12-letter words containing l, e, n, i, t
- field cornet — a commander of burgher troops called up in time of war or in an emergency, esp during the 19th century
- field magnet — a magnet for producing a magnetic field, as in a particle accelerator or an electric motor.
- field ration — ration issued and authorized for troops in the field.
- file cabinet — A file cabinet is a piece of office furniture, usually made of metal, which has drawers in which files are kept.
- filet mignon — a small, tender round of steak cut from the thick end of a beef tenderloin.
- final notice — last warning before legal action
- fire blanket — a large blanket-like piece of fire-resistant material such as fibreglass used in smothering a fire
- fire control — technical and sometimes automatic supervision of artillery or naval gunfire on a target, as for range, elevation, etc.
- fiscal agent — a person or organization serving as another's financial agent.
- fixed-length — referring to a field, record, computer word, or other entity whose length does not vary.
- flabellation — the act of fanning a wound to keep it cool
- flagellating — Present participle of flagellate.
- flagellation — the act or process of flagellating.
- flat-grained — (of sawed lumber) having the annual rings at an angle of less than 45° with the broader surfaces.
- flatteringly — In a flattering manner.
- flavoprotein — an enzyme, containing riboflavin and linked chemically with a protein, active in the oxidation of foods in animal cells.
- fleet prison — (formerly) a London prison, esp used for holding debtors
- fleetingness — passing swiftly; vanishing quickly; transient; transitory: fleeting beauty; a fleeting glance.
- flesh-eating — habitually eating flesh; carnivorous
- flight nurse — a nurse in the U.S. Air Force who tends patients being transported by airplane.
- flourishment — The act or state of flourishing.
- flusteration — (colloquial, dated) The act of flustering, or the state of being flustered.
- flux density — the magnetic, radiant, or electric flux per unit of cross-sectional area.
- folding seat — a seat that can be folded down
- forestalling — Present participle of forestall.
- foretriangle — the triangular area formed by the deck, foremast, and headstay of a sailing vessel
- fortruncible — A cross between Fortran and RUNCIBLE for the IBM 650. Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959).
- fraternalism — of or befitting a brother or brothers; brotherly.
- fraternality — Brotherliness.
- freightliner — a train for transporting containerized freight.
- frenetically — In a frenetic manner.
- frictionless — surface resistance to relative motion, as of a body sliding or rolling.
- frightenedly — thrown into a fright; afraid; scared; terrified: a frightened child cowering in the corner.
- fruitfulness — producing good results; beneficial; profitable: fruitful investigations.
- fulfillments — Plural form of fulfillment.
- functionable — functional (def 3).
- functionless — Lacking a function.
- gallivanters — Plural form of gallivanter.
- gaming table — a table used for gambling, especially one designed with a game board and slots for chips.
- gangliectomy — (medicine) Excision of a ganglion; surgical removal of a mass of tissue.
- ganglionated — gangliate.
- geanticlines — Plural form of geanticline.
- gelatigenous — (archaic) Producing or yielding gelatin.
- gelatinating — Present participle of gelatinate.
- gelatination — Conversion into gelatin or jelly-like substance.
- gelatiniform — Having the form of gelatin.
- gelatinizing — Present participle of gelatinize.
- generability — capable of being generated or produced.
- generalities — Plural form of generality.
- generational — the entire body of individuals born and living at about the same time: the postwar generation.