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12-letter words containing f, r, u, g

  • fluoridating — Present participle of fluoridate.
  • fluorinating — Present participle of fluorinate.
  • fluorography — photofluorography.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • foresightful — care or provision for the future; provident care; prudence.
  • forethoughts — Plural form of forethought.
  • formyl group — the univalent group HCO–, derived from formic acid.
  • four-engined — (of an aircraft) having four engines
  • 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
  • fourth grade — school year: age 9-10
  • free running — Free running is the activity of running through areas in a town, using skilful movements to jump over walls and other objects.
  • free thought — thought unrestrained by deference to authority, tradition, or established belief, especially in matters of religion.
  • free-cutting — (of a metal alloy) having good machinability: free-cutting steel.
  • fringe group — a group that is on the periphery of a larger organization because its views are more extreme than the majority
  • frontrunning — the practice by market makers of using advance information provided by their own investment analysts before it has been given to clients
  • fudge factor — any variable component added to an experiment, plan, or the like that can be manipulated to allow leeway for error.
  • full-figured — (of a woman) having an amply proportioned or heavy body.
  • fund manager — A fund manager is someone whose job involves investing the money contained in a fund, for example, a mutual fund, on behalf of another person or organization.
  • fund-raising — the act or process of raising funds, as for nonprofit organizations or for a political cause.
  • futurologist — (sometimes initial capital letter) a follower of futurism, especially an artist or writer.
  • galeniferous — Of a mineral or deposit that contains galena.
  • gang of four — a group of four radical members of the Chinese Communist Party who were leaders of the Cultural Revolution and who were purged and imprisoned after the death of Mao Zedong: Jiang Qing (widow of Mao), Wang Hongwen, Yao Wenyuan, and Zhang Chunqiao.
  • gender-fluid — noting or relating to a person whose gender identity or gender expression is not fixed and shifts over time or depending on the situation.
  • giant fulmar — either of two large white or brownish petrels of the genus Macronectes, of the Antarctic Ocean and adjacent seas.
  • gift voucher — gift certificate.
  • glandiferous — bearing nuts or acorns
  • gourd family — the plant family Cucurbitaceae, characterized by tendril-bearing vines, either trailing or climbing and having alternate, palmately lobed leaves, often large yellow or greenish flowers, and many-seeded, fleshy fruit with a hard rind, and including the cucumber, gourd, melon, pumpkin, and squash.
  • gracefullest — Superlative form of graceful.
  • gracefulness — The state of being graceful.
  • graham flour — unbolted wheat flour, containing all of the wheat grain; whole-wheat flour.
  • gratefulness — warmly or deeply appreciative of kindness or benefits received; thankful: I am grateful to you for your help.
  • griseofulvin — an antibiotic, C 17 H 17 ClO 6 , obtained from a species of Penicillium, used in the treatment of ringworm and other fungous infections of the skin.
  • ground fault — the momentary, usually accidental, grounding of a conducting wire.
  • ground floor — the floor of a building at or nearest to ground level.
  • ground force — a military force that operates on the ground
  • ground frost — the condition resulting from a temperature reading of 0°C or below on a thermometer in contact with a grass surface
  • ground staff — The people who are paid to maintain a sports ground are called the ground staff.
  • group of ten — the ten nations who met in Paris in 1961 to arrange the special drawing rights of the IMF: Belgium, Canada, France, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Sweden, UK, US, and West Germany
  • gulf of riga — a large deep bay on the Baltic Sea
  • half-turning — split spindle.
  • haulage firm — a firm that transports goods by lorry
  • hauraki gulf — an inlet of the Pacific Ocean, on the N coast of North Island, New Zealand.
  • jugal furrow — (in certain insects) the crease, between the anal and jugal veins, along which the wing folds.
  • jungle fever — a severe variety of malarial fever occurring in the East Indies and the tropics.
  • leaf through — one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
  • lighter fuel — the fuel used in a cigarette or cigar lighter
  • ligulifloral — having strap-shaped flowers
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