12-letter words containing f, a, i, l, n
- self-playing — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- self-raising — a rule of transformational grammar that shifts the subject or object of an embedded clause into the subject or object position of the main clause, as in the derivation of The suspect appears to be innocent from It appears that the suspect is innocent.
- self-reading — the action or practice of a person who reads.
- self-reliant — relying on oneself or on one's own powers, resources, etc.
- self-sealing — capable of sealing itself automatically or without the application of adhesive, glue, or moisture: a self-sealing automobile tire; self-sealing envelopes.
- self-tanning — cosmetic substance applied to the skin to simulate a suntan
- self-tapping — (of a screw) cutting its own thread when screwed into a plain hole in a metal sheet
- semifinalist — a participant or one qualified to participate in a semifinal.
- semifloating — noting or pertaining to a driving axle of an automobile or the like, the inner end of which is carried by the differential gear and the outer end of which is keyed to a wheel supported by the axle housing.
- simian shelf — a shelflike thickening along the inside of the mandible, characteristic of the anthropoid apes.
- slumpflation — a situation in which economic depression is combined with increasing inflation
- soft landing — space vehicle
- spiflication — rough treatment
- spinal fluid — cerebrospinal fluid
- spongillafly — spongefly.
- sulfadiazine — a sulfanilamide derivative, C 1 0 H 1 0 N 4 O 2 S, used chiefly in the treatment of urinary tract infections, meningitis, and malaria.
- sulfarsenide — any compound containing an arsenide and a sulfide.
- tonic sol-fa — a system of singing characterized by emphasis upon tonality or key relationship, in which tones are indicated by the initial letters of the syllables of the sol-fa system rather than by conventional staff notation.
- trypaflavine — acriflavine hydrochloride.
- ultrarefined — having been refined exceptionally well or thoroughly
- unaffiliated — being in close formal or informal association; related: a letter sent to all affiliated clubs; a radio network and its affiliated local stations.
- unartificial — not showing art or skill; not skilled or artistic
- unbeneficial — conferring benefit; advantageous; helpful: the beneficial effect of sunshine.
- unclassified — not assigned to a class or category; not arranged according to characteristics: Reported instances fall into two main types, with a few unclassified anomalies.
- unconfinable — not able to be bound
- undefoliated — having the leaves left intact
- unfilterable — not able to be filtered
- unflaggingly — in a consistently strong or tireless manner
- unflattering — to try to please by complimentary remarks or attention.
- unforgivable — to grant pardon for or remission of (an offense, debt, etc.); absolve.
- unforgivably — in an unforgivable manner
- unformalized — not formalized
- unformidable — causing fear, apprehension, or dread: a formidable opponent.
- unfunctional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- unifactorial — of or relating to a single gene.
- unifoliolate — compound in structure yet having only one leaflet, as the orange.
- unmeaningful — not meaningful; without significance.
- unmodifiable — incapable of being modified
- unprofitable — being without profit; not showing or turning a profit: a series of unprofitable ventures.
- unverifiable — to prove the truth of, as by evidence or testimony; confirm; substantiate: Events verified his prediction.
- vilification — to speak ill of; defame; slander.
- walking fern — a fern, Camptosorus rhizophyllus, having simple, triangular fronds tapering into a prolongation that bends at the top and often takes root at the apex.
- walking fish — any of various fishes able to survive and move about for short periods of time on land, as the mudskipper or climbing perch.
- walking leaf — leaf insect.
- waterfalling — Present participle of waterfall.
- waterfowling — the sport of shooting waterfowl
- windfall tax — a tax levied on an organization considered to have made excessive profits, esp a privatized utility company that has exploited a monopoly
- wineglassful — the capacity of a wineglass, typically containing four to six fluid ounces.
- wing formula — a numerical representation of the relative lengths of the primary feathers of a bird's wing, used in identifying similar species, as flycatchers.
- zinc sulfate — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble powder, ZnSO 4 ⋅7H 2 O, used for preserving skins and wood, in the electrodeposition of zinc, in the bleaching of paper, as a mordant in calico printing, and in medicine as an astringent, styptic, and emetic.