12-letter words containing f, e, m, o
- fluviomarine — of or formed by the combined action of river and sea.
- flying mouse — pygmy glider.
- foamed metal — a uniform foamlike metal structure produced when hydrogen bubbles are evolved from metal hydrides uniformly dispersed throughout a host metal or metal alloy: used as a structural material because of its shock-absorbing properties and light weight.
- fomentations — Plural form of fomentation.
- foot-lambert — a unit of luminance or photometric brightness, equal to the luminance of a surface emitting a luminous flux of one lumen per square foot, the luminance of a perfectly reflecting surface receiving an illumination of one foot-candle. Abbreviation: fL.
- footplateman — a member of a locomotive crew who stands on the footplate to operate the controls
- for all time — forever, for eternity
- for evermore — forever; always
- foraminifera — any chiefly marine protozoan of the sarcodinian order Foraminifera, typically having a linear, spiral, or concentric shell perforated by small holes or pores through which pseudopodia extend.
- 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.
- fore-topmast — the spar or section of a pole mast serving as the topmast of a foremast on a ship.
- foreadmonish — (rare, transitive) To admonish beforehand, or before the act or event.
- forebodement — The act of foreboding.
- foreman-ship — a person in charge of a particular department, group of workers, etc., as in a factory or the like.
- foretopmasts — Plural form of foretopmast.
- forex market — short for
- 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?
- formal dress — clothing for elegant or solemn occasions
- formaldehyde — a colorless, toxic, potentially carcinogenic, water-soluble gas, CH 2 O, having a suffocating odor, usually derived from methyl alcohol by oxidation: used chiefly in aqueous solution, as a disinfectant and preservative, and in the manufacture of various resins and plastics.
- formalizable — Capable of being formalized.
- former pupil — someone who used to attend a particular school or be a student of a particular teacher
- formlessness — The quality of being formless.
- formularized — Simple past tense and past participle of formularize.
- formularizer — One who formularizes.
- formularizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of formularize.
- fort laramie — a city in SE Wyoming.
- fort mchenry — a town in NE Illinois.
- foul-mouthed — using obscene, profane, or scurrilous language; given to filthy or abusive speech.
- free company — a band of free companions.
- freedom food — (in Britain) food that is produced by farmers conforming to the guidelines for humane farming set by the Freedom Food programme set up by the RSPCA in conjunction with some major supermarkets
- freedom ride — (especially in the 1960s) a bus trip made to parts of the southern U.S. by persons engaging in efforts to integrate racially segregated public facilities.
- frolicsomely — In a frolicsome manner.
- from day one — from the very beginning
- front matter — all material in a book that precedes the text proper, as the title page, copyright page, table of contents, dedication, and preface.
- frontiersman — a person, especially a man, who lives on the frontier, especially in sparsely settled regions.
- frontiersmen — a person, especially a man, who lives on the frontier, especially in sparsely settled regions.
- 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).
- frumentation — (in ancient Rome) a public donation of grain, often given to citizens during times of unease
- full-mouthed — (of cattle, sheep, etc.) having a complete set of teeth.
- 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.
- funeral home — an establishment where the dead are prepared for burial or cremation, where the body may be viewed, and where funeral services are sometimes held.
- 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
- gambrel roof — a gable roof, each side of which has a shallower slope above a steeper one. Compare mansard (def 1).
- gelatiniform — Having the form of gelatin.
- hall of fame — a national shrine in New York City commemorating the names of outstanding Americans.
- headforemost — headfirst (def 1).
- hindforemost — with the back part in the front place
- hobby farmer — a person who runs a farm as a hobby rather than a means of making a living
- homoflexible — Primarily homosexual, but willing to take part in a limited amount of heterosexual activity.