12-letter words containing f, e, m, c, o
- forced march — any march that is longer than troops are accustomed to and maintained at a faster pace than usual, generally undertaken for a particular objective under emergency conditions.
- 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?
- fort mchenry — a town in NE Illinois.
- free company — a band of free companions.
- frolicsomely — In a frolicsome manner.
- 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).
- fumariaceous — belonging to the plant family Fumariaceae.
- fundusectomy — (surgery) The surgical removal of the fundus of an organ, such as the uterus or the stomach.
- furnace room — a room containing a furnace or an enclosed chamber for producing heat, often on the bottom floor of the building that it heats
- huffman code — Huffman coding
- imperfection — an imperfect detail; flaw: a law full of imperfections.
- infomercials — Plural form of infomercial.
- informercial — infomercial.
- make much of — great in quantity, measure, or degree: too much cake.
- malefactions — Plural form of malefaction.
- mary of teck — Mary (def 4).
- metafictions — Plural form of metafiction.
- metafunction — (computing, programming) A function which calls all the other functions of a certain program; the only function that can be called independently.
- microfinance — (finance) Finance that is provided to unemployed or low-income people or groups.
- microforceps — (surgery) A very small forceps.
- misconfigure — Configure (a system or part of it) incorrectly.
- modificative — (grammar) That which modifies or qualifies, as a word or clause.
- moire effect — the appearance, when two regularly spaced sets of lines are superimposed, of a new set of lines (moiré pattern) passing through the points where the original lines cross at small angles.
- monospecific — having or comprising a single species
- moschiferous — giving off or producing musk
- mother craft — a spaceship providing facilities and supplies for a number of smaller craft, or for astronauts
- motherfucker — a mean, despicable, or vicious person.
- muffle color — Ceramics. a color fired onto an object in a muffle kiln.
- nick of time — moment before sth is too late
- nonconformer — One who does not conform to expected norms and standards; a nonconformist.
- olfactometer — a device for estimating the keenness of the sense of smell.
- olfactometry — The study and measurement of smells.
- pelecaniform — of, or having the nature of, an order (Pelecaniformes) of swimming birds having all four toes connected in a webbed foot, including pelicans and cormorants
- placentiform — shaped like a placenta, with a flat rounded form
- prime factor — any number in the set of prime numbers that is also a factor of a given integer
- recomforture — consolation; comfort
- recover-from — to get back or regain (something lost or taken away): to recover a stolen watch.
- reflectogram — an image of an under-drawing or image taken from beneath the surface of paint in a work of art
- roman a clef — a novel that represents historical events and characters under the guise of fiction.
- self-command — self-control.
- self-mockery — gentle humour at one's own expense
- self-mocking — to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.
- semi-fiction — the class of literature comprising works of imaginative narration, especially in prose form.
- semiofficial — having some degree of official authority.
- smooth-faced — beardless; smooth-shaven.
- somnifacient — causing or inducing sleep.