12-letter words containing t, r, i, f, l, n
- 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.
- flying start — a start, as in sailboat racing, in which the entrants begin moving before reaching the starting line.
- forestalling — Present participle of forestall.
- foretriangle — the triangular area formed by the deck, foremast, and headstay of a sailing vessel
- 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.
- fort collins — a city in N Colorado.
- fortruncible — A cross between Fortran and RUNCIBLE for the IBM 650. Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959).
- fractionally — pertaining to fractions; comprising a part or the parts of a unit; constituting a fraction: fractional numbers.
- frangibility — The state or quality of being frangible.
- fraternalism — of or befitting a brother or brothers; brotherly.
- fraternality — Brotherliness.
- freightliner — a train for transporting containerized freight.
- frenetically — In a frenetic manner.
- frictionally — In terms of friction.
- frictionless — surface resistance to relative motion, as of a body sliding or rolling.
- frightenedly — thrown into a fright; afraid; scared; terrified: a frightened child cowering in the corner.
- fruitfulness — producing good results; beneficial; profitable: fruitful investigations.
- futilitarian — believing that human hopes are vain, and human strivings unjustified.
- gelatiniform — Having the form of gelatin.
- giant fulmar — either of two large white or brownish petrels of the genus Macronectes, of the Antarctic Ocean and adjacent seas.
- gradeflation — grade inflation.
- gratifyingly — In a manner that gratifies.
- half-turning — split spindle.
- hyperinflate — to subject to hyperinflation: hyperinflated prices.
- in a flutter — agitated, flustered
- inartificial — Not artificial; natural; simple; artless.
- infiltrating — Present participle of infiltrate.
- infiltration — the act or process of infiltrating.
- infiltrative — to filter into or through; permeate.
- infiltrators — Plural form of infiltrator.
- inflammatory — tending to arouse anger, hostility, passion, etc.: inflammatory speeches.
- inflationary — of, pertaining to, reflective of, or causing inflation: inflationary prices.
- inflorescent — Of, pertaining to or causing inflorescence.
- infraorbital — (anatomy) Below the orbit (of the eye).
- infrequently — happening or occurring at long intervals or rarely: infrequent visits.
- interfaculty — an ability, natural or acquired, for a particular kind of action: a faculty for making friends easily.
- interfemoral — situated between the thighs
- interfertile — able to interbreed.
- interfilling — a filling of materials, as brickwork between studs.
- interfluence — the action of flowing together or merging
- interfoliate — to interleave
- interfrontal — situated between the frontal bones
- interleafing — Present participle of interleaf.
- iron sulfate — ferrous sulfate.
- irreflection — lack of careful or long consideration
- lantern fish — any of several small, deep-sea fishes of the family Myctophidae, having rows of luminous organs along each side, certain species of which migrate to the surface at night.
- left-brained — having the left brain dominant, therefore being more adept at logic, calculation, language, and other thought processes or skills usually associated with the left brain.
- life partner — one member of a monogamous relationship.