12-letter words containing si
- ferrokinesis — (parapsychology) The ability to mentally manipulate iron and other metals.
- ferrosilicon — a ferroalloy containing up to 95 percent silicon.
- fibrinolysin — a proteolytic enzyme, formed in the blood from plasminogen, that causes the breakdown of the fibrin in blood clots.
- fibrinolysis — the disintegration or dissolution of fibrin, especially by enzymatic action.
- fibromatosis — (pathology) The presence of multiple fibromas.
- first cousin — cousin (def 1).
- fissicostate — having divided or separated ribs
- fissilingual — having a forked tongue
- fission bomb — atomic bomb.
- fissipalmate — (of birds) having the toes lobed or partially webbed.
- fissirostral — having a broad, deeply cleft beak or bill, as the swallows and goatsuckers.
- flour sifter — a container in which flour is sifted
- fluosilicate — a salt of fluosilicic acid.
- flux density — the magnetic, radiant, or electric flux per unit of cross-sectional area.
- flying visit — A flying visit is a visit that only lasts a very short time.
- folk singing — the singing of folk songs, especially by a group of people.
- food subsidy — a financial aid supplied by a government, as to industry, farmers, or consumers, in order to make low-cost food available to the poor
- forensically — pertaining to, connected with, or used in courts of law or public discussion and debate.
- foresightful — care or provision for the future; provident care; prudence.
- fossil fuels — any combustible organic material, as oil, coal, or natural gas, derived from the remains of former life.
- fraternising — to associate in a fraternal or friendly way.
- french sixth — (in musical harmony) an augmented sixth chord having a major third and an augmented fourth between the root and the augmented sixth
- fuliginosity — The condition or quality of being fuliginous; sootiness.
- fund-raising — the act or process of raising funds, as for nonprofit organizations or for a political cause.
- furunculosis — the condition characterized by the presence of boils.
- fused silica — glass made entirely from silica, having a very low rate of thermal expansion.
- fusidic acid — an antibiotic substance used to treat skin infections
- galactosides — Plural form of galactoside.
- galahad, sir — Sir Arthurian Romance. the noblest and purest knight of the Round Table, son of Lancelot and Elaine: gained the Holy Grail.
- gallsickness — a disease of cattle and sheep, caused by infection with rickettsiae of the genus Anaplasma, resulting in anaemia and jaundice
- gangliosides — Plural form of ganglioside.
- gasification — Action of gasifying.
- gastrectasia — (medicine) dilation of the stomach.
- gebrselassie — Haile (ˈhaɪlɪ). born 1973, Ethiopian athlete; won gold medals in the 10,000 metres at the Olympics (1996, 2000) and in four consecutive World Championships (1993–99)
- generalising — to infer (a general principle, trend, etc.) from particular facts, statistics, or the like.
- generosities — Plural form of generosity.
- geophysicist — the branch of geology that deals with the physics of the earth and its atmosphere, including oceanography, seismology, volcanology, and geomagnetism.
- german sixth — (in musical harmony) an augmented sixth chord having a major third and a perfect fifth between the root and the augmented sixth
- geyser basin — an area containing a group of geysers.
- glossoptosis — (medicine) The abnormal downward displacement or retraction of the tongue.
- glucogenesis — the production of glucose by the decomposition of glycogen or from any nonglucose precursor.
- glycerolysis — chemical decomposition resulting from the interaction of a compound and glycerol.
- glycogenesis — the formation of glycogen from monosaccharides in the body, especially glucose.
- glycogenosis — any of several inherited disorders of glycogen metabolism that result in excess accumulation of glycogen in various organs of the body.
- glycosidases — Plural form of glycosidase.
- gobind singh — 1666–1708, tenth and last guru of the Sikhs (1675–1708): assassinated
- goods siding — a short railway track beside the main tracks where goods trains or goods wagons are left when they are not being used
- gormandising — Present participle of gormandise.
- gospel music — a now popularized form of impassioned rhythmic spiritual music rooted in the solo and responsive church singing of rural blacks in the American South, central to the development of rhythm and blues and of soul music.
- gossipmonger — a person especially fond of or addicted to gossiping.