12-letter words containing t, o, n, i, p
- have pity on — to have sympathy or show mercy for
- help on with — If you help someone on with an item of clothing, you help them put it on.
- hemiplankton — plankton that spend part of their life cycle in a vegetative state on the sea bottom, riverbed, etc. (opposed to holoplankton).
- hepatization — the transformation of tissue into a liver-like substance, esp of the lungs in pneumonia
- hepatotoxins — Plural form of hepatotoxin.
- hernioplasty — an operation for the repair of a hernia.
- heterophonic — the simultaneous performance of the same melodic line, with slight individual variations, by two or more performers.
- hierophantic — (in ancient Greece) an official expounder of rites of worship and sacrifice.
- high concept — a simple and often striking idea or premise, as of a story or film, that lends itself to easy promotion and marketing.
- high-protein — (of a food) rich in proteins
- hippocentaur — Centaur.
- holopneustic — having all the spiracles open, as the tracheal systems of most insects.
- home posting — an appointment to a position within one's own country
- hot swapping — (hardware) The connection and disconnection of peripherals or other components without interrupting system operation. This facility may have design implications for both hardware and software.
- housepainter — A professional painter of houses.
- hyannis port — a town in SE Massachusetts, on Nantucket Sound: summer resort.
- hyperfiction — nonlinear fiction created in electronic hypertext form and containing multiple plot developments, endings, etc., that can be evoked interactively.
- hypertension — Pathology. elevation of the blood pressure, especially the diastolic pressure. an arterial disease characterized by this condition.
- hypnotically — of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism.
- hypnotisable — Alternative spelling of hypnotizable.
- hypnotizable — One who is susceptible to hypnosis.
- hypofunction — abnormally diminished function, especially of glands or other organs.
- hypomyotonia — abnormally diminished muscular tone.
- hyponatremia — (medicine) An abnormally low concentration of sodium (or salt) in blood plasma.
- hypotonicity — Physiology. (of tissue) having less than the normal tone.
- hypoxanthine — a white, crystalline, almost water-soluble, alkaloidal purine derivative, C 5 H 4 N 4 O, found in animal and vegetable tissues: used chiefly in biochemical research.
- iconophilist — a person with a taste for pictures and symbols
- impassionate — filled with passion; impassioned.
- impatient of — not willing to bear or tolerate
- imperception — lack of perception.
- imperfection — an imperfect detail; flaw: a law full of imperfections.
- impersonated — to assume the character or appearance of; pretend to be: He was arrested for impersonating a police officer.
- impersonates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impersonate.
- impersonator — a person who pretends to be another.
- impetiginous — a contagious skin disease, especially of children, usually caused by streptococcal bacteria, marked by a superficial pustular eruption, particularly on the face.
- implantation — the act of implanting.
- implantology — the branch of dentistry dealing with the permanent implantation or attachment of artificial teeth in the jaw.
- implementors — Plural form of implementor.
- implications — something implied or suggested as naturally to be inferred or understood: to resent an implication of dishonesty.
- impoliteness — not polite or courteous; discourteous; rude: an impolite reply.
- importancies — Plural form of importancy.
- importations — Plural form of importation.
- impositional — Of or relating to imposition; intrusive.
- impoundments — Plural form of impoundment.
- imprecations — Plural form of imprecation.
- impregnation — to make pregnant; get with child or young.
- imprisonment — to confine in or as if in a prison.
- improvements — Plural form of improvement.
- in good part — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
- in operation — functioning, active