12-letter words containing t, h, e, o, n, l
- machine bolt — a threaded fastener, used with a nut for connecting metal parts, having a thread diameter of about 1/4 inch (6.4 mm) or more and a square or hexagonal head for tightening by a wrench.
- machine tool — a power-operated machine, as a lathe, used for general cutting and shaping of metal and other substances.
- metallophone — any musical instrument consisting of a graduated series of metal bars that may either be struck by hammers operated manually or played with a keyboard.
- methaqualone — a nonbarbiturate sedative-hypnotic substance, C 1 6 H 1 4 N 2 O, used to induce sleep: also widely used as an illicit drug.
- milne method — a numerical method, involving Simpson's rule, for solving a linear differential equation.
- monophyletic — Biology. consisting of organisms descended from a single taxon.
- moth mullein — a weedy, European mullein, Verbascum blattaria, of the figwort family, having lance-shaped leaves and loose spikes of white or yellow flowers.
- motherliness — The property of being motherly.
- nasotracheal — (anatomy) Of or relating to the nose and trachea.
- neo-catholic — of or relating to those Anglicans who avowedly prefer the doctrines, rituals, etc., of the Roman Catholic Church to those of the Anglican communion.
- nephelometer — Bacteriology. an apparatus containing a series of barium chloride standards used to determine the number of bacteria in a suspension.
- nephelometry — Bacteriology. an apparatus containing a series of barium chloride standards used to determine the number of bacteria in a suspension.
- nephrologist — A physician whose speciality is nephrology.
- nether world — the infernal regions; hell.
- netherworlds — Plural form of netherworld.
- neutrophiles — (of a cell or cell part) having an affinity for neutral dyes.
- neutrophilic — (of a cell or its contents) readily stained only by neutral dyes.
- new plymouth — a seaport on W North Island, in New Zealand.
- new theology — a movement away from orthodox or fundamentalist theological thought, originating in the late 19th century and aimed at reconciling modern concepts and discoveries in science and philosophy with theology.
- night people — a person who prefers to stay up late or who functions best during the nighttime hours.
- nightclothes — Clothes worn to bed.
- no less than — at least
- nomothetical — Nomothetic.
- non-athletic — physically active and strong; good at athletics or sports: an athletic child.
- nonheritable — Not heritable.
- nontechnical — belonging or pertaining to an art, science, or the like: technical skill.
- north platte — a river flowing from N Colorado through SE Wyoming and W Nebraska into the Platte. 618 miles (995 sq. km) long.
- noteworthily — worthy of notice or attention; notable; remarkable: a noteworthy addition to our collection of rare books.
- nothing like — totally dissimilar to, completely unlike
- nympholeptic — an ecstasy supposed by the ancients to be inspired by nymphs.
- 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.
- old chestnut — old saying, cliché
- on the alert — fully aware and attentive; wide-awake; keen: an alert mind.
- on the blink — to open and close the eye, especially involuntarily; wink rapidly and repeatedly.
- on the block — for sale at auction
- on the latch — fastened by the latch (sense 1) but not locked or bolted
- on the level — having no part higher than another; having a flat or even surface.
- on the loose — free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end.
- on the panel — receiving sickness benefit, esp from the government
- on the prowl — to rove or go about stealthily, as in search of prey, something to steal, etc.
- on the shelf — a thin slab of wood, metal, etc., fixed horizontally to a wall or in a frame, for supporting objects.
- on the slate — on credit
- on the table — an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports: a kitchen table; an operating table; a pool table.
- on the tiles — on a spree, esp of drinking or debauchery
- on the whole — comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total: He ate the whole pie. They ran the whole distance.
- only have to — If you say you only have to do one thing in order to achieve or prove a second thing, you are emphasizing how easily the second thing can be achieved or proved.
- ontotheology — The ontology of God and/or the theology of being; a tradition of philosophical theology first prominent among medieval scholastics, notably w Duns Scotus.
- open slather — to spread or apply thickly: to slather butter on toast.
- ortho-xylene — Chemistry. a clear, colorless, poisonous, flammable liquid, C 8 H 10 , the ortho isomer of xylene: used chiefly in the synthesis of phthalic anhydride.
- overlengthen — to extend excessively