11-letter words containing o, h, p
- nonemphatic — lacking emphasis, not emphatic
- nonhospital — not related to, identified with, or taking place in a hospital
- nonpathogen — An organism that is not a pathogen.
- nonphonemic — not phonemic
- nonphonetic — not phonetic
- nonphysical — of or relating to the body: physical exercise.
- north slope — the northern coastal area of Alaska, rich in oil and natural gas: so called because it is N of the Brooks Range sloping down to the Arctic Ocean.
- northampton — a city in Northamptonshire, in central England.
- notaphilist — a person who studies or collects paper money
- noun phrase — a construction that functions syntactically as a noun, consisting of a noun and any modifiers, as all the men in the room who are reading books, or of a noun substitute, as a pronoun.
- nucleophile — of or relating to electron contribution in covalent bonding (opposed to electrophilic).
- nyctophobia — an abnormal fear of night or darkness.
- nympholepsy — an ecstasy supposed by the ancients to be inspired by nymphs.
- nympholepts — Plural form of nympholept.
- nymphomania — abnormally excessive and uncontrollable sexual desire in women.
- oarsmanship — The skill of rowing a boat.
- ocean perch — redfish (def 1).
- ochlophobia — an abnormal fear of crowds.
- ochlophobic — relating to or suffering from ochlophobia
- odontograph — an instrument for laying out the forms of gear teeth or ratchets.
- odontopathy — (pathology) Any disease that affects the teeth.
- odontophore — a structure in the mouth of most mollusks over which the radula is drawn backward and forward in the process of breaking up food.
- odynophagia — Severe pain in mouth or esophagus when attempting to swallow.
- oenophilist — a person who enjoys wines, usually as a connoisseur.
- oesophageal — esophageal.
- off the map — no longer important or in existence (esp in the phrase wipe off the map)
- off the top — from gross income
- off-the-peg — ready-to-wear.
- officership — a person who holds a position of rank or authority in the army, navy, air force, or any similar organization, especially one who holds a commission.
- old spanish — the Spanish language of the 12th to the 16th centuries. Abbreviation: OSp.
- oligotrophy — the state of being oligotrophic, or deficient in nutrients but high in oxygen.
- ommatophore — a tentacle or movable stalk bearing an eye, as in certain snails.
- omphalocele — A hernia of the navel.
- on the cusp — If you say that someone or something is on the cusp, you mean they are between two states, or are about to be in a particular state.
- on the jump — in a hurry
- on the piss — drinking alcohol, esp in large quantities
- on the spin — one after another
- on the spot — Radio, Television. pertaining to the point of origin of a local broadcast. broadcast between announced programs.
- on-the-spot — done or occurring at the time or place in question: an on-the-spot recording.
- onychophagy — the habit of biting one's fingernails
- open cheque — an uncrossed cheque that can be cashed at the drawee bank
- open switch — (IBM, probably from railways) An unresolved question, issue, or problem.
- open-handed — generous; liberal: openhanded hospitality.
- open-hearth — noting, pertaining to, or produced by the open-hearth process.
- openhearted — Frank and candid.
- openinsight — (programming, database) The workflow-enabled Windows 95/Windows NT version of Advanced Revelation, featuring native support for Lotus Notes, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle and ODBC. OpenInsight is available from Revelation Software.
- opera house — a theater devoted chiefly to operas.
- ophicalcite — a type of marble containing serpentine and calcite
- ophicleides — Plural form of ophicleide.
- ophidiarium — an enclosure for snakes, adapted to their normal living conditions