12-letter words containing f, a, t, i, l
- prefectorial — of, relating to, or characteristic of a prefect: prefectorial powers.
- preferential — of, relating to, or of the nature of preference: preferential policies.
- prefloration — the internal arrangement of a flower-bud's petals and sepals before it opens
- prefoliation — the arrangement of leaves within a vegetative bud
- private life — the social or family life or personal relationships of an individual, esp of a person in the public eye, such as a politician or celebrity
- qualificator — (in an ecclesiastical court) an officer charged with examining cases and preparing them for trial.
- quantifiable — to determine, indicate, or express the quantity of.
- quantifiably — to determine, indicate, or express the quantity of.
- quarterfinal — of or relating to the contest or round preceding the semifinal one.
- radiant flux — the time rate of flow of radiant energy.
- radical left — the faction representing extreme left-wing political views, often Marxist or Maoist in ideology.
- rail traffic — the vehicles, passengers, or freight that are moving from place to place by railway
- reflationary — economy: relating to reflation
- salification — to form into a salt, as by chemical combination.
- salutiferous — salutary.
- sanctifiedly — in a sanctified manner
- satin-flower — a Californian plant, Clarkia amoena, of the evening primrose family, having cup-shaped pink or purplish flowers blotched with red.
- scratch file — A scratch file is a temporary computer file which you use as a work area or as a store while a program is operating.
- self-antigen — autoantigen.
- self-basting — (of a turkey) prepared with oil or butter to remain moist when cooked in an oven.
- self-heating — the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- self-reliant — relying on oneself or on one's own powers, resources, etc.
- self-tanning — cosmetic substance applied to the skin to simulate a suntan
- self-tapping — (of a screw) cutting its own thread when screwed into a plain hole in a metal sheet
- semifinalist — a participant or one qualified to participate in a semifinal.
- 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.
- service flat — an apartment with complete hotel services.
- silk factory — plant where silk fabric is produced
- slumpflation — a situation in which economic depression is combined with increasing inflation
- soft landing — space vehicle
- solway firth — an arm of the Irish Sea between SW Scotland and NW England. 38 miles (61 km) long.
- space flight — journey into outer space
- spiflication — rough treatment
- stalactiform — resembling or shaped like a stalactite.
- strike fault — a fault that trends parallel to the strike of the strata that it offsets.
- subfactorial — the number of ways a group of objects can be arranged so that none of the objects are in their original or correct place
- tail feather — one of the feathers making up a bird's tail
- taper relief — (in Britain) a system of relief from capital gains tax under which the percentage of a chargeable gain considered taxable is reduced for each whole year (from April 1998) that the asset was held by the vendor
- target rifle — a rifle designed especially for shooting at targets.
- terrifically — extraordinarily great or intense: terrific speed.
- the faithful — the believers in and loyal adherents of a religious faith, esp Christianity
- tie-off rail — trim rail.
- to play fair — If you say that someone plays fair, you mean that they behave or act in a reasonable and honest way.
- tonic sol-fa — a system of singing characterized by emphasis upon tonality or key relationship, in which tones are indicated by the initial letters of the syllables of the sol-fa system rather than by conventional staff notation.
- trace fossil — a fossilized track, trail, burrow, boring, or other structure in sedimentary rock that records the presence or behavior of the organism that made it.
- trefoil arch — an arch with cusplike intrados.
- trifoliolate — having three leaflets, as a compound leaf.
- trypaflavine — acriflavine hydrochloride.
- tubulifloral — (of a plant) tubuliflorous
- ultraleftist — ultraleft.