12-letter words containing f, a, i, t, o
- functionally — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- gaff topsail — Also called fore-and-aft topsail. a jib-headed fore-and-aft sail set above a gaff.
- gaff-topsail — Also called fore-and-aft topsail. a jib-headed fore-and-aft sail set above a gaff.
- gamification — the process of turning an activity or task into a game or something resembling a game: Teachers can use gamification to motivate their students.
- gasification — Action of gasifying.
- gelatiniform — Having the form of gelatin.
- goliath frog — the largest living frog, Rana goliath, which occurs in the Congo region of Africa and can grow to a length of 30 centimetres
- gradeflation — grade inflation.
- half section — a part that is cut off or separated.
- half-section — a part that is cut off or separated.
- hand of writ — handwriting; penmanship.
- humification — the formation of humus.
- hydatidiform — like or resembling a hydatid
- ichthyofauna — the indigenous fish of a region.
- impatient of — not willing to bear or tolerate
- imperforated — Also, imperforated. not perforate; having no perforation.
- imperforates — Plural form of imperforate.
- inconfutable — (obsolete) Not confutable.
- infatuations — Plural form of infatuation.
- infestations — Plural form of infestation.
- infibulation — the stitching together of the vulva, often after a clitoridectomy, leaving a small opening for the passage of urine and menstrual blood.
- infiltration — the act or process of infiltrating.
- infiltrators — Plural form of infiltrator.
- inflammation — Pathology. redness, swelling, pain, tenderness, heat, and disturbed function of an area of the body, especially as a reaction of tissues to injurious agents.
- inflammatory — tending to arouse anger, hostility, passion, etc.: inflammatory speeches.
- inflationary — of, pertaining to, reflective of, or causing inflation: inflationary prices.
- inflationism — the policy or practice of inflation through expansion of currency or bank deposits.
- inflationist — an advocate of inflation through expansion of currency or bank deposits.
- inflectional — of, relating to, or used in inflection: an inflectional ending.
- informations — (legal) Plural form of information.
- infotainment — edutainment.
- infraduction — (medicine) The turning downward of a part, especially of the eye.
- infraorbital — (anatomy) Below the orbit (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.
- interfemoral — situated between the thighs
- interfoliate — to interleave
- interfrontal — situated between the frontal bones
- iron sulfate — ferrous sulfate.
- joint family — a type of extended family composed of parents, their children, and the children's spouses and offspring in one household.
- laticiferous — bearing or containing latex.
- let floating — (programming) A program transformation used in functional programming to implement full laziness. E.g. the function f x = x + sqrt 4 can be expressed as f x = let t = sqrt 4 in x + t but note that t does not depend on the argument x so we can automatically transform this to t = sqrt 4 f x = x + t Making t into a global constant which need only be evaluated at most once, rather than every time f is called. The general idea is to float each subexpression as far out (toward the top level) as possible to maximise sharing.
- liquefaction — the act or process of liquefying or making liquid.
- lovecraftian — referring to or reminiscent of the work of the American fantasy and horror fiction author H.P. Lovecraft (1870–1937)
- malefactions — Plural form of malefaction.
- malformation — faulty or anomalous formation or structure, especially in a living body: malformation of the teeth.
- malfunctions — Plural form of malfunction.
- metafictions — Plural form of metafiction.
- metafunction — (computing, programming) A function which calls all the other functions of a certain program; the only function that can be called independently.
- midafternoon — the part of the afternoon centering approximately on three o'clock; the period approximately halfway between noon and sunset.