12-letter words containing f, a, s, c
- faith school — a school that provides a general education within a framework of a specific religious belief
- fallaciously — In a fallacious manner, erroneously, illogically.
- false acacia — black locust.
- false cirrus — a type of thick cirrus cloud spreading from the top of a cumulonimbus cloud
- false colour — colour used in a computer or photographic display to help in interpreting the image, as in the use of red to show high temperatures and blue to show low temperatures in an infrared image converter
- false-acacia — Also called false acacia, yellow locust. a North American tree, Robinia pseudoacacia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and clusters of fragrant white flowers.
- fancifulness — The quality of being fanciful.
- fantasticate — to make or render fantastic.
- fantasticism — the quality of being fantastic
- farcicalness — The property of being farcical.
- fascia-board — a band or fillet, as for binding the hair.
- fascicularly — in a fascicular manner
- fasciculated — Grouped in a fascicle; fascicled.
- fascinatedly — In a fascinated manner; with fascination.
- fascinations — Plural form of fascination.
- fascioliasis — liver-rot.
- fashion icon — a person or thing that is very well known as being highly fashionable
- fast reactor — a nuclear reactor using little or no moderator, fission being caused by fast neutrons
- fast-tracker — of or relating to the fast track.
- featherbacks — Plural form of featherback.
- federal case — a matter that falls within the jurisdiction of a federal court or a federal law-enforcement agency.
- federalistic — an advocate of federalism.
- fennoscandia — region in N Europe, including Scandinavia, Finland, and the part of NW Russia west of the White Sea
- fibroblastic — a cell that contributes to the formation of connective tissue fibers.
- fibrosarcoma — a sarcoma derived from fibroblast cells, often able to generate collagen.
- fictionalise — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of fictionalize.
- fidel castro — Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
- fieri facias — a writ commanding a sheriff to levy and sell as much of a debtor's property as is necessary to satisfy a creditor's claim against the debtor. Abbreviation: FI. FA., fi. fa.
- final clause — a clause expressing intention or purpose
- financescape — Figuratively, the financial landscape; financial markets.
- firecrackers — Plural form of firecracker.
- fiscal agent — a person or organization serving as another's financial agent.
- fiscal cliff — a governmental or personal financial crisis that is brought on by economic factors or policies: High housing costs have pushed many families over the fiscal cliff. Some municipalities are on the edge of a fiscal cliff after years of overspending.
- fish factory — a factory where fish is processed
- fissicostate — having divided or separated ribs
- flame stitch — an ornamental stitch, used on bedspreads, upholstery fabrics, and the like, producing rows of ogees in various colors.
- flat-chested — If you describe a woman as flat-chested, you mean that she has small breasts.
- float switch — an electric switch controlled by a conductor floating in a liquid.
- fluctuations — Plural form of fluctuation.
- fluosilicate — a salt of fluosilicic acid.
- foam plastic — a kind of light cellular plastic made by creating bubbles of gas in the liquid material and solidifying it: often used as an insulator
- food fascist — a person who shows extreme, intolerant views in relation to food
- for instance — a case or occurrence of anything: fresh instances of oppression.
- for-instance — an instance or example: Give me a for-instance of what you mean.
- forasmuch as — since
- forbearances — Plural form of forbearance.
- forecastable — to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance: to forecast a heavy snowfall; to forecast lower interest rates.
- forensically — pertaining to, connected with, or used in courts of law or public discussion and debate.
- formal cause — a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
- fornications — Plural form of fornication.