12-letter words containing a, n, t, i, f, r
- foretriangle — the triangular area formed by the deck, foremast, and headstay of a sailing vessel
- 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.
- fornications — Plural form of fornication.
- fornicatress — (obsolete) A woman guilty of fornication.
- fort madison — a city in SE Iowa, on the Mississippi.
- fortepianist — the player of a fortepiano
- fotheringhay — a village in NE Northamptonshire, in E England, near Peterborough: Mary, Queen of Scots, imprisoned here and executed 1587.
- foundationer — a person supported by funds from a foundation, or serving as a member of a foundation
- fractionally — pertaining to fractions; comprising a part or the parts of a unit; constituting a fraction: fractional numbers.
- fractionated — Simple past tense and past participle of fractionate.
- fractionator — Chemistry. an apparatus for fractional distillation. Compare cracker (def 10).
- fragmentized — fragmented.
- franc-tireur — a sharpshooter in the French army.
- francescatti — Zino [zee-noh] /ˈzi noʊ/ (Show IPA), 1905–1991, French violinist.
- frangibility — The state or quality of being frangible.
- frankenstein — a person who creates a monster or a destructive agency that cannot be controlled or that brings about the creator's ruin.
- fraternalism — of or befitting a brother or brothers; brotherly.
- fraternality — Brotherliness.
- fraternising — to associate in a fraternal or friendly way.
- fraternities — Plural form of fraternity.
- fraternizing — Present participle of fraternize.
- free skating — a freestyle competition with no required elements, in which skaters perform an original program of jumps, spins, sequences, etc., to music of their choice.
- freestanding — (of sculpture or architectural elements) unattached to a supporting unit or background; standing alone.
- frenetically — In a frenetic manner.
- friction saw — a high-speed circular saw, usually toothless, that is used for cutting metals by using frictional heat to melt the material adjacent to it.
- frictionally — In terms of friction.
- frontiersman — a person, especially a man, who lives on the frontier, especially in sparsely settled regions.
- fructosamine — (organic compound) A chemical compound that can be considered the result of a reaction between fructose and ammonia or an amine (with a molecule of water being released).
- frumentation — (in ancient Rome) a public donation of grain, often given to citizens during times of unease
- frustrations — Plural form of frustration.
- frying steak — a steak that is cooked by frying
- futilitarian — believing that human hopes are vain, and human strivings unjustified.
- gelatiniform — Having the form of gelatin.
- giant fulmar — either of two large white or brownish petrels of the genus Macronectes, of the Antarctic Ocean and adjacent seas.
- giftwrapping — giftwrapping.
- gradeflation — grade inflation.
- gratifyingly — In a manner that gratifies.
- half-turning — split spindle.
- hand of writ — handwriting; penmanship.
- handcrafting — Present participle of handcraft.
- handicrafter — One who engages in handicrafts.
- hyperinflate — to subject to hyperinflation: hyperinflated prices.
- in a flutter — agitated, flustered
- in the frame — If someone is in the frame for something such as a job or position, they are being considered for it.
- inartificial — Not artificial; natural; simple; artless.
- infiltrating — Present participle of infiltrate.
- infiltration — the act or process of infiltrating.
- infiltrative — to filter into or through; permeate.
- infiltrators — Plural form of infiltrator.