12-letter words containing f, l, i, n, t
- patent cliff — a potential sharp drop in sales and revenue for a company when one of its patents expires: the looming patent cliffs faced by pharmaceutical firms.
- pectoral fin — (in fishes) either of a pair of fins usually situated behind the head, one on each side, and corresponding to the forelimbs of higher vertebrates.
- placentiform — shaped like a placenta, with a flat rounded form
- powerlifting — a competition or sport involving three tests of strength: the bench press, squat, and two-handed dead lift.
- preferential — of, relating to, or of the nature of preference: preferential policies.
- prefloration — the internal arrangement of a flower-bud's petals and sepals before it opens
- prefoliation — the arrangement of leaves within a vegetative bud
- proficiently — well-advanced or competent in any art, science, or subject; skilled: a proficient swimmer.
- pulp fiction — fiction dealing with lurid or sensational subjects, often printed on rough, low-quality paper manufactured from wood pulp.
- quantifiable — to determine, indicate, or express the quantity of.
- quantifiably — to determine, indicate, or express the quantity of.
- quarterfinal — of or relating to the contest or round preceding the semifinal one.
- radiant flux — the time rate of flow of radiant energy.
- reflationary — economy: relating to reflation
- retroflexion — a bending backward.
- rigging loft — a loft or gallery in a boatbuilder's yard from which rigging can be fitted
- roofing felt — a type of tar paper made from glass fibre or polyester fleece impregnated with bituminous material, produced in roll form, and used in roof construction
- salification — to form into a salt, as by chemical combination.
- sanctifiedly — in a sanctified manner
- satin-flower — a Californian plant, Clarkia amoena, of the evening primrose family, having cup-shaped pink or purplish flowers blotched with red.
- self-antigen — autoantigen.
- self-basting — (of a turkey) prepared with oil or butter to remain moist when cooked in an oven.
- self-benefit — something that is advantageous or good; an advantage: He explained the benefits of public ownership of the postal system.
- self-conceit — an excessively favorable opinion of oneself, one's abilities, etc.; vanity.
- self-evident — evident in itself without proof or demonstration; axiomatic.
- self-heating — the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- self-pitying — Someone who is self-pitying is full of self-pity.
- self-reliant — relying on oneself or on one's own powers, resources, etc.
- self-tanning — cosmetic substance applied to the skin to simulate a suntan
- self-tapping — (of a screw) cutting its own thread when screwed into a plain hole in a metal sheet
- self-tuition — the charge or fee for instruction, as at a private school or a college or university: The college will raise its tuition again next year.
- semifinalist — a participant or one qualified to participate in a semifinal.
- semifloating — noting or pertaining to a driving axle of an automobile or the like, the inner end of which is carried by the differential gear and the outer end of which is keyed to a wheel supported by the axle housing.
- slumpflation — a situation in which economic depression is combined with increasing inflation
- soft landing — space vehicle
- solifluction — creep (def 22a).
- spiflication — rough treatment
- spitefulness — full of spite or malice; showing spite; malicious; malevolent; venomous: a spiteful child.
- student file — a file containing information about each student in a school, college, etc, such as demographic information and information about grades, etc
- stunt flying — the activity or practice of performing stunts in an aeroplane, such as special turns, etc, in the air
- stupefyingly — to put into a state of little or no sensibility; benumb the faculties of; put into a stupor.
- sufficiently — adequate for the purpose; enough: sufficient proof; sufficient protection.
- suit oneself — a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- terrifyingly — to fill with terror or alarm; make greatly afraid.
- the sniffles — a cold in the head
- tin-fluoride — stannous fluoride.
- tonic sol-fa — a system of singing characterized by emphasis upon tonality or key relationship, in which tones are indicated by the initial letters of the syllables of the sol-fa system rather than by conventional staff notation.
- topping lift — a line for raising and supporting a spar, as a yard or boom.
- trefoil knot — a knot having the form of a trefoil.
- trypaflavine — acriflavine hydrochloride.