12-letter words containing f, u, e, r, o
- future shock — physical and psychological disturbance caused by a person's inability to cope with very rapid social and technological change.
- future-proof — (of a system, computer, program, etc) guaranteed not to be superseded by future versions, developments, etc
- galeniferous — Of a mineral or deposit that contains galena.
- gift voucher — gift certificate.
- glandiferous — bearing nuts or acorns
- 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 force — a military force that operates on the ground
- 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
- half serious — of, showing, or characterized by deep thought.
- half-serious — of, showing, or characterized by deep thought.
- herpetofauna — the reptiles and amphibians that inhabit a given area
- hexafluoride — a fluoride containing six atoms of fluorine.
- 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.
- hydrosulfide — a compound containing the univalent group –HS.
- hydrosulfite — hyposulfite (def 1).
- ill-favoured — unpleasant in appearance; homely or ugly.
- in course of — in the process of
- in your face — involving confrontation; defiant; provocative.
- in-your-face — involving confrontation; defiant; provocative.
- iron sulfate — ferrous sulfate.
- jaculiferous — having dartlike spines.
- juiz de fora — a city in SE Brazil, N of Rio de Janeiro.
- jury foreman — a member of a jury in a court of law who is chosen by the other members to act as spokesperson for the jury
- labour force — The labour force consists of all the people who are able to work in a country or area, or all the people who work for a particular company.
- laticiferous — bearing or containing latex.
- leaf through — one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- 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.
- lower fungus — any of various fungi that do not produce well-organized fruiting bodies and primarily reproduce asexually, as the chytrids.
- lug foresail — a gaff foresail having no boom or sometimes a partial boom.
- luminiferous — producing light: the luminiferous properties of a gas.
- misconfigure — Configure (a system or part of it) incorrectly.
- misfortunate — Having suffered misfortune; pitiable.
- monofluoride — (chemistry) any fluoride containing a single fluorine atom in each molecule.
- moschiferous — giving off or producing musk
- motherfucker — a mean, despicable, or vicious person.
- mournfulness — The property of being mournful.
- muffle color — Ceramics. a color fired onto an object in a muffle kiln.
- murfreesboro — a city in central Tennessee: battle of Stone River (or Murfreesboro) 1862.
- neo-freudian — of or relating to a group of psychoanalytic thinkers whose modifications of Freudian analytic theory place increased emphasis on ego functions and interpersonal relationships.
- neurofibrils — Plural form of neurofibril.
- neurofibroma — a benign neoplasm composed of the fibrous elements of a nerve.
- neutron flux — the rate of flow of neutrons through a specified area
- norfullerene — (chemistry) Any of various compounds formally derived from a fullerene by the removal of one or more carbon atoms, and the optional addition of several hydrogen atoms.
- office hours — hours when a business is open
- on your feet — position: standing
- opera bouffe — a comic opera, especially of farcical character.
- out of order — an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
- out of reach — beyond arm's length