12-letter words containing g, o, f, i, n
- freezing fog — fog in which the temperature of the water droplets is so low that they freeze on contact with surfaces
- freight note — a document containing full particulars of goods shipped or for shipment
- frighten off — scare away
- 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
- fuliginosity — The condition or quality of being fuliginous; sootiness.
- fuliginously — In a fuliginous manner.
- galeniferous — Of a mineral or deposit that contains galena.
- gamification — the process of turning an activity or task into a game or something resembling a game: Teachers can use gamification to motivate their students.
- gasification — Action of gasifying.
- gelatiniform — Having the form of gelatin.
- genuflection — an act of bending the knee or touching it to the ground in reverence or worship.
- give offence — to cause annoyance or displeasure to someone
- give offense — to offend; anger, insult, etc.
- glandiferous — bearing nuts or acorns
- gloss finish — a reflective or shiny surface, usually on a photograph but also sometimes on metal, paper, paint, etc
- gold farming — the practice of selling virtual assets gained in a computer game for real money
- gold filling — a small amount of gold that a dentist puts in a hole in a tooth to prevent further decay
- gonfaloniers — Plural form of gonfalonier.
- gradeflation — grade inflation.
- griffin-hood — (in India and the East) a newcomer, especially a white person from a Western country.
- 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.
- high fashion — haute couture.
- horrifyingly — In a horrifying manner.
- hydroforming — the production of high-octane aromatic compounds for motor fuels by catalytic reforming of naphthas in the presence of hydrogen.
- in charge of — having responsibility for
- in danger of — liable to
- in good form — fit, healthy
- infographics — Plural form of infographic.
- infrakingdom — (taxonomy) A taxonomic category sometimes inserted below subkingdom.
- king-of-arms — a title of certain of the principal heralds of England and certain other kingdoms empowered by their sovereigns to grant armorial bearings.
- leapfrogging — Present participle of leapfrog.
- let floating — (programming) A program transformation used in functional programming to implement full laziness. E.g. the function f x = x + sqrt 4 can be expressed as f x = let t = sqrt 4 in x + t but note that t does not depend on the argument x so we can automatically transform this to t = sqrt 4 f x = x + t Making t into a global constant which need only be evaluated at most once, rather than every time f is called. The general idea is to float each subexpression as far out (toward the top level) as possible to maximise sharing.
- life goes on — You can say 'Life goes on' after mentioning something very sad to indicate that, although people are very upset or affected by it, they have to carry on living normally.
- lifting body — an aircraft or spacecraft configuration in which there are no wings, and lift is obtained by aerodynamic forces on its body.
- living proof — sb whose existence is evidence of sth
- lofting iron — a club whose head has a sloped face, for lofting the ball.
- loosefitting — fitting loosely
- microfilming — Present participle of microfilm.
- misconfigure — Configure (a system or part of it) incorrectly.
- misinforming — Present participle of misinform.
- mollifyingly — So as to mollify.
- mortifyingly — In a mortifying manner; so as to cause great embarrassment.
- mothproofing — Present participle of mothproof.
- night office — the office for matins.
- non-fungible — (especially of goods) being of such nature or kind as to be freely exchangeable or replaceable, in whole or in part, for another of like nature or kind.
- nondeforming — not causing deformity
- nonfattening — Not fattening; not causing one to become fat.
- nonflowering — (biology) Of a plant, not flowering; reproducing by means other than pollination from flowers.
- north-facing — facing towards the north