12-letter words containing f, u, c, s
- furunculosis — the condition characterized by the presence of boils.
- fused silica — glass made entirely from silica, having a very low rate of thermal expansion.
- fusidic acid — an antibiotic substance used to treat skin infections
- future shock — physical and psychological disturbance caused by a person's inability to cope with very rapid social and technological change.
- gracefullest — Superlative form of graceful.
- gracefulness — The state of being graceful.
- gut of canso — Canso (def 2).
- hard-surface — to make the surface of (something) hard or firm, as by compacting or paving it: to hard-surface a parking area.
- hypersurface — a mathematical object that generalizes the concept of surface from three-dimensional Euclidean space to hyperspace.
- iguaçú falls — a waterfall on the border between Brazil and Argentina, on the Iguaçú River: divided into hundreds of separate falls by forested rocky islands. Width: about 4 km (2.5 miles). Height: 82 m (269 ft)
- in course of — in the process of
- inclusive of — including; taking into account
- infectiously — communicable by infection, as from one person to another or from one part of the body to another: infectious diseases.
- infelicitous — inapt, inappropriate, or awkward; malapropos: an infelicitous remark.
- insufficient — not sufficient; lacking in what is necessary or required: an insufficient answer.
- jaculiferous — having dartlike spines.
- laticiferous — bearing or containing latex.
- malfunctions — Plural form of malfunction.
- manufactures — Plural form of manufacture.
- mercifulness — full of mercy; characterized by, expressing, or showing mercy; compassionate: a merciful God.
- microfibrous — Composed of microscopic fibres.
- mischanceful — unlucky
- misconfigure — Configure (a system or part of it) incorrectly.
- moschiferous — giving off or producing musk
- muscle fiber — one of the structural cells of a muscle.
- muscle fibre — any of the numerous elongated contractile cells that make up striated muscle
- musica ficta — the use of chromatically altered tones in the contrapuntal music of the 10th to the 16th centuries.
- nonfluencies — spoken or written with ease: fluent French.
- obfuscations — to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy.
- of substance — wealthy
- office hours — hours when a business is open
- offscourings — Often, offscourings. something scoured off; filth; refuse.
- out of focus — blurred, indistinct
- out of scale — If something is out of scale with the things near it, it is too big or too small in relation to them.
- out of stock — a supply of goods kept on hand for sale to customers by a merchant, distributor, manufacturer, etc.; inventory.
- overfocussed — too focussed
- peacefulness — characterized by peace; free from war, strife, commotion, violence, or disorder: a peaceful reign; a peaceful demonstration.
- postfracture — taking place after a fracture
- pseudo force — any force that is postulated to account for apparent deviations from Newton's laws of motion appearing in an accelerated reference system.
- pyrosulfuric — of or derived from pyrosulfuric acid; disulfuric.
- refuse chute — a chute in a building which rubbish and waste is thrown down to the main refuse bins, etc
- reichsfuhrer — the title of the chief of the Schutzstaffel.
- respectfully — full of, characterized by, or showing politeness or deference: a respectful reply.
- road surface — the surface of the road, often asphalt
- safe conduct — If you are given safe conduct, the authorities officially allow you to travel somewhere, guaranteeing that you will not be arrested or harmed while doing so.
- safe-conduct — a document authorizing safe passage through a region, especially in time of war.
- safety touch — a two-point play
- 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.
- schaffhausen — a canton in N Switzerland. 100 sq. mi. (259 sq. km).
- self-focused — a central point, as of attraction, attention, or activity: The need to prevent a nuclear war became the focus of all diplomatic efforts.