12-letter words containing l, i, a, t, r
- for all time — forever, for eternity
- fore-topsail — a topsail set on a foremast on a ship.
- 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.
- formula unit — (of an ionic compound that does not form molecules, as most salts) the chemical formula with the least number of elements out of the set of empirical formulas having the same proportion of ions as elements: NaCl is the formula unit for the ionic compound sodium chloride.
- formulations — Plural form of formulation.
- fort laramie — a city in SE Wyoming.
- fort pulaski — Count Casimir [kaz-uh-meer] /ˈkæz əˌmɪər/ (Show IPA), 1748–79, Polish patriot; general in the American Revolutionary army.
- fort william — a port in W Ontario, in S Canada, on Lake Superior: created in 1970 by the merger of twin cities (Fort William and Port Arthur) and two adjoining townships.
- fractionally — pertaining to fractions; comprising a part or the parts of a unit; constituting a fraction: fractional numbers.
- frangibility — The state or quality of being frangible.
- fraternalism — of or befitting a brother or brothers; brotherly.
- fraternality — Brotherliness.
- frenetically — In a frenetic manner.
- frictionally — In terms of friction.
- fritillaries — Plural form of fritillary.
- full trailer — a trailer supported entirely by its own wheels.
- futilitarian — believing that human hopes are vain, and human strivings unjustified.
- gaillard cut — an artificial cutting in the Panama Canal Zone, NW of the city of Panama: excavated for the Panama Canal. 8 miles (13 km) long.
- gallivanters — Plural form of gallivanter.
- gastric mill — a gizzard in decapod crustaceans, as lobsters, crabs, and shrimps, having an arrangement of teeth and small bones for grinding food and bristles for filtering small particles.
- gastrologist — the study of the structure, functions, and diseases of the stomach.
- gastrulation — the formation of a gastrula.
- gelatiniform — Having the form of gelatin.
- 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.
- generatively — capable of producing or creating.
- genital wart — one of a cluster of warts occurring in the genital and anal areas and spread mainly by sexual contact, sometimes affecting the cervix in women and associated with an increased risk of cervical cancer.
- geocentrical — Alternative form of geocentric.
- gesticulator — to make or use gestures, especially in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech.
- giant fulmar — either of two large white or brownish petrels of the genus Macronectes, of the Antarctic Ocean and adjacent seas.
- giant garlic — an Asian plant, Allium giganteum, of the amaryllis family, having a large, dense, round cluster of lilac-colored flowers, grown as an ornamental.
- giant killer — sb who defeats a larger opponent
- giant lizard — a monitor lizard, Varanus komodoensis, of certain Indonesian islands E of Java, that grows to a length of 10 feet (3 meters): the largest lizard in the world; now rare.
- giant-killer — A giant-killer is a sportsman, sportswoman, or team that unexpectedly beats a much stronger opponent.
- gibraltarian — a British crown colony comprising a fortress and seaport located on a narrow promontory near the S tip of Spain. 1.875 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).
- gila monster — a large, venomous lizard, Heloderma suspectum, of the southwestern U.S. and northwestern Mexico, covered with beadlike scales of yellow, orange, and black.
- gladiatorial — of or relating to gladiators or to their combats.
- gladiatorian — (dated) Of or relating to gladiators or to combat in general; gladiatorial.
- glass string — (in Malaysia) the string of a kite used in kite fighting that has an abrasive coating of glue and crushed glass
- gloria patri — the short hymn “Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.”.
- glutaredoxin — (enzyme) Any of a family of small redox enzymes that use glutathione as a cofactor.
- glycerinated — to impregnate with glycerin.
- golden ratio — the ratio of two lengths, equal in value to (1 + √5)/2, and given by b/a = (b + a)/b; it is the reciprocal of the golden section and also equal to (1 + golden section)
- goliath frog — the largest living frog, Rana goliath, which occurs in the Congo region of Africa and can grow to a length of 30 centimetres
- gradeability — a measure of a truck's pulling power expressed as the steepest grade the truck can climb with a full load.