12-letter words containing f, e, r, t, i, l
- over-inflate — to distend; swell or puff out; dilate: The king cobra inflates its hood.
- overflow bit — (architecture) A processor flag bit set by the ALU to indicate overflow.
- parvifoliate — (of plants) having small leaves in comparison with the size of the stem
- pectoral fin — (in fishes) either of a pair of fins usually situated behind the head, one on each side, and corresponding to the forelimbs of higher vertebrates.
- perfectively — in a perfective manner; thoroughly
- petaliferous — bearing or having petals.
- photo relief — a method of showing the configuration of the relief of an area by photographing a model of it that is illuminated by a lamp in the northwest corner
- placentiform — shaped like a placenta, with a flat rounded form
- powerlifting — a competition or sport involving three tests of strength: the bench press, squat, and two-handed dead lift.
- 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
- proficiently — well-advanced or competent in any art, science, or subject; skilled: a proficient swimmer.
- profitlessly — in such a way as to not yield profit, as in financial gains or general benefits or advantages
- quarterfinal — of or relating to the contest or round preceding the semifinal one.
- radical left — the faction representing extreme left-wing political views, often Marxist or Maoist in ideology.
- reflationary — economy: relating to reflation
- reflectively — that reflects; reflecting.
- reflectivity — that reflects; reflecting.
- reflectorize — to treat something so that it reflects light: to reflectorize license plates.
- retroflexion — a bending backward.
- roofing felt — a type of tar paper made from glass fibre or polyester fleece impregnated with bituminous material, produced in roll form, and used in roof construction
- salutiferous — salutary.
- 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-fertile — capable of self-fertilization.
- self-reliant — relying on oneself or on one's own powers, resources, etc.
- self-sterile — incapable of self-fertilization.
- service flat — an apartment with complete hotel services.
- service lift — a lift which carries heavy goods in a place of business, as for example, plates in a restaurant
- shirt-lifter — a homosexual
- silver frost — glaze (def 17).
- simple fruit — a fruit formed from one pistil.
- slipper foot — an elongated pad foot.
- stelliferous — having or abounding with stars.
- strike fault — a fault that trends parallel to the strike of the strata that it offsets.
- subfertility — below-average fertility
- 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.
- terrifyingly — to fill with terror or alarm; make greatly afraid.
- the flickers — the cinema
- tick trefoil — any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Desmodium, of the legume family, having trifoliolate leaves and jointed pods with hooked hairs by which they adhere to objects.
- tickler file — a file consisting of memoranda, notices, electronic signals, or the like that serves to remind the user of matters that must be attended to.
- tie-off rail — trim rail.
- tin-fluoride — stannous fluoride.
- 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.