12-letter words containing h, o, n, s
- monotheistic — pertaining to, characterized by, or adhering to monotheism, the doctrine that there is only one God: a monotheistic religion.
- monotrichous — (of bacteria) having a single flagellum at one pole.
- month's mind — a Requiem Mass said on the thirtieth day after a person's death or burial.
- morphosyntax — the study of the morphological and syntactic properties of linguistic or grammatical units.
- mother-seton — Saint Elizabeth Ann (Bayley) ("Mother Seton") 1774–1821, U.S. educator, social-welfare reformer, and religious leader: first native-born American to be canonized (1975).
- motherliness — The property of being motherly.
- mount pisgah — the mountain slopes to the northeast of the Dead Sea, from one of which, Mount Nebo, Moses viewed Canaan
- mount shasta — Mount, a volcanic peak in N California, in the Cascade Range. 14,161 feet (4315 meters).
- mountain ash — variety of tree
- mutton chops — side whiskers trimmed in the shape of chops, widening out from the temples
- mythogenesis — the creation and development of myths
- nakhon sawan — a city in W central Thailand, on the Chao Phraya River.
- nasal concha — turbinate (def 4).
- nasotracheal — (anatomy) Of or relating to the nose and trachea.
- natchitoches — a city in NW Louisiana.
- necrophagous — That eats dead or decaying animal flesh.
- necrophilism — necrophilia.
- necrophilous — displaying a preference for dead tissue, esp of certain bacteria and insects
- necrophorous — denoting animals, such as certain beetles, that carry away the bodies of dead animals
- nephrologist — A physician whose speciality is nephrology.
- nephroptosis — An abnormal condition in which the kidney drops down into the pelvis when the patient stands up.
- nephrostomes — Plural form of nephrostome.
- nephrotomies — Plural form of nephrotomy.
- netherworlds — Plural form of netherworld.
- neurochemist — A researcher or other professional in the field of neurochemistry.
- neuropathies — Plural form of neuropathy.
- neuropathist — a specialist in treating diseases of the nervous system; a neurologist
- neutrophiles — (of a cell or cell part) having an affinity for neutral dyes.
- neutrosophic — Neutrosophy
- neutrosphere — the part of the atmosphere whose constituents are, for the most part, electrically neutral, extending from the earth's surface to the base of the ionosphere.
- newfashioned — Alternative form of new-fashioned.
- nicholas iii — (Giovanni Gaetani Orsini) died 1280, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1277–80.
- nielsbohrium — dubnium: symbol, Ns: the name originally proposed by Russian scientists for this element
- night person — a person who prefers to stay up late or who functions best during the nighttime hours.
- night school — a school held in the evening, especially for working adults and others who are unable to attend school during the day.
- night vision — ability to see at night or in a dim light.
- nightclothes — Clothes worn to bed.
- nihil obstat — permission to publish a book, granted by an official censor who, upon examining it, has certified that it contains nothing contrary to faith or morals.
- nilo-saharan — a family of African languages, including the Central and Eastern Sudanic groups as well as Kanuri, Songhai, and other languages, spoken from the Sahara southward to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania.
- nitrophilous — (of plants) growing in soil well supplied with nitrogen
- no less than — at least
- no such luck — You can say 'No such luck' when you want to express your disappointment over something.
- no thanks to — to express gratitude, appreciation, or acknowledgment to: She thanked them for their hospitality.
- noahide laws — the seven laws given to Noah after the Flood, which decree the establishment of a fair system of justice in society, and prohibit idolatry, blasphemy, murder, adultery and incest, robbery, and the eating of flesh taken from a living animal
- noam chomsky — (Avram) Noam [nohm,, noh-uh m] /noʊm,, ˈnoʊ əm/ (Show IPA), born 1928, U.S. linguist, educator, and political activist.
- non-cohesion — the act or state of cohering, uniting, or sticking together.
- non-cohesive — characterized by or causing cohesion: a cohesive agent.
- non-hispanic — Spanish.
- non-shedding — to pour forth (water or other liquid), as a fountain.
- non-strophic — Also, strophical. consisting of, pertaining to, or characterized by a strophe or strophes.