12-letter words containing f, r, u, s, t
- fortran-plus — Fortran for the DAP parallel machine, implements many Fortran 90 features.
- fortuitously — In a fortuitous manner.
- four-striper — a captain in the U.S. Navy.
- fourth-class — of, relating to, or designated as a class next below third, as for mailing, shipping, etc.
- fracastorius — a walled plain in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 60 miles (97 km) in diameter.
- frankfurters — Plural form of frankfurter.
- fresh out of — having just run out of supplies of
- frontrunners — Plural form of frontrunner.
- fructiferous — fruit-bearing; producing fruit.
- fructivorous — Fruit-eating.
- fructosamine — (organic compound) A chemical compound that can be considered the result of a reaction between fructose and ammonia or an amine (with a molecule of water being released).
- fruit basket — a basket containing a variety of fruits sent as a gift
- fruitfulness — producing good results; beneficial; profitable: fruitful investigations.
- frustratedly — In a frustrated manner.
- frustrations — Plural form of frustration.
- furnishments — Plural form of furnishment.
- fused quartz — glass made entirely from quartz: a form of silica glass.
- future shock — physical and psychological disturbance caused by a person's inability to cope with very rapid social and technological change.
- future tense — grammar: will do, etc.
- futurologist — (sometimes initial capital letter) a follower of futurism, especially an artist or writer.
- gracefullest — Superlative form of graceful.
- gratefulness — warmly or deeply appreciative of kindness or benefits received; thankful: I am grateful to you for your help.
- 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.
- heartfulness — The state or quality of being heartful.
- housefathers — Plural form of housefather.
- hydrosulfate — a salt formed by the direct union of sulfuric acid with an organic base, especially an alkaloid, and usually more soluble than the base.
- hydrosulfite — hyposulfite (def 1).
- imprest fund — a fund of petty cash.
- interdiffuse — (of two or more fluids) to diffuse mutually
- iron sulfate — ferrous sulfate.
- laticiferous — bearing or containing latex.
- leaf mustard — a pungent powder or paste prepared from the seed of the mustard plant, used as a food seasoning or condiment, and medicinally in plasters, poultices, etc.
- life support — equipment to sustain a patient's life
- life-support — of or relating to equipment or measures that sustain or artificially substitute for essential body functions, as breathing or disposal of body wastes: Without life-support equipment, the patient might die.
- manufactures — Plural form of manufacture.
- mirthfulness — joyous; cheerful; jolly; merry: a mirthful laugh.
- misfeaturing — distorting the features
- misfortunate — Having suffered misfortune; pitiable.
- multifarious — having many different parts, elements, forms, etc.
- multiflorous — bearing many flowers, as a peduncle.
- mutessarifat — a province governed by a mutessarif
- nefud desert — a desert in N Saudi Arabia: areas of reddish sand. About 50,000 sq. mi. (129,500 sq. km).
- out of doors — outside, outdoors
- out of hours — Something that happens out of hours happens at a time that is not during the usual hours of business or work.
- out of sorts — a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature: to develop a new sort of painting; nice people, of course, but not really our sort.
- out-of-doors — Also, out-of-door. outdoor.
- over-stuffed — stuffed or filled to excess.
- passionfruit — any edible fruit of a passionflower, as the maypop.
- perfusionist — a medical technician or nurse who monitors and operates equipment that oxygenates the blood, as during open-heart surgery