12-letter words containing n, o, r, h, y, t
- hydronautics — (nautical) The science of the design and construction of ships, their engines, and their instrumentation.
- hydrozincite — a hydrous zinc carbonate, Zn 5 (CO 3) 2 (OH) 6 , an important ore of zinc in some localities.
- hymenopteran — hymenopterous.
- hymenopteron — hymenopteran.
- hyperfiction — nonlinear fiction created in electronic hypertext form and containing multiple plot developments, endings, etc., that can be evoked interactively.
- hypertension — Pathology. elevation of the blood pressure, especially the diastolic pressure. an arterial disease characterized by this condition.
- hypnotherapy — treatment of a symptom, disease, or addiction by means of hypnotism.
- hyponatremia — (medicine) An abnormally low concentration of sodium (or salt) in blood plasma.
- hypoplastron — the third lateral plate in the plastron of turtles
- hysterogenic — inducing hysteria.
- hysteromania — unusually increased sexual desire in a woman
- incoherently — without logical or meaningful connection; disjointed; rambling: an incoherent sentence.
- iontotherapy — (medicine) The therapeutic use of iontophoresis.
- keratohyalin — (biology) A protein structure found in granules in the stratum granulosum of the epidermis, which may be involved in keratinization, and in Hassall corpuscles in the thymus.
- kinetography — a camera for taking pictures for a kinetoscope.
- lachrymation — the secretion of tears, especially in abnormal abundance.
- liothyronine — A form of thyroid hormone used to treat hypothyroidism and myxedema coma.
- lycanthropes — Plural form of lycanthrope.
- lycanthropic — a delusion in which one imagines oneself to be a wolf or other wild animal.
- magnotherapy — Any of several alternative medicine therapies using magnetism.
- monohydrates — Plural form of monohydrate.
- monotriglyph — (in the Doric order) any intercolumniation having one whole triglyph.
- morphosyntax — the study of the morphological and syntactic properties of linguistic or grammatical units.
- narcotherapy — an infrequently used method of treating mental disorders by intravenous injection of barbiturates.
- naughty word — a word that is considered to be rude
- neoorthodoxy — a movement in Protestant theology, beginning after World War I, stressing the absolute sovereignty of God and chiefly characterized by a reaction against liberal theology and a reaffirmation of certain doctrines of the Reformation.
- nephelometry — Bacteriology. an apparatus containing a series of barium chloride standards used to determine the number of bacteria in a suspension.
- neuronopathy — A form of polyneuropathy caused by destruction of neurons.
- non-hydrated — chemically combined with water in its molecular form.
- north kvaløy — an island in the Arctic Ocean, off the N coast of Norway. Area: 329 sq km (127 sq miles)
- northern spy — an American variety of red-striped apple that ripens in autumn or early winter.
- noteworthily — worthy of notice or attention; notable; remarkable: a noteworthy addition to our collection of rare books.
- nychthemeron — a twenty-four hour span that includes a night and a day
- odontography — a treatise regarding the teeth
- ornithomancy — Divination by means of birds, their flight, etc.
- ornithophily — pollination of flowers by birds
- ornithoscopy — divination from the observation of birds
- 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.
- orthogonally — Mathematics. Also, orthographic. pertaining to or involving right angles or perpendiculars: an orthogonal projection. (of a system of real functions) defined so that the integral of the product of any two different functions is zero. (of a system of complex functions) defined so that the integral of the product of a function times the complex conjugate of any other function equals zero. (of two vectors) having an inner product equal to zero. (of a linear transformation) defined so that the length of a vector under the transformation equals the length of the original vector. (of a square matrix) defined so that its product with its transpose results in the identity matrix.
- pentahydroxy — (of a molecule) containing five hydroxyl groups.
- pericynthion — the point at which a spacecraft launched from earth into a lunar orbit is nearest the moon
- phanerophyte — a tree or shrub that bears its perennating buds more than 25 cm above the level of the soil
- pharyngotomy — surgical incision into the pharynx
- phenocrystic — relating to a phenocryst
- philanthropy — altruistic concern for human welfare and advancement, usually manifested by donations of money, property, or work to needy persons, by endowment of institutions of learning and hospitals, and by generosity to other socially useful purposes.
- phrontistery — a place or establishment for thinking, studying, or learning
- phytohormone — hormone (def 3).
- 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.
- prothonotary — a chief clerk or official in certain courts of law.
- protosynthex — A query system for English text.