12-letter words containing c, o, n, f, i, t
- obfuscations — to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy.
- objectifying — Present participle of objectify.
- of necessity — something necessary or indispensable: food, shelter, and other necessities of life.
- olfactronics — the measurement and analysis of smells through instruments
- ossification — the act or process of ossifying.
- ostrich fern — a tall North American fern, Matteuccia struthiopteris, with large mature leaves that resemble ostrich plumes, a popular landscaping plant whose curled new leaves, called fiddleheads, are eaten as a vegetable.
- pacification — to pacify.
- palification — the act of fortifying something with stakes
- panification — the making of bread
- pectoral fin — (in fishes) either of a pair of fins usually situated behind the head, one on each side, and corresponding to the forelimbs of higher vertebrates.
- perfectation — the action or process of becoming or causing to become perfect or complete
- petrifaction — the act or process of petrifying; the state of being petrified.
- phi-function — Euler's phi-function.
- placentiform — shaped like a placenta, with a flat rounded form
- pocket knife — A pocket knife is a small knife with several blades which fold into the handle so that you can carry it around with you safely.
- point defect — an imperfection in a crystal's lattice structure, either a missing atom or ion creating a vacancy in the lattice or an extra atom or ion between two normal lattice points creating an interstitial.
- pontificates — the office or term of office of a pontiff.
- pontificator — the office or term of office of a pontiff.
- proficiently — well-advanced or competent in any art, science, or subject; skilled: a proficient swimmer.
- pulp fiction — fiction dealing with lurid or sensational subjects, often printed on rough, low-quality paper manufactured from wood pulp.
- 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.
- ramification — the act or process of ramifying.
- ratification — the act of ratifying; confirmation; sanction.
- salification — to form into a salt, as by chemical combination.
- satisfaction — an act of satisfying; fulfillment; gratification.
- self-conceit — an excessively favorable opinion of oneself, one's abilities, etc.; vanity.
- semi-fiction — the class of literature comprising works of imaginative narration, especially in prose form.
- set function — a function having a collection of sets as domain.
- significator — a planet deemed significant in astrology
- sinification — to Sinicize.
- soft science — any of the specialized fields or disciplines, as psychology, sociology, anthropology, or political science, that interpret human behavior, institutions, society, etc., on the basis of scientific investigations for which it may be difficult to establish strictly measurable criteria.
- solifluction — creep (def 22a).
- somnifacient — causing or inducing sleep.
- sorbefacient — inducing absorption
- south-facing — facing towards the south
- spiflication — rough treatment
- stupefaction — the state of being stupefied; stupor.
- sub-function — the kind of action or activity proper to a person, thing, or institution; the purpose for which something is designed or exists; role.
- subinfection — an act or fact of infecting; state of being infected.
- tonic sol-fa — a system of singing characterized by emphasis upon tonality or key relationship, in which tones are indicated by the initial letters of the syllables of the sol-fa system rather than by conventional staff notation.
- torrefaction — to subject to fire or intense heat; parch, roast, or scorch.
- traffic cone — conical road markers
- transfection — the insertion into a cell of a bacterial plasmid that contains a foreign virus or genetic material.
- trifurcation — to divide into three forks or branches.
- trinacriform — three-pronged
- typification — to serve as a typical example of; exemplify.
- uncomforting — affording comfort or solace.
- unconformity — lack of conformity; incongruity; inconsistency.
- unfunctional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.