15-letter words containing a, c, i, d, f, r
- gale-force wind — a wind of force seven to ten on the Beaufort scale or from 45 to 90 kilometres per hour
- goal difference — the number of goals scored by a team minus the number of goals it has conceded
- heralds' office — the official heraldic authority of Scotland.
- holding furnace — a small furnace for holding molten metal produced in a larger melting furnace at a desired temperature for casting.
- holiday traffic — increased road traffic during holiday periods and public holidays
- hydraulic fluid — a fluid, usually of low viscosity, as oil, used in a hydraulic system.
- hydrofracturing — a process in which fractures in rocks below the earth's surface are opened and widened by injecting chemicals and liquids at high pressure: used especially to extract natural gas or oil.
- man-made fabric — a type of fabric that is made artificially, such as polyester or rayon, rather than occurring naturally, like cotton or wool
- marie de france — flourished 12th century, French poet in England.
- medical officer — a doctor of medicine who serves in the armed forces in a medical capacity
- michael faraday — Michael, 1791–1867, English physicist and chemist: discoverer of electromagnetic induction.
- micromicrofarad — picofarad. Symbol: μμF.
- noncertificated — not possessing a certificate, not certified
- pacific madrone — any of several evergreen trees belonging to the genus Arbutus, of the heath family, especially A. menziesii (Pacific madrone) of western North America, having red, flaky bark and bearing edible reddish berries.
- pied flycatcher — a small black and white migratory bird of Europe and western Asia, Ficedula hypoleuca
- premodification — an act or instance of modifying.
- quadric surface — a three-dimensional surface whose equation is a quadratic equation.
- radio frequency — the frequency of the transmitting waves of a given radio message or broadcast.
- redial facility — a means of dialling a number again by pressing a button
- self-proclaimed — to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: to proclaim war.
- surface density — quantity, as of electric charge, per unit surface area.
- surface-ripened — (of cheese) ripened on the surface by molds or other microorganisms.
- track and field — athletics events
- track-and-field — of, relating to, or participating in the sports of running, pole-vaulting, broad-jumping, etc.: a track-and-field athlete.