12-letter words containing b, i, f
- dibenzofuran — an organic compound (C12H8O) composed of two benzene rings fused to a central furan ring
- diffrangible — capable of being diffracted
- dissyllabify — to make disyllabic
- double drift — a method of calculating wind direction and velocity by observing the direction of drift of an aircraft on two or more headings.
- double first — a first in two subjects.
- dumbfounding — Present participle of dumbfound.
- emulsifiable — That can be emulsified, or applied in an emulsion.
- fabrications — Plural form of fabrication.
- facial scrub — a beauty product or treatment which cleanses and exfoliates the skin of the face
- factorisable — Alternative spelling of factorizable.
- factorizable — (mathematics, of an integer or polynomial etc) Able to be factorized.
- falling band — a large, flat collar, usually trimmed with lace, worn by men in the 17th century.
- family album — photos of a family
- family bible — a large Bible usually having pages at the front for recording the marriages, births, and deaths in a family.
- fascia-board — a band or fillet, as for binding the hair.
- fatigability — susceptible to fatigue.
- favorability — The quality or degree of being viewed favorably.
- featherbrain — a foolish or giddy person; scatterbrain.
- febrifacient — producing fever.
- feebleminded — lacking the normal mental powers.
- feeding tube — nasogastric tubing
- fellow being — if you refer to someone as a fellow being, you are emphasizing that you and they are human beings and have things in common
- ferroniobium — An important alloy of iron and niobium.
- ferry bridge — transporter bridge.
- fertilizable — Capable of being fertilized.
- fiber bundle — a flexible bundle of optical glass that transmits images.
- fiber optics — the branch of optics that deals with the transmission of light through transparent fibers, as in the form of pulses for the transmission of data or communications, or through fiber bundles for the transmission of images.
- fiberization — the process or practice of breaking into fibres
- fibre optics — optical fibre
- fibrillating — Present participle of fibrillate.
- fibrillation — the formation of fibrils.
- fibrilliform — of the form of a fibril.
- fibrinogenic — producing fibrin.
- fibrinolysin — a proteolytic enzyme, formed in the blood from plasminogen, that causes the breakdown of the fibrin in blood clots.
- fibrinolysis — the disintegration or dissolution of fibrin, especially by enzymatic action.
- fibrinolytic — the disintegration or dissolution of fibrin, especially by enzymatic action.
- fibroadenoma — a benign tumor originating from glandular tissue, as in the female breast.
- fibroblastic — a cell that contributes to the formation of connective tissue fibers.
- fibromatosis — (pathology) The presence of multiple fibromas.
- fibromyalgia — a syndrome characterized by fatigue and chronic pain in the muscles and in tissues surrounding the joints.
- fibrosarcoma — a sarcoma derived from fibroblast cells, often able to generate collagen.
- fibrous root — a root, as in most grasses, having numerous, very fine branches of approximately the same length.
- fiddler crab — any small, burrowing crab of the genus Uca, characterized by one greatly enlarged claw in the male.
- figurability — the quality of being figurable
- figured bass — a bass part in which the notes have numbers under them indicating the chords to be played.
- file cabinet — A file cabinet is a piece of office furniture, usually made of metal, which has drawers in which files are kept.
- filibustered — Simple past tense and past participle of filibuster.
- filibusterer — A person who filibusters.
- fillibusters — Plural form of fillibuster.
- film library — a collection of films, motion pictures, videodiscs, videocassettes, and any other materials stored on film.