12-letter words containing f, o, m, i, t
- monofilament — Also, monofil [mon-uh-fil] /ˈmɒn əˌfɪl/ (Show IPA). a single, generally large filament of synthetic fiber. Compare multifilament (def 2).
- mortifyingly — In a mortifying manner; so as to cause great embarrassment.
- mosquito fly — dragonfly (def 1).
- mosquitofish — any of several fishes that feed on mosquito larvae, as Gambusia affinis, found in the southeastern U.S., now introduced into other parts of the world for mosquito control.
- mothproofing — Present participle of mothproof.
- multifarious — having many different parts, elements, forms, etc.
- multiflorous — bearing many flowers, as a peduncle.
- multifoliate — having many leaves or leaflets.
- multiformity — having many different shapes, forms, or kinds.
- myofilaments — Plural form of myofilament.
- neoformation — a new and abnormal growth of tissue; tumor; neoplasm.
- nick of time — moment before sth is too late
- non-feminist — advocating social, political, legal, and economic rights for women equal to those of men.
- of two minds — If you are of two minds, you are uncertain about what to do, especially when you have to choose between two courses of action.
- oil platform — An oil platform is a structure that is used when getting oil from the ground under the sea.
- performative — (of an expression or statement) performing an act by the very fact of being uttered, as with the expression “I promise,” that performs the act of promising.
- placentiform — shaped like a placenta, with a flat rounded form
- plastic foam — expanded plastic.
- post-fordism — the idea that modern industrial production has moved away from mass production in huge factories, as pioneered by Henry Ford, towards specialized markets based on small flexible manufacturing units
- postfeminist — relating to or occurring in the period after the feminist movement of the 1970s.
- preformation — previous formation.
- preformative — a prefixture in Semitic languages
- prime factor — any number in the set of prime numbers that is also a factor of a given integer
- ramification — the act or process of ramifying.
- reformatting — the shape and size of a book as determined by the number of times the original sheet has been folded to form the leaves. Compare duodecimo, folio (def 2), octavo, quarto.
- semi-fiction — the class of literature comprising works of imaginative narration, especially in prose form.
- 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.
- serpentiform — shaped like a snake.
- sixth former — student: 16-18
- sixty-fourmo — a book size (about 2 × 3 inches; 5 × 7 cm) determined by printing on sheets folded to form 64 leaves or 128 pages.
- slumpflation — a situation in which economic depression is combined with increasing inflation
- somnifacient — causing or inducing sleep.
- stalactiform — resembling or shaped like a stalactite.
- stratiformis — occurring in a very extensive horizontal layer.
- strobiliform — shaped as a strobilus
- terraforming — to alter the environment of (a celestial body) in order to make capable of supporting terrestrial life forms.
- time of life — age (of a person)
- transforming — to change in form, appearance, or structure; metamorphose.
- transformism — the doctrine of gradual transformation of one species into another by descent with modification through many generations.
- transformist — an adherent of transformism.
- transmogrify — to change in appearance or form, especially strangely or grotesquely; transform.
- trinacriform — three-pronged
- turn of mind — If someone is of a particular turn of mind, they have that kind of mind or character.
- uncomforting — affording comfort or solace.
- unconformity — lack of conformity; incongruity; inconsistency.
- uniform with — having the same form, appearance, etc. as
- variant form — a way of writing a word which is used by some people as an alternative to the standard or generally accepted form