12-Letter Words Containing: F,O,R,M,I,A,T,E

• a theory (popular in the 18th century and now discredited) that an individual develops by simple enlargement of a tiny fully formed organism (a homunculus) that exists in the germ cell

• To transform the atmosphere (or biosphere) of another planet into one having the characteristics of Earth.

• The hypothetical process of deliberately modifying the atmosphere, temperature, surface topography or ecology of a planet, moon, etc. to make it similar to those of Earth and thus suitable for human life.

• To format anew or again, generally erasing a previous format.

• The act by which something is reformatted.

• a change for the worse

• alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it

• the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself)

• a state of agitation or turbulent change or development

• a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol

• a man who lives on the frontier

• (of plants) bearing or characterized by aments or catkins

• a religious movement of the 16th century that began as an attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in the creation of Protestant churches

• improvement (or an intended improvement) in the existing form or condition of institutions or practices etc.; intended to make a striking change for the better in social or political or religious affairs

• rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course