12-letter words containing a, u, s
- foul-tasting — having a very unpleasant taste
- foundry sand — silica-based sand mixed with clay, oil, etc, to improve its cohesive strength, used in moulding
- fourses cake — a traditional English bread made with lard, dried fruit, and spices
- fourth-class — of, relating to, or designated as a class next below third, as for mailing, shipping, etc.
- fracastorius — a walled plain in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 60 miles (97 km) in diameter.
- frankfurters — Plural form of frankfurter.
- french sudan — former name of Mali.
- 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).
- fruit basket — a basket containing a variety of fruits sent as a gift
- frustratedly — In a frustrated manner.
- frustrations — Plural form of frustration.
- fujita scale — a scale for expressing the intensity of a tornado, ranging from F0 (light damage) to F5 (incredible damage)
- fulminations — Plural form of fulmination.
- fumariaceous — belonging to the plant family Fumariaceae.
- funambulists — Plural form of funambulist.
- fund-raising — the act or process of raising funds, as for nonprofit organizations or for a political cause.
- fundamentals — serving as, or being an essential part of, a foundation or basis; basic; underlying: fundamental principles; the fundamental structure.
- funny papers — funny1 (def 7b).
- furfuraceous — of or containing bran.
- fused quartz — glass made entirely from quartz: a form of silica glass.
- fused silica — glass made entirely from silica, having a very low rate of thermal expansion.
- fusidic acid — an antibiotic substance used to treat skin infections
- gainsborough — Thomas, 1727–88, English painter.
- gaithersburg — a town in central Maryland.
- gaius marius — Gaius, c155–86 b.c, Roman general and consul: opponent of Lucius Cornelius Sulla.
- galeniferous — Of a mineral or deposit that contains galena.
- gallinaceous — pertaining to or resembling the domestic fowls.
- gallup polls — a representative sampling of public opinion or public awareness concerning a certain subject or issue.
- galusha grow — Galusha Aaron [guh-loo-shuh] /gəˈlu ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1822–1907, U.S. political leader: Speaker of the House 1861–63.
- gamopetalous — having the petals united.
- gamophyllous — having leaves united by their edges.
- gamosepalous — having the sepals united.
- gas bacillus — any of several pathogenic bacilli, especially of the genus Clostridium, that produce gas in infected tissue.
- gas equation — an equation that equates the product of the pressure and the volume of one mole of a gas to the product of its thermodynamic temperature and the gas constant. The equation is exact for an ideal gas and is a good approximation for real gases at low pressures
- gas-guzzling — an automobile that has low fuel efficiency, getting relatively few miles per gallon.
- gastrulation — the formation of a gastrula.
- gear cluster — an assembly of gears permanently attached to a shaft
- gelatigenous — (archaic) Producing or yielding gelatin.
- geraniaceous — belonging to the Geraniaceae, the geranium family of plants.
- gesticulated — to make or use gestures, especially in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech.
- gesticulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gesticulate.
- gesticulator — to make or use gestures, especially in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech.
- get up steam — (of a ship, etc) to work up a sufficient head of steam in a boiler to drive an engine
- glabrousness — The quality of being glabrous.
- glamour puss — a person with an unusually attractive face.
- glamour-puss — a person with an unusually attractive face.
- glandiferous — bearing nuts or acorns
- glass cutter — a tool for cutting glass.
- glaucescence — the state of having bluish green coloration
- glaucomatous — Ophthalmology. abnormally high fluid pressure in the eye, most commonly caused either by blockage of the channel through which aqueous humor drains (open-angle glaucoma or chronic glaucoma) or by pressure of the iris against the lens, which traps the aqueous humor (angle-closure glaucoma or acute glaucoma)