11-letter words containing t, h, o, n
- anti-choice — opposed to the legal right to obtain an abortion; pro-life
- antialcohol — relating to an opposition to alcoholic drink
- anticathode — the target electrode for the stream of electrons in a vacuum tube, esp an X-ray tube
- antichoicer — someone who opposes the granting of pregnant women the choice to have an abortion
- antifashion — opposing mainstream fashion
- antiheroine — a central female character in a novel, play, film, etc, who lacks the traditional heroic virtues
- antiheroism — (literature) The quality of being an antihero.
- antihyperon — the antiparticle of the hyperon
- antiphonary — a bound collection of antiphons, esp for use in the divine office
- antiphonies — Plural form of antiphony.
- antistrophe — the second of two movements made by a chorus during the performance of a choral ode
- antithyroid — acting against excessive thyroid activity
- antityphoid — preventing or acting against typhoid
- antler moth — a European noctuid moth, Cerapteryx (or Charaeas) graminis, that has white antler-like markings on the forewings and produces larvae that periodically cause great damage to pastures and grasslands
- apocynthion — the point at which a spacecraft in lunar orbit is farthest from the moon
- archenteron — the cavity within an embryo at the gastrula stage of development that eventually becomes the digestive cavity
- aroint thee — away! begone!
- arrhenotoky — a form of parthenogenesis which produces only male offspring
- arthropodan — relating to arthropods
- arthur monk — (James) Arthur ("Art") born 1957, U.S. football player.
- artophorion — pyx (def 1a).
- astonishing — Something that is astonishing is very surprising.
- astrophyton — The giant basket star, an early Mesozoic invertebrate.
- athermanous — capable of stopping radiant heat or infrared radiation
- atherogenic — causing atheroma
- authorising — Present participle of authorise.
- authorizing — Present participle of authorize.
- autochanger — a device in a record player or CD player that enables a small stack of records or CDs to be dropped automatically onto the turntable or player tray one at a time and played separately
- autochthons — Plural form of autochthon.
- autochthony — pertaining to autochthons; aboriginal; indigenous (opposed to heterochthonous).
- autophanous — illuminated by a self-contained power source
- axanthopsia — a defect of vision in which the retina fails to respond to yellow.
- badmouthing — Slang. to speak critically and often disloyally of; disparage: Why do you bad-mouth your family so much?
- band theory — a theory of the electrical properties of metals, semiconductors, and insulators based on energy bands
- basset horn — an obsolete woodwind instrument of the clarinet family
- bath sponge — any of various common sponges, of the family Spongiidae, that have a skeletal network composed of fibers of spongin: collected in the Gulf of Mexico, the Mediterranean, and the Caribbean for their commercial value.
- be death on — to deal with in a devastating manner
- beanshooter — peashooter
- bedclothing — bedclothes; bedding.
- behind post — one of the smaller outer posts inside which the ball must be kicked to score a behind
- benthoscope — a deep-sea diving vessel
- bethanechol — a substance, C 7 H 17 ClN 2 O 2 , used to treat urinary retention, especially postoperatively.
- betrothment — the act or state of being betrothed; engagement.
- boat anchor — 1. Like doorstop but more severe; implies that the offending hardware is irreversibly dead or useless. "That was a working motherboard once. One lightning strike later, instant boat anchor!" 2. A person who just takes up space. 3. Obsolete but still working hardware, especially when used of an old S100-bus hobbyist system; originally a term of annoyance, but became more and more affectionate as the hardware became more and more obsolete.
- boatmanship — boatsmanship.
- botheration — bother
- bournemouth — a resort in S England, in Bournemouth unitary authority, Dorset, on the English Channel. Pop: 167 527 (2001)
- brachiation — locomotion accomplished by swinging by the arms from one hold to another.
- brachyodont — (of mammals, such as humans) having teeth with short crowns
- bring forth — to give birth to