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12-letter words containing n, o, t, i, f, e

  • metafunction — (computing, programming) A function which calls all the other functions of a certain program; the only function that can be called independently.
  • midafternoon — the part of the afternoon centering approximately on three o'clock; the period approximately halfway between noon and sunset.
  • mifepristone — an antigestational drug, C 29 H 35 NO 2 , that prevents a fertilized egg from attaching to the uterine wall by blocking the action of progesterone.
  • misfortunate — Having suffered misfortune; pitiable.
  • monofilament — Also, monofil [mon-uh-fil] /ˈmɒn əˌfɪl/ (Show IPA). a single, generally large filament of synthetic fiber. Compare multifilament (def 2).
  • myofilaments — Plural form of myofilament.
  • neoformation — a new and abnormal growth of tissue; tumor; neoplasm.
  • new frontier — the principles and policies of the liberal wing of the Democratic Party under the leadership of President John F. Kennedy.
  • nick of time — moment before sth is too late
  • night office — the office for matins.
  • nine-to-five — of, relating to, or during the workday, especially the hours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. when offices are characteristically open for business: the nine-to-five grind.
  • noise factor — the ratio of the noise output of an ideal device to the noise output of the unit being tested.
  • non-definite — clearly defined or determined; not vague or general; fixed; precise; exact: a definite quantity; definite directions.
  • non-feminist — advocating social, political, legal, and economic rights for women equal to those of men.
  • nonaffective — of, caused by, or expressing emotion or feeling; emotional.
  • nonaffiliate — One who is not an affiliate.
  • noneffective — not effective.
  • nonfattening — Not fattening; not causing one to become fat.
  • nonvitrified — Not converted into glass.
  • objectifying — Present participle of objectify.
  • of necessity — something necessary or indispensable: food, shelter, and other necessities of life.
  • off the wind — away from the direction from which the wind is blowing
  • olefiant gas — ethylene (def 2).
  • on the fritz — on the fritz, not in working order: Our TV went on the fritz last night.
  • ostrich fern — a tall North American fern, Matteuccia struthiopteris, with large mature leaves that resemble ostrich plumes, a popular landscaping plant whose curled new leaves, called fiddleheads, are eaten as a vegetable.
  • outfangthief — the right of a lord to try a thief captured within his jurisdiction, regardless of where the thief is from
  • outline font — (text)   (Or "vector font") A font defined as a set of lines and curves as opposed to a bitmap font. An outline font (e.g. PostScript, TrueType, RISC OS) can be scaled to any size and otherwise transformed more easily than a bitmap font, and with more attractive results, though this requires a lot of numerical processing. The result of transforming a character in an outline font in a particular way is often saved as a bitmap in a font cache to avoid repeating the calculations if that character is to be drawn again.
  • over-inflate — to distend; swell or puff out; dilate: The king cobra inflates its hood.
  • overdrafting — the removal of more water from ground and surface basins than is replaced by rain and melting snow.
  • overidentify — to identify with someone else to an excessive degree
  • overstaffing — the provision of an excessive number of staff for (a factory, hotel, etc)
  • pectoral fin — (in fishes) either of a pair of fins usually situated behind the head, one on each side, and corresponding to the forelimbs of higher vertebrates.
  • perfectation — the action or process of becoming or causing to become perfect or complete
  • perforations — the holes punched that allow individual stamps, coupons, etc to be easily separated
  • perfusionist — a medical technician or nurse who monitors and operates equipment that oxygenates the blood, as during open-heart surgery
  • petrifaction — the act or process of petrifying; the state of being petrified.
  • pettifogging — You can describe an action or situation as pettifogging when you think that unnecessary attention is being paid to unimportant, boring details.
  • placentiform — shaped like a placenta, with a flat rounded form
  • pocket knife — A pocket knife is a small knife with several blades which fold into the handle so that you can carry it around with you safely.
  • point defect — an imperfection in a crystal's lattice structure, either a missing atom or ion creating a vacancy in the lattice or an extra atom or ion between two normal lattice points creating an interstitial.
  • pontificates — the office or term of office of a pontiff.
  • postfeminist — relating to or occurring in the period after the feminist movement of the 1970s.
  • powerlifting — a competition or sport involving three tests of strength: the bench press, squat, and two-handed dead lift.
  • prefloration — the internal arrangement of a flower-bud's petals and sepals before it opens
  • prefoliation — the arrangement of leaves within a vegetative bud
  • preformation — previous formation.
  • proficiently — well-advanced or competent in any art, science, or subject; skilled: a proficient swimmer.
  • profiteering — a person who seeks or exacts exorbitant profits, especially through the sale of scarce or rationed goods.
  • putrefaction — the act or process of putrefying; the anaerobic decomposition of organic matter by bacteria and fungi that results in obnoxiously odorous products; rotting.
  • redefinition — the act of defining, or of making something definite, distinct, or clear: We need a better definition of her responsibilities.
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