12-letter words containing e, n, f, o, l
- neofeudalism — A theorized contemporary rebirth of policies of governance, economy and public life reminiscent of those present in many feudal societies.
- neoflavonoid — (organic chemistry) Any compound, isomeric with the flavonoids, derived from 4-phenyl-1,2-benzopyrone.
- neurofibrils — Plural form of neurofibril.
- neutron flux — the rate of flow of neutrons through a specified area
- newfoundland — a large island in E Canada. 42,734 sq. mi. (110,680 sq. km).
- non-flexible — capable of being bent, usually without breaking; easily bent: a flexible ruler.
- non-fungible — (especially of goods) being of such nature or kind as to be freely exchangeable or replaceable, in whole or in part, for another of like nature or kind.
- nonaffiliate — One who is not an affiliate.
- nonflammable — not flammable; not combustible or easily set on fire.
- nonflowering — (biology) Of a plant, not flowering; reproducing by means other than pollination from flowers.
- nonfluencies — spoken or written with ease: fluent French.
- noninfluence — a lack of influence, failure to influence
- nonqualified — unqualified (def 1).
- nonreflexive — (of a relation) neither reflexive nor irreflexive; holding between some members of its domain and themselves, and failing to hold between others
- norfullerene — (chemistry) Any of various compounds formally derived from a fullerene by the removal of one or more carbon atoms, and the optional addition of several hydrogen atoms.
- off-islander — a temporary or seasonal resident of an island; island visitor or tourist.
- oil of anise — the aromatic seed of anise, the oil of which (anise oil, aniseed oil, oil of anise) is used in the manufacture of anethole, in medicine as a carminative and expectorant, and in cookery and liqueurs for its licoricelike flavor.
- oil refinery — plant where crude oil is processed
- oldfashioned — Rare spelling of old-fashioned.
- olefiant gas — ethylene (def 2).
- olefin fiber — any of a group of synthetic textile fibers, as Herculon, formed from long-chain polymers no less than 85 percent ethylene, propylene, or other olefin units.
- on behalf of — in / on behalf of, as a representative of or a proxy for: On behalf of my colleagues, I address you tonight.
- on the shelf — a thin slab of wood, metal, etc., fixed horizontally to a wall or in a frame, for supporting objects.
- one-line fix — Used (often sarcastically) of a change to a program that is thought to be trivial or insignificant right up to the moment it crashes the system. Usually "cured" by another one-line fix. See also I didn't change anything!
- outline font — (text) (Or "vector font") A font defined as a set of lines and curves as opposed to a bitmap font. An outline font (e.g. PostScript, TrueType, RISC OS) can be scaled to any size and otherwise transformed more easily than a bitmap font, and with more attractive results, though this requires a lot of numerical processing. The result of transforming a character in an outline font in a particular way is often saved as a bitmap in a font cache to avoid repeating the calculations if that character is to be drawn again.
- over-inflate — to distend; swell or puff out; dilate: The king cobra inflates its hood.
- overfullness — The state of being excessively or abnormally full.
- patent flour — a fine grade of flour, consisting chiefly of the inner part of the endosperm.
- 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.
- pelecaniform — of, or having the nature of, an order (Pelecaniformes) of swimming birds having all four toes connected in a webbed foot, including pelicans and cormorants
- penny loafer — a loafer with a slot on the vamp that can hold a coin, usually a penny.
- placentiform — shaped like a placenta, with a flat rounded form
- powerfulness — having or exerting great power or force.
- powerlifting — a competition or sport involving three tests of strength: the bench press, squat, and two-handed dead lift.
- prefloration — the internal arrangement of a flower-bud's petals and sepals before it opens
- prefoliation — the arrangement of leaves within a vegetative bud
- professional — following an occupation as a means of livelihood or for gain: a professional builder.
- proficiently — well-advanced or competent in any art, science, or subject; skilled: a proficient swimmer.
- profile plan — a diagrammatic fore-and-aft elevation of the hull of a vessel, showing bow and buttock lines, stations, water lines, diagonals, decks, bulwarks, etc.
- prolificness — producing offspring, young, fruit, etc., abundantly; highly fruitful: a prolific pear tree.
- put flesh on — If you put flesh on something, you add details and more information to it.
- reflationary — economy: relating to reflation
- retroflexion — a bending backward.
- roman a clef — a novel that represents historical events and characters under the guise of fiction.
- roman-fleuve — saga (def 3).
- roofing felt — a type of tar paper made from glass fibre or polyester fleece impregnated with bituminous material, produced in roll form, and used in roof construction
- rooflessness — the state of having no roof
- sand-floated — noting an exterior wall finish composed of mortar rubbed with sand and floated when it has partly set.
- satin-flower — a Californian plant, Clarkia amoena, of the evening primrose family, having cup-shaped pink or purplish flowers blotched with red.
- second floor — the floor or story above the ground floor.