12-letter words containing a, d, i, f, e
- defraudation — (obsolete) The act of defrauding; a taking by fraud.
- dibenzofuran — an organic compound (C12H8O) composed of two benzene rings fused to a central furan ring
- differentiae — Plural form of differentia.
- differential — of or relating to difference or diversity.
- diffrangible — capable of being diffracted
- dip the flag — to salute by lowering a flag briefly
- disaffecting — Present participle of disaffect.
- disaffection — the absence or alienation of affection or goodwill; estrangement; disloyalty: Disaffection often leads to outright treason.
- disaffiliate — to sever affiliation with; disassociate: He disaffiliated himself from the political group he had once led.
- disfranchise — to deprive (a person) of a right of citizenship, as of the right to vote.
- disgracefull — Archaic form of disgraceful.
- disinfectant — any chemical agent used chiefly on inanimate objects to destroy or inhibit the growth of harmful organisms.
- disinfestant — a product used to remove infestation
- disqualified — Simple past tense and past participle of disqualify.
- disqualifier — One who, or that which, disqualifies.
- disqualifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disqualify.
- disregardful — neglectful; careless.
- dissatisfied — not satisfied or pleased; discontented.
- dissatisfies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dissatisfy.
- distaff side — the female side of a family (opposed to spear side).
- distastefull — Archaic form of distasteful.
- edifications — Plural form of edification.
- eisteddfodau — Plural form of eisteddfod.
- enfranchised — Simple past tense and past participle of enfranchise.
- facial index — Craniometry. the ratio of the breadth of a face to its height.
- failed state — a nation in which the government has lost political authority and control and is unable to fulfill the basic responsibilities of a sovereign state.
- fainthearted — lacking courage; cowardly; timorous.
- fair-skinned — having pale skin; pale-complexioned
- faits divers — brief news stories, as those typically found in some French newspapers, that are sensational, lurid, etc.
- false friend — a word or expression in one language that, because it resembles one in another language, is often wrongly taken to have the same meaning, for example, the French agenda which means diary, not agenda
- false indigo — any of several North American shrubs belonging to the genus Amorpha, of the legume family, especially A. fruticosa, having compound leaves with pinnate leaflets and long, dense clusters of purplish flowers.
- false mildew — downy mildew (def 1).
- false-mildew — Also called false mildew. any fungus of the family Peronosporaceae, causing many plant diseases and producing a white, downy mass of conidiophores, usually on the under surface of the leaves of the host plant.
- familiarised — Simple past tense and past participle of familiarise.
- familiarized — to make (onself or another) well-acquainted or conversant with something.
- far and wide — at or to a great distance; a long way off; at or to a remote point: We sailed far ahead of the fleet.
- fare-dodging — the practice of trying to travel on public transport without paying the fare
- farsightedly — In a farsighted manner.
- farthingdale — (British, dated, 13th-19th C.) A unit of area equal to one quarter of an acre.
- fasciculated — Grouped in a fascicle; fascicled.
- fascinatedly — In a fascinated manner; with fascination.
- fatigue duty — any of the mainly domestic duties performed by military personnel, esp as a punishment
- fault-finder — a person who habitually finds fault, complains, or objects, especially in a petty way.
- federalistic — an advocate of federalism.
- federalizing — Present participle of federalize.
- federatively — from a federative point of view
- feldspathoid — Also, feldspathoidal. of or relating to a group of minerals similar in chemical composition to certain feldspars except for a lower silica content.
- fence lizard — either of two spiny lizards, Sceloporus undulatus and S. occidentalis, of the U.S. and northern Mexico, often seen on fences.
- fennoscandia — region in N Europe, including Scandinavia, Finland, and the part of NW Russia west of the White Sea
- ferdinand ii — ("the Catholic") 1452–1516, founder of the Spanish monarchy 1506: king of Sicily 1468–1516, king of Aragon 1479–1516; as Ferdinand III, king of Naples 1504–16; as King Ferdinand V, joint sovereign (with Isabella I) of Castile 1474–1504.