11-letter words containing a, s, i, n, f, l
- gainfulness — The state or quality of being gainful; profitableness.
- hessian fly — a small fly, Phytophaga destructor, the larvae of which feed on the stems of wheat and other grasses.
- increaseful — full of increase; fertile; fruitful
- infantilism — the persistence in an adult of markedly childish anatomical, physiological, or psychological characteristics.
- infantilist — (sexuality) One who is subject to infantilism.
- infiltrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of infiltrate.
- inflatables — Plural form of inflatable.
- infracostal — (anatomy) Below the ribs.
- insufflated — Simple past tense and past participle of insufflate.
- insufflator — to blow or breathe (something) in.
- isle of man — Isle of, an island of the British Isles, in the Irish Sea. 227 sq. mi. (588 sq. km). Capital: Douglas.
- ladyfingers — Plural form of ladyfinger.
- lancet fish — any large, marine fish of the genus Alepisaurus, having daggerlike teeth.
- lanternfish — any of several small, deep-sea fishes of the family Myctophidae, having rows of luminous organs along each side, certain species of which migrate to the surface at night.
- leaf insect — any of several orthopterous insects of the family Phillidae, of southern Asia and the East Indies, having a body that resembles a leaf in color and form.
- leaf spring — a long, narrow, multiple spring composed of several layers of spring metal bracketed together: used in some suspension systems of carriages and automobiles.
- life-saving — a person who rescues another from danger of death, especially from drowning.
- lifecasting — The creation of a three-dimensional copy of a living body by means of molding and casting techniques.
- lifemanship — the ability to conduct one's life, career, personal relationships, etc., in a successful manner.
- lindisfarne — Holy Island (def 1).
- misbefallen — Simple past tense and past participle of misbefall.
- nannofossil — any fossil so small that it is near or below the limit of resolution of a light microscope.
- nanofossils — Plural form of nanofossil.
- nefariously — extremely wicked or villainous; iniquitous: a nefarious plot.
- old frisian — the Frisian language before c1500. Abbreviation: OFris.
- pontificals — of, relating to, or characteristic of a pontiff; papal.
- riefenstahl — Leni [ley-nee] /ˈleɪ ni/ (Show IPA), 1902–2003, German film director.
- saint felix — Saint, died a.d. 530, pope 526–530.
- satinflower — a Californian plant, Clarkia amoena, of the evening primrose family, having cup-shaped pink or purplish flowers blotched with red.
- scaffolding — a temporary structure for holding workers and materials during the erection, repair, or decoration of a building.
- self-acting — acting by itself; automatic.
- self-denial — the sacrifice of one's own desires; unselfishness.
- self-hating — harbouring feelings of self-hatred
- self-making — the act of a person or thing that makes: The making of a violin requires great skill.
- signal flag — a flag used for sending messages to other ships
- snail fever — schistosomiasis.
- snailflower — a tropical vine, Vigna caracalla, of the legume family, having fragrant, yellowish or purplish flowers, a segment of which is shaped like a snail's shell.
- social fund — (in Britain) a social security fund from which loans or payments may be made to people in cases of extreme need
- spanish fly — Also called cantharides. a preparation of powdered blister beetles, especially the Spanish fly, used medicinally as a counterirritant, diuretic, and aphrodisiac.
- stagflation — an inflationary period accompanied by rising unemployment and lack of growth in consumer demand and business activity.
- sulfonamide — sulfa drug.
- sulfonation — the process of attaching the sulfonic acid group, –SO 3 H, directly to carbon in an organic compound.
- sulfuration — to combine, treat, or impregnate with sulfur, the fumes of burning sulfur, etc.