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12-letter words containing l, e, t, i, r

  • fidel castro — Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
  • field centre — a research centre equipped for field studies, usually located in or near an area of scientific interest
  • field cornet — a commander of burgher troops called up in time of war or in an emergency, esp during the 19th century
  • field ration — ration issued and authorized for troops in the field.
  • field sports — sports carried on in the open countryside, such as hunting, shooting, or fishing
  • field theory — a detailed mathematical description of the distribution and movement of matter under the influence of one or more fields.
  • figuratively — of the nature of or involving a figure of speech, especially a metaphor; metaphorical and not literal: The word “head” has several figurative senses, as in “She's the head of the company.”. Synonyms: metaphorical, not literal, symbolic.
  • file request — 1. The FidoNet equivalent of FTP, in which one BBS system automatically dials another and snarfs one or more files. Often abbreviated "FReq"; files are often announced as being "available for FReq" in the same way that files are announced as being "available for/by anonymous FTP" on the Internet. 2. The act of getting a copy of a file by using the File Request option of the BBS mailer.
  • filibustered — Simple past tense and past participle of filibuster.
  • filibusterer — A person who filibusters.
  • filler metal — metal supplied in the form of a welding rod, sometimes flux coated, melted by an arc or a flame into a joint between components to be joined
  • fillibusters — Plural form of fillibuster.
  • filter paper — porous paper used in filtering.
  • filter press — an apparatus used for filtration consisting of a set of frames covered with filter cloth on both sides, between which the liquid to be filtered is pumped
  • filthy lucre — money: to lose one's health for the sake of filthy lucre.
  • 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.
  • firelighters — Plural form of firelighter.
  • fish culture — the artificial propagation and breeding of fish.
  • fixture list — a list of the games that a team is scheduled to play
  • 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
  • flight nurse — a nurse in the U.S. Air Force who tends patients being transported by airplane.
  • flittermouse — bat2 (def 1).
  • float bridge — a bridge, as from a pier to a boat, floating at one end and hinged at the other to permit loading and unloading at any level of water.
  • floriculture — the cultivation of flowers or flowering plants, especially for ornamental purposes.
  • flour sifter — a container in which flour is sifted
  • flourishment — The act or state of flourishing.
  • fluidextract — a liquid preparation, containing alcohol as a solvent or as a preservative, that contains in each cubic centimeter the medicinal activity of one gram of the crude drug in powdered form.
  • fluorapatite — a crystalline mineral, Ca 5 (PO 4) 3 F, formed from hydroxyapatite in the presence of fluoride, that has a hardening effect on bones and teeth.
  • fluorimeters — Plural form of fluorimeter.
  • fluorimetric — Alternative form of fluorometric.
  • fluorometric — Of, pertaining to, or measured using fluorometry.
  • flusteration — (colloquial, dated) The act of flustering, or the state of being flustered.
  • flutter kick — a swimming kick in which the legs make rapid alternate up-and-down movements while the knees remain rigid, as in the crawl.
  • flutter mill — a flutter wheel, especially a small one designed as a child's plaything.
  • foolhardiest — Superlative form of foolhardy.
  • foot soldier — an infantryman.
  • footsoldiers — Plural form of footsoldier.
  • for all time — forever, for eternity
  • fore-topsail — a topsail set on a foremast on a ship.
  • foresightful — care or provision for the future; provident care; prudence.
  • forestalling — Present participle of forestall.
  • forestaysail — a triangular sail set on a forestay; the innermost headsail of a vessel.
  • foretopsails — Plural form of foretopsail.
  • foretriangle — the triangular area formed by the deck, foremast, and headstay of a sailing vessel
  • forgeability — (metallurgy) The quality or degree of being forgeable.
  • fort belvoir — a military reservation and U.S. Army training center in NE Virginia on the Potomac.
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