12-letter words containing o, n, t, e, r, h

northern min — Foochow (def 2).
northern spy — an American variety of red-striped apple that ripens in autumn or early winter.
northernmost — farthest north.
northwestern — Of or pertaining to the northwest; from or to in such a direction.
northwesters — Plural form of northwester.
northwestnet — (NWNET) Kochmer, J., and NorthWestNet, "The Internet Passport: NorthWestNets Guide to Our World Online", NorthWestNet, Bellevue, WA, 1992.
noteworthily — worthy of notice or attention; notable; remarkable: a noteworthy addition to our collection of rare books.
nourishments — Plural form of nourishment.
nychthemeron — a twenty-four hour span that includes a night and a day
on the alert — fully aware and attentive; wide-awake; keen: an alert mind.
on the brain — constantly in mind
on the cards — likely
on the cross — diagonally
on the fritz — on the fritz, not in working order: Our TV went on the fritz last night.
on the march — If a group of soldiers are on the march, they are marching somewhere.
on the outer — excluded or neglected
on the prowl — to rove or go about stealthily, as in search of prey, something to steal, etc.
on the rocks — a large mass of stone forming a hill, cliff, promontory, or the like.
on the ropes — a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
one or other — You use one or other to refer to one or more things or people in a group, when it does not matter which particular one or ones are thought of or chosen.
open slather — to spread or apply thickly: to slather butter on toast.
open-hearted — unreserved, candid, or frank: open-hearted advice.
or something — You use something in expressions such as 'or something' and 'or something like that' to indicate that you are referring to something similar to what you have just mentioned but you are not being exact.
orchestrions — Plural form of orchestrion.
ornithopters — Plural form of ornithopter.
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.
orthocenters — Plural form of orthocenter.
orthodonture — orthodontia (def 2).
orthogenesis — Biology. Also called orthoselection. evolution of a species proceeding by continuous structural changes in a single lineage without presenting a branching pattern of descent. a theory that the evolution of a species in a continuous, nonbranching manner is due to a predetermined series of alterations intrinsic to the species and not subject to natural selection.
orthogenetic — pertaining to or exhibiting orthogenesis.
orthopterans — Plural form of orthopteran.
orthotonesis — accentuation of a proclitic or enclitic
ostrich fern — a tall North American fern, Matteuccia struthiopteris, with large mature leaves that resemble ostrich plumes, a popular landscaping plant whose curled new leaves, called fiddleheads, are eaten as a vegetable.
other income — Other income is income that does not come from a company's main business, such as interest.
overlengthen — to extend excessively
overnighting — for or during the night: to stay overnight.
overshipment — an act or instance of shipping freight or cargo.
ozonic ether — a solution of hydrogen peroxide in ethyl ether.
paranthelion — a bright spot in the sky caused by refraction and occurring at an angular distance from the sun of between 90° and 140°
parathormone — a hormone secreted by the parathyroids, important in the control of the calcium-phosphorus balance of the body
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
phenocrystic — relating to a phenocryst
photocurrent — an electric current produced by a photoelectric effect.
photoengrave — to make a photoengraving of.
photoneutron — a neutron emitted from a nucleus during photodisintegration.
photonuclear — of, relating to, or caused by the collision of high-energy photons with the nucleus of an atom.
phrenologist — a psychological theory or analytical method based on the belief that certain mental faculties and character traits are indicated by the configurations of the skull.
phrontistery — a place or establishment for thinking, studying, or learning

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