12-letter words containing o, f, t
- effusiometer — an apparatus for determining rates of effusion of gases, usually used for measuring molecular weights
- eiffel tower — landmark in Paris
- eisteddfodau — Plural form of eisteddfod.
- eisteddfodic — Relating to an eisteddfod.
- electro-funk — a type of electronic music, originating in the 1980s, characterized by the use of synthesizers with a heavy rhythm and punctuated bass, often influenced by the genres of funk and hip-hop
- electrofluor — a transparent material that stores electrical energy and subsequently releases it as light
- elfin forest — the zone of stunted wind-blown trees growing at high altitudes just above the timberline on tropical mountains
- encoffinment — The preparation of the body of a deceased person and placement of it in a coffin, especially in a ceremonial or ritualistic manner.
- end effector — The end effector of an actuator is the part that comes into contact with the object being moved or controlled.
- end of steel — a point up to which railway tracks have been laid
- enforcements — Plural form of enforcement.
- equisetiform — having the form of equisetum
- exfiltration — (military) The process of exiting an area (usually behind enemy lines or in enemy territory).
- exsufflation — (obsolete) A blast from beneath.
- fabrications — Plural form of fabrication.
- face to face — with the fronts or faces toward each other, especially when close together.
- face-to-face — with the fronts or faces toward each other, especially when close together.
- facilitation — the act or process of facilitating.
- facilitators — Plural form of facilitator.
- facilitatory — That serves to facilitate.
- fact of life — any aspect of human existence that must be acknowledged or regarded as unalterable: Old age is a fact of life.
- factionalism — of a faction or factions.
- factionalist — of a faction or factions.
- factionalize — (especially of a political party or other organized group) split or divide into factions.
- factiousness — given to faction; dissentious: A factious group was trying to undermine the government.
- factitiously — In a factitious manner.
- factor group — quotient group.
- factorisable — Alternative spelling of factorizable.
- factorizable — (mathematics, of an integer or polynomial etc) Able to be factorized.
- factory acts — laws relating to factories
- factory farm — a farm in which animals are bred and fattened using modern industrial methods
- factory ship — a whaling ship equipped to process killed whales and to transport the oil and by-products.
- factory work — work in a factory
- faith school — a school that provides a general education within a framework of a specific religious belief
- fall through — to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- false bottom — a horizontal partition above the actual bottom of a box, trunk, etc., especially one forming a secret compartment.
- family court — court of domestic relations.
- family hotel — a hotel owned by a family in which family members work
- faradization — to stimulate or treat (muscles or nerves) with induced alternating electric current (distinguished from galvanize).
- farm to fork — noting or relating to fresh, locally sourced food sold to local consumers or restaurants: farm-to-table meats and seasonal vegetables.
- farm-to-fork — noting or relating to fresh, locally sourced food sold to local consumers or restaurants: farm-to-table meats and seasonal vegetables.
- fascinations — Plural form of fascination.
- fashionistas — Plural form of fashionista.
- fast fashion — the reproduction of highly fashionable clothes at high speed and low cost
- fast forward — advance rapidly through
- fast neutron — a neutron produced by nuclear fission that has lost little energy by collision; a neutron with a kinetic energy in excess of 0.1 MeV
- fast reactor — a nuclear reactor using little or no moderator, fission being caused by fast neutrons
- fast-flowing — water: rapid
- fast-forward — a function of an audio or video recorder or player, as a cassette deck or DVR, that allows the content to be advanced rapidly.
- fast-growing — growing very quickly