12-letter words containing s, u
- 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
- fossil fuels — any combustible organic material, as oil, coal, or natural gas, derived from the remains of former life.
- foul-tasting — having a very unpleasant taste
- 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.
- fugitiveness — The quality of being fugitive; evanescence; volatility.
- fujita scale — a scale for expressing the intensity of a tornado, ranging from F0 (light damage) to F5 (incredible damage)
- fulfillments — Plural form of fulfillment.
- fuliginosity — The condition or quality of being fuliginous; sootiness.
- fuliginously — In a fuliginous manner.
- 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.
- fulminations — Plural form of fulmination.
- fulton sheen — Fulton (John) 1895–1979, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman, writer, and teacher.
- fumariaceous — belonging to the plant family Fumariaceae.
- funambulists — Plural form of funambulist.
- functionless — Lacking a function.
- fund-raising — the act or process of raising funds, as for nonprofit organizations or for a political cause.
- fundamentals — serving as, or being an essential part of, a foundation or basis; basic; underlying: fundamental principles; the fundamental structure.
- fundusectomy — (surgery) The surgical removal of the fundus of an organ, such as the uterus or the stomach.
- fungus stone — the Canadian tuckahoe, Polyporus tuberaster, an irregularly spherical mass of fungus mycelium and earth, forming a pseudosclerotium.
- 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.
- fused silica — glass made entirely from silica, having a very low rate of thermal expansion.
- fusidic acid — an antibiotic substance used to treat skin infections