12-letter words containing u, r, t
- fluorimetric — Alternative form of fluorometric.
- fluorinating — Present participle of fluorinate.
- fluorination — (chemistry) The introduction of fluorine into a compound by means of a chemical reaction.
- fluorometers — Plural form of fluorometer.
- fluorometric — Of, pertaining to, or measured using fluorometry.
- flusteration — (colloquial, dated) The act of flustering, or the state of being flustered.
- flutter kick — a swimming kick in which the legs make rapid alternate up-and-down movements while the knees remain rigid, as in the crawl.
- flutter mill — a flutter wheel, especially a small one designed as a child's plaything.
- flutterballs — Plural form of flutterball.
- flutterboard — a kickboard.
- food counter — a counter in a shop, bar, cafeteria, etc where food is sold or served
- forequarters — the forward end of half of a carcass, as of beef or lamb.
- foresightful — care or provision for the future; provident care; prudence.
- forethoughts — Plural form of forethought.
- 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 pulaski — Count Casimir [kaz-uh-meer] /ˈkæz əˌmɪər/ (Show IPA), 1748–79, Polish patriot; general in the American Revolutionary army.
- fortran-plus — Fortran for the DAP parallel machine, implements many Fortran 90 features.
- fortruncible — A cross between Fortran and RUNCIBLE for the IBM 650. Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959).
- fortuitously — In a fortuitous manner.
- forty-fourth — next after the forty-third; being the ordinal number for 44.
- foundationer — a person supported by funds from a foundation, or serving as a member of a foundation
- foundry type — type cast in individual characters for setting by hand.
- four old cat — three old cat played with four batters.
- four-striper — a captain in the U.S. Navy.
- fourteenthly — in (the) fourteenth place
- fourth grade — school year: age 9-10
- fourth world — the world's most poverty-stricken nations, especially in Africa and Asia, marked by very low GNP per capita and great dependence upon foreign economic aid.
- fourth-class — of, relating to, or designated as a class next below third, as for mailing, shipping, etc.
- fracastorius — a walled plain in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 60 miles (97 km) in diameter.
- franc-tireur — a sharpshooter in the French army.
- frankfurters — Plural form of frankfurter.
- fraudulently — characterized by, involving, or proceeding from fraud, as actions, enterprise, methods, or gains: a fraudulent scheme to evade taxes.
- free thought — thought unrestrained by deference to authority, tradition, or established belief, especially in matters of religion.
- free-cutting — (of a metal alloy) having good machinability: free-cutting steel.
- frequentable — Accessible.
- fresh out of — having just run out of supplies of
- friction rub — the sound, heard through a stethoscope, made by the rubbing together of the two inflamed layers of pericardium in patients with pericarditis or of pleura in patients with pleurisy
- friend-court — amicus curiae.
- front burner — Informal. a condition or position of top priority: Put the project on the front burner and finish it as soon as possible.
- front runner — a person who leads in any competition.
- front-runner — In a competition or contest, the front-runner is the person who seems most likely to win it.
- frontrunners — Plural form of frontrunner.
- frontrunning — the practice by market makers of using advance information provided by their own investment analysts before it has been given to clients
- 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
- fruit farmer — somebody who farms or grows fruit
- fruit-picker — a person or a tool that picks fruit from trees