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12-letter words containing s, o, t, h, e

  • orchestrator — One who orchestrates.
  • orchestrions — Plural form of orchestrion.
  • 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.
  • orthocenters — Plural form of orthocenter.
  • orthogenesis — Biology. Also called orthoselection. evolution of a species proceeding by continuous structural changes in a single lineage without presenting a branching pattern of descent. a theory that the evolution of a species in a continuous, nonbranching manner is due to a predetermined series of alterations intrinsic to the species and not subject to natural selection.
  • 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.
  • orthopterans — Plural form of orthopteran.
  • orthopterist — someone who studies the Orthoptera
  • orthopterous — belonging or pertaining to the Orthoptera, an order of insects, including the cockroaches, mantids, walking sticks, crickets, grasshoppers, and katydids, characterized by leathery forewings, membranous hind wings, and chewing mouthparts.
  • orthotonesis — accentuation of a proclitic or enclitic
  • osteichthyes — the class comprising the bony fishes.
  • ostrich fern — a tall North American fern, Matteuccia struthiopteris, with large mature leaves that resemble ostrich plumes, a popular landscaping plant whose curled new leaves, called fiddleheads, are eaten as a vegetable.
  • out of phase — in an unsynchronized way
  • out of shape — person: unfit
  • outstretched — to stretch forth; extend: to outstretch one's hand in welcome.
  • overscutched — overworked; worn out
  • overshipment — an act or instance of shipping freight or cargo.
  • oyster shell — oyster's hard outer covering
  • oyster white — a slightly grayish white; off-white.
  • pathogeneses — the production and development of disease.
  • pathogenesis — the production and development of disease.
  • penalty shot — a free shot at the goal defended only by the goalkeeper, awarded to an offensive player for certain defensive violations.
  • 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
  • phagocytoses — phagocytize.
  • phenocrystic — relating to a phenocryst
  • phlebotomist — a specialist in phlebotomy.
  • phonasthenia — difficult or abnormal voice production; vocal weakness.
  • phonesthemic — (of a speech sound) shared by a set of echoic or symbolic words, as the sn- of sneer, snarl, snatch, snide, snitch, snoop, etc.
  • phosphoreted — phosphureted.
  • phosphureted — combined with phosphorus, especially in its lowest valence state.
  • photo spread — a picture spread. See under spread (def 33).
  • photo-offset — a method of printing, based on photolithography, in which the inked image is transferred from the metal plate to a rubber surface and then to the paper.
  • photo-stated — a camera for making facsimile copies of documents, drawings, etc., in the form of paper negatives on which the positions of lines, objects, etc., in the originals are maintained.
  • photocompose — to set (type) on a photocomposer.
  • photoelastic — displaying photoelasticity; of or relating to photoelasticity
  • photokinesis — movement occurring upon exposure to light.
  • photorealism — a style of painting flourishing in the 1970s, especially in the U.S., England, and France, and depicting commonplace scenes or ordinary people, with a meticulously detailed realism, flat images, and barely discernible brushwork that suggests and often is based on or incorporates an actual photograph.
  • photosetting — photocompose.
  • phototypeset — to set (type matter) by phototypesetting
  • phrenologist — a psychological theory or analytical method based on the belief that certain mental faculties and character traits are indicated by the configurations of the skull.
  • phrontistery — a place or establishment for thinking, studying, or learning
  • phytobenthos — microscopic plants that live in the bottom of the ocean
  • phytogenesis — the origin and development of plants.
  • picture show — motion picture.
  • pigeon-chest — chicken breast.
  • plainclothes — Plainclothes police officers wear ordinary clothes instead of a police uniform.
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