19-letter words containing o, n, t, h
- occupational health — Occupational health is the branch of medicine that deals with the health of people in their workplace or in relation to their job.
- old english pattern — a spoon pattern having a stem curving backward at the end.
- old man and the sea — a novel (1952) by Ernest Hemingway.
- old spanish customs — irregular practices among a group of workers to gain increased financial allowances, reduced working hours, etc
- on an empty stomach — If you do something on an empty stomach, you do it without having eaten.
- on the baker's list — in good health
- on the razor's edge — a sharp-edged instrument used especially for shaving the face or trimming the hair.
- on the threshold of — If you are on the threshold of something exciting or new, you are about to experience it.
- on top of the world — the highest or loftiest point or part of anything; apex; summit. Synonyms: zenith, acme, peak, pinnacle, vertex. Antonyms: bottom, base, foot, lowest point.
- on-the-job training — apprenticeship, learning by doing
- one after the other — one at a time
- one of those things — something that cannot be avoided, helped, changed, etc.
- one way and another — on balance
- one's money's worth — full value for the money one has paid for something
- open the floodgates — If events open the floodgates to something, they make it possible for that thing to happen much more often or much more seriously than before.
- open-hearth furnace — a process of steelmaking in which the charge is laid in a furnace (open-hearth furnace) on a shallow hearth and heated directly by burning gas as well as radiatively by the furnace walls.
- open-hearth process — a process of steelmaking in which the charge is laid in a furnace (open-hearth furnace) on a shallow hearth and heated directly by burning gas as well as radiatively by the furnace walls.
- operations research — the analysis, usually involving mathematical treatment, of a process, problem, or operation to determine its purpose and effectiveness and to gain maximum efficiency.
- oriental fruit moth — a moth, Grapholitha molesta, introduced into the U.S. from Asia, the larvae of which infest and feed on the twigs and fruits of peach, plum, and related trees.
- orthopaedic surgeon — a surgeon specializing in the branch of surgery concerned with disorders of the spine and joints and the repair of deformities of these parts
- otorhinolaryngology — otolaryngology.
- ousterhout, john k. — John Ousterhout
- out of the ordinary — of no special quality or interest; commonplace; unexceptional: One novel is brilliant, the other is decidedly ordinary; an ordinary person.
- out of the question — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
- overhead projection — the projection (using an overhead projector) of an enlarged image of a transparency onto a surface above and behind the person using it
- palaeoethnobotanist — someone who studies fossil seeds and grains to further archaeological knowledge, esp of the domestication of cereals
- paleoanthropologist — the study of the origins and predecessors of the present human species, using fossils and other remains.
- parathyroid hormone — a polypeptide hormone, produced in the parathyroid glands, that helps regulate the blood levels of calcium and phosphate. Abbreviation: PTH.
- parthenogenetically — development of an egg without fertilization.
- particle technology — Particle technology is knowledge and study which relates to particles, and is used in industry.
- parting of the ways — When there is a parting of the ways, two or more people or groups of people stop working together or travelling together.
- phacoemulsification — the removal of a cataract by first liquefying the affected lens with ultrasonic vibrations and then extracting it by suction.
- phakoemulsification — the removal of a cataract by first liquefying the affected lens with ultrasonic vibrations and then extracting it by suction.
- phenanthrenequinone — a yellowish-orange, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 1 4 H 8 O 2 , used chiefly in organic synthesis and the manufacture of dyes.
- phenylethyl alcohol — phenethyl alcohol.
- phenylthiocarbamide — a crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 6 H 5 NHCSNH 2 , that is either tasteless or bitter, depending upon the heredity of the taster, and is used in medical genetics and as a diagnostic.
- philosopher's stone — a substance sought by alchemists that would be capable of transmuting baser metals into gold or silver and of prolonging life.
- philosophers' stone — a substance sought by alchemists that would be capable of transmuting baser metals into gold or silver and of prolonging life.
- photodisintegration — the disintegration of a nucleus, induced by its absorption of a photon.
- photopolymerization — polymerization induced by light.
- photoreconnaissance — reconnaissance using aerial photography.
- phthalocyanine blue — a pigment used in painting, derived from copper phthalocyanine and characterized chiefly by its brilliant, dark-blue color and by permanence.
- piece of the action — the process or state of acting or of being active: The machine is not in action now.
- pistol-handle knife — a table knife, especially of the 18th century, having a slightly curved handle resembling the grip of a flintlock pistol.
- pocket-handkerchief — handkerchief (def 1).
- point the finger at — to accuse or blame
- polyethylene glycol — any of a series of polymers of ethylene glycol, having a molecular weight of from about 200 to 6000, obtained by condensation of ethylene glycol or of ethylene oxide and water, used as an emulsifying agent and lubricant in ointments, creams, etc.
- polyphonic ringtone — (in mobile phones) a ringtone in which more than one musical note is played at the same time
- polytene chromosome — a giant, cross-banded chromosome that results from multiple replication of its genetic material with the duplicated chromatin strands remaining closely associated.
- postsynchronization — the process of adding sound, such as dubbing, to a film or video after shooting or videotaping is completed