16-letter words containing n, o, a, h

on the bandwagon — on the popular or apparently winning side, as in an election
on the beam-ends — tipping so far to the side as to be in danger of capsizing
on the breadline — impoverished; living at subsistence level
on the downgrade — waning in importance, popularity, health, etc
on the safe side — as a precaution
on the same page — one side of a leaf of something printed or written, as a book, manuscript, or letter.
on the scrapheap — (of people or things) having outlived their usefulness
on the up and up — to, toward, or in a more elevated position: to climb up to the top of a ladder.
on the up-and-up — to, toward, or in a more elevated position: to climb up to the top of a ladder.
one and the same — When two or more people or things are thought to be separate and you say that they are one and the same, you mean that they are in fact one single person or thing.
one for the road — a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
one with another — on average
online thesaurus — a thesaurus or dictionary of words with the same or nearly the same meanings, or synonyms, and their opposites, or antonyms, such as Thesaurus.com, available on the Internet or the World Wide Web, accessed through a web browser, and used by entering a query term into a search box on the site. An online thesaurus provides immediate electronic access to lists of alternate terms for the queried word, covering its various shades of meaning: This online thesaurus showed me that smart, as an adjective, not only means intelligent, but also stylish, or lively, and gave long lists of other words for each meaning.
open parenthesis — left parenthesis
open scholarship — a scholarship which anyone can apply for
organophosphates — Plural form of organophosphate.
organophosphorus — Denoting synthetic organic compounds containing phosphorus, especially pesticides and nerve gases of this kind.
ornithologically — In terms of ornithology.
orthodoxy sunday — a solemn festival held on the first Sunday of Lent (Orthodoxy Sunday) commemorating the restoration of the use of icons in the church (a.d. 842) and the triumph over all heresies.
over the transom — by unsolicited submission, as to a publisher
overenthusiastic — full of or characterized by enthusiasm; ardent: He seems very enthusiastic about his role in the play.
palaeolithic man — any of various primitive types of man, such as Neanderthal man and Java man, who lived in the Palaeolithic
palmerston north — a city in New Zealand, in the S North Island on the Manawatu River. Pop: 78 100 (2004 est)
pantothenic acid — a hydroxy acid, C 9 H 1 7 O 5 N, found in plant and animal tissues, rice, bran, etc., that is part of the B complex of vitamins and is essential for cell growth.
para-nitrophenol — any compound derived from phenol by the replacement of one or more of its ring hydrogen atoms by the nitro group.
parochialization — a parochial character, spirit, or tendency; excessive narrowness of interests or view; provincialism.
pavillon chinois — crescent (def 6).
peano arithmetic — (mathematics) Giuseppe Peano's system for representing natural numbers inductively using only two symbols, "0" (zero) and "S" (successor). This system could be expressed as a recursive data type with the following Haskell definition: data Peano = Zero | Succ Peano The number three, usually written "SSS0", would be Succ (Succ (Succ Zero)). Addition of Peano numbers can be expressed as a simple syntactic transformation: plus Zero n = n plus (Succ m) n = Succ (plus m n) (1995-03-28)
pentothal sodium — thiopental sodium
perchloromethane — carbon tetrachloride.
personal hygiene — bodily cleanliness
personal shopper — a person, often a store employee, whose job is to assist shoppers in selecting clothing or other merchandise.
phagocytic index — the average number of bacteria ingested per phagocyte in an incubated mixture of bacteria, phagocytes, and blood serum: used in determining the opsonic index.
phantasmagorical — having a fantastic or deceptive appearance, as something in a dream or created by the imagination.
pharmacodynamics — the branch of pharmacology dealing with the course of action, effect, and breakdown of drugs within the body.
pharmacogenetics — the branch of pharmacology that examines the relation of genetic factors to variations in response to drugs.
pharmacogenomics — the study of human genetic variability in relation to drug action and its application to medical treatment
pharmacokinetics — the branch of pharmacology that studies the fate of pharmacological substances in the body, as their absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination.
phase modulation — radio transmission in which the carrier wave is modulated by changing its phase to transmit the amplitude and pitch of the signal.
phenomenological — the study of phenomena.
phenoxybenzamine — an alpha blocker, C 1 8 H 2 2 ClNO, used to dilate vascular peripheral blood vessels in the treatment of Raynaud's disease and in pheochromocytoma.
philanthropistic — a person who practices philanthropy.
phonocardiograph — an instrument for graphically recording the sound of the heartbeat.
photochronograph — a device formerly used for taking a series of instantaneous photographs of a rapidly moving object.
photocoagulation — a surgical technique using an intense beam of light from a laser or a xenon-arc bulb to seal blood vessels or coagulate tissue, used primarily in ophthalmology to repair detached retinas or to treat certain kinds of retinopathy.
photorespiration — the oxidation of carbohydrates in many higher plants in which they get oxygen from light and then release carbon dioxide, somewhat different from photosynthesis.
photozincography — a type of photoengraving using a sensitized zinc plate.
phylogenetically — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
physiognomically — the face or countenance, especially when considered as an index to the character: a fierce physiognomy.
phytoremediation — a process of decontaminating soil or water by using plants and trees to absorb or break down pollutants.

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