12-letter words containing r, e, n, o, l
- fluorescents — Plural form of fluorescent.
- flusteration — (colloquial, dated) The act of flustering, or the state of being flustered.
- fluviomarine — of or formed by the combined action of river and sea.
- folding rule — a rule composed of light strips of wood joined by rivets so as to be foldable, all the opening and closing parts being in parallel planes.
- forbearingly — In a forbearing manner.
- forcefulness — full of force; powerful; vigorous; effective: a forceful plea for peace.
- forcibleness — The quality of being forcible.
- forebodingly — a prediction; portent.
- forebuilding — (architecture,historical) An outer defense work of a castle used to protect the entrance to the keep.
- forehandedly — Prudently, with thrift and foresight.
- foreign bill — a bill of exchange drawn on a payer in one country by a maker in another.
- foreign-flag — (of a vessel or aircraft) having a registry under a nationality other than one's own: rivalry between U.S.-flag freighters and foreign-flag ships.
- forensically — pertaining to, connected with, or used in courts of law or public discussion and debate.
- foreseeingly — by way of foreseeing
- forestalling — Present participle of forestall.
- foretriangle — the triangular area formed by the deck, foremast, and headstay of a sailing vessel
- forlorn hope — a perilous or desperate enterprise.
- formlessness — The quality of being formless.
- fortruncible — A cross between Fortran and RUNCIBLE for the IBM 650. Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959).
- forward line — the soldiers at the forward most position in an army force
- four-channel — Audio. quadraphonic.
- fourfoldness — the quality of consisting of four parts
- fourteenthly — in (the) fourteenth place
- free balloon — a balloon, often equipped to carry passengers, that drifts with air currents and whose ascent and descent are controlled by the release of ballast and buoyant gas.
- free on rail — (of a consignment of goods) delivered to a railway station and loaded onto a train without charge to the buyer
- frictionless — surface resistance to relative motion, as of a body sliding or rolling.
- front loader — a washing machine with a door at the front which opens one side of the drum into which washing is placed
- front-loaded — Also, front-loaded. front-loading (def 1).
- front-loader — a machine or appliance, as a washing machine, loaded and unloaded through an opening in the front (as distinguished from a top loader).
- frontal bone — a broad membrane bone of the skull, forming the forehead and the upper portion of each orbit.
- frontal lobe — the anterior part of each cerebral hemisphere, in front of the central sulcus.
- funeral home — an establishment where the dead are prepared for burial or cremation, where the body may be viewed, and where funeral services are sometimes held.
- furazolidone — a nitrofuran, C 8 H 7 N 3 O 5 , that is used in the treatment of giardiasis, and bacterial gastroenteritis and dysentery.
- galeniferous — Of a mineral or deposit that contains galena.
- galvanometer — an instrument for detecting the existence of small electric currents and determining their strength.
- galvanometry — the method or process of determining the strength of electric currents.
- gelatiniform — Having the form of gelatin.
- general shop — a shop that sells various types of goods
- generational — the entire body of individuals born and living at about the same time: the postwar generation.
- gentleperson — a person of good family and position; gentleman or lady.
- geocentrical — Alternative form of geocentric.
- germanophile — a person who is friendly toward or admires or studies Germany or German culture.
- gerontologic — relating to gerontology
- gerontophile — someone who is sexually attracted to old people
- get religion — a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs.
- gila monster — a large, venomous lizard, Heloderma suspectum, of the southwestern U.S. and northwestern Mexico, covered with beadlike scales of yellow, orange, and black.
- glabrousness — The quality of being glabrous.
- glandiferous — bearing nuts or acorns
- glenohumeral — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the glenoid fossa and the humerus.
- gloriousness — delightful; wonderful; completely enjoyable: to have a glorious time at the circus.