12-letter words containing o, f, c, u, t
- infelicitous — inapt, inappropriate, or awkward; malapropos: an infelicitous remark.
- infraduction — (medicine) The turning downward of a part, especially of the eye.
- joule effect — the generation of heat by the passage of electricity through a resistance.
- junction fet — Junction Field Effect Transistor
- laticiferous — bearing or containing latex.
- liquefaction — the act or process of liquefying or making liquid.
- malfunctions — Plural form of malfunction.
- metafunction — (computing, programming) A function which calls all the other functions of a certain program; the only function that can be called independently.
- motherfucker — a mean, despicable, or vicious person.
- obfuscations — to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy.
- of substance — wealthy
- off the cuff — with little or no preparation; extemporaneous; impromptu: a speaker with a good off-the-cuff delivery.
- off-the-cuff — with little or no preparation; extemporaneous; impromptu: a speaker with a good off-the-cuff delivery.
- out of court — If a legal matter is decided or settled out of court, it is decided without legal action being taken in a court of law.
- out of focus — blurred, indistinct
- out of place — a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- out of reach — beyond arm's length
- out of scale — If something is out of scale with the things near it, it is too big or too small in relation to them.
- out of stock — a supply of goods kept on hand for sale to customers by a merchant, distributor, manufacturer, etc.; inventory.
- out of touch — not up to date
- out of voice — with the voice temporarily in a poor condition, esp for singing
- out of whack — to strike with a smart, resounding blow or blows.
- out-of-court — conducted or agreed upon between contending parties without court decision: an out-of-court settlement of a lawsuit.
- outer office — the reception area of an office, outside of the main working area
- phi-function — Euler's phi-function.
- postfracture — taking place after a fracture
- pulp fiction — fiction dealing with lurid or sensational subjects, often printed on rough, low-quality paper manufactured from wood pulp.
- purification — to make pure; free from anything that debases, pollutes, adulterates, or contaminates: to purify metals.
- putrefaction — the act or process of putrefying; the anaerobic decomposition of organic matter by bacteria and fungi that results in obnoxiously odorous products; rotting.
- qualificator — (in an ecclesiastical court) an officer charged with examining cases and preparing them for trial.
- recomforture — consolation; comfort
- rotator cuff — a bandlike structure encircling and supporting the shoulder joint, formed by four muscles attached to and merging with the joint capsule.
- safe conduct — If you are given safe conduct, the authorities officially allow you to travel somewhere, guaranteeing that you will not be arrested or harmed while doing so.
- safe-conduct — a document authorizing safe passage through a region, especially in time of war.
- safety touch — a two-point play
- set function — a function having a collection of sets as domain.
- solifluction — creep (def 22a).
- sound effect — any sound, other than music or speech, artificially reproduced to create an effect in a dramatic presentation, as the sound of a storm or a creaking door.
- south africa — Republic of, a country in S Africa; member of the Commonwealth of Nations until 1961. 472,000 sq. mi. (1,222,480 sq. km). Capitals: Pretoria and Cape Town.
- south-facing — facing towards the south
- stick up for — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
- stupefaction — the state of being stupefied; stupor.
- sub-function — the kind of action or activity proper to a person, thing, or institution; the purpose for which something is designed or exists; role.
- subfactorial — the number of ways a group of objects can be arranged so that none of the objects are in their original or correct place
- subinfection — an act or fact of infecting; state of being infected.
- suffruticose — woody at the base and herbaceous above.
- thiosulfuric — of or derived from thiosulfuric acid.
- touchy-feely — Informal. emphasizing or marked by emotional openness and enthusiastic physicality: a touchy-feely encounter group.
- trifurcation — to divide into three forks or branches.
- uncomforting — affording comfort or solace.