12-letter words containing s, r, u
- foresightful — care or provision for the future; provident care; prudence.
- forethoughts — Plural form of forethought.
- formal cause — a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
- formularizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of formularize.
- formulations — Plural form of formulation.
- fort pulaski — Count Casimir [kaz-uh-meer] /ˈkæz əˌmɪər/ (Show IPA), 1748–79, Polish patriot; general in the American Revolutionary army.
- fortran-plus — Fortran for the DAP parallel machine, implements many Fortran 90 features.
- fortuitously — In a fortuitous manner.
- forward push — A forward push is a feature of distillation columns (= tall vessels for distillation) in which zones that allow higher contact between substances are near the top of the column.
- fosbury flop — a modern high-jumping technique whereby the jumper clears the bar headfirst and backwards
- foundry sand — silica-based sand mixed with clay, oil, etc, to improve its cohesive strength, used in moulding
- four-corners — a point in the SW U.S., at the intersection of 37° N latitude and 109° W longitude, where the boundaries of four states—Arizona, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico—meet: the only such point in the U.S.
- four-flusher — a person who makes false or pretentious claims; bluffer.
- four-striper — a captain in the U.S. Navy.
- fourdriniers — Plural form of fourdrinier.
- fourfoldness — the quality of consisting of four parts
- fourses cake — a traditional English bread made with lard, dried fruit, and spices
- fourth-class — of, relating to, or designated as a class next below third, as for mailing, shipping, etc.
- fox squirrel — any of several North American arboreal squirrels varying in color and of an exceptionally large size.
- fracastorius — a walled plain in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 60 miles (97 km) in diameter.
- frankfurters — Plural form of frankfurter.
- french sudan — former name of Mali.
- fresh out of — having just run out of supplies of
- frondiferous — Producing fronds.
- frontrunners — Plural form of frontrunner.
- fructiferous — fruit-bearing; producing fruit.
- fructivorous — Fruit-eating.
- 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).
- fruit basket — a basket containing a variety of fruits sent as a gift
- fruitfulness — producing good results; beneficial; profitable: fruitful investigations.
- frustratedly — In a frustrated manner.
- frustrations — Plural form of frustration.
- full-service — offering or providing a wide range of services related to the basic line of business, as when a filling station changes tires or makes car repairs in addition to selling gasoline.
- fumariaceous — belonging to the plant family Fumariaceae.
- fund-raising — the act or process of raising funds, as for nonprofit organizations or for a political cause.
- funny papers — funny1 (def 7b).
- furfuraceous — of or containing bran.
- furnishments — Plural form of furnishment.
- furunculosis — the condition characterized by the presence of boils.
- fused quartz — glass made entirely from quartz: a form of silica glass.
- future shock — physical and psychological disturbance caused by a person's inability to cope with very rapid social and technological change.
- future tense — grammar: will do, etc.
- futurologist — (sometimes initial capital letter) a follower of futurism, especially an artist or writer.
- gainsborough — Thomas, 1727–88, English painter.
- gaithersburg — a town in central Maryland.
- gaius marius — Gaius, c155–86 b.c, Roman general and consul: opponent of Lucius Cornelius Sulla.
- galeniferous — Of a mineral or deposit that contains galena.
- galusha grow — Galusha Aaron [guh-loo-shuh] /gəˈlu ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1822–1907, U.S. political leader: Speaker of the House 1861–63.
- gastrulation — the formation of a gastrula.
- gear cluster — an assembly of gears permanently attached to a shaft