12-letter words containing i, p, h, o
- ophiolatrous — of, relating to, or practising snake-worshipping
- ophiomorphic — snakelike in form, or resembling the form of a snake
- ophiophagous — eating snakes.
- ophiophilist — a person who loves snakes
- ophthalmitis — ophthalmia.
- opisthodomos — Also called posticum. a small room in the cella of a classical temple, as for a treasury.
- opisthograph — a manuscript, parchment, or book having writing on both sides of the leaves.
- opisthotonic — of or relating to opisthotonos
- opisthotonos — Spasm of the muscles causing backward arching of the head, neck, and spine, as in severe tetanus, some kinds of meningitis, and strychnine poisoning.
- optic chiasm — a site at the base of the forebrain where the inner half of the fibers of the left and right optic nerves cross to the opposite side of the brain.
- optical path — the path of light through a medium, having a magnitude equal to the geometric distance through the system times the index of refraction of the medium.
- oreopithecus — a genus of fossil primate from the Miocene coal deposits of Italy, formerly considered to be a possible hominid.
- ornithomorph — the artistic representation of a bird
- ornithophily — pollination of flowers by birds
- ornithopters — Plural form of ornithopter.
- ornithoscopy — divination from the observation of birds
- orographical — relating to the study of mountains
- orthographic — of or relating to orthography.
- 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.
- orthopterist — someone who studies the Orthoptera
- orthopteroid — (zoology) Any of the insects historically included in the order Orthoptera, including the cockroaches, earwigs, praying mantises, etc.
- orthotropism — Botany. orthotropic tendency or growth.
- oscillograph — a device for recording the wave-forms of changing currents, voltages, or any other quantity that can be translated into electric energy, as sound waves.
- outpouchings — Plural form of outpouching.
- overemphasis — excessive or undue emphasis.
- overemphatic — excessive or undue emphasis.
- overlordship — a person who is lord over another or over other lords: to obey the will of one's sovereign and overlord.
- overshipment — an act or instance of shipping freight or cargo.
- packinghouse — a building where foodstuffs are packed
- paedomorphic — showing signs of paedomorphism
- paedophiliac — an adult who is sexually attracted to young children.
- paimio chair — a chair developed by Alvar Aalto between 1930 and 1933, having two continuous, ribbonlike elements made of bent laminated birch veneers forming the arms and legs and supporting a sheet of bent plywood that forms the back and seat.
- pakeha māori — (in the 19th century) a European who adopted the Māori way of life
- 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
- pancho-villa — Francisco [frahn-sees-kaw] /frɑnˈsis kɔ/ (Show IPA), (Doroteo Arango"Pancho Villa") 1877–1923, Mexican general and revolutionist.
- panchromatic — sensitive to all visible colors, as a photographic film.
- panning shot — pan3 (def 6).
- pantechnicon — a furniture van; moving van.
- pantophagist — an omnivore
- parachronism — a chronological error in which a person, event, etc., is assigned a date later than the actual one.
- paramorphine — thebaine.
- paramorphism — the process by which a paramorph is formed.
- paranthelion — a bright spot in the sky caused by refraction and occurring at an angular distance from the sun of between 90° and 140°
- paraphimosis — inability to retract the penis into the prepuce as a result of narrowing of the prepuce
- parapophysis — the process of a vertebra
- parasphenoid — a bone next to the sphenoid bone in the skull of some animals
- parish house — a building used by a church chiefly for administrative and social purposes.
- parochialise — to make parochial.