12-letter words containing t, h, o, n
- best in show — an award to the dog, cat, or other animal judged best of all breeds in a competition.
- betanaphthol — a colorless, crystalline isomer of naphthol, C10H8O, used as an antiseptic and parasiticide
- betting shop — A betting shop is a place where people can go to bet on something such as a horse race.
- biosynthesis — the formation of complex compounds from simple substances by living organisms
- biosynthetic — of, relating to, or characterized by biosynthesis, the formation of chemical compounds by a living organism, or a laboratory process modeled after these reactions in living organisms.
- biotechnical — relating to biotechnology
- bletheration — nonsense!
- blue norther — a cold north wind that brings rapidly falling temperatures.
- boar-hunting — the practice of hunting wild boars
- boatsmanship — seamanship as applied to boats, especially rowboats and motorboats.
- bounce light — Also, bounce lighting. light that is bounced off a reflective surface onto the subject in order to achieve a softer lighting effect.
- boxing match — a competition between two boxers
- branch depot — one of a several depots receiving stock from the same central supplier
- branch point — Electricity. a point in an electric network at which three or more conductors meet.
- broken heart — If you say that someone has a broken heart, you mean that they are very sad, for example because a love affair has ended unhappily.
- bromomethane — methyl bromide.
- buttonholing — the hole, slit, or loop through which a button is passed and by which it is secured.
- by the dozen — in large quantities
- cachinnation — raucous laughter
- cachinnatory — Pertaining to loud or immoderate laughter.
- cadent house — any of the four houses that precede the angles: the third, sixth, ninth, and twelfth houses, which correspond, respectively, to neighborhood and relatives, work and health, philosophy and foreign travel, and secret matters and service to others.
- camphorating — Present participle of camphorate.
- canine tooth — canine (def 2).
- cartoonishly — in a cartoonish manner
- cash account — an account with a brokerage which stipulates that the client pays in full for any transactions, rather than being extended credit
- catch points — railway points designed to derail a train running back in the wrong direction to prevent collision with a following train
- centillionth — (in Britain and Germany) a number equal to 10–600
- centrosphere — the portion of the centrosome surrounding the centriole; center of an aster
- chaetognaths — Plural form of chaetognath.
- change front — to redeploy (a force in the field) so that its main weight of weapons points in another direction
- change point — a point to which a foresight and backsight are taken in levelling; turning point
- changepocket — a small pocket or compartment for holding coins.
- channel port — one of the English or French ports on the English Channel
- cheluviation — the leaching of chelates through soil
- cherrystones — Plural form of cherrystone.
- chestnut oak — any of several North American oaks, as Quercus prinus, having serrate or dentate leaves resembling those of the chestnut.
- china closet — a cabinet or cupboard for storing or exhibiting chinaware.
- chincoteague — a town on a small island in a lagoon (Chincoteague Bay) in E Virginia: annual wild pony roundup.
- chinese tour — a tour in which visitors are shown only what those in charge want them to see.
- chinhuangtao — a seaport in NE Hebei province, in NE China, on the Bohai.
- chirognomist — someone who studies chirognomy
- chiropterans — Plural form of chiropteran.
- chisel point — a nail or spike with the point formed by two flat inclined sides meeting at a sharp angle.
- chlorinating — Present participle of chlorinate.
- chlorination — Chemistry. to combine or treat with chlorine. to introduce chlorine atoms into an organic compound by an addition or substitution reaction.
- chloroethane — ethyl chloride.
- chloroethene — vinyl chloride.
- cholinolytic — capable of blocking the action of acetylcholine and related compounds.
- chondroblast — a type of cell that develops into a chondrocyte or cartilage cell
- chondrostian — relating to the class Chondrostei of fish with fin rays