12-letter words containing n, o, a, i, r
- extraditions — Plural form of extradition.
- extraversion — Alternative spelling of extroversion.
- extropianism — Belief in, or support for, the theory of extropy.
- extrordinary — Misspelling of extraordinary.
- exulceration — the process of ulceration
- fabrications — Plural form of fabrication.
- fair housing — the sale and rental of private housing free of discriminatory practices or policies.
- falling door — flap door (def 1).
- faradization — to stimulate or treat (muscles or nerves) with induced alternating electric current (distinguished from galvanize).
- fare-dodging — the practice of trying to travel on public transport without paying the fare
- fast-growing — growing very quickly
- favorite son — (at a national political convention) a candidate nominated for office by delegates from his or her own state.
- fenestration — the design and disposition of windows and other exterior openings of a building.
- fermentation — the act or process of fermenting.
- ferrocyanide — a salt of ferrocyanic acid, as potassium ferrocyanide, K 4 Fe(CN) 6 .
- fianarantsoa — a city in E central Madagascar.
- fiberization — the process or practice of breaking into fibres
- fibrillation — the formation of fibrils.
- fibroadenoma — a benign tumor originating from glandular tissue, as in the female breast.
- field ration — ration issued and authorized for troops in the field.
- fingerboards — Plural form of fingerboard.
- finno-ugrian — pertaining to the Finns and the Ugrians.
- fire balloon — a montgolfier.
- fire company — a company of firefighters.
- fire station — a building in which firefighting apparatus and usually fire department personnel are housed; firehouse.
- first nation — any of the indigenous peoples or Indian communities of Canada, especially one formally recognized by the Canadian government.
- flavoprotein — an enzyme, containing riboflavin and linked chemically with a protein, active in the oxidation of foods in animal cells.
- floating rib — one member of the two lowest pairs of ribs, which are attached neither to the sternum nor to the cartilages of other ribs.
- flooring saw — a saw having a curved edge.
- flowcharting — (computing) the design and construction of flowcharts.
- fluoridating — Present participle of fluoridate.
- fluoridation — the addition of fluorides to the public water supply to reduce the incidence of tooth decay.
- fluorinating — Present participle of fluorinate.
- fluorination — (chemistry) The introduction of fluorine into a compound by means of a chemical reaction.
- flusteration — (colloquial, dated) The act of flustering, or the state of being flustered.
- fluviomarine — of or formed by the combined action of river and sea.
- footdragging — the act or practice of acting with deliberate slowness
- for instance — a case or occurrence of anything: fresh instances of oppression.
- for-instance — an instance or example: Give me a for-instance of what you mean.
- foraging ant — any of several ants, as army ants, that forage as part of a large group.
- foraminifera — any chiefly marine protozoan of the sarcodinian order Foraminifera, typically having a linear, spiral, or concentric shell perforated by small holes or pores through which pseudopodia extend.
- forbearingly — In a forbearing manner.
- foreadmonish — (rare, transitive) To admonish beforehand, or before the act or event.
- foreign-flag — (of a vessel or aircraft) having a registry under a nationality other than one's own: rivalry between U.S.-flag freighters and foreign-flag ships.
- foreman-ship — a person in charge of a particular department, group of workers, etc., as in a factory or the like.
- forensically — pertaining to, connected with, or used in courts of law or public discussion and debate.
- foreordained — to ordain or appoint beforehand.
- foreordinate — foreordain.
- forestalling — Present participle of forestall.
- foretriangle — the triangular area formed by the deck, foremast, and headstay of a sailing vessel