12-letter words containing e, f, o
- ebb and flow — tidal movement
- eco-friendly — environmentally safe
- edifications — Plural form of edification.
- effectuation — to bring about; effect.
- effemination — (of a man or boy) having traits, tastes, habits, etc., traditionally considered feminine, as softness or delicacy.
- effiguration — a detailed and elaborate description of something
- efflorescent — efflorescing; blossoming.
- efflorescing — Present participle of effloresce.
- effortlessly — requiring or involving no effort; displaying no signs of effort; easy: an effortless writing style.
- effronteries — Plural form of effrontery.
- effusiometer — an apparatus for determining rates of effusion of gases, usually used for measuring molecular weights
- egg foo yong — a Chinese-American dish consisting of eggs beaten and cooked with bean sprouts, onions, minced pork or shrimp, etc.
- egg foo yung — a dish of a pancake-shaped omelet containing a mixture of chopped foods.
- eiffel tower — landmark in Paris
- eisteddfodau — Plural form of eisteddfod.
- eisteddfodic — Relating to an eisteddfod.
- electro-funk — a type of electronic music, originating in the 1980s, characterized by the use of synthesizers with a heavy rhythm and punctuated bass, often influenced by the genres of funk and hip-hop
- electrofluor — a transparent material that stores electrical energy and subsequently releases it as light
- elfin forest — the zone of stunted wind-blown trees growing at high altitudes just above the timberline on tropical mountains
- elkhorn fern — a tropical fern with a large leaf like an elk's horn
- encoffinment — The preparation of the body of a deceased person and placement of it in a coffin, especially in a ceremonial or ritualistic manner.
- end effector — The end effector of an actuator is the part that comes into contact with the object being moved or controlled.
- end of steel — a point up to which railway tracks have been laid
- enforcements — Plural form of enforcement.
- equisetiform — having the form of equisetum
- exclusive of — not including or allowing for; ignoring
- exfiltration — (military) The process of exiting an area (usually behind enemy lines or in enemy territory).
- exsufflation — (obsolete) A blast from beneath.
- fabulousness — almost impossible to believe; incredible.
- face down/up — If someone or something is face down, their face or front points downwards. If they are face up, their face or front points upwards.
- face to face — with the fronts or faces toward each other, especially when close together.
- face-to-face — with the fronts or faces toward each other, especially when close together.
- facebook.com — (web) One of the most popular social networking websites.
- fact of life — any aspect of human existence that must be acknowledged or regarded as unalterable: Old age is a fact of life.
- factionalize — (especially of a political party or other organized group) split or divide into factions.
- factiousness — given to faction; dissentious: A factious group was trying to undermine the government.
- factorisable — Alternative spelling of factorizable.
- factorizable — (mathematics, of an integer or polynomial etc) Able to be factorized.
- fall in love — become infatuated
- fall webworm — the larva of any of several moths, as Hyphantria cunea (fall webworm) or Loxostege similalis (garden webworm) which spins a web over the foliage on which it feeds.
- false bottom — a horizontal partition above the actual bottom of a box, trunk, etc., especially one forming a secret compartment.
- false colour — colour used in a computer or photographic display to help in interpreting the image, as in the use of red to show high temperatures and blue to show low temperatures in an infrared image converter
- false indigo — any of several North American shrubs belonging to the genus Amorpha, of the legume family, especially A. fruticosa, having compound leaves with pinnate leaflets and long, dense clusters of purplish flowers.
- family hotel — a hotel owned by a family in which family members work
- fardel-bound — (of ruminants) having the food impacted in the third compartment of the stomach; costive; constipated.
- fare-dodging — the practice of trying to travel on public transport without paying the fare
- farm produce — agricultural products regarded collectively
- fashiousness — the quality of being fashious; troublesomeness
- fast neutron — a neutron produced by nuclear fission that has lost little energy by collision; a neutron with a kinetic energy in excess of 0.1 MeV
- fast reactor — a nuclear reactor using little or no moderator, fission being caused by fast neutrons