12-letter words containing f, i, l, a
- formula milk — An artificial substitute for breast milk intended for feeding infants. It can come in powdered form to be mixed with water or in instant liquid form.
- formula unit — (of an ionic compound that does not form molecules, as most salts) the chemical formula with the least number of elements out of the set of empirical formulas having the same proportion of ions as elements: NaCl is the formula unit for the ionic compound sodium chloride.
- formularized — Simple past tense and past participle of formularize.
- formularizer — One who formularizes.
- formularizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of formularize.
- formulations — Plural form of formulation.
- fort laramie — a city in SE Wyoming.
- fort pulaski — Count Casimir [kaz-uh-meer] /ˈkæz əˌmɪər/ (Show IPA), 1748–79, Polish patriot; general in the American Revolutionary army.
- fort william — a port in W Ontario, in S Canada, on Lake Superior: created in 1970 by the merger of twin cities (Fort William and Port Arthur) and two adjoining townships.
- forward line — the soldiers at the forward most position in an army force
- foul-tasting — having a very unpleasant taste
- foundational — the basis or groundwork of anything: the moral foundation of both society and religion.
- four-walling — a form of distribution and exhibition, esp. of films, in which a distributor or producer rents a theater for a fixed amount, pays all advertising and operating costs, and collects all box-office receipts
- foxtail lily — eremurus
- fractionally — pertaining to fractions; comprising a part or the parts of a unit; constituting a fraction: fractional numbers.
- franchisable — a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government: a franchise to operate a bus system.
- francophilia — Alternative capitalization of Francophilia.
- frangibility — The state or quality of being frangible.
- frankalmoign — a form of tenure by which religious bodies held lands, esp on condition of praying for the soul of the donor
- franked mail — official mail sent by members of Congress, the vice president, and other authorized officials. Compare frank1 (defs 6–9).
- fraternalism — of or befitting a brother or brothers; brotherly.
- fraternality — Brotherliness.
- frazil (ice) — tiny, round or pointed ice crystals formed in supercooled waters and prevented from coagulating by turbulence
- free on rail — (of a consignment of goods) delivered to a railway station and loaded onto a train without charge to the buyer
- free radical — an atom or molecule that bears an unpaired electron and is extremely reactive, capable of engaging in rapid chain reactions that destabilize other molecules and generate many more free radicals: in the body, deactivated by antioxidants, uric acid, and certain enzyme activities.
- frenetically — In a frenetic manner.
- fribble away — to use wastefully
- frictionally — In terms of friction.
- fritillaries — Plural form of fritillary.
- fujita scale — a scale for expressing the intensity of a tornado, ranging from F0 (light damage) to F5 (incredible damage)
- full trailer — a trailer supported entirely by its own wheels.
- fulminations — Plural form of fulmination.
- funambulists — Plural form of funambulist.
- functionable — functional (def 3).
- functionally — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- fungicidally — in a fungicidal manner
- furazolidone — a nitrofuran, C 8 H 7 N 3 O 5 , that is used in the treatment of giardiasis, and bacterial gastroenteritis and dysentery.
- fused silica — glass made entirely from silica, having a very low rate of thermal expansion.
- futilitarian — believing that human hopes are vain, and human strivings unjustified.
- gaff topsail — Also called fore-and-aft topsail. a jib-headed fore-and-aft sail set above a gaff.
- gaff-topsail — Also called fore-and-aft topsail. a jib-headed fore-and-aft sail set above a gaff.
- galeniferous — Of a mineral or deposit that contains galena.
- garand rifle — M-1.
- gay-friendly — welcoming to gay people
- gelatiniform — Having the form of gelatin.
- giant fennel — a plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family, having feathery leaves and umbels of small, yellow flowers.
- giant fulmar — either of two large white or brownish petrels of the genus Macronectes, of the Antarctic Ocean and adjacent seas.
- glandiferous — bearing nuts or acorns
- gold farming — the practice of selling virtual assets gained in a computer game for real money
- goliath frog — the largest living frog, Rana goliath, which occurs in the Congo region of Africa and can grow to a length of 30 centimetres