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13-letter words containing o, p, h, t

  • monophosphate — a salt containing only one phosphate group.
  • monophthongal — (linguistics) Of or pertaining to a monophthong.
  • monophysitism — (Christianity) A Christian belief which holds that the human nature of Jesus Christ was essentially absorbed by the divine, and thus that he essentially had but one nature, contrary to the orthodox view that Christ has two natures, both fully human and fully divine. A variant is apollonarianism, which has gnostic overtones and used hellenistic ideas alien to orthodox Christianity.
  • monostrophics — monostrophic verses
  • monotelephone — a telephone that communicates a specific frequency of sound
  • monotherapies — Plural form of monotherapy.
  • morpho-syntax — the study of the morphological and syntactic properties of linguistic or grammatical units.
  • morphogenetic — the development of structural features of an organism or part.
  • morphometrics — a technique of taxonomic analysis using measurements of the form of organisms
  • mother's help — a woman employed to help look after children and help the mother in other ways
  • moustache cup — mustache cup.
  • multihospital — comprising or relating to several hospitals
  • multiple shop — chain store.
  • musicotherapy — the treatment of mental disorders with music
  • mycetophagous — That feeds on fungi.
  • mythographies — Plural form of mythography.
  • nephelometers — Plural form of nephelometer.
  • nephelometric — Bacteriology. an apparatus containing a series of barium chloride standards used to determine the number of bacteria in a suspension.
  • nephrectomies — Plural form of nephrectomy.
  • nephrectomize — to perform a nephrectomy upon.
  • nephropathies — Plural form of nephropathy.
  • newport beach — a city in SW California, SE of Los Angeles.
  • niche product — sth of specific or limited consumer interest
  • non-sophistic — of the nature of sophistry; fallacious.
  • nonalphabetic — not employing alphabetic order
  • nonpathogenic — Pathology. capable of producing disease: pathogenic bacteria.
  • northern cape — the largest but least populated province in South Africa, in the NW part of the country; created in 1994 from part of Cape Province: agriculture, mining (esp diamonds). Capital: Kimberley. Pop: 1 145 861 (2011 est). Area: 139 703 sq km (361 830 sq miles)
  • northern pike — a pike, Esox lucius, of North American and Eurasian waters, valued as a game fish.
  • not much chop — not much good; poor
  • on a par with — If you say that two people or things are on a par with each other, you mean that they are equally good or bad, or equally important.
  • on the carpet — a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
  • on the parish — receiving parochial relief
  • one-stop shop — an establishment where many different services or products are available
  • one-two punch — Also called one-two punch. Boxing. a left-hand jab immediately followed by a right cross.
  • onychophagist — the practice of biting one's nails, especially when done habitually and as a symptom of emotional disturbance.
  • open and shut — immediately obvious upon consideration; easily decided: an open-and-shut case of murder.
  • open brethren — one of the two main divisions of the Plymouth Brethren that, in contrast to the Exclusive Brethren, permits contacts with members outside the sect
  • open-and-shut — immediately obvious upon consideration; easily decided: an open-and-shut case of murder.
  • openheartedly — Alt form open-heartedly.
  • opening night — the first performance of a theatrical attraction, taking place in the evening: The audience was full of celebrities on opening night.
  • openmouthedly — in a manner filled with amazement and wonder
  • ophthalmology — the branch of medical science dealing with the anatomy, functions, and diseases of the eye.
  • opisthobranch — any gastropod mollusk of the order Opisthobranchia, as the sea slugs, sea butterflies, and sea hares, characterized by a vestigial or absent mantle and shell and two pairs of tentacles.
  • opisthography — the practice of writing on the front and back of a parchment or papyrus
  • oprahfication — the perceived increase in people’s desire to discuss their emotions or personal problems, attributed to the influence of confessional television programmes
  • opthalmoscope — Misspelling of ophthalmoscope.
  • optic chiasma — a site at the base of the forebrain where the inner half of the fibers of the left and right optic nerves cross to the opposite side of the brain.
  • optical bench — an apparatus, as a special table or rigid beam, for the precise positioning of light sources, screens, and optical instruments used for optical and photometric studies, having a ruled bar to which these devices can be attached and along which they can be readily adjusted.
  • orchestra pit — musicians' seating in front of stage
  • orchestra-pit — a group of performers on various musical instruments, including especially stringed instruments of the viol class, clarinets and flutes, cornets and trombones, drums, and cymbals, for playing music, as symphonies, operas, popular music, or other compositions.
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