12-letter words containing o, n, r, f
- non-friction — surface resistance to relative motion, as of a body sliding or rolling.
- non-offender — to irritate, annoy, or anger; cause resentful displeasure in: Even the hint of prejudice offends me.
- nonconformer — One who does not conform to expected norms and standards; a nonconformist.
- nondeforming — not causing deformity
- nonfederated — not federated
- nonflowering — (biology) Of a plant, not flowering; reproducing by means other than pollination from flowers.
- nonforbidden — Unforbidden.
- nonformalism — Absence of, or a belief system that is the opposite of, formalism.
- nonformulary — Not formulary.
- nonfrivolous — not frivolous
- nonolfactory — of or relating to the sense of smell: olfactory organs.
- nonperformer — a person or thing that is not performing well or properly.
- nonreflexive — (of a relation) neither reflexive nor irreflexive; holding between some members of its domain and themselves, and failing to hold between others
- nonvitrified — Not converted into glass.
- 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.
- north africa — the northern part of Africa, especially the region north of the tropical rain forest and comprised of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and that part of Egypt west of the Gulf of Suez.
- north-facing — facing towards the north
- note-perfect — (of a singer or musician) able to sing or play without making any errors
- off-islander — a temporary or seasonal resident of an island; island visitor or tourist.
- offscourings — Often, offscourings. something scoured off; filth; refuse.
- oil refinery — plant where crude oil is processed
- olefin fiber — any of a group of synthetic textile fibers, as Herculon, formed from long-chain polymers no less than 85 percent ethylene, propylene, or other olefin units.
- olfactronics — the measurement and analysis of smells through instruments
- 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 the fritz — on the fritz, not in working order: Our TV went on the fritz last night.
- on your feet — position: standing
- organic farm — a farm where organic methods are used for agriculture and animal husbandry
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- overfineness — excessive fineness
- overfinished — having an excessively polished finish
- overfondness — excessive affection
- overfullness — The state of being excessively or abnormally full.
- overidentify — to identify with someone else to an excessive degree
- overstaffing — the provision of an excessive number of staff for (a factory, hotel, etc)
- paraffin-oil — a white or colorless, tasteless, odorless, water-insoluble, solid substance not easily acted upon by reagents, consisting of a mixture of hydrocarbons chiefly of the alkane series, obtained from crude petroleum: used in candles, for forming preservative coatings and seals, for waterproofing paper, etc.
- passionfruit — any edible fruit of a passionflower, as the maypop.
- patent flour — a fine grade of flour, consisting chiefly of the inner part of the endosperm.
- 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.
- pelecaniform — of, or having the nature of, an order (Pelecaniformes) of swimming birds having all four toes connected in a webbed foot, including pelicans and cormorants
- penny loafer — a loafer with a slot on the vamp that can hold a coin, usually a penny.
- 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