12-letter words containing f, o, r, c
- purification — to make pure; free from anything that debases, pollutes, adulterates, or contaminates: to purify metals.
- putrefaction — the act or process of putrefying; the anaerobic decomposition of organic matter by bacteria and fungi that results in obnoxiously odorous products; rotting.
- pyrosulfuric — of or derived from pyrosulfuric acid; disulfuric.
- qualificator — (in an ecclesiastical court) an officer charged with examining cases and preparing them for trial.
- rachmaninoff — Sergei Wassilievitch [sur-gey vuh-seel-yuh-vich;; Russian syir-gyey vuh-syee-lyi-vyich] /sɜrˈgeɪ vəˈsil yə vɪtʃ;; Russian syɪrˈgyeɪ vʌˈsyi lyɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1943, Russian pianist and composer.
- ramification — the act or process of ramifying.
- ratification — the act of ratifying; confirmation; sanction.
- recomforture — consolation; comfort
- recover-from — to get back or regain (something lost or taken away): to recover a stolen watch.
- reflectogram — an image of an under-drawing or image taken from beneath the surface of paint in a work of art
- reflectorize — to treat something so that it reflects light: to reflectorize license plates.
- richard korf — (person) A Professor of computer science at the University of California, Los Angeles. Richard Korf received his B.S. from MIT in 1977, and his M.S. and Ph.D. in computer science from Carnegie-Mellon University in 1980 and 1983. From 1983 to 1985 he served as Herbert M. Singer Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University. Dr. Korf studies problem-solving, heuristic search and planning in artificial intelligence. He wrote "Learning to Solve Problems by Searching for Macro-Operators" (Pitman, 1985). He serves on the editorial boards of Artificial Intelligence, and the Journal of Applied Intelligence. Dr. Korf is the recipient of several awards and is a Fellow of the American Association for Artificial Intelligence.
- road surface — the surface of the road, often asphalt
- road traffic — traffic on the road
- roman a clef — a novel that represents historical events and characters under the guise of fiction.
- roof terrace — a garden on the roof of a building
- rotator cuff — a bandlike structure encircling and supporting the shoulder joint, formed by four muscles attached to and merging with the joint capsule.
- rotflmaoastc — (chat) Rolling on the floor laughing my ass (or arse) off and scaring the cat. The superlative form of ROTFL.
- saffron rice — a dish made from white rice and flavoured with the spice saffron
- saronic gulf — an inlet of the Aegean, on the SE coast of Greece, between Attica and the Peloponnesus. 50 miles (80 km) long; 30 miles (48 km) wide.
- satisfactory — giving or affording satisfaction; fulfilling all demands or requirements: a satisfactory solution.
- scarificator — a person who scarifies.
- scorpion fly — any of several harmless insects of the order Mecoptera, the male of certain species having a reproductive structure that resembles the sting of a scorpion.
- scorpionfish — any of several tropical and temperate marine scorpaenid fishes, especially members of the genus Scorpaena, many having venomous dorsal spines.
- scratchproof — resistant to scratches.
- second floor — the floor or story above the ground floor.
- self-colored — of one color.
- self-concern — to relate to; be connected with; be of interest or importance to; affect: The water shortage concerns us all.
- self-control — control or restraint of oneself or one's actions, feelings, etc.
- self-mockery — gentle humour at one's own expense
- significator — a planet deemed significant in astrology
- siliciferous — containing, combined with, or producing silica.
- silk factory — plant where silk fabric is produced
- soft chancre — chancroid.
- soft-centred — (of a chocolate or boiled sweet) having a centre consisting of cream, jelly, etc
- soprano clef — a sign locating middle C on the bottom line of the staff.
- sorbefacient — inducing absorption
- south africa — Republic of, a country in S Africa; member of the Commonwealth of Nations until 1961. 472,000 sq. mi. (1,222,480 sq. km). Capitals: Pretoria and Cape Town.
- stalactiform — resembling or shaped like a stalactite.
- stick up for — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
- strike force — a military force armed and trained for attack.
- strong force — Also called nuclear force. the short-range attractive force between baryons that holds together the nucleus of the atom.
- subfactorial — the number of ways a group of objects can be arranged so that none of the objects are in their original or correct place
- suffruticose — woody at the base and herbaceous above.
- surface road — a road or street level with its surroundings: surface roads and elevated highways.
- synchroflash — of or relating to photography employing a device that synchronizes the photoflash with the shutter.
- take care of — a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern: He was never free from care.
- testificator — a person who witnesses
- thiosulfuric — of or derived from thiosulfuric acid.
- tick trefoil — any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Desmodium, of the legume family, having trifoliolate leaves and jointed pods with hooked hairs by which they adhere to objects.