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12-letter words containing f, n, u

  • flindermouse — (obsolete) A bat (the mammal).
  • float around — A rumour or idea that is floating around is often heard or talked about.
  • flocculating — Present participle of flocculate.
  • flocculation — to form into flocculent masses.
  • flourishment — The act or state of flourishing.
  • flow country — an area of moorland and peat bogs in northern Scotland known for its wildlife, now partly afforested
  • fluctuations — Plural form of fluctuation.
  • fluidization — The act or process of fluidizing.
  • fluoranthene — (organic compound) A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of a benzene ring attached to each of the rings of a naphthalene molecule; it is carcinogenic, and is a product of incomplete combustion.
  • fluoresceine — Alternative spelling of fluorescein.
  • fluorescence — the emission of radiation, especially of visible light, by a substance during exposure to external radiation, as light or x-rays. Compare phosphorescence (def 1).
  • fluorescents — Plural form of fluorescent.
  • 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.
  • fluorocarbon — any of a class of compounds produced by substituting fluorine for hydrogen in a hydrocarbon, and characterized by great chemical stability: used chiefly as a lubricant, refrigerant, fire extinguishing agent, and in industrial and other applications in which chemical, electrical, flame, and heat resistance is essential; banned as an aerosol propellant in the U.S. because of concern about ozone layer depletion.
  • fluphenazine — a potent tranquilizer, C 22 H 26 F 3 N 3 OS, derived from phenothiazine and used in various forms for the management of certain neurological or psychotic disorders and for short-term treatment of acute anxiety.
  • flusteration — (colloquial, dated) The act of flustering, or the state of being flustered.
  • fluviomarine — of or formed by the combined action of river and sea.
  • flux density — the magnetic, radiant, or electric flux per unit of cross-sectional area.
  • flux linkage — the product of the magnetic flux and the number of turns in a given coil.
  • flying lemur — either of two lemurlike mammals, Cynocephalus variegatus, of southeastern Asia and the East Indies, or C. volans, of the Philippines, having broad folds of skin on both sides of the body to aid in gliding from tree to tree: now rare.
  • flying mouse — pygmy glider.
  • flying squad — a trained, mobile group of police officers, business executives, labor officials, or the like, capable of performing specialized tasks whenever or wherever sent, often for use in emergencies.
  • folding rule — a rule composed of light strips of wood joined by rivets so as to be foldable, all the opening and closing parts being in parallel planes.
  • food counter — a counter in a shop, bar, cafeteria, etc where food is sold or served
  • foot-poundal — a foot-pound-second unit of work or energy equal to the work done by a force of one poundal when its point of application moves through a distance of one foot in the direction of the force. Abbreviation: ft-pdl.
  • forcefulness — full of force; powerful; vigorous; effective: a forceful plea for peace.
  • forebuilding — (architecture,historical) An outer defense work of a castle used to protect the entrance to the keep.
  • foregrounded — Simple past tense and past participle of foreground.
  • 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.
  • fortran-plus — Fortran for the DAP parallel machine, implements many Fortran 90 features.
  • 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
  • found object — a natural or manufactured object that is perceived as being aesthetically satisfying and exhibited as such.
  • foundational — the basis or groundwork of anything: the moral foundation of both society and religion.
  • foundationer — a person supported by funds from a foundation, or serving as a member of a foundation
  • foundry sand — silica-based sand mixed with clay, oil, etc, to improve its cohesive strength, used in moulding
  • foundry type — type cast in individual characters for setting by hand.
  • fountain pen — a pen with a refillable reservoir that provides a continuous supply of usually fluid ink to its point.
  • fountainhead — a fountain or spring from which a stream flows; the head or source of a stream.
  • four hundred — the exclusive social set of a city or area.
  • four-channel — Audio. quadraphonic.
  • four-corners — a point in the SW U.S., at the intersection of 37° N latitude and 109° W longitude, where the boundaries of four states—Arizona, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico—meet: the only such point in the U.S.
  • four-engined — (of an aircraft) having four engines
  • four-in-hand — a long necktie to be tied in a slipknot with the ends left hanging.
  • 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
  • fourdriniers — Plural form of fourdrinier.
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