12-letter words containing o, u, t, f, i, s
- functionless — Lacking a function.
- futurologist — (sometimes initial capital letter) a follower of futurism, especially an artist or writer.
- hydrosulfite — hyposulfite (def 1).
- infatuations — Plural form of infatuation.
- infectiously — communicable by infection, as from one person to another or from one part of the body to another: infectious diseases.
- infelicitous — inapt, inappropriate, or awkward; malapropos: an infelicitous remark.
- insufflation — to blow or breathe (something) in.
- iron sulfate — ferrous sulfate.
- laticiferous — bearing or containing latex.
- life support — equipment to sustain a patient's life
- life-support — of or relating to equipment or measures that sustain or artificially substitute for essential body functions, as breathing or disposal of body wastes: Without life-support equipment, the patient might die.
- malfunctions — Plural form of malfunction.
- misfortunate — Having suffered misfortune; pitiable.
- mosquito fly — dragonfly (def 1).
- mosquitofish — any of several fishes that feed on mosquito larvae, as Gambusia affinis, found in the southeastern U.S., now introduced into other parts of the world for mosquito control.
- multifarious — having many different parts, elements, forms, etc.
- multiflorous — bearing many flowers, as a peduncle.
- obfuscations — to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy.
- out of sight — Slang. fantastic; great; marvelous: an out-of-sight guitarist.
- out-of-sight — Slang. fantastic; great; marvelous: an out-of-sight guitarist.
- outside-left — a footballer who plays on the outside left wing of the field
- passionfruit — any edible fruit of a passionflower, as the maypop.
- perfusionist — a medical technician or nurse who monitors and operates equipment that oxygenates the blood, as during open-heart surgery
- petaliferous — bearing or having petals.
- pussyfooting — behaving in an excessively cautious way
- pyritiferous — having or producing pyrites
- rustproofing — the process of making metal rustproof.
- salutiferous — salutary.
- self-tuition — the charge or fee for instruction, as at a private school or a college or university: The college will raise its tuition again next year.
- set function — a function having a collection of sets as domain.
- sixty-fourmo — a book size (about 2 × 3 inches; 5 × 7 cm) determined by printing on sheets folded to form 64 leaves or 128 pages.
- sixty-fourth — next after the sixty-third; being the ordinal number for 64.
- slumpflation — a situation in which economic depression is combined with increasing inflation
- solifluction — creep (def 22a).
- 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
- stanniferous — containing tin; tin-bearing
- stelliferous — having or abounding with stars.
- 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.
- stuffing box — a device for preventing leakage of gases or liquids along a moving rod or shaft at the point at which it leaves a cylinder, tank, ship hull, etc.
- 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.
- suit oneself — a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- thiosulfuric — of or derived from thiosulfuric acid.
- titaniferous — containing or yielding titanium.
- tuberiferous — bearing or producing tubers
- tubuliferous — bearing or made up of tubules.