12-letter words containing r, o, t, u, n
- fast neutron — a neutron produced by nuclear fission that has lost little energy by collision; a neutron with a kinetic energy in excess of 0.1 MeV
- first cousin — cousin (def 1).
- float around — A rumour or idea that is floating around is often heard or talked about.
- flourishment — The act or state of flourishing.
- flow country — an area of moorland and peat bogs in northern Scotland known for its wildlife, now partly afforested
- fluoranthene — (organic compound) A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of a benzene ring attached to each of the rings of a naphthalene molecule; it is carcinogenic, and is a product of incomplete combustion.
- fluorescents — Plural form of fluorescent.
- fluoridating — Present participle of fluoridate.
- fluoridation — the addition of fluorides to the public water supply to reduce the incidence of tooth decay.
- fluorinating — Present participle of fluorinate.
- fluorination — (chemistry) The introduction of fluorine into a compound by means of a chemical reaction.
- flusteration — (colloquial, dated) The act of flustering, or the state of being flustered.
- food counter — a counter in a shop, bar, cafeteria, etc where food is sold or served
- formula unit — (of an ionic compound that does not form molecules, as most salts) the chemical formula with the least number of elements out of the set of empirical formulas having the same proportion of ions as elements: NaCl is the formula unit for the ionic compound sodium chloride.
- formulations — Plural form of formulation.
- fortran-plus — Fortran for the DAP parallel machine, implements many Fortran 90 features.
- fortruncible — A cross between Fortran and RUNCIBLE for the IBM 650. Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959).
- foundationer — a person supported by funds from a foundation, or serving as a member of a foundation
- foundry type — type cast in individual characters for setting by hand.
- fourteenthly — in (the) fourteenth place
- friction rub — the sound, heard through a stethoscope, made by the rubbing together of the two inflamed layers of pericardium in patients with pericarditis or of pleura in patients with pleurisy
- friend-court — amicus curiae.
- front burner — Informal. a condition or position of top priority: Put the project on the front burner and finish it as soon as possible.
- front runner — a person who leads in any competition.
- front-runner — In a competition or contest, the front-runner is the person who seems most likely to win it.
- frontrunners — Plural form of frontrunner.
- frontrunning — the practice by market makers of using advance information provided by their own investment analysts before it has been given to clients
- 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).
- frumentation — (in ancient Rome) a public donation of grain, often given to citizens during times of unease
- frustrations — Plural form of frustration.
- full frontal — showing the entire front: full-frontal nudity.
- full-frontal — showing the entire front: full-frontal nudity.
- funambulator — a tightrope-walker; a funambulist
- gastrulation — the formation of a gastrula.
- gerontogeous — belonging to the Old World.
- get round to — find time
- glucoprotein — glycoprotein.
- glutaredoxin — (enzyme) Any of a family of small redox enzymes that use glutathione as a cofactor.
- go the round — to be circulated among a number of people: said of a story, rumor, etc.
- go to ground — hide, be reclusive
- golden trout — a very colorful freshwater fish, Salmo aguabonita or Oncorhynchus aguabonita, of the salmon family, native to the Sierra Nevada, having a red and orange body and golden sides.
- good-natured — having or showing a pleasant, kindly disposition; amiable: a warm, good-natured person.
- gran turismo — (of an automobile) certified as conforming to the specifications, as fuel capacity and engine displacement, for a class of standard automobiles (Gran Turismo) qualified to engage in various types of competitions. Abbreviation: GTO.
- granulations — Plural form of granulation.
- granuloblast — an immature granulocyte.
- granulocytes — Plural form of granulocyte.
- granulocytic — Of, or pertaining to, granulocytes.
- gratulations — a feeling of joy.
- ground alert — the state of waiting for orders in or near combat airplanes ready to take to the air at once.
- ground cloth — groundsheet.