12-letter words containing f, a, i, n, t, l
- felicitation — an expression of good wishes; congratulation.
- fibrillating — Present participle of fibrillate.
- fibrillation — the formation of fibrils.
- fictionalise — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of fictionalize.
- fictionality — State or quality of being fictional.
- fictionalize — to make into fiction; give a somewhat imaginative or fictional version of: to fictionalize a biography.
- field magnet — a magnet for producing a magnetic field, as in a particle accelerator or an electric motor.
- field ration — ration issued and authorized for troops in the field.
- file cabinet — A file cabinet is a piece of office furniture, usually made of metal, which has drawers in which files are kept.
- film-coating — Film-coating is a process in which a tablet, capsule, or pellet is covered by a thin layer of film to protect it or make it easier to swallow.
- final notice — last warning before legal action
- finalisation — The act or process of finalising.
- finalization — to put into final form; complete all the details of.
- fire blanket — a large blanket-like piece of fire-resistant material such as fibreglass used in smothering a fire
- fiscal agent — a person or organization serving as another's financial agent.
- flabagasting — Present participle of flabagast.
- flabellation — the act of fanning a wound to keep it cool
- flag captain — the captain of a flagship
- flag station — a railroad station where trains stop only when a flag or other signal is displayed or when passengers are to be discharged.
- flagellating — Present participle of flagellate.
- flagellation — the act or process of flagellating.
- flammulation — a small flame-shaped marking, esp those seen on some birds
- flat-grained — (of sawed lumber) having the annual rings at an angle of less than 45° with the broader surfaces.
- flat-hunting — the activity of looking for a flat in which to live
- flatteringly — In a flattering manner.
- flavoprotein — an enzyme, containing riboflavin and linked chemically with a protein, active in the oxidation of foods in animal cells.
- flesh-eating — habitually eating flesh; carnivorous
- floating rib — one member of the two lowest pairs of ribs, which are attached neither to the sternum nor to the cartilages of other ribs.
- flocculating — Present participle of flocculate.
- flocculation — to form into flocculent masses.
- flowcharting — (computing) the design and construction of flowcharts.
- fluctuations — Plural form of fluctuation.
- fluidization — The act or process of fluidizing.
- fluoridating — Present participle of fluoridate.
- fluoridation — the addition of fluorides to the public water supply to reduce the incidence of tooth decay.
- fluorinating — Present participle of fluorinate.
- fluorination — (chemistry) The introduction of fluorine into a compound by means of a chemical reaction.
- flusteration — (colloquial, dated) The act of flustering, or the state of being flustered.
- flying start — a start, as in sailboat racing, in which the entrants begin moving before reaching the starting line.
- focalization — (optics) Putting into focus.
- folding seat — a seat that can be folded down
- forestalling — Present participle of forestall.
- foretriangle — the triangular area formed by the deck, foremast, and headstay of a sailing vessel
- formula unit — (of an ionic compound that does not form molecules, as most salts) the chemical formula with the least number of elements out of the set of empirical formulas having the same proportion of ions as elements: NaCl is the formula unit for the ionic compound sodium chloride.
- formulations — Plural form of formulation.
- foul-tasting — having a very unpleasant taste
- foundational — the basis or groundwork of anything: the moral foundation of both society and religion.
- fractionally — pertaining to fractions; comprising a part or the parts of a unit; constituting a fraction: fractional numbers.
- frangibility — The state or quality of being frangible.
- fraternalism — of or befitting a brother or brothers; brotherly.