12-letter words containing h, o, n, r, l, e
- lounge chair — a chair designed for lounging, as an easy chair, chaise longue, or recliner.
- lycanthropes — Plural form of lycanthrope.
- malnourished — poorly or improperly nourished; suffering from malnutrition: thin, malnourished victims of the famine.
- melanochroic — Melanochroid
- melanophores — Plural form of melanophore.
- michel baron — Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA), (Michel Boyron) 1653–1729, French actor.
- monochloride — a chloride containing one atom of chlorine with one atom of another element or a group.
- motherliness — The property of being motherly.
- nasotracheal — (anatomy) Of or relating to the nose and trachea.
- necrophiliac — an erotic attraction to corpses.
- necrophilism — necrophilia.
- necrophilous — displaying a preference for dead tissue, esp of certain bacteria and insects
- 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.
- nephrologist — A physician whose speciality is nephrology.
- nether world — the infernal regions; hell.
- netherworlds — Plural form of netherworld.
- neurohumoral — of or pertaining to a neurohumour
- 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.
- new rochelle — a city in SE New York, near New York City.
- nielsbohrium — dubnium: symbol, Ns: the name originally proposed by Russian scientists for this element
- noncrushable — (of a container, material, etc) not easily crushed
- nonheritable — Not heritable.
- nonspherical — not spherical
- nonvehicular — Not vehicular.
- north platte — a river flowing from N Colorado through SE Wyoming and W Nebraska into the Platte. 618 miles (995 sq. km) long.
- noteworthily — worthy of notice or attention; notable; remarkable: a noteworthy addition to our collection of rare books.
- oligophrenia — less than normal mental development.
- oligophrenic — less than normal mental development.
- olive branch — a branch of the olive tree as an emblem of peace.
- on the alert — fully aware and attentive; wide-awake; keen: an alert mind.
- on the prowl — to rove or go about stealthily, as in search of prey, something to steal, etc.
- open slather — to spread or apply thickly: to slather butter on toast.
- ortho-xylene — Chemistry. a clear, colorless, poisonous, flammable liquid, C 8 H 10 , the ortho isomer of xylene: used chiefly in the synthesis of phthalic anhydride.
- overlengthen — to extend excessively
- overwhelming — that overwhelms; overpowering: The temptation to despair may become overwhelming.
- paranthelion — a bright spot in the sky caused by refraction and occurring at an angular distance from the sun of between 90° and 140°
- 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)
- phenyl group — the univalent group C 6 H 5 –, derived from benzene.
- philodendron — a tropical American climbing plant belonging to the genus Philodendron, of the arum family, usually having smooth, shiny, evergreen leaves, often used as an ornamental houseplant.
- photonuclear — of, relating to, or caused by the collision of high-energy photons with the nucleus of an atom.
- phrenologist — a psychological theory or analytical method based on the belief that certain mental faculties and character traits are indicated by the configurations of the skull.
- phrenologize — to treat with phrenology or phrenological methods
- pinch roller — a flexible device that presses magnetic tape against the capstan in a tape recorder.
- pollen brush — the mass of stiff hairs on the legs or abdomen of an insect, for collecting pollen.
- polyurethane — a thermoplastic polymer containing the group NHCOO: used for padding and insulation in furniture, clothing, and packaging, and in the manufacture of resins for adhesives, elastomers, and fillers.
- prehensorial — relating to a part that grasps
- preneolithic — (sometimes lowercase) Anthropology. of, relating to, or characteristic of the last phase of the Stone Age, marked by the domestication of animals, the development of agriculture, and the manufacture of pottery and textiles: commonly thought to have begun c9000–8000 b.c. in the Middle East. Compare Mesolithic, Paleolithic.
- preschooling — the education of preschool children.