12-letter words containing f, s, y, t
- frying steak — a steak that is cooked by frying
- fuliginosity — The condition or quality of being fuliginous; sootiness.
- fundusectomy — (surgery) The surgical removal of the fundus of an organ, such as the uterus or the stomach.
- fuzzy subset — In fuzzy logic, a fuzzy subset F of a set S is defined by a "membership function" which gives the degree of membership of each element of S belonging to F.
- hi-fi system — a complete system of high-quality sound-reproducing equipment
- 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).
- infectiously — communicable by infection, as from one person to another or from one part of the body to another: infectious diseases.
- infix syntax — infix notation
- infusibility — Incapability or difficulty of being fused, melted, or dissolved.
- insightfully — characterized by or displaying insight; perceptive.
- intensifying — Present participle of intensify.
- justifyingly — to show (an act, claim, statement, etc.) to be just or right: The end does not always justify the means.
- left-justify — If printed text is left-justified, each line begins at the same distance from the left-hand edge of the page or column.
- life history — the series of living phenomena exhibited by an organism in the course of its development from inception to death.
- memory farts — (jargon, humour) The flatulent sounds that some MS-DOS box BIOSes (most notably AMI's) make when checking memory at boot time.
- mosquito fly — dragonfly (def 1).
- myofilaments — Plural form of myofilament.
- mystifyingly — to perplex (a person) by playing upon the person's credulity; bewilder purposely.
- ninety-first — next after the ninetieth; being the ordinal number for 91.
- of necessity — something necessary or indispensable: food, shelter, and other necessities of life.
- out of style — no longer fashionable
- play it safe — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- profitlessly — in such a way as to not yield profit, as in financial gains or general benefits or advantages
- pussyfooting — behaving in an excessively cautious way
- pyritiferous — having or producing pyrites
- respectfully — full of, characterized by, or showing politeness or deference: a respectful reply.
- safety blade — a blade, as on a knife, razor, etc, with a guard to reduce the risk of accidental cutting
- safety catch — a device used in mechanisms, as for elevators, to prevent falling in the event of mechanical failure.
- safety chain — a chain on the fastening of a bracelet, watch, etc, to ensure that it cannot open enough to fall off accidentally
- safety glass — a pane made by joining two plates or panes of glass with a layer of usually transparent plastic or artificial resin between them that retains the fragments if the glass is broken.
- safety match — a match designed to ignite only when rubbed on a specially prepared surface.
- safety razor — a razor with a guard to prevent the blade from cutting the skin.
- safety touch — a two-point play
- safety valve — a device that, when actuated by a gas or vapor pressure above a predetermined level, opens and allows the gas or vapor to escape until its pressure is reduced to a pressure equal to or below that of the predetermined level. Compare relief valve.
- sanctifiedly — in a sanctified manner
- satisfactory — giving or affording satisfaction; fulfilling all demands or requirements: a satisfactory solution.
- self-mastery — self-control.
- self-pitying — Someone who is self-pitying is full of self-pity.
- seventy-five — a cardinal number, 70 plus 5.
- seventy-four — a cardinal number, 70 plus 4.
- silk factory — plant where silk fabric is produced
- 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.
- sixty-fourth — next after the sixty-third; being the ordinal number for 64.
- snotty-faced — having visible nasal mucus on the face
- softheadedly — in a soft-headed manner
- solway firth — an arm of the Irish Sea between SW Scotland and NW England. 38 miles (61 km) long.
- sprightfully — in a sprightful manner
- stealthfully — secret, clandestine, or surreptitious procedure.
- streamer fly — an artificial fly having a wing or wings extending beyond the crook of the fishhook.