12-letter words containing n, i, f, e
- third finger — the finger next to the little finger; ring finger.
- tin-fluoride — stannous fluoride.
- titaniferous — containing or yielding titanium.
- to open fire — If you open fire on someone, you start shooting at them.
- torrefaction — to subject to fire or intense heat; parch, roast, or scorch.
- traffic cone — conical road markers
- transfection — the insertion into a cell of a bacterial plasmid that contains a foreign virus or genetic material.
- transfermium — having an atomic number greater than 100, the atomic number of fermium.
- transferring — to convey or remove from one place, person, etc., to another: He transferred the package from one hand to the other.
- trefoil knot — a knot having the form of a trefoil.
- trench knife — a short knife for stabbing, sometimes equipped with brass knuckles as a guard, used in modern warfare in hand-to-hand combat.
- trypaflavine — acriflavine hydrochloride.
- twenty-fifth — next after the twenty-fourth; being the ordinal number for 25.
- twenty-first — next after the twentieth; being the ordinal number for 21.
- ultrarefined — having been refined exceptionally well or thoroughly
- un-furbished — to restore to freshness of appearance or good condition (often followed by up): to furbish a run-down neighborhood; to furbish up one's command of a foreign language.
- unaffiliated — being in close formal or informal association; related: a letter sent to all affiliated clubs; a radio network and its affiliated local stations.
- unaffrighted — to frighten.
- unbefriended — having no friends or companions
- unbeneficial — conferring benefit; advantageous; helpful: the beneficial effect of sunshine.
- unbenefitted — something that is advantageous or good; an advantage: He explained the benefits of public ownership of the postal system.
- unclassified — not assigned to a class or category; not arranged according to characteristics: Reported instances fall into two main types, with a few unclassified anomalies.
- unconfinable — not able to be bound
- unconfinedly — in an unconfined manner
- undefensible — capable of being defended against assault or injury: The troops were bivouacked in a defensible position.
- undefinitely — clearly defined or determined; not vague or general; fixed; precise; exact: a definite quantity; definite directions.
- undefinitive — most reliable or complete, as of a text, author, criticism, study, or the like: the definitive biography of Andrew Jackson.
- undefoliated — having the leaves left intact
- undelightful — giving great pleasure or delight; highly pleasing: a delightful surprise.
- underfeeding — an instance of or period of being underfed
- underfunding — insufficient funding
- undersheriff — a sheriff's deputy, especially one on whom the sheriff's duties devolve when the office is vacant.
- underspecify — to mention or name specifically or definitely; state in detail: He did not specify the amount needed.
- unfabricated — to make by art or skill and labor; construct: The finest craftspeople fabricated this clock.
- unfadingness — the quality or state of being unfading
- unfertilized — Biology. to render (the female gamete) capable of development by uniting it with the male gamete. to fecundate or impregnate (an animal or plant).
- unfilterable — not able to be filtered
- unfittedness — the state of being unfitted
- unflattering — to try to please by complimentary remarks or attention.
- unforeboding — a prediction; portent.
- unforeseeing — not foreseeing
- unforgetting — to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.
- unforgivable — to grant pardon for or remission of (an offense, debt, etc.); absolve.
- unformalized — not formalized
- unformidable — causing fear, apprehension, or dread: a formidable opponent.
- unfossilized — not fossilized
- unfranchised — a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government: a franchise to operate a bus system.
- unfriendlily — in an unfriendly manner
- unfrightened — not frightened
- unfructified — to bear fruit; become fruitful: With careful tending the plant will fructify.