12-letter words containing n, o, r, f, u
- funambulator — a tightrope-walker; a funambulist
- funeral home — an establishment where the dead are prepared for burial or cremation, where the body may be viewed, and where funeral services are sometimes held.
- furazolidone — a nitrofuran, C 8 H 7 N 3 O 5 , that is used in the treatment of giardiasis, and bacterial gastroenteritis and dysentery.
- furnace room — a room containing a furnace or an enclosed chamber for producing heat, often on the bottom floor of the building that it heats
- furocoumarin — psoralen.
- furunculosis — the condition characterized by the presence of boils.
- galeniferous — Of a mineral or deposit that contains galena.
- gang of four — a group of four radical members of the Chinese Communist Party who were leaders of the Cultural Revolution and who were purged and imprisoned after the death of Mao Zedong: Jiang Qing (widow of Mao), Wang Hongwen, Yao Wenyuan, and Zhang Chunqiao.
- glandiferous — bearing nuts or acorns
- griseofulvin — an antibiotic, C 17 H 17 ClO 6 , obtained from a species of Penicillium, used in the treatment of ringworm and other fungous infections of the skin.
- ground fault — the momentary, usually accidental, grounding of a conducting wire.
- ground floor — the floor of a building at or nearest to ground level.
- ground force — a military force that operates on the ground
- ground frost — the condition resulting from a temperature reading of 0°C or below on a thermometer in contact with a grass surface
- ground staff — The people who are paid to maintain a sports ground are called the ground staff.
- group of ten — the ten nations who met in Paris in 1961 to arrange the special drawing rights of the IMF: Belgium, Canada, France, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Sweden, UK, US, and West Germany
- half an hour — 30 minutes
- herpetofauna — the reptiles and amphibians that inhabit a given area
- in course of — in the process of
- in favour of — If one thing is rejected in favour of another, the second thing is done or chosen instead of the first.
- in honour of — If something is arranged in honour of a particular event, it is arranged in order to celebrate that event.
- in your face — involving confrontation; defiant; provocative.
- in-your-face — involving confrontation; defiant; provocative.
- infraduction — (medicine) The turning downward of a part, especially of the eye.
- iron foundry — ironworks, forgery
- iron sulfate — ferrous sulfate.
- jury foreman — a member of a jury in a court of law who is chosen by the other members to act as spokesperson for the jury
- lower fungus — any of various fungi that do not produce well-organized fruiting bodies and primarily reproduce asexually, as the chytrids.
- luminiferous — producing light: the luminiferous properties of a gas.
- misconfigure — Configure (a system or part of it) incorrectly.
- misfortunate — Having suffered misfortune; pitiable.
- monofluoride — (chemistry) any fluoride containing a single fluorine atom in each molecule.
- mournfulness — The property of being mournful.
- natural food — Natural food is food which has not been processed much and has not had artificial ingredients added to it.
- neo-freudian — of or relating to a group of psychoanalytic thinkers whose modifications of Freudian analytic theory place increased emphasis on ego functions and interpersonal relationships.
- neurofibrils — Plural form of neurofibril.
- neurofibroma — a benign neoplasm composed of the fibrous elements of a nerve.
- neutron flux — the rate of flow of neutrons through a specified area
- nonformulary — Not formulary.
- nonfrivolous — not frivolous
- norfullerene — (chemistry) Any of various compounds formally derived from a fullerene by the removal of one or more carbon atoms, and the optional addition of several hydrogen atoms.
- normal fault — gravity fault.
- offscourings — Often, offscourings. something scoured off; filth; refuse.
- on all fours — all four limbs or extremities; the four legs or feet of an animal or both arms and both legs or both hands and both feet of a person: The cat rolled off the ledge but landed on all fours.
- on your feet — position: standing
- out of print — of, for, or comprising newspapers and magazines: print media.
- out of round — not having perfect roundness
- out-of-print — being no longer published; no longer printed or reprinted: a bookstore specializing in out-of-print books.
- out-of-round — not perfectly round.
- overfullness — The state of being excessively or abnormally full.