11-letter words containing t, u, n, i
- fucoxanthin — a brown carotenoid pigment occurring in brown algae, diatoms, and dinoflagellates.
- fulfillment — the act or state of fulfilling: to witness the fulfillment of a dream; to achieve fulfillment of one's hopes.
- fulgurating — (of pains) sharp and piercing.
- fulguration — to flash or dart like lightning.
- fulminating — Present participle of fulminate.
- fulmination — a violent denunciation or censure: a sermon that was one long fulmination.
- fulminatory — Thundering; striking terror.
- funambulist — a tightrope walker.
- functionals — Plural form of functional.
- functionary — a person who functions in a specified capacity, especially in government service; an official: civil servants, bureaucrats, and other functionaries.
- functionate — to perform a function; to carry out one's work or duty
- functioning — the kind of action or activity proper to a person, thing, or institution; the purpose for which something is designed or exists; role.
- fungibility — (especially of goods) being of such nature or kind as to be freely exchangeable or replaceable, in whole or in part, for another of like nature or kind.
- fungistatic — (of a substance or preparation) inhibiting the growth of a fungus.
- furnishment — (obsolete) The act of furnishing, or of supplying furniture.
- furthcoming — an action raised to recover property which has been arrested in the hands of a third party
- furtiveness — taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secret: a furtive glance.
- fusillation — the use of shooting as a method of capital punishment, esp during warfare
- fustigating — Present participle of fustigate.
- fustigation — A beating with a club.
- fustilirian — a person who uses a cudgel rather than a sword; hence, a lowly person or a commoner (from Henry IV by William Shakespeare)
- gametangium — an organ or body bearing gametes, as in mosses and liverworts.
- gangbusting — the activity of a gangbuster
- gas turbine — a turbine utilizing the gaseous products of combustion.
- gatling gun — an early type of machine gun consisting of a revolving cluster of barrels around a central axis, each barrel being automatically loaded and fired every revolution of the cluster.
- gemmulation — the process of reproduction by gemmules.
- geniculated — Geniculate.
- gesticulant — making or tending to make gestures or gesticulations: a gesticulant speaker.
- giant squid — any squid of the genus Architeuthis, inhabiting deep ocean bottoms and sometimes attaining an arm span of 65 feet (20 meters) or more.
- gigantesque — of a huge or gigantic size; of or suited to a giant.
- glauconitic — a greenish micaceous mineral consisting essentially of a hydrous silicate of potassium, aluminum, and iron and occurring in greensand, clays, etc.
- glutaminase — an enzyme used to treat cancer
- glutathione — a crystalline, water-soluble peptide of glutamic acid, cysteine, and glycine, C 10 H 17 N 3 O 6 S, found in blood and in animal and plant tissues, and important in tissue oxidations and in the activation of some enzymes.
- glutinosity — The quality of being glutinous or viscous.
- glutinously — In a glutinous manner.
- graduations — Plural form of graduation.
- grand mufti — a Muslim religious leader.
- granularity — of the nature of granules; grainy.
- granulating — Present participle of granulate.
- granulation — the act or process of granulating.
- gratulating — Present participle of gratulate.
- gratulation — a feeling of joy.
- green audit — the process of assessing the environmental impact of an organization, process, project, product, etc.: A green audit of your home can reveal ways in which you can reduce energy consumption.
- groin-vault — a vault or ceiling created by the intersection of vaults.
- ground bait — chum2 (def 1).
- ground itch — a disease of the skin of the feet, caused by penetration of hookworm larvae, characterized by a blisterlike eruption and itching.
- grunting ox — the yak.
- guarantying — a warrant, pledge, or formal assurance given as security that another's debt or obligation will be fulfilled.
- gubernation — the act of governing or ruling
- guest night — an evening when members of an institution are allowed to bring guests