12-letter words containing o, n, t, h
- nephrologist — A physician whose speciality is nephrology.
- nephropathic — characterized by or relating to nephropathy
- nephroptosis — An abnormal condition in which the kidney drops down into the pelvis when the patient stands up.
- nephrostomes — Plural form of nephrostome.
- nephrotomies — Plural form of nephrotomy.
- nether world — the infernal regions; hell.
- netherworlds — Plural form of netherworld.
- network, the — 1. (jargon, networking) (Or "the net") The union of all the major noncommercial, academic and hacker-oriented networks, such as Internet, the old ARPANET, NSFnet, BITNET, and the virtual UUCP and Usenet "networks", plus the corporate in-house networks and commercial time-sharing services (such as CompuServe) that gateway to them. A site was generally considered "on the network" if it could be reached by electronic mail through some combination of Internet-style (@-sign) and UUCP (bang-path) addresses. Since the explosion of the Internet in the mid 1990s, the term is now synonymous with the Internet. See network address. 2. (body) A fictional conspiracy of libertarian hacker-subversives and anti-authoritarian monkeywrenchers described in Robert Anton Wilson's novel "Schrödinger's Cat", to which many hackers have subsequently decided they belong (this is an example of ha ha only serious).
- neurochemist — A researcher or other professional in the field of neurochemistry.
- neuronopathy — A form of polyneuropathy caused by destruction of neurons.
- neuropathies — Plural form of neuropathy.
- neuropathist — a specialist in treating diseases of the nervous system; a neurologist
- neurotrophic — of or relating to the effect of nerves on the nutritive processes.
- neutrophiles — (of a cell or cell part) having an affinity for neutral dyes.
- neutrophilic — (of a cell or its contents) readily stained only by neutral dyes.
- neutrosophic — Neutrosophy
- neutrosphere — the part of the atmosphere whose constituents are, for the most part, electrically neutral, extending from the earth's surface to the base of the ionosphere.
- new brighton — a town in E Minnesota.
- new plymouth — a seaport on W North Island, in New Zealand.
- new theology — a movement away from orthodox or fundamentalist theological thought, originating in the late 19th century and aimed at reconciling modern concepts and discoveries in science and philosophy with theology.
- night editor — an editor responsible for getting a morning newspaper to press, for the night operations of a wire service, or the like.
- night monkey — douroucouli.
- night office — the office for matins.
- night people — a person who prefers to stay up late or who functions best during the nighttime hours.
- night person — a person who prefers to stay up late or who functions best during the nighttime hours.
- night porter — A night porter is a person whose job is to be on duty at the main reception desk of a hotel throughout the night.
- night school — a school held in the evening, especially for working adults and others who are unable to attend school during the day.
- night terror — a sudden feeling of extreme fear that awakens a sleeping person, usually during slow-wave sleep, and is not associated with a dream or nightmare.
- night vision — ability to see at night or in a dim light.
- nightclothes — Clothes worn to bed.
- nihil obstat — permission to publish a book, granted by an official censor who, upon examining it, has certified that it contains nothing contrary to faith or morals.
- nitromethane — a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble, poisonous liquid, CH 3 NO 2 , used chiefly as a solvent, rocket fuel, and gasoline additive and in organic synthesis.
- nitrophilous — (of plants) growing in soil well supplied with nitrogen
- no less than — at least
- no match for — If one person or thing is no match for another, they are unable to compete successfully with the other person or thing.
- no thanks to — to express gratitude, appreciation, or acknowledgment to: She thanked them for their hospitality.
- nomothetical — Nomothetic.
- non-athletic — physically active and strong; good at athletics or sports: an athletic child.
- non-atrophic — Also, atrophia [uh-troh-fee-uh] /əˈtroʊ fi ə/ (Show IPA). Pathology. a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage.
- non-catholic — of or relating to a Catholic church, especially the Roman Catholic Church.
- non-coherent — logically connected; consistent: a coherent argument.
- non-empathic — of, relating to, or characterized by empathy, the psychological identification with the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of others: a sensitive, empathetic school counselor.
- non-hydrated — chemically combined with water in its molecular form.
- non-inherent — existing in someone or something as a permanent and inseparable element, quality, or attribute; inhering: an inherent distrust of strangers.
- non-matching — not matching: a nonmatching set of furniture.
- non-strophic — Also, strophical. consisting of, pertaining to, or characterized by a strophe or strophes.
- non-thinking — rational; reasoning: People are thinking animals.
- nonaesthetic — not aesthetic, not related to the appreciation of beauty
- nonarchitect — a person or builder who is not an architect
- nonbreathing — not breathing