12-letter words containing c, r, o, f, t
- friction rub — the sound, heard through a stethoscope, made by the rubbing together of the two inflamed layers of pericardium in patients with pericarditis or of pleura in patients with pleurisy
- friction saw — a high-speed circular saw, usually toothless, that is used for cutting metals by using frictional heat to melt the material adjacent to it.
- frictionally — In terms of friction.
- frictionless — surface resistance to relative motion, as of a body sliding or rolling.
- friend-court — amicus curiae.
- frog sticker — Slang. a knife, especially one carried as a weapon.
- frog-sticker — Slang. a knife, especially one carried as a weapon.
- from scratch — to break, mar, or mark the surface of by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough: to scratch one's hand on a nail.
- front office — the executive or administrative office of a company, organization, etc.
- frontbencher — (politics) one who sits on the front bench in a parliament. Typically the spokesmen for those who sit further back.
- frontispiece — an illustrated leaf preceding the title page of a book.
- fructiferous — fruit-bearing; producing fruit.
- fructivorous — Fruit-eating.
- 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).
- fudge factor — any variable component added to an experiment, plan, or the like that can be manipulated to allow leeway for error.
- future shock — physical and psychological disturbance caused by a person's inability to cope with very rapid social and technological change.
- gift voucher — gift certificate.
- hyperfiction — nonlinear fiction created in electronic hypertext form and containing multiple plot developments, endings, etc., that can be evoked interactively.
- imperfection — an imperfect detail; flaw: a law full of imperfections.
- inconformity — lack of conformity; failure or refusal to conform; nonconformity.
- inflorescent — Of, pertaining to or causing inflorescence.
- infraduction — (medicine) The turning downward of a part, especially of the eye.
- inter-office — functioning or communicating between the offices of a company or organization; within a company: an interoffice memo.
- irreflection — lack of careful or long consideration
- laticiferous — bearing or containing latex.
- lovecraftian — referring to or reminiscent of the work of the American fantasy and horror fiction author H.P. Lovecraft (1870–1937)
- mary of teck — Mary (def 4).
- modificatory — modifying.
- moire effect — the appearance, when two regularly spaced sets of lines are superimposed, of a new set of lines (moiré pattern) passing through the points where the original lines cross at small angles.
- mother craft — a spaceship providing facilities and supplies for a number of smaller craft, or for astronauts
- motherfucker — a mean, despicable, or vicious person.
- narcotraffic — Traffic in narcotics.
- no match for — If one person or thing is no match for another, they are unable to compete successfully with the other person or thing.
- noise factor — the ratio of the noise output of an ideal device to the noise output of the unit being tested.
- non-friction — surface resistance to relative motion, as of a body sliding or rolling.
- nonolfactory — of or relating to the sense of smell: olfactory organs.
- north africa — the northern part of Africa, especially the region north of the tropical rain forest and comprised of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and that part of Egypt west of the Gulf of Suez.
- north-facing — facing towards the north
- note-perfect — (of a singer or musician) able to sing or play without making any errors
- off the rack — (of clothing) not made to specific or individual requirements; ready-made: off-the-rack men's suits.
- off-the-rack — (of clothing) not made to specific or individual requirements; ready-made: off-the-rack men's suits.
- office party — a party or informal social gathering for all the employees in a particular organization or department
- olfactometer — a device for estimating the keenness of the sense of smell.
- olfactometry — The study and measurement of smells.
- olfactronics — the measurement and analysis of smells through instruments
- 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.
- out of court — If a legal matter is decided or settled out of court, it is decided without legal action being taken in a court of law.
- out of reach — beyond arm's length
- out-of-court — conducted or agreed upon between contending parties without court decision: an out-of-court settlement of a lawsuit.
- outer office — the reception area of an office, outside of the main working area