12-letter words containing a, i, r, l, f, t
- fibroblastic — a cell that contributes to the formation of connective tissue fibers.
- 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 ration — ration issued and authorized for troops in the field.
- figurability — the quality of being figurable
- figuratively — of the nature of or involving a figure of speech, especially a metaphor; metaphorical and not literal: The word “head” has several figurative senses, as in “She's the head of the company.”. Synonyms: metaphorical, not literal, symbolic.
- filler metal — metal supplied in the form of a welding rod, sometimes flux coated, melted by an arc or a flame into a joint between components to be joined
- filter paper — porous paper used in filtering.
- filtrability — the quality or extent of being filtrable
- fire blanket — a large blanket-like piece of fire-resistant material such as fibreglass used in smothering a fire
- first family — a family having the highest or one of the highest social ranks in a given place.
- first of all — to start with
- fissirostral — having a broad, deeply cleft beak or bill, as the swallows and goatsuckers.
- flat-grained — (of sawed lumber) having the annual rings at an angle of less than 45° with the broader surfaces.
- flatteringly — In a flattering manner.
- flavoprotein — an enzyme, containing riboflavin and linked chemically with a protein, active in the oxidation of foods in animal cells.
- flight arrow — an arrow having a conical or pyramidal head without barbs.
- 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.
- 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.
- flowcharting — (computing) the design and construction of flowcharts.
- 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.
- fluorapatite — a crystalline mineral, Ca 5 (PO 4) 3 F, formed from hydroxyapatite in the presence of fluoride, that has a hardening effect on bones and teeth.
- fluoridating — Present participle of fluoridate.
- fluoridation — the addition of fluorides to the public water supply to reduce the incidence of tooth decay.
- fluorinating — Present participle of fluorinate.
- fluorination — (chemistry) The introduction of fluorine into a compound by means of a chemical reaction.
- flusteration — (colloquial, dated) The act of flustering, or the state of being flustered.
- flying start — a start, as in sailboat racing, in which the entrants begin moving before reaching the starting line.
- foolhardiest — Superlative form of foolhardy.
- for all time — forever, for eternity
- fore-topsail — a topsail set on a foremast on a ship.
- forestalling — Present participle of forestall.
- forestaysail — a triangular sail set on a forestay; the innermost headsail of a vessel.
- foretopsails — Plural form of foretopsail.
- foretriangle — the triangular area formed by the deck, foremast, and headstay of a sailing vessel
- forgeability — (metallurgy) The quality or degree of being forgeable.
- formula unit — (of an ionic compound that does not form molecules, as most salts) the chemical formula with the least number of elements out of the set of empirical formulas having the same proportion of ions as elements: NaCl is the formula unit for the ionic compound sodium chloride.
- formulations — Plural form of formulation.
- fort laramie — a city in SE Wyoming.
- fort pulaski — Count Casimir [kaz-uh-meer] /ˈkæz əˌmɪər/ (Show IPA), 1748–79, Polish patriot; general in the American Revolutionary army.
- fort william — a port in W Ontario, in S Canada, on Lake Superior: created in 1970 by the merger of twin cities (Fort William and Port Arthur) and two adjoining townships.
- fractionally — pertaining to fractions; comprising a part or the parts of a unit; constituting a fraction: fractional numbers.
- frangibility — The state or quality of being frangible.
- fraternalism — of or befitting a brother or brothers; brotherly.
- fraternality — Brotherliness.
- frenetically — In a frenetic manner.
- frictionally — In terms of friction.
- fritillaries — Plural form of fritillary.
- full trailer — a trailer supported entirely by its own wheels.
- futilitarian — believing that human hopes are vain, and human strivings unjustified.
- gelatiniform — Having the form of gelatin.