12-letter words containing a, f, u, l
- half-cup bra — a bra that covers three-quarters of the breasts rather than all of the breasts
- half-serious — of, showing, or characterized by deep thought.
- half-turning — split spindle.
- haulage firm — a firm that transports goods by lorry
- hauraki gulf — an inlet of the Pacific Ocean, on the N coast of North Island, New Zealand.
- heartfulness — The state or quality of being heartful.
- helium flash — the explosive burning of helium in the case of a star of low mass that occurs when the core is so dense that the matter has become degenerate. The burning causes a rapid rise in temperature until it is so high that the gas ceases to be degenerate, after which there is a rapid expansion
- hexafluoride — a fluoride containing six atoms of fluorine.
- highfaluting — pompous; bombastic; haughty; pretentious.
- hydrosulfate — a salt formed by the direct union of sulfuric acid with an organic base, especially an alkaloid, and usually more soluble than the base.
- iguaçú falls — a waterfall on the border between Brazil and Argentina, on the Iguaçú River: divided into hundreds of separate falls by forested rocky islands. Width: about 4 km (2.5 miles). Height: 82 m (269 ft)
- ill-favoured — unpleasant in appearance; homely or ugly.
- in a flutter — agitated, flustered
- in spadefuls — in an extreme or emphatic way
- inconfutable — (obsolete) Not confutable.
- infibulation — the stitching together of the vulva, often after a clitoridectomy, leaving a small opening for the passage of urine and menstrual blood.
- influentials — Plural form of influential.
- infundibular — a funnel-shaped organ or part.
- insufferable — not to be endured; intolerable; unbearable: their insufferable insolence.
- insufferably — not to be endured; intolerable; unbearable: their insufferable insolence.
- insufflation — to blow or breathe (something) in.
- interfaculty — an ability, natural or acquired, for a particular kind of action: a faculty for making friends easily.
- iron sulfate — ferrous sulfate.
- jaculiferous — having dartlike spines.
- jugal furrow — (in certain insects) the crease, between the anal and jugal veins, along which the wing folds.
- labour force — The labour force consists of all the people who are able to work in a country or area, or all the people who work for a particular company.
- laffer curve — a relationship postulated between tax rates and tax receipts indicating that rates above a certain level actually produce less revenue because they discourage taxable endeavors and vice versa.
- laticiferous — bearing or containing latex.
- latifundista — the owner of a latifundio in Latin America or Spain.
- leaf lettuce — a type of lettuce having loosely clustered, often curled leaves that are sometimes tinged with red.
- leaf mustard — a pungent powder or paste prepared from the seed of the mustard plant, used as a food seasoning or condiment, and medicinally in plasters, poultices, etc.
- leaf through — one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- leakage-flux — an act of leaking; leak.
- left luggage — baggage stored temporarily
- life annuity — any annuity that is contingent upon the survival of the annuitant or annuitants, especially an annuity that terminates with the death of a single annuitant.
- ligulifloral — having strap-shaped flowers
- liquefacient — something that liquefies or promotes liquefaction.
- liquefaction — the act or process of liquefying or making liquid.
- loathfulness — (rare) The condition of being loathful; reluctance.
- ludwigshafen — a city in SW Germany, on the Rhine opposite Mannheim.
- lug foresail — a gaff foresail having no boom or sometimes a partial boom.
- malfunctions — Plural form of malfunction.
- manufactural — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
- mass funeral — a funeral held for several dead people at the same time
- meaningfully — full of meaning, significance, purpose, or value; purposeful; significant: a meaningful wink; a meaningful choice.
- mischanceful — unlucky
- mud filtrate — Mud filtrate is the liquid part of the mud which can pass through a medium and become separated from the mudcake.
- multifaceted — Having many facets.
- multifarious — having many different parts, elements, forms, etc.
- multifoliate — having many leaves or leaflets.