12-letter words containing d, o, t, f, i
- pitched-roof — a roof sloping downward in two parts at an angle from a central ridge, so as to leave a gable at each end.
- 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.
- post-fordism — the idea that modern industrial production has moved away from mass production in huge factories, as pioneered by Henry Ford, towards specialized markets based on small flexible manufacturing units
- red goatfish — a goatfish, Mullus auratus.
- redefinition — the act of defining, or of making something definite, distinct, or clear: We need a better definition of her responsibilities.
- refoundation — an act of refounding
- road traffic — traffic on the road
- safe-deposit — providing safekeeping for valuables: a safe-deposit vault.
- soft landing — space vehicle
- stand in for — to substitute for
- stand-offish — If you say that someone is stand-offish, you mean that they behave in a formal and rather unfriendly way.
- swift-footed — swift in running.
- this side of — If you say that something will not happen this side of a date or event, you mean that it will not happen before that date or event.
- tin-fluoride — stannous fluoride.
- turn of mind — If someone is of a particular turn of mind, they have that kind of mind or character.
- undefoliated — having the leaves left intact
- unfastidious — not fastidious; not fussy; not appropriately concerned with detail or cleanliness
- united front — a coalition formed to oppose a force that menaces the interests of all the members: They presented a united front against the enemy.
- unscottified — not Scottish; taken out of a Scottish context
- vector field — a region, domain, set, etc., with a vector assigned at each point; vector function.