12-letter words containing t, h, o
- outpouchings — Plural form of outpouching.
- outstretched — to stretch forth; extend: to outstretch one's hand in welcome.
- outthrusting — Present participle of outthrust.
- over the top — the highest or loftiest point or part of anything; apex; summit. Synonyms: zenith, acme, peak, pinnacle, vertex. Antonyms: bottom, base, foot, lowest point.
- over-fraught — Archaic. filled or laden (with): ships fraught with precious wares.
- over-the-air — of or relating to any means of broadcast transmission.
- over-the-top — the highest or loftiest point or part of anything; apex; summit. Synonyms: zenith, acme, peak, pinnacle, vertex. Antonyms: bottom, base, foot, lowest point.
- overemphatic — excessive or undue emphasis.
- overlengthen — to extend excessively
- overnighting — for or during the night: to stay overnight.
- overscutched — overworked; worn out
- overshipment — an act or instance of shipping freight or cargo.
- overweighted — weighing too much or more than is considered normal, proper, etc.: overweight luggage; an overweight patient; two letters that may be overweight.
- overwithhold — to withhold too much.
- owing to sth — You use owing to when you are introducing the reason for something.
- oyster shell — oyster's hard outer covering
- oyster white — a slightly grayish white; off-white.
- ozonic ether — a solution of hydrogen peroxide in ethyl ether.
- palaeolithic — the period of the emergence of primitive man and the manufacture of unpolished chipped stone tools, about 2.5 million to 3 million years ago until about 12 000 bc
- palatography — a technique for observing the position of the tongue in relation to the palate during articulation, especially by placing powder or dye on the palate and then noting the area from which it has been removed by the contact of the tongue with the palate during the production of a speech sound.
- panchromatic — sensitive to all visible colors, as a photographic film.
- panning shot — pan3 (def 6).
- pantechnicon — a furniture van; moving van.
- pantophagist — an omnivore
- pantophagous — characterized by pantophagy
- pantothenate — a widely occurring derivative of pantothenic acid
- paragnathous — (of certain vertebrates) having the upper and lower jaws of equal length
- paranthelion — a bright spot in the sky caused by refraction and occurring at an angular distance from the sun of between 90° and 140°
- paranthropus — (sometimes initial capital letter) a member of the former genus Paranthropus.
- parathormone — a hormone secreted by the parathyroids, important in the control of the calcium-phosphorus balance of the body
- parochialist — a parochial character, spirit, or tendency; excessive narrowness of interests or view; provincialism.
- parting shot — a threat, insult, condemnation, sarcastic retort, or the like, uttered upon leaving.
- pass through — an act of passing.
- pass-through — a windowlike opening, as one for passing food or dishes between a kitchen and a dining area.
- passing shot — a shot played to one side of and beyond the reach of an opponent coming to or stationed at the net.
- patch pocket — a pocket formed by sewing a piece of shaped material to the outside of a garment.
- pathobiology — pathology with emphasis on the biological aspects of disease
- pathogeneses — the production and development of disease.
- pathogenesis — the production and development of disease.
- pathogenetic — the production and development of disease.
- pathological — of or relating to pathology.
- pelton wheel — a high-pressure impulse water turbine in which one or more free jets of water are directed against the buckets of the rotor.
- penalty shot — a free shot at the goal defended only by the goalkeeper, awarded to an offensive player for certain defensive violations.
- pentahydroxy — (of a molecule) containing five hydroxyl groups.
- pericynthion — the point at which a spacecraft launched from earth into a lunar orbit is nearest the moon
- peritrichous — (of bacteria) having a uniform distribution of flagella over the body surface.
- peterborough — a city in Cambridgeshire, in central England.
- petrochemist — someone who studies petrochemistry or works in the petrochemical industry
- petroglyphic — relating to or having the characteristics of a petroglyph or carving made in rock
- petrophysics — the analysis of the constitution and characteristics of rocks