12-letter words containing f, a, n, g, i, o
- free coinage — the unrestricted coinage of bullion or of a specified metal, as silver, into money for any person bringing it to the mint, either with or without charge for minting.
- galeniferous — Of a mineral or deposit that contains galena.
- 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.
- glandiferous — bearing nuts or acorns
- gold farming — the practice of selling virtual assets gained in a computer game for real money
- gonfaloniers — Plural form of gonfalonier.
- gradeflation — grade inflation.
- high fashion — haute couture.
- in charge of — having responsibility for
- in danger of — liable to
- infographics — Plural form of infographic.
- infrakingdom — (taxonomy) A taxonomic category sometimes inserted below subkingdom.
- king-of-arms — a title of certain of the principal heralds of England and certain other kingdoms empowered by their sovereigns to grant armorial bearings.
- leapfrogging — Present participle of leapfrog.
- 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.
- nonfattening — Not fattening; not causing one to become fat.
- north-facing — facing towards the north
- olefiant gas — ethylene (def 2).
- organic farm — a farm where organic methods are used for agriculture and animal husbandry
- outfangthief — the right of a lord to try a thief captured within his jurisdiction, regardless of where the thief is from
- overdrafting — the removal of more water from ground and surface basins than is replaced by rain and melting snow.
- overstaffing — the provision of an excessive number of staff for (a factory, hotel, etc)
- proofreading — correction of text
- rainbow flag — a multicoloured flag used as a symbol of peace; often used to represent gay and lesbian pride
- reformatting — the shape and size of a book as determined by the number of times the original sheet has been folded to form the leaves. Compare duodecimo, folio (def 2), octavo, quarto.
- roofing nail — a short nail for nailing asphalt shingles or the like, having a broad head.
- sanguiferous — conveying blood, as a blood vessel.
- saronic gulf — an inlet of the Aegean, on the SE coast of Greece, between Attica and the Peloponnesus. 50 miles (80 km) long; 30 miles (48 km) wide.
- self-loading — noting or pertaining to an automatic or semiautomatic firearm.
- 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.
- shaving foam — lather used for shaving
- significator — a planet deemed significant in astrology
- sofa surfing — (of a homeless person) the practice of staying temporarily with various friends and relatives while attempting to find permanent accommodation
- soft landing — space vehicle
- south-facing — facing towards the south
- spongillafly — spongefly.
- sugaring off — a sweet, crystalline substance, C 1 2 H 2 2 O 1 1 , obtained chiefly from the juice of the sugarcane and the sugar beet, and present in sorghum, maple sap, etc.: used extensively as an ingredient and flavoring of certain foods and as a fermenting agent in the manufacture of certain alcoholic beverages; sucrose. Compare beet sugar, cane sugar.
- surfboarding — a long, narrow board on which a person stands or lies prone in surfboarding.
- terraforming — to alter the environment of (a celestial body) in order to make capable of supporting terrestrial life forms.
- top grafting — grafting in the top, as of a tree, in order to replace existing branches with those of a more desired variety or form.
- transforming — to change in form, appearance, or structure; metamorphose.
- transmogrify — to change in appearance or form, especially strangely or grotesquely; transform.
- unforgivable — to grant pardon for or remission of (an offense, debt, etc.); absolve.
- unforgivably — in an unforgivable manner
- waterfowling — the sport of shooting waterfowl
- 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.
- wing-forward — either of the two forwards positioned at the outside of a scrum