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12-letter words containing c, s, f

  • fibre optics — optical fibre
  • fibroblastic — a cell that contributes to the formation of connective tissue fibers.
  • fibrosarcoma — a sarcoma derived from fibroblast cells, often able to generate collagen.
  • fictionalise — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of fictionalize.
  • fictitiously — created, taken, or assumed for the sake of concealment; not genuine; false: fictitious names.
  • fiddlesticks — anything; a bit: I don't care a fiddlestick for what they say.
  • fidel castro — Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
  • field circus — A derogatory pun on "field service". The field service organisation of any hardware manufacturer, but especially DEC. There is an entire genre of jokes about DEC field circus engineers: Q: How can you recognise a DEC field circus engineer with a flat tire? A: He's changing one tire at a time to see which one is flat. Q: How can you recognise a DEC field circus engineer who is out of gas? A: He's changing one tire at a time to see which one is flat. See Easter egging for additional insight on these jokes. There is also the "Field Circus Cheer" (from the plan file for DEC on MIT-AI): Maynard! Maynard! Don't mess with us! We're mean and we're tough! If you get us confused We'll screw up your stuff. (DEC's service HQ is located in Maynard, Massachusetts).
  • fieri facias — a writ commanding a sheriff to levy and sell as much of a debtor's property as is necessary to satisfy a creditor's claim against the debtor. Abbreviation: FI. FA., fi. fa.
  • fifty-second — next after the fifty-first; being the ordinal number for 52.
  • final clause — a clause expressing intention or purpose
  • financescape — Figuratively, the financial landscape; financial markets.
  • fire service — The fire service is an organization which has the job of putting out fires.
  • firecrackers — Plural form of firecracker.
  • first cousin — cousin (def 1).
  • first school — A first school is a school for children aged between five and eight or nine.
  • fiscal agent — a person or organization serving as another's financial agent.
  • fiscal cliff — a governmental or personal financial crisis that is brought on by economic factors or policies: High housing costs have pushed many families over the fiscal cliff. Some municipalities are on the edge of a fiscal cliff after years of overspending.
  • fish culture — the artificial propagation and breeding of fish.
  • fish factory — a factory where fish is processed
  • fissicostate — having divided or separated ribs
  • flame stitch — an ornamental stitch, used on bedspreads, upholstery fabrics, and the like, producing rows of ogees in various colors.
  • flat-chested — If you describe a woman as flat-chested, you mean that she has small breasts.
  • flesh colour — of a yellowish-pink to yellowish-grey colour roughly that of the skin of a white person
  • flickermouse — Alternative form of flittermouse.
  • float switch — an electric switch controlled by a conductor floating in a liquid.
  • fluctuations — Plural form of fluctuation.
  • fluoresceine — Alternative spelling of fluorescein.
  • fluorescence — the emission of radiation, especially of visible light, by a substance during exposure to external radiation, as light or x-rays. Compare phosphorescence (def 1).
  • fluorescents — Plural form of fluorescent.
  • fluoroscoped — Simple past tense and past participle of fluoroscope.
  • fluoroscopes — Plural form of fluoroscope.
  • fluoroscopic — of or relating to the fluoroscope or fluoroscopy.
  • fluosilicate — a salt of fluosilicic acid.
  • flush-decked — having a weather deck flush with the hull.
  • foam plastic — a kind of light cellular plastic made by creating bubbles of gas in the liquid material and solidifying it: often used as an insulator
  • focus puller — the member of a camera crew who adjusts the focus of the lens as the camera is tracked in or out
  • folk society — an often small, homogeneous, and isolated community or society functioning chiefly through primary contacts and strongly attached to its traditional ways of living.
  • folkloristic — the traditional beliefs, legends, customs, etc., of a people; lore of a people.
  • folliculitis — inflammation of hair follicles.
  • food fascist — a person who shows extreme, intolerant views in relation to food
  • food science — the study of the nature of foods and the changes that occur in them naturally and as a result of handling and processing.
  • food service — the preparation, delivery, serving, etc., of ready-to-eat foods: The cafeteria employs over 20 people in food service.
  • for instance — a case or occurrence of anything: fresh instances of oppression.
  • for-instance — an instance or example: Give me a for-instance of what you mean.
  • forasmuch as — since
  • forbearances — Plural form of forbearance.
  • forcefulness — full of force; powerful; vigorous; effective: a forceful plea for peace.
  • forcibleness — The quality of being forcible.
  • forecastable — to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance: to forecast a heavy snowfall; to forecast lower interest rates.
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