12-letter words containing s, i, n, o, l
- explanations — Plural form of explanation.
- explications — Plural form of explication.
- explorations — Plural form of exploration.
- expositional — Explained in clear terms, as in writing.
- expressional — Of or pertaining to expression, either in language, the face or the arts.
- exspoliation — (obsolete) spoliation.
- exsufflation — (obsolete) A blast from beneath.
- factionalism — of a faction or factions.
- factionalist — of a faction or factions.
- false indigo — any of several North American shrubs belonging to the genus Amorpha, of the legume family, especially A. fruticosa, having compound leaves with pinnate leaflets and long, dense clusters of purplish flowers.
- fast-flowing — water: rapid
- ferrosilicon — a ferroalloy containing up to 95 percent silicon.
- fibrinolysin — a proteolytic enzyme, formed in the blood from plasminogen, that causes the breakdown of the fibrin in blood clots.
- fibrinolysis — the disintegration or dissolution of fibrin, especially by enzymatic action.
- fictionalise — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of fictionalize.
- finalisation — The act or process of finalising.
- find oneself — to come upon by chance; meet with: He found a nickel in the street.
- first violin — one of the principal group of violins in an orchestra
- fishing pole — a long, slender rod of wood or other material with a line and hook fastened to one end for use in catching fish.
- flag station — a railroad station where trains stop only when a flag or other signal is displayed or when passengers are to be discharged.
- fleet prison — (formerly) a London prison, esp used for holding debtors
- flemish bond — a brickwork bond having alternate stretchers and headers in each course, each header being centered above and below a stretcher.
- flindermouse — (obsolete) A bat (the mammal).
- flooring saw — a saw having a curved edge.
- flourishment — The act or state of flourishing.
- fluctuations — Plural form of fluctuation.
- fluoresceine — Alternative spelling of fluorescein.
- flusteration — (colloquial, dated) The act of flustering, or the state of being flustered.
- flying mouse — pygmy glider.
- folding seat — a seat that can be folded down
- folk singing — the singing of folk songs, especially by a group of people.
- folsom point — a flint point characteristic of the Folsom tradition, typically leaf-shaped and fluted, with small basal extensions, and used on a projectile, as a spear, for hunting game.
- footslogging — Present participle of footslog.
- forcibleness — The quality of being forcible.
- 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.
- formulations — Plural form of formulation.
- fort collins — a city in N Colorado.
- foul-tasting — having a very unpleasant taste
- frictionless — surface resistance to relative motion, as of a body sliding or rolling.
- fuliginosity — The condition or quality of being fuliginous; sootiness.
- fuliginously — In a fuliginous manner.
- fulminations — Plural form of fulmination.
- functionless — Lacking a function.
- furunculosis — the condition characterized by the presence of boils.
- gain on sale — A gain on sale is the amount of money that is made by a company when selling a non-inventory asset for more than its value.
- galeniferous — Of a mineral or deposit that contains galena.
- gallinaceous — pertaining to or resembling the domestic fowls.
- galvanotaxis — movement of an organism or any of its parts in a particular direction in response to an electric current; electrotaxis.