14-letter words containing a, c, t, o, f, u
- polyfunctional — containing more than one functional group.
- potts-fracture — a fracture of the lower fibula and of the malleolus of the tibia, resulting in outward displacement of the foot.
- preunification — of the period before unification
- quadratic form — a polynomial all of whose terms are of degree 2 in two or more variables, as 5 x 2 − 2 xy + 3 y 2 .
- qualifications — Plural form of qualification.
- quality factor — a property of ionizing radiations that affects their ability to cause biological effects. For weakly ionizing radiations such as gamma rays it has value 1 whilst for alpha rays it is about 20
- quantification — to determine, indicate, or express the quantity of.
- quizzification — mockery
- robusta coffee — a coffee tree, Coffea canephora, native to western tropical Africa and cultivated in warm regions of the Old World.
- sanguification — hematopoiesis.
- scotch furnace — ore hearth.
- staff discount — a discount off goods sold by a particular shop, given to members of staff of that shop
- state function — a thermodynamic quantity that has definite values for given states of a system, such as entropy, enthalpy, free energy, etc
- stomachfulness — the quality of being stomachful
- surface-to-air — (of a missile, message, etc.) capable of traveling from the surface of the earth to a target in the atmosphere.
- technical foul — a foul committed by a player or coach, usually not involving physical contact with an opponent, called often for unsportsmanlike conduct, as holding on to the basket or using profanity, that gives the opposing team one or two free throws and sometimes, if the foul was flagrant, requires the ejection of the offending player or coach from the game.
- touch football — an informal variety of football in which the touching, usually with both hands, of a ball-carrier by a member of the opposing team results in a down.
- tour-de-france — a bicycle touring race, held over a period of 21 days: it covers about 2500 miles (4000 km) in France, Belgium, Italy, Germany, Spain, and Switzerland.
- traffic holdup — a temporary stoppage in the flow of traffic where a number of vehicles are obstructed and unable to move
- truant officer — a school attendance officer whose job is to locate truants and return them to school
- trustification — the practice or process of forming a monopolistic system or trusts: the trustification of the oil business.
- unaffectionate — showing, indicating, or characterized by affection or love; fondly tender: an affectionate embrace.
- unconfederated — not allied to a confederation or joined in confederacy
- unknown factor — a factor that is not known or understood
- unsatisfaction — lack of satisfaction
- unsatisfactory — not satisfactory; not satisfying or meeting one's demands; inadequate.
- vital function — any function of the body that is essential for life.