12-letter words containing o, p, y
- myrmecophily — symbiosis with ants
- myrmecophyte — A plant that lives in association with a colony of ants. The degree of association varies and is assumed to be symbiotic in some cases.
- mythographer — a person who collects or records myths in writing.
- mythopoetize — to produce myths or mythological poetry.
- mythopoiesis — (mythology) the creation of myth.
- narcotherapy — an infrequently used method of treating mental disorders by intravenous injection of barbiturates.
- nephelometry — Bacteriology. an apparatus containing a series of barium chloride standards used to determine the number of bacteria in a suspension.
- nephrography — Diagnostic imaging of the kidneys.
- neuronopathy — A form of polyneuropathy caused by destruction of neurons.
- neurotypical — relating to or showing typical neurological behavior and development: She has one dyslexic and one neurotypical child.
- new plymouth — a seaport on W North Island, in New Zealand.
- non-pyogenic — producing or generating pus.
- noncomplying — the failure to comply; non-compliance
- nonphysician — a person who is not a physician
- nonpsychotic — Psychiatry. characterized by or afflicted with psychosis. Synonyms: (in nontechnical usage) insane, psychopathic, lunatic, mentally ill; mad, disturbed, deranged, demented, non compos mentis. Antonyms: sane; compos mentis, clearheaded, lucid.
- nonrepayable — that does not need to be or cannot be repaid
- nontyphoidal — of, relating to, or resembling typhoid.
- nordkyn cape — Cape, a cape in N Norway, E of North Cape: northernmost point of the European mainland.
- northern spy — an American variety of red-striped apple that ripens in autumn or early winter.
- norway maple — a European maple, Acer platanoides, having bright-green leaves, grown as a shade tree in the U.S.
- nosey parker — a persistently nosy, prying person; busybody.
- note payable — A note payable is a written legal obligation to repay an amount of borrowed money at a particular future date.
- nyctitropism — tending to assume at or just before nightfall positions unlike those maintained during the day, as the leaves or flowers of certain plants.
- nympholeptic — an ecstasy supposed by the ancients to be inspired by nymphs.
- nymphomaniac — a woman who has abnormally excessive and uncontrollable sexual desire.
- oceanography — the branch of physical geography dealing with the ocean.
- octyl phenol — a white to pink, water-insoluble, flaky substance having the formula C 1 4 H 2 2 O, used chiefly in the manufacture of commercial surface-active agents.
- odontography — a treatise regarding the teeth
- office party — a party or informal social gathering for all the employees in a particular organization or department
- offputtingly — In an offputting manner.
- olympic-size — of the dimensions or length prescribed for the Olympic Games and other major athletic competitions: an Olympic-size speed-skating oval.
- olympus mons — the highest of the giant shield volcanoes on Mars, lying 18°N of the equator. Height: 26 km; base diameter: over 600 km
- omnipotently — almighty or infinite in power, as God.
- omphalomancy — Divination by means of a child's navel, to learn how many children the mother may have.
- omphaloscopy — Introversion.
- one-act play — a short play consisting of only one act
- onychophagia — the practice of biting one's nails, especially when done habitually and as a symptom of emotional disturbance.
- onychophoran — any small, predatory, caterpillarlike animal of the phylum Onychophora, common in tropical forests, having stubby legs ending in pincers.
- oophorectomy — the operation of removing one or both ovaries; ovariectomy.
- opalescently — In an opalescent manner.
- open primary — a direct primary election in which voters need not meet a test of party membership.
- operatically — of or relating to opera: operatic music.
- ophthamology — Misspelling of ophthalmology.
- opinionately — in a conceited or vain manner
- opposability — capable of being placed opposite to something else: the opposable thumb of primates.
- oppressively — burdensome, unjustly harsh, or tyrannical: an oppressive king; oppressive laws.
- opthalmology — Misspelling of ophthalmology.
- option money — the price paid for buying an option
- organography — the description or visual depiction of organs.
- ornithophily — pollination of flowers by birds