12-letter words containing f, i, t, a
- midafternoon — the part of the afternoon centering approximately on three o'clock; the period approximately halfway between noon and sunset.
- midwife toad — a European toad, Alytes obstetricans (family Discoglossidae), noted for its unusual breeding habits, in which mating occurs on land and the male broods the egg strings by wrapping them around his legs.
- minification — The reduction in apparent size of objects viewed through a lens or mirror shaped so as to increase the field of view, such as a convex or aspheric mirror or a Fresnel lens.
- misfeaturing — distorting the features
- misformation — the act or process of forming or the state of being formed: the formation of ice.
- misfortunate — Having suffered misfortune; pitiable.
- modification — an act or instance of modifying.
- modificative — (grammar) That which modifies or qualifies, as a word or clause.
- modificatory — modifying.
- momification — the transition of a successful career woman into one who is chiefly concerned with homemaking and raising children
- monofilament — Also, monofil [mon-uh-fil] /ˈmɒn əˌfɪl/ (Show IPA). a single, generally large filament of synthetic fiber. Compare multifilament (def 2).
- mud filtrate — Mud filtrate is the liquid part of the mud which can pass through a medium and become separated from the mudcake.
- muffin stand — a small stand having several tiers for holding muffins, cakes, etc., and a tea service.
- multifaceted — Having many facets.
- multifarious — having many different parts, elements, forms, etc.
- multifoliate — having many leaves or leaflets.
- multifractal — (mathematics) Describing a system that is fractal in multiple ways.
- multifurcate — forked; branching.
- musica ficta — the use of chromatically altered tones in the contrapuntal music of the 10th to the 16th centuries.
- mutessarifat — a province governed by a mutessarif
- myofilaments — Plural form of myofilament.
- narcotraffic — Traffic in narcotics.
- nazification — to place under Nazi control or influence.
- neoformation — a new and abnormal growth of tissue; tumor; neoplasm.
- nidification — to build a nest.
- nitrate film — film stock using a base of cellulose nitrate: extremely flammable and tending to erode at a relatively early age.
- noise factor — the ratio of the noise output of an ideal device to the noise output of the unit being tested.
- nonaffective — of, caused by, or expressing emotion or feeling; emotional.
- nonaffiliate — One who is not an affiliate.
- nonfattening — Not fattening; not causing one to become fat.
- nonfictional — the branch of literature comprising works of narrative prose dealing with or offering opinions or conjectures upon facts and reality, including biography, history, and the essay (opposed to fiction and distinguished from poetry and drama).
- north africa — the northern part of Africa, especially the region north of the tropical rain forest and comprised of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and that part of Egypt west of the Gulf of Suez.
- north-facing — facing towards the north
- notification — a formal notifying or informing.
- oasification — The process of restoring water, soil, and plant life to an environment that has been degraded by soil erosion.
- obfuscations — to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy.
- office party — a party or informal social gathering for all the employees in a particular organization or department
- oil platform — An oil platform is a structure that is used when getting oil from the ground under the sea.
- old faithful — one of the best known geysers of Yellowstone National Park.
- old favorite — If you refer to something as an old favorite, you mean that it has been in existence for a long time and everyone knows it or likes it.
- olefiant gas — ethylene (def 2).
- olfactronics — the measurement and analysis of smells through instruments
- optical diff — vdiff
- ossification — the act or process of ossifying.
- outfangthief — the right of a lord to try a thief captured within his jurisdiction, regardless of where the thief is from
- over-inflate — to distend; swell or puff out; dilate: The king cobra inflates its hood.
- overdrafting — the removal of more water from ground and surface basins than is replaced by rain and melting snow.
- overfatigued — excessively fatigued
- overstaffing — the provision of an excessive number of staff for (a factory, hotel, etc)
- pacific time — the civil time officially adopted for a country or region, usually the civil time of some specific meridian lying within the region. The standard time zones in the U.S. (Atlantic time, Eastern time, Central time, Mountain time, Pacific time, Yukon time, Alaska-Hawaii time, and Bering time) use the civil times of the 60th, 75th, 90th, 105th, 120th, 135th, 150th, and 165th meridians respectively, the difference of time between one zone and the next being exactly one hour.