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12-letter words containing u, n, r, o, f, i

  • friend-court — amicus curiae.
  • fringe group — a group that is on the periphery of a larger organization because its views are more extreme than the majority
  • frondiferous — Producing fronds.
  • frontrunning — the practice by market makers of using advance information provided by their own investment analysts before it has been given to clients
  • 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).
  • frumentation — (in ancient Rome) a public donation of grain, often given to citizens during times of unease
  • frustrations — Plural form of frustration.
  • furazolidone — a nitrofuran, C 8 H 7 N 3 O 5 , that is used in the treatment of giardiasis, and bacterial gastroenteritis and dysentery.
  • furocoumarin — psoralen.
  • furunculosis — the condition characterized by the presence of boils.
  • galeniferous — Of a mineral or deposit that contains galena.
  • glandiferous — bearing nuts or acorns
  • griseofulvin — an antibiotic, C 17 H 17 ClO 6 , obtained from a species of Penicillium, used in the treatment of ringworm and other fungous infections of the skin.
  • in course of — in the process of
  • in favour of — If one thing is rejected in favour of another, the second thing is done or chosen instead of the first.
  • in honour of — If something is arranged in honour of a particular event, it is arranged in order to celebrate that event.
  • in your face — involving confrontation; defiant; provocative.
  • in-your-face — involving confrontation; defiant; provocative.
  • infraduction — (medicine) The turning downward of a part, especially of the eye.
  • iron foundry — ironworks, forgery
  • iron sulfate — ferrous sulfate.
  • luminiferous — producing light: the luminiferous properties of a gas.
  • misconfigure — Configure (a system or part of it) incorrectly.
  • misfortunate — Having suffered misfortune; pitiable.
  • monofluoride — (chemistry) any fluoride containing a single fluorine atom in each molecule.
  • neo-freudian — of or relating to a group of psychoanalytic thinkers whose modifications of Freudian analytic theory place increased emphasis on ego functions and interpersonal relationships.
  • neurofibrils — Plural form of neurofibril.
  • neurofibroma — a benign neoplasm composed of the fibrous elements of a nerve.
  • nonfrivolous — not frivolous
  • offscourings — Often, offscourings. something scoured off; filth; refuse.
  • out of print — of, for, or comprising newspapers and magazines: print media.
  • out-of-print — being no longer published; no longer printed or reprinted: a bookstore specializing in out-of-print books.
  • passionfruit — any edible fruit of a passionflower, as the maypop.
  • perfusionist — a medical technician or nurse who monitors and operates equipment that oxygenates the blood, as during open-heart surgery
  • purification — to make pure; free from anything that debases, pollutes, adulterates, or contaminates: to purify metals.
  • putrefaction — the act or process of putrefying; the anaerobic decomposition of organic matter by bacteria and fungi that results in obnoxiously odorous products; rotting.
  • refoundation — an act of refounding
  • resiniferous — yielding resin.
  • run off with — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
  • rustproofing — the process of making metal rustproof.
  • sanguiferous — conveying blood, as a blood vessel.
  • saronic gulf — an inlet of the Aegean, on the SE coast of Greece, between Attica and the Peloponnesus. 50 miles (80 km) long; 30 miles (48 km) wide.
  • seleniferous — containing or yielding selenium.
  • seminiferous — Anatomy. conveying or containing semen.
  • sniff around — dog: try to pick up scent
  • sofa surfing — (of a homeless person) the practice of staying temporarily with various friends and relatives while attempting to find permanent accommodation
  • stanniferous — containing tin; tin-bearing
  • sugaring off — a sweet, crystalline substance, C 1 2 H 2 2 O 1 1 , obtained chiefly from the juice of the sugarcane and the sugar beet, and present in sorghum, maple sap, etc.: used extensively as an ingredient and flavoring of certain foods and as a fermenting agent in the manufacture of certain alcoholic beverages; sucrose. Compare beet sugar, cane sugar.
  • surfboarding — a long, narrow board on which a person stands or lies prone in surfboarding.
  • tin-fluoride — stannous fluoride.
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