12-letter words containing a, n, e, o, f, c
- of substance — wealthy
- pectoral fin — (in fishes) either of a pair of fins usually situated behind the head, one on each side, and corresponding to the forelimbs of higher vertebrates.
- pelecaniform — of, or having the nature of, an order (Pelecaniformes) of swimming birds having all four toes connected in a webbed foot, including pelicans and cormorants
- perfectation — the action or process of becoming or causing to become perfect or complete
- petrifaction — the act or process of petrifying; the state of being petrified.
- placentiform — shaped like a placenta, with a flat rounded form
- pontificates — the office or term of office of a pontiff.
- putrefaction — the act or process of putrefying; the anaerobic decomposition of organic matter by bacteria and fungi that results in obnoxiously odorous products; rotting.
- roman a clef — a novel that represents historical events and characters under the guise of fiction.
- 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.
- saffron rice — a dish made from white rice and flavoured with the spice saffron
- self-command — self-control.
- snotty-faced — having visible nasal mucus on the face
- soft chancre — chancroid.
- somnifacient — causing or inducing sleep.
- soprano clef — a sign locating middle C on the bottom line of the staff.
- sorbefacient — inducing absorption
- stupefaction — the state of being stupefied; stupor.
- take offence — be upset or shocked
- torrefaction — to subject to fire or intense heat; parch, roast, or scorch.
- traffic cone — conical road markers
- transfection — the insertion into a cell of a bacterial plasmid that contains a foreign virus or genetic material.
- uncalled for — not called for; not required; superfluous; unwanted.
- uncalled-for — not called for; not required; superfluous; unwanted.
- unconfinable — not able to be bound
- unconfutable — to prove to be false, invalid, or defective; disprove: to confute an argument.
- unforecasted — to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance: to forecast a heavy snowfall; to forecast lower interest rates.
- unobfuscated — to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy.
- verification — the act of verifying.
- vicar forane — dean1 (def 2b).
- vociferation — noisy outcry; clamor.
- wavefunction — (physics) A mathematical function that describes the propagation of the quantum mechanical wave associated with a particle (or system of particles), related to the probability of finding the particle in a particular region of space.