12-letter words containing f, e, s, c, u
- fluoroscopes — Plural form of fluoroscope.
- fluosilicate — a salt of fluosilicic acid.
- flush-decked — having a weather deck flush with the hull.
- focus puller — the member of a camera crew who adjusts the focus of the lens as the camera is tracked in or out
- forcefulness — full of force; powerful; vigorous; effective: a forceful plea for peace.
- foreclosures — Plural form of foreclosure.
- 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?
- four-corners — a point in the SW U.S., at the intersection of 37° N latitude and 109° W longitude, where the boundaries of four states—Arizona, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico—meet: the only such point in the U.S.
- fourses cake — a traditional English bread made with lard, dried fruit, and spices
- french sudan — former name of Mali.
- fructiferous — fruit-bearing; producing fruit.
- 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).
- fujita scale — a scale for expressing the intensity of a tornado, ranging from F0 (light damage) to F5 (incredible damage)
- full-service — offering or providing a wide range of services related to the basic line of business, as when a filling station changes tires or makes car repairs in addition to selling gasoline.
- fumariaceous — belonging to the plant family Fumariaceae.
- functionless — Lacking a function.
- fundusectomy — (surgery) The surgical removal of the fundus of an organ, such as the uterus or the stomach.
- furfuraceous — of or containing bran.
- fused silica — glass made entirely from silica, having a very low rate of thermal expansion.
- future shock — physical and psychological disturbance caused by a person's inability to cope with very rapid social and technological change.
- gracefullest — Superlative form of graceful.
- gracefulness — The state of being graceful.
- hard-surface — to make the surface of (something) hard or firm, as by compacting or paving it: to hard-surface a parking area.
- hypersurface — a mathematical object that generalizes the concept of surface from three-dimensional Euclidean space to hyperspace.
- in course of — in the process of
- inclusive of — including; taking into account
- infectiously — communicable by infection, as from one person to another or from one part of the body to another: infectious diseases.
- infelicitous — inapt, inappropriate, or awkward; malapropos: an infelicitous remark.
- insufficient — not sufficient; lacking in what is necessary or required: an insufficient answer.
- jaculiferous — having dartlike spines.
- laticiferous — bearing or containing latex.
- manufactures — Plural form of manufacture.
- mercifulness — full of mercy; characterized by, expressing, or showing mercy; compassionate: a merciful God.
- mischanceful — unlucky
- misconfigure — Configure (a system or part of it) incorrectly.
- moschiferous — giving off or producing musk
- muscle fiber — one of the structural cells of a muscle.
- muscle fibre — any of the numerous elongated contractile cells that make up striated muscle
- nonfluencies — spoken or written with ease: fluent French.
- of substance — wealthy
- office hours — hours when a business is open
- out of scale — If something is out of scale with the things near it, it is too big or too small in relation to them.
- overfocussed — too focussed
- peacefulness — characterized by peace; free from war, strife, commotion, violence, or disorder: a peaceful reign; a peaceful demonstration.
- postfracture — taking place after a fracture
- pseudo force — any force that is postulated to account for apparent deviations from Newton's laws of motion appearing in an accelerated reference system.
- refuse chute — a chute in a building which rubbish and waste is thrown down to the main refuse bins, etc
- reichsfuhrer — the title of the chief of the Schutzstaffel.
- respectfully — full of, characterized by, or showing politeness or deference: a respectful reply.
- road surface — the surface of the road, often asphalt