12-letter words containing t, e, m, f
- mixed forest — a forest filling the transition from natural coniferous to deciduous forest, and containing both types of tree
- modificative — (grammar) That which modifies or qualifies, as a word or clause.
- moire effect — the appearance, when two regularly spaced sets of lines are superimposed, of a new set of lines (moiré pattern) passing through the points where the original lines cross at small angles.
- monofilament — Also, monofil [mon-uh-fil] /ˈmɒn əˌfɪl/ (Show IPA). a single, generally large filament of synthetic fiber. Compare multifilament (def 2).
- mother craft — a spaceship providing facilities and supplies for a number of smaller craft, or for astronauts
- motherfucker — a mean, despicable, or vicious person.
- mud filtrate — Mud filtrate is the liquid part of the mud which can pass through a medium and become separated from the mudcake.
- multifaceted — Having many facets.
- multifoliate — having many leaves or leaflets.
- multifurcate — forked; branching.
- munificently — In a munificent manner.
- mutessarifat — a province governed by a mutessarif
- myofilaments — Plural form of myofilament.
- neoformation — a new and abnormal growth of tissue; tumor; neoplasm.
- nick of time — moment before sth is too late
- nitrate film — film stock using a base of cellulose nitrate: extremely flammable and tending to erode at a relatively early age.
- non-feminist — advocating social, political, legal, and economic rights for women equal to those of men.
- off the beam — any of various relatively long pieces of metal, wood, stone, etc., manufactured or shaped especially for use as rigid members or parts of structures or machines.
- olfactometer — a device for estimating the keenness of the sense of smell.
- olfactometry — The study and measurement of smells.
- orthoformate — an ester of orthoformic acid.
- out of tempo — not in tempo
- outperformed — Simple past tense and past participle of outperform.
- outperformer — One who outperforms.
- pacific time — the civil time officially adopted for a country or region, usually the civil time of some specific meridian lying within the region. The standard time zones in the U.S. (Atlantic time, Eastern time, Central time, Mountain time, Pacific time, Yukon time, Alaska-Hawaii time, and Bering time) use the civil times of the 60th, 75th, 90th, 105th, 120th, 135th, 150th, and 165th meridians respectively, the difference of time between one zone and the next being exactly one hour.
- perfect game — a baseball game in which the same player pitches throughout the full game without allowing any player of the opposing team to reach first base by a base hit, base on balls, error, or any other means. Compare no-hitter.
- perfect ream — a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- performative — (of an expression or statement) performing an act by the very fact of being uttered, as with the expression “I promise,” that performs the act of promising.
- placentiform — shaped like a placenta, with a flat rounded form
- platform bed — a bed, originating in Scandinavia in the 1930s, consisting of a simple shallow box for holding a mattress situated on a slightly recessed pedestal.
- portal frame — a frame, usually of steel, consisting of two uprights and a cross beam at the top: the simplest structural unit in a framed building or a doorway
- postfeminist — relating to or occurring in the period after the feminist movement of the 1970s.
- preformation — previous formation.
- preformative — a prefixture in Semitic languages
- preformatted — the shape and size of a book as determined by the number of times the original sheet has been folded to form the leaves. Compare duodecimo, folio (def 2), octavo, quarto.
- preformulate — to describe an active pharmaceutical ingredient chemically
- prime factor — any number in the set of prime numbers that is also a factor of a given integer
- raman effect — the change in wavelength of light scattered while passing through a transparent medium, the collection of new wavelengths (Raman spectrum) being characteristic of the scattering medium and differing from the fluorescent spectrum in being much less intense and in being unrelated to an absorption band of the medium.
- recomforture — consolation; comfort
- reflectogram — an image of an under-drawing or image taken from beneath the surface of paint in a work of art
- reformatting — the shape and size of a book as determined by the number of times the original sheet has been folded to form the leaves. Compare duodecimo, folio (def 2), octavo, quarto.
- refreshments — something that refreshes, especially food or drink.
- safety match — a match designed to ignite only when rubbed on a specially prepared surface.
- self-limited — (of a disease) running a definite and limited course.
- self-mastery — self-control.
- self-torment — an act or instance of tormenting oneself, as with worry or guilt.
- semi-fiction — the class of literature comprising works of imaginative narration, especially in prose form.
- semifinalist — a participant or one qualified to participate in a semifinal.
- semifloating — noting or pertaining to a driving axle of an automobile or the like, the inner end of which is carried by the differential gear and the outer end of which is keyed to a wheel supported by the axle housing.
- serpentiform — shaped like a snake.