14-letter words containing a, f, r, c
- recodification — the act, process, or result of arranging in a systematic form or code.
- reconfirmation — the act of confirming.
- rectifiability — the quality or state of being rectifiable
- reefing jacket — a man's short double-breasted jacket of sturdy wool
- reference mark — Surveying. a permanent mark set at a specific distance in a specific direction from a survey station so as to permit accurate reestablishment of the station.
- reflected plan — a plan, as of a room, taken as seen from above but having the outlines of some upper surface, as a vault or compartmented ceiling, projected downward upon it so that a part that would appear at the right when seen from below appears on the plan at the left.
- reflectography — a non-destructive technique which uses infrared light to see beneath the painted surface in works of art in order to obtain information about those artworks
- reflexological — of or relating to reflexology
- refractoriness — hard or impossible to manage; stubbornly disobedient: a refractory child.
- regasification — Regasification is the process of returning LNG to its gaseous state.
- relexification — to replace the vocabulary of (a language, especially a pidgin) with words drawn from another language, without changing the grammatical structure.
- remanufacturer — a company or industry that engages in making an existing product new again
- resinification — to convert into a resin.
- reverification — the act of verifying.
- revivification — to restore to life; give new life to; revive; reanimate.
- rigidification — the state or process of stiffening or rigidifying
- robusta coffee — a coffee tree, Coffea canephora, native to western tropical Africa and cultivated in warm regions of the Old World.
- rock formation — rock that is arranged or formed in a certain way
- sacchariferous — containing or yielding sugar.
- sacrifice bunt — a bunt made by the batter so that a base runner is advanced while the batter is put out
- safety circuit — a type of electronic circuit that prevents malfunction by stopping the flow of current or sounding an alert.
- safety curtain — a sheet of asbestos or other fireproof material that can be lowered just inside the proscenium arch in case of fire, sealing off the backstage area from the auditorium.
- safety officer — The safety officer in a company or an organization is the person who is responsible for the safety of the people who work or visit there.
- saint francois — a river in S Quebec, Canada, flowing generally W to the St. Lawrence River. 165 miles (266 km) long.
- sales forecast — a prediction of future sales of a product, either judgmental or based on previous sales patterns
- san franciscan — a seaport in W California, on San Francisco Bay: earthquake and fire 1906; United Nations Conference 1945.
- satisfactorily — giving or affording satisfaction; fulfilling all demands or requirements: a satisfactory solution.
- saxifragaceous — belonging to the plant family Saxifragaceae.
- schafer method — a method of artificial respiration in which the patient is placed face downward, pressure then being rhythmically applied with the hands to the lower part of the thorax.
- schiff reagent — a solution of rosaniline and sulfurous acid in water, used to test for the presence of aldehydes.
- school of arts — a public building in a small town, originally one used for adult education
- scotch furnace — ore hearth.
- scsi interface — SCSI adaptor
- self-assurance — self-confidence.
- self-clearance — the act of clearing.
- self-insurance — insurance of one's property or interests against possible loss by the establishing of a special fund for the purpose instead of seeking coverage with an underwriter.
- self-replicate — (of a computer virus, etc) to reproduce itself
- self-sacrifice — sacrifice of one's interests, desires, etc., as for duty or the good of another.
- self-searching — examining carefully or thoroughly: a searching inspection.
- share of voice — the proportion of the total audience or readership commanded by a media group across its full range of publishing and broadcasting activities
- sickle feather — one of the paired, elongated, sickle-shaped, middle feathers of the tail of the rooster.
- slit fricative — a fricative, as (f) or (th), in which the tongue is relatively flat, with air channeled over it through a shallow slit.
- social welfare — social services provided by a government for its citizens.
- soft ice-cream — a softer and lighter-textured ice cream that contains more air than standard ice-cream. It was developed in Britain in the 20th century.
- space platform — space station.
- special forces — crack military team
- staff corporal — a noncommissioned rank in the British Army above that of staff sergeant and below that of warrant officer
- state of grace — grace (def 8d).
- steer clear of — to guide the course of (something in motion) by a rudder, helm, wheel, etc.: to steer a bicycle.
- stock transfer — Stock transfer is the act of moving goods from one part of the distribution chain to another.