12-letter words containing f, e
- alongside of — at the side of; beside; adjoining
- alpha female — strong woman
- amentiferous — bearing aments
- amfebutamone — (former name) The drug bupropion.
- amyl sulfide — a yellow liquid consisting of a mixture of isomers having the formula (C 5 H 11) 2 S, used chiefly in the preparation of organic sulfur compounds.
- andre fleury — André Hercule de [ahn-drey er-kyl duh] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ ɛrˈkül də/ (Show IPA), 1653–1743, French cardinal and statesman.
- anemone fish — any of various damselfishes of the genus Amphiprion, such as A. percula (clown anemone fish), that usually live closely associated with sea anemones
- angle of dip — to plunge (something, as a cloth or sponge) temporarily into a liquid, so as to moisten it, dye it, or cause it to take up some of the liquid: He dipped the brush into the paint bucket.
- angle of lag — the phase difference, expressed in degrees, by which one sinusoidal function moves behind a second having the same period, as alternating current moving behind the alternating voltage.
- angle of yaw — the acute angle between the longitudinal axis of an aircraft or spacecraft and a given reference direction, as viewed from above.
- anglo-french — of or relating to England and France
- animated gif — (graphics, file format) (GIF89a) A variant of the GIF image format, often used on web pages to provide moving icons and banners. The GIF89a format supports multiple "frames" that give the impression of motion when displayed in sequence, much like a flip book. The animation may repeat continuously or play once. Animated GIFs aren't supported by earlier web browsers, however the first frame of the image is still shown. There are many utilities to create animated GIFs from a sequence of individual GIF files. There are also utilities that will produce animated GIFs automatically from a piece of text or a single image. One problem with this format is the size of the files produced, as they are by definition a sequence of individual images. Apart from minimising the number of frames, the best way to decrease file size is to assist the LZW compression by using blocks of solid colour, avoid dithering, and use fewer colours. If areas of an image don't change from one frame to another, they don't need to be redrawn so make the area a transparent block in the second frame.
- anti-foreign — the policy or practice of showing hostility toward foreigners, foreign customs, etc.
- antifebriles — Plural form of antifebrile.
- antifeminine — opposed to or discriminating against women or feminine characteristics or behaviour
- antifeminism — the opposition to feminism
- antifeminist — a person, movement or action opposed to feminism
- antireformer — One who opposes reform.
- apfelstrudel — apple strudel
- arabia felix — an ancient division of Arabia, in the S part: sometimes restricted to Yemen.
- aramid fiber — a fiber having resistance to high temperatures and great strength, formed from an aramid and used in materials for bulletproof vests and radial tires.
- archerfishes — Plural form of archerfish.
- archive file — a single computer file that contains one or more files that have been compressed
- arfvedsonite — a type of hornblende with the composition Na3(Fe,Mg)4FeSi8O22(OH)2
- armed forces — The armed forces or the armed services of a country are its military forces, usually the army, navy, marines, and air force.
- army officer — a person in the army who holds a position of authority, responsibility and duty, especially one who holds a commission
- arseniferous — Lb geology Containing or producing arsenic.
- artzybasheff — Boris Mikhailovich [bawr-is mi-kahy-luh-vich,, bor-;; Russian buh-ryees myi-khahy-luh-vyich] /ˈbɔr ɪs mɪˈkaɪ lə vɪtʃ,, ˈbɒr-;; Russian bʌˈryis myɪˈxaɪ lə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1965, U.S. illustrator and writer, born in Russia.
- assay office — an organization that assays and monitors the purity of precious metals in a particular country
- assuefaction — the condition of being or becoming familiar with or used to something
- auger effect — the spontaneous emission of an electron instead of a photon by an excited ion as a result of a vacancy being filled in an inner electron shell
- autofellatio — Oral stimulation of one's own penis.
- average life — the average time that an unstable particle or nucleus survives before it decays.
- axis of evil — North Korea, Iraq, and Iran when considered together as a perceived threat to world stability
- baffle board — a plate or mechanical device designed to restrain or regulate the flow of a fluid, the emission of light or sound, or the distribution of sound, esp in a loudspeaker or microphone
- baffle plate — a plate or mechanical device designed to restrain or regulate the flow of a fluid, the emission of light or sound, or the distribution of sound, esp in a loudspeaker or microphone
- baffle-plate — a plate used as a baffle.
- bairnsfather — Bruce. 1888–1959, British cartoonist, born in India: best known for his cartoons of the war in the trenches during World War I
- balkan frame — an overhead frame, fastened to a bed, from which a splinted, fractured leg or arm is suspended and held in traction.
- ball of fire — a very lively person
- band of hope — a society promoting lifelong abstention from alcohol among young people: founded in Britain in 1847
- barley field — a piece of land cleared of trees and undergrowth, usually enclosed with a fence or hedge and used for growing barley
- barrack life — the experiences, activities, etc that are characteristic of a soldier's time spent dwelling in a barracks
- barrier reef — a long narrow coral reef near and lying parallel to the shore, separated from it by deep water
- bashkirtseff — Marie, original name Marya Konstantinovna Bashkirtseva. 1858–84, Russian painter and diarist who wrote in French, noted esp for her Journal (1887)
- bastard file — a file of the commercial grade of coarseness between coarse and second-cut.
- battery farm — a farm that uses batteries for raising poultry
- battery fire — the firing of a battery of weapons
- battlefields — Plural form of battlefield.
- battlefronts — Plural form of battlefront.