12-letter words containing f, a, i, t, o, u
- fulminations — Plural form of fulmination.
- functionable — functional (def 3).
- functionally — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- humification — the formation of humus.
- ichthyofauna — the indigenous fish of a region.
- inconfutable — (obsolete) Not confutable.
- infatuations — Plural form of infatuation.
- infibulation — the stitching together of the vulva, often after a clitoridectomy, leaving a small opening for the passage of urine and menstrual blood.
- infraduction — (medicine) The turning downward of a part, especially of the eye.
- ink fountain — the part of a printing press that stores ink and feeds it to the rollers.
- insufflation — to blow or breathe (something) in.
- iron sulfate — ferrous sulfate.
- laticiferous — bearing or containing latex.
- liquefaction — the act or process of liquefying or making liquid.
- malfunctions — Plural form of malfunction.
- metafunction — (computing, programming) A function which calls all the other functions of a certain program; the only function that can be called independently.
- misfortunate — Having suffered misfortune; pitiable.
- multifarious — having many different parts, elements, forms, etc.
- multifoliate — having many leaves or leaflets.
- obfuscations — to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy.
- old faithful — one of the best known geysers of Yellowstone National Park.
- outfangthief — the right of a lord to try a thief captured within his jurisdiction, regardless of where the thief is from
- overfatigued — excessively fatigued
- passionfruit — any edible fruit of a passionflower, as the maypop.
- petaliferous — bearing or having petals.
- purification — to make pure; free from anything that debases, pollutes, adulterates, or contaminates: to purify metals.
- putrefaction — the act or process of putrefying; the anaerobic decomposition of organic matter by bacteria and fungi that results in obnoxiously odorous products; rotting.
- qualificator — (in an ecclesiastical court) an officer charged with examining cases and preparing them for trial.
- refoundation — an act of refounding
- salutiferous — salutary.
- slumpflation — a situation in which economic depression is combined with increasing inflation
- south africa — Republic of, a country in S Africa; member of the Commonwealth of Nations until 1961. 472,000 sq. mi. (1,222,480 sq. km). Capitals: Pretoria and Cape Town.
- south-facing — facing towards the south
- stanniferous — containing tin; tin-bearing
- stupefaction — the state of being stupefied; stupor.
- subfactorial — the number of ways a group of objects can be arranged so that none of the objects are in their original or correct place
- titaniferous — containing or yielding titanium.
- trifurcation — to divide into three forks or branches.
- tubulifloral — (of a plant) tubuliflorous
- undefoliated — having the leaves left intact
- unfastidious — not fastidious; not fussy; not appropriately concerned with detail or cleanliness
- 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.
- unprofitable — being without profit; not showing or turning a profit: a series of unprofitable ventures.
- washfountain — a large, usually circular wash basin, as in an industrial plant, in which a spray of water activated by foot pedal allows several workers to wash simultaneously.
- wavefunction — (physics) A mathematical function that describes the propagation of the quantum mechanical wave associated with a particle (or system of particles), related to the probability of finding the particle in a particular region of space.
- without fail — to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.