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12-letter words containing t, h, o

  • apothegmatic — Relating to, or in the manner of, an apothegm; sententious; pithy.
  • apotheosized — Simple past tense and past participle of apotheosize.
  • approachment — (archaic) approach.
  • arba kanfoth — a rectangular piece of cloth with fringes at the four corners and a hole in the center for the head, worn under the clothes by Orthodox Jewish males.
  • arch support — a rigid support placed inside a shoe so that its molded form fits the arch of the foot and relieves strain on the muscles of the foot while walking, standing, etc.
  • archaeometry — the use of science and modern technology in archaeology to examine and interpret archaeological remains
  • archaization — Process of becoming or turning something more archaic.
  • archegoniate — having archegonia
  • archenterons — Plural form of archenteron.
  • archeologist — archaeology.
  • archeopteryx — A specimen of the species Archaeopteryx lithographica, being the earliest and most primitive known bird, representing a transition in the evolution of dinosaurs to birds.
  • archibenthos — the ocean bottom between the littoral and abyssal zones: from depths of approximately 200 feet (60 meters) to 3300 feet (1000 meters).
  • arctophilist — a collector of teddy bears
  • aristolochia — any of various plants of the genus Aristolochia of the family Aristolochiaceae
  • aristophanes — ?448–?380 bc, Greek comic dramatist, who satirized leading contemporary figures such as Socrates and Euripides. Eleven of his plays are extant, including The Clouds, The Frogs, The Birds, and Lysistrata
  • aristophanic — 448?–385? b.c, Athenian comic dramatist.
  • arithmomania — an obsessive desire to count objects, or a fixation with numbers and calculations
  • aromatherapy — Aromatherapy is a type of treatment which involves massaging the body with special fragrant oils.
  • array theory — (theory)   A theory developed by Trenchard More Jr. and used as the basis for the NIAL language. Papers are available from the IBM Cambridge Scientific Center, Cambridge MA.
  • arteriopathy — Any disease of the arteries.
  • arthrobacter — a genus of rod-shaped or spherical bacteria found in the soil.
  • arthrography — the X-ray examination of a joint after injection of a contrast medium into the joint space
  • arthropathic — disease of the joints.
  • arthroplasty — surgical repair of a diseased joint
  • arthroscopes — Plural form of arthroscope.
  • arthroscopic — the use of an arthroscope to diagnose an injury to or disease of a joint or to perform minor surgery on a joint.
  • arthrospores — an isolated vegetative cell that has passed into a resting state, occurring in bacteria and not regarded as a true spore.
  • arthrotomies — Plural form of arthrotomy.
  • asphalt rock — a rock formation, usually of limestone or sandstone, containing large amounts of bitumens.
  • asphyxiation — Asphyxiation is a lack of oxygen in blood, which causes suffocation.
  • astonishable — (obsolete) Astonishing.
  • astonishment — Astonishment is a feeling of great surprise.
  • astrochemist — (chemistry, astronomy) A chemist or astronomer whose speciality is astrochemistry.
  • astrophysics — Astrophysics is the study of the physical and chemical structure of the stars, planets, and other natural objects in space.
  • at all hours — If you say that something happens at all hours of the day or night, you disapprove of it happening at the time that it does or as often as it does.
  • at the worst — bad or ill in the highest, greatest, or most extreme degree: the worst person.
  • at wholesale — in large quantities
  • atheological — having an aversion or resistance to theology
  • atheoretical — having no connection with and not founded on theory
  • atheromatous — a sebaceous cyst.
  • atholl brose — a mixture of whisky and honey left to ferment before consumption
  • athos, mount — autonomous monastic district occupying the tip of the easternmost prong of the Chalcidice peninsula, NE Greece: 130 sq mi (337 sq km); pop. 1,500
  • athrocytosis — the capability of a cell to receive and store matter
  • atmospherics — Atmospherics are elements in something such as a piece of music or a book which create a certain atmosphere.
  • atmospherium — an optical system used to simulate images of atmospheric phenomena, as cloud formations, storms, and day and night, on the inside of a dome.
  • atom smasher — accelerator (sense 3)
  • attenborough — Sir David. born 1926, British naturalist and broadcaster; noted esp for his TV series Life on Earth (1978), The Living Planet (1983), The Life of Birds (1998), The Life of Mammals (2002), and First Life (2010)
  • attorneyship — The office or profession of an attorney.
  • atychiphobia — (rare) The fear of failure.
  • australopith — (archaeology, anthropology, paleonotology) Of or pertaining to the extinct hominid primates, of the genus Australopithecus, from the Pleistocene period.
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