12-letter words containing f, a, n, o, u
- 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.
- hua guo feng — 1921–2008, Chinese Communist statesman; prime minister of China 1976–80
- huffman code — Huffman coding
- humification — the formation of humus.
- ichthyofauna — the indigenous fish of a region.
- in favour of — If one thing is rejected in favour of another, the second thing is done or chosen instead of the first.
- in your face — involving confrontation; defiant; provocative.
- in-your-face — involving confrontation; defiant; provocative.
- inconfutable — (obsolete) Not confutable.
- infamousness — The state or quality of being infamous; infamy.
- 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.
- jury foreman — a member of a jury in a court of law who is chosen by the other members to act as spokesperson for the jury
- 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.
- neo-freudian — of or relating to a group of psychoanalytic thinkers whose modifications of Freudian analytic theory place increased emphasis on ego functions and interpersonal relationships.
- neofeudalism — A theorized contemporary rebirth of policies of governance, economy and public life reminiscent of those present in many feudal societies.
- neurofibroma — a benign neoplasm composed of the fibrous elements of a nerve.
- newfoundland — a large island in E Canada. 42,734 sq. mi. (110,680 sq. km).
- nonformulary — Not formulary.
- nonqualified — unqualified (def 1).
- normal fault — gravity fault.
- obfuscations — to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy.
- of substance — wealthy
- on all fours — all four limbs or extremities; the four legs or feet of an animal or both arms and both legs or both hands and both feet of a person: The cat rolled off the ledge but landed on all fours.
- 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
- roman-fleuve — saga (def 3).
- run afoul of — fall foul / afoul of, to collide with, as ships. to come into conflict with; quarrel. to make an attack; assault.
- run-of-paper — R.O.P.
- 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.
- 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.
- slumpflation — a situation in which economic depression is combined with increasing inflation
- sneak out of — leave secretly
- sniff around — dog: try to pick up scent