12-letter words containing a, n, t, i, f, u
- franc-tireur — a sharpshooter in the French army.
- 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.
- fulminations — Plural form of fulmination.
- funambulists — Plural form of funambulist.
- functionable — functional (def 3).
- functionally — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- futilitarian — believing that human hopes are vain, and human strivings unjustified.
- giant fulmar — either of two large white or brownish petrels of the genus Macronectes, of the Antarctic Ocean and adjacent seas.
- half-turning — split spindle.
- highfaluting — pompous; bombastic; haughty; pretentious.
- humification — the formation of humus.
- ichthyofauna — the indigenous fish of a region.
- ignis fatuus — Also called friar's lantern, will-o'-the-wisp. a flitting phosphorescent light seen at night, chiefly over marshy ground, and believed to be due to spontaneous combustion of gas from decomposed organic matter.
- in a flutter — agitated, flustered
- inconfutable — (obsolete) Not confutable.
- infatuations — Plural form of infatuation.
- 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.
- infraduction — (medicine) The turning downward of a part, especially of the eye.
- ink fountain — the part of a printing press that stores ink and feeds it to the rollers.
- 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.
- latifundista — the owner of a latifundio in Latin America or Spain.
- 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.
- liquefacient — something that liquefies or promotes liquefaction.
- liquefaction — the act or process of liquefying or making liquid.
- malfunctions — Plural form of malfunction.
- metafunction — (computing, programming) A function which calls all the other functions of a certain program; the only function that can be called independently.
- misfeaturing — distorting the features
- misfortunate — Having suffered misfortune; pitiable.
- muffin stand — a small stand having several tiers for holding muffins, cakes, etc., and a tea service.
- obfuscations — to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy.
- outfangthief — the right of a lord to try a thief captured within his jurisdiction, regardless of where the thief is from
- passionfruit — any edible fruit of a passionflower, as the maypop.
- 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.
- quantifiable — to determine, indicate, or express the quantity of.
- quantifiably — to determine, indicate, or express the quantity of.
- quarterfinal — of or relating to the contest or round preceding the semifinal one.
- radiant flux — the time rate of flow of radiant energy.
- refoundation — an act of refounding
- slumpflation — a situation in which economic depression is combined with increasing inflation
- south-facing — facing towards the south
- stanniferous — containing tin; tin-bearing
- stupefacient — stupefying; producing stupor.
- stupefaction — the state of being stupefied; stupor.
- subinfeudate — to grant (lands) by subinfeudation