12-letter words containing i, n, f, e, r
- jeffersonite — (mineralogy) A variety of pyroxene of olive-green color passing into brown. It contains zinc.
- jeffrey pine — a conifer, Pinus jeffreyi, of high mountains in the western U.S., having long needles, large cones, and aromatic bark.
- kentish fire — prolonged clapping by an audience, especially in unison, indicating impatience or disapproval.
- khyber knife — a long Indian knife having a triangular, single-edged blade with the handle set off center toward the back.
- krafft-ebing — Richard [rich-erd;; German rikh-ahrt] /ˈrɪtʃ ərd;; German ˈrɪx ɑrt/ (Show IPA), Baron von, 1840–1902, German neurologist and author of works on sexual pathology.
- kupfernickel — (archaic) cupronickel.
- lantern fish — any of several small, deep-sea fishes of the family Myctophidae, having rows of luminous organs along each side, certain species of which migrate to the surface at night.
- leapfrogging — Present participle of leapfrog.
- left-brained — having the left brain dominant, therefore being more adept at logic, calculation, language, and other thought processes or skills usually associated with the left brain.
- leif ericson — Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
- life drawing — drawing objects or people from life
- life partner — one member of a monogamous relationship.
- line of fire — the straight horizontal line from the muzzle of a weapon in the direction of the axis of the bore, just prior to firing.
- line officer — a military or naval officer serving with combatant units or warships, as distinguished from a staff officer, supply officer, etc.
- live in fear — You can use expressions such as to live in fear and to live in terror to indicate that someone is always thinking about an unpleasant or frightening event, because they think that it might happen.
- loan officer — a bank employee who helps would-be borrowers get a loan
- loriciferans — Plural form of loriciferan.
- lovecraftian — referring to or reminiscent of the work of the American fantasy and horror fiction author H.P. Lovecraft (1870–1937)
- luminiferous — producing light: the luminiferous properties of a gas.
- make friends — get to know people
- mercifulness — full of mercy; characterized by, expressing, or showing mercy; compassionate: a merciful God.
- microfinance — (finance) Finance that is provided to unemployed or low-income people or groups.
- midafternoon — the part of the afternoon centering approximately on three o'clock; the period approximately halfway between noon and sunset.
- mifepristone — an antigestational drug, C 29 H 35 NO 2 , that prevents a fertilized egg from attaching to the uterine wall by blocking the action of progesterone.
- mirthfulness — joyous; cheerful; jolly; merry: a mirthful laugh.
- misconfigure — Configure (a system or part of it) incorrectly.
- misfeaturing — distorting the features
- misfortunate — Having suffered misfortune; pitiable.
- misinference — Incorrect inference.
- misreference — to reference (an academic work, a publication, etc) inaccurately or incorrectly
- monofluoride — (chemistry) any fluoride containing a single fluorine atom in each molecule.
- neckerchiefs — Plural form of neckerchief.
- 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.
- neoformation — a new and abnormal growth of tissue; tumor; neoplasm.
- neurofibrils — Plural form of neurofibril.
- neurofibroma — a benign neoplasm composed of the fibrous elements of a nerve.
- new frontier — the principles and policies of the liberal wing of the Democratic Party under the leadership of President John F. Kennedy.
- ninety-first — next after the ninetieth; being the ordinal number for 91.
- nitrate film — film stock using a base of cellulose nitrate: extremely flammable and tending to erode at a relatively early age.
- noise factor — the ratio of the noise output of an ideal device to the noise output of the unit being tested.
- nondeforming — not causing deformity
- nonflowering — (biology) Of a plant, not flowering; reproducing by means other than pollination from flowers.
- nonforbidden — Unforbidden.
- nonreflexive — (of a relation) neither reflexive nor irreflexive; holding between some members of its domain and themselves, and failing to hold between others
- nonvitrified — Not converted into glass.
- off-islander — a temporary or seasonal resident of an island; island visitor or tourist.
- oil refinery — plant where crude oil is processed
- olefin fiber — any of a group of synthetic textile fibers, as Herculon, formed from long-chain polymers no less than 85 percent ethylene, propylene, or other olefin units.
- on the fritz — on the fritz, not in working order: Our TV went on the fritz last night.
- ostrich fern — a tall North American fern, Matteuccia struthiopteris, with large mature leaves that resemble ostrich plumes, a popular landscaping plant whose curled new leaves, called fiddleheads, are eaten as a vegetable.