12-letter words containing f, o, r, t, l
- funambulator — a tightrope-walker; a funambulist
- futurologist — (sometimes initial capital letter) a follower of futurism, especially an artist or writer.
- gelatiniform — Having the form of gelatin.
- goliath frog — the largest living frog, Rana goliath, which occurs in the Congo region of Africa and can grow to a length of 30 centimetres
- gradeflation — grade inflation.
- ground fault — the momentary, usually accidental, grounding of a conducting wire.
- half brother — brother (def 2).
- half-brother — brother (def 2).
- hold out for — to wait patiently or uncompromisingly for (the fulfilment of one's demands)
- hostile fire — an unintentional fire, from which any resulting loss can be claimed as an insurance liability (opposed to friendly fire).
- hydrosulfate — a salt formed by the direct union of sulfuric acid with an organic base, especially an alkaloid, and usually more soluble than the base.
- hydrosulfite — hyposulfite (def 1).
- infiltration — the act or process of infiltrating.
- 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).
- interfemoral — situated between the thighs
- interfoliate — to interleave
- interfrontal — situated between the frontal bones
- iron sulfate — ferrous sulfate.
- irreflection — lack of careful or long consideration
- large-format — of or relating to a camera with an image area of 5 inches by 4 inches or more
- laticiferous — bearing or containing latex.
- leaf through — one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- life history — the series of living phenomena exhibited by an organism in the course of its development from inception to death.
- life support — equipment to sustain a patient's life
- life-support — of or relating to equipment or measures that sustain or artificially substitute for essential body functions, as breathing or disposal of body wastes: Without life-support equipment, the patient might die.
- lofting iron — a club whose head has a sloped face, for lofting the ball.
- look out for — to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
- looked-after — (of children) brought up by the state in institutions because their parents are dead or not able to care for them properly
- loosestrifes — Plural form of loosestrife.
- lovecraftian — referring to or reminiscent of the work of the American fantasy and horror fiction author H.P. Lovecraft (1870–1937)
- malformation — faulty or anomalous formation or structure, especially in a living body: malformation of the teeth.
- mortifyingly — In a mortifying manner; so as to cause great embarrassment.
- multifarious — having many different parts, elements, forms, etc.
- multiflorous — bearing many flowers, as a peduncle.
- multiformity — having many different shapes, forms, or kinds.
- natural food — Natural food is food which has not been processed much and has not had artificial ingredients added to it.
- neutron flux — the rate of flow of neutrons through a specified area
- nonolfactory — of or relating to the sense of smell: olfactory organs.
- normal fault — gravity fault.
- oil platform — An oil platform is a structure that is used when getting oil from the ground under the sea.
- old favorite — If you refer to something as an old favorite, you mean that it has been in existence for a long time and everyone knows it or likes it.
- olfactometer — a device for estimating the keenness of the sense of smell.
- olfactometry — The study and measurement of smells.
- olfactronics — the measurement and analysis of smells through instruments
- over-inflate — to distend; swell or puff out; dilate: The king cobra inflates its hood.
- overflow bit — (architecture) A processor flag bit set by the ALU to indicate overflow.