12-letter words containing f, l, i, n, t
- flat-hunting — the activity of looking for a flat in which to live
- flatteringly — In a flattering manner.
- flavoprotein — an enzyme, containing riboflavin and linked chemically with a protein, active in the oxidation of foods in animal cells.
- fleet prison — (formerly) a London prison, esp used for holding debtors
- fleetingness — passing swiftly; vanishing quickly; transient; transitory: fleeting beauty; a fleeting glance.
- flesh-eating — habitually eating flesh; carnivorous
- flight nurse — a nurse in the U.S. Air Force who tends patients being transported by airplane.
- floating rib — one member of the two lowest pairs of ribs, which are attached neither to the sternum nor to the cartilages of other ribs.
- flocculating — Present participle of flocculate.
- flocculation — to form into flocculent masses.
- flourishment — The act or state of flourishing.
- flowcharting — (computing) the design and construction of flowcharts.
- fluctuations — Plural form of fluctuation.
- fluidization — The act or process of fluidizing.
- fluoridating — Present participle of fluoridate.
- fluoridation — the addition of fluorides to the public water supply to reduce the incidence of tooth decay.
- fluorinating — Present participle of fluorinate.
- fluorination — (chemistry) The introduction of fluorine into a compound by means of a chemical reaction.
- flusteration — (colloquial, dated) The act of flustering, or the state of being flustered.
- flux density — the magnetic, radiant, or electric flux per unit of cross-sectional area.
- fly-by-night — not reliable or responsible, especially in business; untrustworthy: a fly-by-night operation.
- flying start — a start, as in sailboat racing, in which the entrants begin moving before reaching the starting line.
- flying visit — A flying visit is a visit that only lasts a very short time.
- focalization — (optics) Putting into focus.
- folding seat — a seat that can be folded down
- folsom point — a flint point characteristic of the Folsom tradition, typically leaf-shaped and fluted, with small basal extensions, and used on a projectile, as a spear, for hunting game.
- footslogging — Present participle of footslog.
- forestalling — Present participle of forestall.
- foretriangle — the triangular area formed by the deck, foremast, and headstay of a sailing vessel
- 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.
- formulations — Plural form of formulation.
- fort collins — a city in N Colorado.
- fortruncible — A cross between Fortran and RUNCIBLE for the IBM 650. Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959).
- foul-tasting — having a very unpleasant taste
- foundational — the basis or groundwork of anything: the moral foundation of both society and religion.
- fractionally — pertaining to fractions; comprising a part or the parts of a unit; constituting a fraction: fractional numbers.
- frangibility — The state or quality of being frangible.
- fraternalism — of or befitting a brother or brothers; brotherly.
- fraternality — Brotherliness.
- freightliner — a train for transporting containerized freight.
- frenetically — In a frenetic manner.
- frictionally — In terms of friction.
- frictionless — surface resistance to relative motion, as of a body sliding or rolling.
- frightenedly — thrown into a fright; afraid; scared; terrified: a frightened child cowering in the corner.
- fruitfulness — producing good results; beneficial; profitable: fruitful investigations.
- fulfillments — Plural form of fulfillment.
- fuliginosity — The condition or quality of being fuliginous; sootiness.
- fulminations — Plural form of fulmination.
- funambulists — Plural form of funambulist.
- functionable — functional (def 3).