12-letter words containing a, f, t, c
- prime factor — any number in the set of prime numbers that is also a factor of a given integer
- puffa jacket — a warm quilted and padded jacket
- purification — to make pure; free from anything that debases, pollutes, adulterates, or contaminates: to purify metals.
- putrefaction — the act or process of putrefying; the anaerobic decomposition of organic matter by bacteria and fungi that results in obnoxiously odorous products; rotting.
- putrefactive — the act or process of putrefying; the anaerobic decomposition of organic matter by bacteria and fungi that results in obnoxiously odorous products; rotting.
- qualificator — (in an ecclesiastical court) an officer charged with examining cases and preparing them for trial.
- radical left — the faction representing extreme left-wing political views, often Marxist or Maoist in ideology.
- rail traffic — the vehicles, passengers, or freight that are moving from place to place by railway
- raman effect — the change in wavelength of light scattered while passing through a transparent medium, the collection of new wavelengths (Raman spectrum) being characteristic of the scattering medium and differing from the fluorescent spectrum in being much less intense and in being unrelated to an absorption band of the medium.
- ramification — the act or process of ramifying.
- ratification — the act of ratifying; confirmation; sanction.
- reflectogram — an image of an under-drawing or image taken from beneath the surface of paint in a work of art
- refractivity — the power to refract.
- road traffic — traffic on the road
- roof terrace — a garden on the roof of a building
- rotator cuff — a bandlike structure encircling and supporting the shoulder joint, formed by four muscles attached to and merging with the joint capsule.
- rotflmaoastc — (chat) Rolling on the floor laughing my ass (or arse) off and scaring the cat. The superlative form of ROTFL.
- safe conduct — If you are given safe conduct, the authorities officially allow you to travel somewhere, guaranteeing that you will not be arrested or harmed while doing so.
- safe-conduct — a document authorizing safe passage through a region, especially in time of war.
- safety catch — a device used in mechanisms, as for elevators, to prevent falling in the event of mechanical failure.
- safety chain — a chain on the fastening of a bracelet, watch, etc, to ensure that it cannot open enough to fall off accidentally
- safety match — a match designed to ignite only when rubbed on a specially prepared surface.
- safety touch — a two-point play
- salification — to form into a salt, as by chemical combination.
- sanctifiedly — in a sanctified manner
- satisfaction — an act of satisfying; fulfillment; gratification.
- satisfactory — giving or affording satisfaction; fulfilling all demands or requirements: a satisfactory solution.
- scared stiff — terrified
- scarificator — a person who scarifies.
- scratch file — A scratch file is a temporary computer file which you use as a work area or as a store while a program is operating.
- scratchproof — resistant to scratches.
- self-created — to cause to come into being, as something unique that would not naturally evolve or that is not made by ordinary processes.
- service flat — an apartment with complete hotel services.
- shuttlecraft — space shuttle.
- significants — important; of consequence.
- significator — a planet deemed significant in astrology
- silk factory — plant where silk fabric is produced
- sinification — to Sinicize.
- smooth-faced — beardless; smooth-shaven.
- snotty-faced — having visible nasal mucus on the face
- soft chancre — chancroid.
- somnifacient — causing or inducing sleep.
- sorbefacient — inducing absorption
- south africa — Republic of, a country in S Africa; member of the Commonwealth of Nations until 1961. 472,000 sq. mi. (1,222,480 sq. km). Capitals: Pretoria and Cape Town.
- south-facing — facing towards the south
- space flight — journey into outer space
- spiflication — rough treatment
- stage effect — a highly spectacular or artificial device or means, especially for attracting attention.
- stalactiform — resembling or shaped like a stalactite.
- stark effect — Physics. (often lowercase) the splitting into two or more components of the spectral lines of atoms in an electric field.