12-letter words containing a, f, o
- five nations — (formerly) a confederacy of North American Indian peoples living mainly in and around present-day New York state, consisting of the Cayugas, Mohawks, Oneidas, Onondagas, and Senecas
- flabellation — the act of fanning a wound to keep it cool
- flabelliform — Shaped like a fan; flabellate.
- flag officer — a naval officer above the rank of captain, as a fleet admiral, admiral, vice-admiral, rear admiral, or commodore, who is entitled to display a flag indicating his or her rank.
- flag station — a railroad station where trains stop only when a flag or other signal is displayed or when passengers are to be discharged.
- flagellation — the act or process of flagellating.
- flagellators — Plural form of flagellator.
- flagellatory — relating to flagellation
- flagelliform — long, slender, and flexible, like the lash of a whip.
- flageoletist — Someone who plays the flageolet.
- flagitiously — In a flagitious manner.
- flamboyantly — In a flamboyant manner.
- flame carbon — a carbon electrode containing metallic salts that colour the arc in a flame-arc light
- flameproofed — Simple past tense and past participle of flameproof.
- flameproofer — any agent which renders something flameproof
- flamethrower — a weapon, either mounted or portable, that sprays ignited incendiary fuel for some distance.
- flammiferous — flame-producing
- flammulation — a small flame-shaped marking, esp those seen on some birds
- flannelboard — a flannel-covered surface to which other flannel pieces, as letters of the alphabet, numbers, etc., adhere merely by contact, used mainly in schools as a visual aid.
- flannelmouth — a person whose speech is thick, slow, or halting.
- flash memory — Computers. a type of reprogrammable memory that retains information even with the power turned off.
- flash powder — powder that could be ignited to provide a bright light to take a photograph
- flashforward — a device in the narrative of a motion picture, novel, etc., by which a future event or scene is inserted into the chronological structure of the work.
- flatterously — in a flatterous manner
- flavoprotein — an enzyme, containing riboflavin and linked chemically with a protein, active in the oxidation of foods in animal cells.
- flavorlessly — In a flavorless way.
- flight arrow — an arrow having a conical or pyramidal head without barbs.
- float around — A rumour or idea that is floating around is often heard or talked about.
- 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.
- float collar — A float collar is a part near the bottom of the casing string which catches the bottom plug and top plug, and which prevents mud from entering the casing.
- float switch — an electric switch controlled by a conductor floating in a liquid.
- floatability — capable of floating; that can be floated.
- floating rib — one member of the two lowest pairs of ribs, which are attached neither to the sternum nor to the cartilages of other ribs.
- flocculating — Present participle of flocculate.
- flocculation — to form into flocculent masses.
- flood basalt — a very extensive lava flow of basaltic composition that has issued from a fissure, often to be found as part of a series of such flows one on top of another, forming a plateau
- flood damage — damage to property caused by floodwater
- floor leader — the majority leader or minority leader in either the Senate or the House of Representatives.
- floor sample — an appliance, piece of furniture, or other article of merchandise that has been used for display or demonstration and is usually offered at a reduced price.
- floor trader — a member of a stock or commodity exchange who executes orders on the floor of the exchange for his or her own account.
- floor-manage — to act as or in the manner of a floor manager.
- flooring saw — a saw having a curved edge.
- floorwalkers — Plural form of floorwalker.
- florida keys — chain of small islands extending southwest from the S tip of Fla.
- florida moss — Spanish moss.
- florida room — a sunroom.
- flour shaker — a container, often with a perforated top, from which flour is shaken
- flow breccia — a volcanic breccia that has solidified from a lava flow.
- flow pattern — The flow pattern is the way in which fluids move through a reactor.
- flowcharting — (computing) the design and construction of flowcharts.