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13-letter words containing n, o, e, t, h, i

  • organ whistle — a steam or air whistle in which the jet is forced up against the thin edge of a pipe closed at the top.
  • ornithichnite — (paleontology) The footmark of a bird occurring in strata of stone.
  • orthogonalise — to make (vectors, functions, etc.) orthogonal.
  • orthogonalize — to make (vectors, functions, etc.) orthogonal.
  • outstretching — Present participle of outstretch.
  • over-shipment — an act or instance of shipping freight or cargo.
  • overbreathing — hyperventilation
  • overhastiness — the condition of being overhasty
  • overnight bag — a travel bag large enough to hold personal articles and clothing for an overnight trip.
  • painted horse — paint (def 6).
  • pantheologist — a student of, or expert in, pantheology
  • pathogenicity — the disease-producing capacity of a pathogen.
  • pentastichous — (of plant leaves) arranged in five vertical rows
  • perchlorinate — to combine with the maximum proportion of chlorine.
  • phallocentric — a doctrine or belief centered on the phallus, especially a belief in the superiority of the male sex.
  • phenobarbital — a white, crystalline powder, C 1 2 H 1 2 N 2 O 3 , used as a sedative, a hypnotic, and as an antispasmodic in epilepsy.
  • phenomenality — highly extraordinary or prodigious; exceptional: phenomenal speed.
  • phenothiazine — Chemistry. a grayish-green to greenish-yellow, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 1 2 H 9 NS, used chiefly as an insecticide and vermifuge, and in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals.
  • phone-tapping — Phone-tapping is the activity of listening secretly to someone's phone conversations using special electronic equipment. In most cases phone-tapping is illegal.
  • photoemission — photoelectric effect.
  • photofinisher — a person whose profession is photofinishing
  • photogelatine — relating to photographic processes in which gelatine is used in receiving or transferring prints
  • photonegative — pertaining to a substance, as selenium, having a conductivity that decreases upon absorption of electromagnetic radiation.
  • photoreaction — a chemical reaction that involves or requires light.
  • phycoerythrin — a red protein pigment occurring in red algae.
  • phyllogenetic — of or relating to the development of leaves.
  • physostigmine — an alkaloid, C 1 5 H 2 1 N 3 O 2 , used in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease to raise the level of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine and also as a miotic in glaucoma.
  • phytocoenosis — the plants of a given area considered as a whole.
  • phytonutrient — phytochemical.
  • piano teacher — tutor of piano-playing
  • picture phone — a mobile phone that can take, send, and receive photographs
  • plain-clothes — Plain-clothes police officers wear ordinary clothes instead of a police uniform.
  • pointy-headed — stupid; idiotic.
  • polysynthetic — (of a language) characterized by a prevalence of relatively long words containing a large number of affixes to express syntactic relationships and meanings. Many American Indian languages are polysynthetic. Compare analytic (def 3), synthetic (def 3).
  • polytechnical — relating to a technical school
  • premonishment — a forewarning
  • psychogenetic — genesis of the psyche.
  • psychotogenic — a substance that causes a psychotic reaction.
  • pyrotechnical — of or relating to pyrotechnics.
  • refashionment — the act or state of being refashioned
  • retail anchor — A retail anchor is a popular store whose name will attract customers to a shopping mall.
  • right section — a representation of an object as it would appear if cut by a plane perpendicular to its longest axis.
  • righteousness — the quality or state of being righteous.
  • schizogenetic — reproducing or formed by fission.
  • section eight — a military discharge for physical or mental unfitness as determined by an Army Regulation in effect from 1922 to 1944.
  • self-loathing — strong dislike or disgust; intense aversion.
  • self-soothing — that soothes: a soothing voice.
  • sex chromatin — Barr body.
  • shed light on — something that makes things visible or affords illumination: All colors depend on light.
  • sheep station — a large sheep farm
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