12-letter words containing t, h, r, i, p
- lithotriptic — causing the destruction of bladder stones
- luteotrophic — affecting the corpus luteum.
- lycanthropic — a delusion in which one imagines oneself to be a wolf or other wild animal.
- mastigophora — a phylum of protozoans comprising nonphotosynthetic, chiefly free-living flagellates: some species are important pathogens of humans and other animals.
- mastigophore — Any flagellate of the phylum Mastigophora.
- matrix patch — A matrix patch is an adhesive patch with medicine distributed through the adhesive. The patch is applied to the skin, and the medicine in it is delivered into the skin and into the bloodstream.
- mediatorship — the position of a mediator
- metamorphism — Geology. a change in the structure or constitution of a rock due to natural agencies, as pressure and heat, especially when the rock becomes harder and more completely crystalline.
- metamorphist — a member of a group of 16th century Christians who believed that the humanly body of Jesus Christ metamorphosed into God during the Ascension
- metamorphize — (transitive) To transform or change; metamorphose.
- metaphorical — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
- metaphrasing — Present participle of metaphrase.
- metaphrastic — a person who translates or changes a literary work from one form to another, as prose into verse.
- ministership — (government) The position held by a minister.
- misanthropes — Plural form of misanthrope.
- misanthropic — of, relating to, or characteristic of a misanthrope.
- monostrophic — consisting of stanzas or strophes all having the same metrical structure.
- monotriglyph — (in the Doric order) any intercolumniation having one whole triglyph.
- morphologist — the branch of biology dealing with the form and structure of organisms.
- morphotropic — of, pertaining to, or displaying morphotropy
- mothproofing — Present participle of mothproof.
- naturopathic — (alternative medicine) Of or pertaining to naturopathy or to naturopaths.
- neoanthropic — neanthropic.
- nephrologist — A physician whose speciality is nephrology.
- nephropathic — characterized by or relating to nephropathy
- nephroptosis — An abnormal condition in which the kidney drops down into the pelvis when the patient stands up.
- nephrotomies — Plural form of nephrotomy.
- neuropathies — Plural form of neuropathy.
- neuropathist — a specialist in treating diseases of the nervous system; a neurologist
- neurotrophic — of or relating to the effect of nerves on the nutritive processes.
- 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.
- neutrosophic — Neutrosophy
- night person — a person who prefers to stay up late or who functions best during the nighttime hours.
- night porter — A night porter is a person whose job is to be on duty at the main reception desk of a hotel throughout the night.
- night prayer — the last of the seven canonical hours; compline
- nitrophilous — (of plants) growing in soil well supplied with nitrogen
- non-atrophic — Also, atrophia [uh-troh-fee-uh] /əˈtroʊ fi ə/ (Show IPA). Pathology. a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage.
- non-strophic — Also, strophical. consisting of, pertaining to, or characterized by a strophe or strophes.
- normal pitch — relative point, position, or degree: a high pitch of excitement.
- octastrophic — having or containing eight verses or strophes
- oligotrophic — (of a lake) characterized by a low accumulation of dissolved nutrient salts, supporting but a sparse growth of algae and other organisms, and having a high oxygen content owing to the low organic content.
- operatorship — (in the oil and gas industries) the right to operate a well, field, or other oil source.
- ophiolatrous — of, relating to, or practising snake-worshipping
- opisthograph — a manuscript, parchment, or book having writing on both sides of the leaves.
- oreopithecus — a genus of fossil primate from the Miocene coal deposits of Italy, formerly considered to be a possible hominid.
- ornithomorph — the artistic representation of a bird
- ornithophily — pollination of flowers by birds
- ornithopters — Plural form of ornithopter.
- ornithoscopy — divination from the observation of birds