12-letter words containing r, e, c, o, n, f
- frontispiece — an illustrated leaf preceding the title page of a book.
- 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).
- 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
- ground force — a military force that operates on the ground
- henceforward — from now on; from this point forward.
- hyperfiction — nonlinear fiction created in electronic hypertext form and containing multiple plot developments, endings, etc., that can be evoked interactively.
- imperfection — an imperfect detail; flaw: a law full of imperfections.
- in charge of — having responsibility for
- in course of — in the process of
- in search of — looking for, seeking
- in your face — involving confrontation; defiant; provocative.
- in-your-face — involving confrontation; defiant; provocative.
- inflorescent — Of, pertaining to or causing inflorescence.
- infomercials — Plural form of infomercial.
- informercial — infomercial.
- inter-office — functioning or communicating between the offices of a company or organization; within a company: an interoffice memo.
- irreflection — lack of careful or long consideration
- leif ericson — Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
- line officer — a military or naval officer serving with combatant units or warships, as distinguished from a staff officer, supply officer, etc.
- loan officer — a bank employee who helps would-be borrowers get a loan
- loriciferans — Plural form of loriciferan.
- lovecraftian — referring to or reminiscent of the work of the American fantasy and horror fiction author H.P. Lovecraft (1870–1937)
- microfinance — (finance) Finance that is provided to unemployed or low-income people or groups.
- misconfigure — Configure (a system or part of it) incorrectly.
- noise factor — the ratio of the noise output of an ideal device to the noise output of the unit being tested.
- nonconformer — One who does not conform to expected norms and standards; a nonconformist.
- note-perfect — (of a singer or musician) able to sing or play without making any errors
- 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.
- 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
- perfectation — the action or process of becoming or causing to become perfect or complete
- petrifaction — the act or process of petrifying; the state of being petrified.
- placentiform — shaped like a placenta, with a flat rounded form
- proficiently — well-advanced or competent in any art, science, or subject; skilled: a proficient swimmer.
- prolificness — producing offspring, young, fruit, etc., abundantly; highly fruitful: a prolific pear tree.
- putrefaction — the act or process of putrefying; the anaerobic decomposition of organic matter by bacteria and fungi that results in obnoxiously odorous products; rotting.
- roman a clef — a novel that represents historical events and characters under the guise of fiction.
- saffron rice — a dish made from white rice and flavoured with the spice saffron
- second floor — the floor or story above the ground floor.
- self-concern — to relate to; be connected with; be of interest or importance to; affect: The water shortage concerns us all.
- self-control — control or restraint of oneself or one's actions, feelings, etc.
- soft chancre — chancroid.
- soft-centred — (of a chocolate or boiled sweet) having a centre consisting of cream, jelly, etc
- soprano clef — a sign locating middle C on the bottom line of the staff.
- sorbefacient — inducing absorption
- strong force — Also called nuclear force. the short-range attractive force between baryons that holds together the nucleus of the atom.
- torrefaction — to subject to fire or intense heat; parch, roast, or scorch.
- traffic cone — conical road markers
- transfection — the insertion into a cell of a bacterial plasmid that contains a foreign virus or genetic material.
- uncalled for — not called for; not required; superfluous; unwanted.