12-letter words containing a, d, i, f, e
- ferdinand vi — 1713–59, king of Spain 1746–59 (son of Philip V).
- ferricyanide — a salt of ferricyanic acid, as potassium ferricyanide, K 3 Fe(CN) 6 .
- ferrocyanide — a salt of ferrocyanic acid, as potassium ferrocyanide, K 4 Fe(CN) 6 .
- ferulic acid — a compound, C 10 H 10 O 4 , found in small amounts in lants, that occurs in two isomers, one a yellow oily liquid and the other crystalline.
- fianchettoed — Simple past tense and past participle of fianchetto.
- fibroadenoma — a benign tumor originating from glandular tissue, as in the female breast.
- fiddler crab — any small, burrowing crab of the genus Uca, characterized by one greatly enlarged claw in the male.
- fidel castro — Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
- field jacket — a close-fitting jacket for wear by soldiers in the field.
- field magnet — a magnet for producing a magnetic field, as in a particle accelerator or an electric motor.
- field ration — ration issued and authorized for troops in the field.
- fifth-grader — a student in the fifth grade of the American education system
- figured bass — a bass part in which the notes have numbers under them indicating the chords to be played.
- final demand — the last in a series of requests for payment of money owed, which usually contains a threat of legal action if the demand is ignored
- fine-grained — being of fine grain or texture, as certain types of wood, leather, etc.
- fingerboards — Plural form of fingerboard.
- fire brigade — a group of firefighters, especially as formed temporarily or called upon to assist a fire department in an emergency.
- fire hydrant — a hydrant for use in extinguishing fires.
- fire-damaged — damaged by fire or in a fire
- first reader — the elected official of a church or society who conducts the services and meetings and reads from the writings of Mary Baker Eddy and the Scriptures.
- first-grader — a child in the first grade
- five-and-ten — Also called five-and-ten-cent store [fahyv-uh n-ten-sent] /ˈfaɪv ənˈtɛnˌsɛnt/ (Show IPA), five-and-dime [fahyv-uh n-dahym] /ˈfaɪv ənˈdaɪm/ (Show IPA), dime store, ten-cent store. a store offering a wide assortment of inexpensive items, formerly costing five or ten cents, for personal and household use.
- fixed assets — any long-term asset, as a building, tract of land, or patent.
- fixed charge — an expense that cannot be modified.
- flat-grained — (of sawed lumber) having the annual rings at an angle of less than 45° with the broader surfaces.
- flinders bar — a bar of soft iron, mounted vertically beneath a compass to compensate for vertical magnetic currents.
- float bridge — a bridge, as from a pier to a boat, floating at one end and hinged at the other to permit loading and unloading at any level of water.
- florida keys — chain of small islands extending southwest from the S tip of Fla.
- fluid assets — assets that are in the form of cash or easily convertible into cash
- fluidextract — a liquid preparation, containing alcohol as a solvent or as a preservative, that contains in each cubic centimeter the medicinal activity of one gram of the crude drug in powdered form.
- flummadiddle — A baked main course pudding consisting of stale bread, pork fat, molasses, and spices including cinnamon and allspice. It was a part of early American cuisine, especially in New England.
- folding seat — a seat that can be folded down
- folie a deux — the sharing of delusional ideas by two people who are closely associated.
- foolhardiest — Superlative form of foolhardy.
- foreadmonish — (rare, transitive) To admonish beforehand, or before the act or event.
- foreordained — to ordain or appoint beforehand.
- foreordinate — foreordain.
- forked chain — branched chain.
- formularized — Simple past tense and past participle of formularize.
- fortified pa — a Māori hilltop dwelling with trenches and palisades for defensive occupation
- forward dive — a dive from a position facing the water in which the diver jumps up from the springboard, rotating the body forward, and enters the water either headfirst or feetfirst.
- forward line — the soldiers at the forward most position in an army force
- foundationer — a person supported by funds from a foundation, or serving as a member of a foundation
- fountainhead — a fountain or spring from which a stream flows; the head or source of a stream.
- fractionated — Simple past tense and past participle of fractionate.
- fragmentized — fragmented.
- franked mail — official mail sent by members of Congress, the vice president, and other authorized officials. Compare frank1 (defs 6–9).
- free radical — an atom or molecule that bears an unpaired electron and is extremely reactive, capable of engaging in rapid chain reactions that destabilize other molecules and generate many more free radicals: in the body, deactivated by antioxidants, uric acid, and certain enzyme activities.
- freestanding — (of sculpture or architectural elements) unattached to a supporting unit or background; standing alone.
- freight yard — a place on a rail network where freight trains are made up or broken up