12-letter words containing f, o, l, i, a
- flagelliform — long, slender, and flexible, like the lash of a whip.
- flageoletist — Someone who plays the flageolet.
- flagitiously — In a flagitious manner.
- flammiferous — flame-producing
- flammulation — a small flame-shaped marking, esp those seen on some birds
- flavoprotein — an enzyme, containing riboflavin and linked chemically with a protein, active in the oxidation of foods in animal cells.
- flight arrow — an arrow having a conical or pyramidal head without barbs.
- float bridge — a bridge, as from a pier to a boat, floating at one end and hinged at the other to permit loading and unloading at any level of water.
- float switch — an electric switch controlled by a conductor floating in a liquid.
- floatability — capable of floating; that can be floated.
- 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.
- flooring saw — a saw having a curved edge.
- florida keys — chain of small islands extending southwest from the S tip of Fla.
- florida moss — Spanish moss.
- florida room — a sunroom.
- flow breccia — a volcanic breccia that has solidified from a lava flow.
- flowcharting — (computing) the design and construction of flowcharts.
- fluctuations — Plural form of fluctuation.
- fluidization — The act or process of fluidizing.
- fluorapatite — a crystalline mineral, Ca 5 (PO 4) 3 F, formed from hydroxyapatite in the presence of fluoride, that has a hardening effect on bones and teeth.
- 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.
- fluorouracil — a pyrimidine analog, C 4 H 3 FN 2 O 2 , used in the treatment of certain cancers.
- fluosilicate — a salt of fluosilicic acid.
- 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.
- foam plastic — a kind of light cellular plastic made by creating bubbles of gas in the liquid material and solidifying it: often used as an insulator
- focalization — (optics) Putting into focus.
- folding seat — a seat that can be folded down
- folie a deux — the sharing of delusional ideas by two people who are closely associated.
- folinic acid — a crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 20 H 23 N 7 O 7 , produced by fermentation or derived from folic acid, used in medicine in the treatment of certain anemias.
- foolhardiest — Superlative form of foolhardy.
- for a giggle — as a joke or prank; not seriously
- for all time — forever, for eternity
- forbearingly — In a forbearing manner.
- fore-topsail — a topsail set on a foremast on a ship.
- foreign-flag — (of a vessel or aircraft) having a registry under a nationality other than one's own: rivalry between U.S.-flag freighters and foreign-flag ships.
- forensically — pertaining to, connected with, or used in courts of law or public discussion and debate.
- forestalling — Present participle of forestall.
- forestaysail — a triangular sail set on a forestay; the innermost headsail of a vessel.
- foretopsails — Plural form of foretopsail.
- foretriangle — the triangular area formed by the deck, foremast, and headstay of a sailing vessel
- forgeability — (metallurgy) The quality or degree of being forgeable.
- formal logic — the branch of logic concerned exclusively with the principles of deductive reasoning and with the form rather than the content of propositions.
- formalizable — Capable of being formalized.
- formula milk — An artificial substitute for breast milk intended for feeding infants. It can come in powdered form to be mixed with water or in instant liquid form.