several photographs joined together for artistic effect or to show more of the subject than can be shown in a single photograph.
  • phrasemonger — phrasemaker (def 2).
  • physiognomic — the face or countenance, especially when considered as an index to the character: a fierce physiognomy.
  • phytohormone — hormone (def 3).
  • pinchcommons — a person who is frugal with food
  • pneumography — the process of recording the movements of the thorax in respiration.
  • pneumothorax — the presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity.
  • 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.
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