12-letter words containing f, i, n, d
- infraduction — (medicine) The turning downward of a part, especially of the eye.
- infrakingdom — (taxonomy) A taxonomic category sometimes inserted below subkingdom.
- infundibular — a funnel-shaped organ or part.
- infundibulum — a funnel-shaped organ or part.
- interdiffuse — (of two or more fluids) to diffuse mutually
- interfretted — interlaced
- iron foundry — ironworks, forgery
- isoflavonoid — (organic chemistry) Any compound, isomeric with the flavonoids, derived from 3-phenyl-1,4-benzopyrone.
- landing flap — a flap in the undersurface of the trailing edge of an aircraft wing, capable of being moved downward to increase either lift or drag or both, as for landing. Compare split flap (def 1).
- latifundista — the owner of a latifundio in Latin America or Spain.
- left-brained — having the left brain dominant, therefore being more adept at logic, calculation, language, and other thought processes or skills usually associated with the left brain.
- life drawing — drawing objects or people from life
- lifting body — an aircraft or spacecraft configuration in which there are no wings, and lift is obtained by aerodynamic forces on its body.
- ludwigshafen — a city in SW Germany, on the Rhine opposite Mannheim.
- make friends — get to know people
- manifoldness — (mathematics) multiplicity.
- midafternoon — the part of the afternoon centering approximately on three o'clock; the period approximately halfway between noon and sunset.
- minimifidian — Having a minimal amount of faith.
- misfashioned — Simple past tense and past participle of misfashion.
- modification — an act or instance of modifying.
- monofluoride — (chemistry) any fluoride containing a single fluorine atom in each molecule.
- muffin stand — a small stand having several tiers for holding muffins, cakes, etc., and a tea service.
- needlefishes — Plural form of needlefish.
- neo-freudian — of or relating to a group of psychoanalytic thinkers whose modifications of Freudian analytic theory place increased emphasis on ego functions and interpersonal relationships.
- neofeudalism — A theorized contemporary rebirth of policies of governance, economy and public life reminiscent of those present in many feudal societies.
- neoflavonoid — (organic chemistry) Any compound, isomeric with the flavonoids, derived from 4-phenyl-1,2-benzopyrone.
- newfashioned — Alternative form of new-fashioned.
- nidification — to build a nest.
- non-codified — to reduce (laws, rules, etc.) to a code.
- non-definite — clearly defined or determined; not vague or general; fixed; precise; exact: a definite quantity; definite directions.
- nondeforming — not causing deformity
- nonforbidden — Unforbidden.
- nonqualified — unqualified (def 1).
- nonvitrified — Not converted into glass.
- nun's fiddle — trumpet marine.
- of two minds — If you are of two minds, you are uncertain about what to do, especially when you have to choose between two courses of action.
- off the wind — away from the direction from which the wind is blowing
- off-islander — a temporary or seasonal resident of an island; island visitor or tourist.
- oldfashioned — Rare spelling of old-fashioned.
- overdrafting — the removal of more water from ground and surface basins than is replaced by rain and melting snow.
- overfinished — having an excessively polished finish
- overidentify — to identify with someone else to an excessive degree
- pension fund — a fund created and maintained, as by a corporation, to provide benefits under a pension plan.
- pfund series — a series of lines in the infrared spectrum of hydrogen.
- point defect — an imperfection in a crystal's lattice structure, either a missing atom or ion creating a vacancy in the lattice or an extra atom or ion between two normal lattice points creating an interstitial.
- pridefulness — a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
- proofreading — correction of text
- pudding-face — a human face that is big and fat and resembles a pudding
- radiant flux — the time rate of flow of radiant energy.
- range finder — any of various instruments for determining the distance from the observer to a particular object, as for sighting a gun or adjusting the focus of a camera.