12-letter words containing f, a, n, o, u, t
- fructosamine — (organic compound) A chemical compound that can be considered the result of a reaction between fructose and ammonia or an amine (with a molecule of water being released).
- frumentation — (in ancient Rome) a public donation of grain, often given to citizens during times of unease
- frustrations — Plural form of frustration.
- full frontal — showing the entire front: full-frontal nudity.
- full-frontal — showing the entire front: full-frontal nudity.
- fulminations — Plural form of fulmination.
- funambulator — a tightrope-walker; a funambulist
- functionable — functional (def 3).
- functionally — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- futtock band — a metal band around a lower mast somewhat below the top, for holding the lower ends of a futtock shroud.
- ground fault — the momentary, usually accidental, grounding of a conducting wire.
- ground staff — The people who are paid to maintain a sports ground are called the ground staff.
- gut of canso — Canso (def 2).
- herpetofauna — the reptiles and amphibians that inhabit a given area
- hohenstaufen — a member of the royal family that ruled in Germany from 1138 to 1208 and from 1215 to 1254, and in Sicily from 1194 to 1266.
- 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.
- juventa fons — an area in the southern hemisphere of Mars, appearing as a dark region when viewed through a telescope.
- liquefaction — the act or process of liquefying or making liquid.
- loathfulness — (rare) The condition of being loathful; reluctance.
- 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.
- natural food — Natural food is food which has not been processed much and has not had artificial ingredients added to it.
- normal fault — gravity fault.
- obfuscations — to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy.
- of substance — wealthy
- outfangthief — the right of a lord to try a thief captured within his jurisdiction, regardless of where the thief is from
- passionfruit — any edible fruit of a passionflower, as the maypop.
- patent flour — a fine grade of flour, consisting chiefly of the inner part of the endosperm.
- 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.
- refoundation — an act of refounding
- safe conduct — If you are given safe conduct, the authorities officially allow you to travel somewhere, guaranteeing that you will not be arrested or harmed while doing so.
- safe-conduct — a document authorizing safe passage through a region, especially in time of war.
- slumpflation — a situation in which economic depression is combined with increasing inflation
- sneak out of — leave secretly
- south-facing — facing towards the south
- stand up for — (of a person) to be in an upright position on the feet.
- stanniferous — containing tin; tin-bearing
- stupefaction — the state of being stupefied; stupor.
- superfrontal — a piece of cloth placed over an altar and frontal and hanging down a few inches over the front of the altar
- thousandfold — having a thousand elements or parts.