12-letter words containing f, e, i, s, a
- helium flash — the explosive burning of helium in the case of a star of low mass that occurs when the core is so dense that the matter has become degenerate. The burning causes a rapid rise in temperature until it is so high that the gas ceases to be degenerate, after which there is a rapid expansion
- imperforates — Plural form of imperforate.
- in search of — looking for, seeking
- in spadefuls — in an extreme or emphatic way
- indefeasible — not defeasible; not to be annulled or made void; not forfeitable.
- indefeasibly — In an indefeasible manner.
- indefinables — Plural form of indefinable.
- infamousness — The state or quality of being infamous; infamy.
- infanticides — Plural form of infanticide.
- infestations — Plural form of infestation.
- inflamedness — The state or quality of being inflamed.
- inflammasome — (biochemistry) A multi-protein complex that is responsible for inflammatory rheumatic diseases via activation of caspases.
- influentials — Plural form of influential.
- infomercials — Plural form of infomercial.
- infraclasses — Plural form of infraclass.
- insufferable — not to be endured; intolerable; unbearable: their insufferable insolence.
- insufferably — not to be endured; intolerable; unbearable: their insufferable insolence.
- iron sulfate — ferrous sulfate.
- isapi filter — (web) A replaceable DLL which the server calls whenever there is an HTTP request. When the filter is first loaded, it communicates to the server what sort of notifications will be accepted. After that, whenever a selected event occurs, the filter is called to process the event. Example applications of ISAPI filters include custom authentication schemes, compression, encryption, logging, traffic analysis or other request analyses.
- jaculiferous — having dartlike spines.
- javelin fish — a fish of the genus Pomadasys of semitropical Australian seas with a long spine on its anal fin
- jawless fish — cyclostome.
- jaws of life — powerful shears used for cutting a vehicle open after a collision
- jeffersonian — pertaining to or advocating the political principles and doctrines of Thomas Jefferson, especially those stressing minimum control by the central government, the inalienable rights of the individual, and the superiority of an agrarian economy and rural society.
- lantern fish — any of several small, deep-sea fishes of the family Myctophidae, having rows of luminous organs along each side, certain species of which migrate to the surface at night.
- laticiferous — bearing or containing latex.
- law of sines — a law stating that the ratio of a side of a plane triangle to the sine of the opposite angle is the same for all three sides.
- life savings — a person who rescues another from danger of death, especially from drowning.
- lifestreamer — a person who provides an online record of his or her life, either by means of live video footage or via an online collection of social network updates, blogs, and photos
- little falls — a township in NE New Jersey.
- loriciferans — Plural form of loriciferan.
- ludwigshafen — a city in SW Germany, on the Rhine opposite Mannheim.
- lug foresail — a gaff foresail having no boom or sometimes a partial boom.
- macclesfield — a market town in NW England, in Cheshire: former centre of the silk industry; pharmaceuticals, services. Pop: 50 688 (2001)
- make friends — get to know people
- malefactions — Plural form of malefaction.
- manifestness — The quality or state of being manifest or obvious.
- manifoldness — (mathematics) multiplicity.
- mauvaise foi — (in the philosophy of Sartre) the expression usually rendered as bad faith
- metafictions — Plural form of metafiction.
- mischanceful — unlucky
- misfashioned — Simple past tense and past participle of misfashion.
- misfeaturing — distorting the features
- misfortunate — Having suffered misfortune; pitiable.
- mutessarifat — a province governed by a mutessarif
- myofilaments — Plural form of myofilament.
- neofeudalism — A theorized contemporary rebirth of policies of governance, economy and public life reminiscent of those present in many feudal societies.
- newfashioned — Alternative form of new-fashioned.
- noise factor — the ratio of the noise output of an ideal device to the noise output of the unit being tested.
- off-islander — a temporary or seasonal resident of an island; island visitor or tourist.