12-letter words containing p, o, e, s, h, i
- lithospermum — any annual or perennial herbs and small shrubs of the genus lithospermum, of the borage family, native to Europe, N America, and northern Asia, and having white, blue, or yellow flowers
- lithospheric — Of or pertaining to the lithosphere.
- machine shop — a workshop in which metal and other substances are cut, shaped, etc., by machine tools.
- mastigophore — Any flagellate of the phylum Mastigophora.
- mediatorship — the position of a mediator
- melliphagous — (of an animal) feeding on honey
- mephibosheth — a son of Jonathan, and the grandson of Saul. II Sam 4:4.
- mesocephalic — having a head with a cephalic index between that of dolichocephaly and brachycephaly.
- metal polish — cleaning fluid designed to clean, polish or add shine to metal
- metamorphism — Geology. a change in the structure or constitution of a rock due to natural agencies, as pressure and heat, especially when the rock becomes harder and more completely crystalline.
- metamorphist — a member of a group of 16th century Christians who believed that the humanly body of Jesus Christ metamorphosed into God during the Ascension
- misanthropes — Plural form of misanthrope.
- monophysites — Plural form of monophysite.
- morphologies — Plural form of morphology.
- mythopoiesis — (mythology) the creation of myth.
- necrophilism — necrophilia.
- necrophilous — displaying a preference for dead tissue, esp of certain bacteria and insects
- nephrologist — A physician whose speciality is nephrology.
- nephroptosis — An abnormal condition in which the kidney drops down into the pelvis when the patient stands up.
- nephrotomies — Plural form of nephrotomy.
- neuropathies — Plural form of neuropathy.
- neuropathist — a specialist in treating diseases of the nervous system; a neurologist
- neutrophiles — (of a cell or cell part) having an affinity for neutral dyes.
- neutrosophic — Neutrosophy
- night person — a person who prefers to stay up late or who functions best during the nighttime hours.
- nonspherical — not spherical
- nucleophiles — Plural form of nucleophile.
- observership — someone or something that observes.
- oesophagitis — Alternative spelling of esophagitis.
- onion-shaped — bulb-shaped; shaped like an onion
- operatorship — (in the oil and gas industries) the right to operate a well, field, or other oil source.
- oreopithecus — a genus of fossil primate from the Miocene coal deposits of Italy, formerly considered to be a possible hominid.
- ornithopters — Plural form of ornithopter.
- orthopaedics — (used with a singular verb) the medical specialty concerned with correction of deformities or functional impairments of the skeletal system, especially the extremities and the spine, and associated structures, as muscles and ligaments.
- orthopaedist — Alternative spelling of orthopedist.
- orthopterist — someone who studies the Orthoptera
- overemphasis — excessive or undue emphasis.
- overlordship — a person who is lord over another or over other lords: to obey the will of one's sovereign and overlord.
- overshipment — an act or instance of shipping freight or cargo.
- packinghouse — a building where foodstuffs are packed
- parasphenoid — a bone next to the sphenoid bone in the skull of some animals
- parish house — a building used by a church chiefly for administrative and social purposes.
- parochialise — to make parochial.
- pathogenesis — the production and development of disease.
- pedomorphism — a speeding up of the rate of development, resulting in an adult form that has the appearance of its larval or juvenile ancestor.
- perichoresis — the relationship between or interlinking of the three Persons of the Trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit)
- peritrichous — (of bacteria) having a uniform distribution of flagella over the body surface.
- petrochemist — someone who studies petrochemistry or works in the petrochemical industry
- petrophysics — the analysis of the constitution and characteristics of rocks
- phalaenopsis — any of various epiphytic orchids of the genus Phalaenopsis, native to tropical Asia, having clusters of showy, variously colored flowers.