12-letter words containing f, o, r, c
- muffle color — Ceramics. a color fired onto an object in a muffle kiln.
- narcotraffic — Traffic in narcotics.
- no match for — If one person or thing is no match for another, they are unable to compete successfully with the other person or thing.
- noise factor — the ratio of the noise output of an ideal device to the noise output of the unit being tested.
- non-friction — surface resistance to relative motion, as of a body sliding or rolling.
- nonconformer — One who does not conform to expected norms and standards; a nonconformist.
- nonolfactory — of or relating to the sense of smell: olfactory organs.
- north africa — the northern part of Africa, especially the region north of the tropical rain forest and comprised of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and that part of Egypt west of the Gulf of Suez.
- north-facing — facing towards the north
- note-perfect — (of a singer or musician) able to sing or play without making any errors
- off the rack — (of clothing) not made to specific or individual requirements; ready-made: off-the-rack men's suits.
- off-the-rack — (of clothing) not made to specific or individual requirements; ready-made: off-the-rack men's suits.
- office hours — hours when a business is open
- office party — a party or informal social gathering for all the employees in a particular organization or department
- officeholder — a person filling a governmental position; public official.
- offscourings — Often, offscourings. something scoured off; filth; refuse.
- olfactometer — a device for estimating the keenness of the sense of smell.
- olfactometry — The study and measurement of smells.
- olfactronics — the measurement and analysis of smells through instruments
- organic farm — a farm where organic methods are used for agriculture and animal husbandry
- ostrich fern — a tall North American fern, Matteuccia struthiopteris, with large mature leaves that resemble ostrich plumes, a popular landscaping plant whose curled new leaves, called fiddleheads, are eaten as a vegetable.
- out of court — If a legal matter is decided or settled out of court, it is decided without legal action being taken in a court of law.
- out of reach — beyond arm's length
- out-of-court — conducted or agreed upon between contending parties without court decision: an out-of-court settlement of a lawsuit.
- outer office — the reception area of an office, outside of the main working area
- overclassify — to classify to excess
- overfocussed — too focussed
- oxford comma — a comma between the final items in a list, often preceding the word 'and' or 'or', such as the final comma in the list newspapers, magazines, and books
- pacific rose — a large variety of eating apple from New Zealand, with sweet flesh
- pasch flower — pasqueflower
- 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.
- pelecaniform — of, or having the nature of, an order (Pelecaniformes) of swimming birds having all four toes connected in a webbed foot, including pelicans and cormorants
- pelvic floor — muscles beneath the pelvis
- perfectation — the action or process of becoming or causing to become perfect or complete
- petrifaction — the act or process of petrifying; the state of being petrified.
- pitched-roof — a roof sloping downward in two parts at an angle from a central ridge, so as to leave a gable at each end.
- placentiform — shaped like a placenta, with a flat rounded form
- platform car — a railroad freight car having no enclosing sides or top; a flatcar.
- police force — police (def 1).
- pontificator — the office or term of office of a pontiff.
- port of call — a port visited briefly by a ship, usually to take on or discharge passengers and cargo or to undergo repairs.
- postfracture — taking place after a fracture
- power factor — (in an electrical circuit) the ratio of the power dissipated to the product of the input volts times amps
- prefectorial — of, relating to, or characteristic of a prefect: prefectorial powers.
- press office — a section of a government department or other organization responsible for dealing with the press
- prime factor — any number in the set of prime numbers that is also a factor of a given integer
- proficiently — well-advanced or competent in any art, science, or subject; skilled: a proficient swimmer.
- prolifically — producing offspring, young, fruit, etc., abundantly; highly fruitful: a prolific pear tree.
- prolificness — producing offspring, young, fruit, etc., abundantly; highly fruitful: a prolific pear tree.
- pseudo force — any force that is postulated to account for apparent deviations from Newton's laws of motion appearing in an accelerated reference system.