12-letter words containing o, r, e, c
- fowl cholera — a specific, acute, diarrheal disease of fowls, especially chickens, caused by a bacterium, Pasteurella multocida.
- fractionated — Simple past tense and past participle of fractionate.
- francophones — Plural form of francophone.
- free coinage — the unrestricted coinage of bullion or of a specified metal, as silver, into money for any person bringing it to the mint, either with or without charge for minting.
- free company — a band of free companions.
- french broad — a river in W North Carolina and E Tennessee, flowing N and NW to join the Holston River at Knoxville to form the Tennessee River. 210 miles (338 km) long.
- french congo — former name of the People's Republic of the Congo.
- french doors — a door having glass panes throughout or nearly throughout its length.
- french shore — either of two stretches of coastline inhabited mainly by Francophone Canadians: the W coast of Newfoundland and the SW coast of Nova Scotia between Yarmouth and Digby.
- french toast — bread dipped in a batter of egg and milk and sautéed until brown, usually served with syrup or sprinkled with sugar and cinnamon.
- french union — a former association of France and its overseas territories, colonies, and protectorates as constituted in 1946: superseded by the French Community in 1958.
- fresco secco — the technique of painting in watercolors on dry plaster. Also called dry fresco, secco. Compare fresco (def 1).
- frictionless — surface resistance to relative motion, as of a body sliding or rolling.
- friend-court — amicus curiae.
- frog sticker — Slang. a knife, especially one carried as a weapon.
- frog-sticker — Slang. a knife, especially one carried as a weapon.
- frolicsomely — In a frolicsome manner.
- frondescence — the process or period of putting forth leaves, as a tree, plant, or the like.
- front office — the executive or administrative office of a company, organization, etc.
- frontbencher — (politics) one who sits on the front bench in a parliament. Typically the spokesmen for those who sit further back.
- frontispiece — an illustrated leaf preceding the title page of a book.
- fructiferous — fruit-bearing; producing fruit.
- fructosamine — (organic compound) A chemical compound that can be considered the result of a reaction between fructose and ammonia or an amine (with a molecule of water being released).
- fudge factor — any variable component added to an experiment, plan, or the like that can be manipulated to allow leeway for error.
- fumariaceous — belonging to the plant family Fumariaceae.
- furfuraceous — of or containing bran.
- 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
- future shock — physical and psychological disturbance caused by a person's inability to cope with very rapid social and technological change.
- galactometer — a lactometer.
- galactophore — a galactophorous duct.
- galactorrhea — an abnormally abundant flow of milk in a lactating woman.
- gastrocnemii — Plural form of gastrocnemius.
- gastroscopes — Plural form of gastroscope.
- generation c — the people who create and publish material such as blogs, podcasts, videos, etc, on the internet
- geneva cross — a red Greek cross on a white background, displayed to distinguish ambulances, hospitals, and persons belonging to the Red Cross Society.
- geocentrical — Alternative form of geocentric.
- geochemistry — the science dealing with the chemical changes in and the composition of the earth's crust.
- geographical — of or relating to geography.
- geometrician — a person skilled in geometry.
- geometricize — to draw, design, or form in geometrical shapes or patterns.
- george crook — George, 1829–90, U.S. general in Indian wars.
- george cross — a British award for bravery, esp of civilians: instituted 1940
- geostrategic — Of, pertaining to, or using geostrategy.
- geraniaceous — belonging to the Geraniaceae, the geranium family of plants.
- german ocean — an arm of the Atlantic between Great Britain and the European mainland. About 201,000 sq. mi. (520,600 sq. km); greatest depth, 1998 feet (610 meters).
- gerontocracy — government by a council of elders.
- gerontologic — relating to gerontology
- gesticulator — to make or use gestures, especially in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech.
- gift voucher — gift certificate.
- global reach — When people talk about the global reach of a company or industry, they mean its ability to have customers in many different parts of the world.