17-letter words containing a, f, r, c

hydrofluorocarbon — Any of a class of partly chlorinated and fluorinated hydrocarbons, used as an alternative to chlorofluorocarbons in foam production, refrigeration, and other processes.
hydrogasification — a high-temperature, high-pressure process for producing liquid or gaseous fuels from fine particles of coal and hydrogen gas
impersonification — (archaic) the act of impersonating; impersonation.
improper fraction — a fraction having the numerator greater than the denominator.
induction furnace — a type of electric furnace used for melting a charge of scrap by the heat produced by its own electrical resistance.
integral function — an entire function.
interconfessional — common to or occurring between churches having different confessions.
interference drag — the drag on an aircraft caused by the interaction of two aerodynamic bodies.
interim financing — temporary financing
internal conflict — psychological struggle within the mind of a literary or dramatic character, the resolution of which creates the plot's suspense: Hamlet's inaction is caused by internal conflict.
intraspecifically — Between individuals of the same species.
john of lancaster — Duke of Bedford, 1389–1435, Bedford, John of Lancaster, Duke of.
julian of norwich — ?1342–?1413, English mystic and anchoress: best known for the Revelations of Divine Love describing her visions
jump trace buffer — (JTB) A feature of some pipelined processors (e.g. Amulet, Pentium?) which stores the source and destination addresses of the last few branch instuctions executed. When a branch instruction is fetched, its source is looked for in the JTB. If found, the next instuction fetch will be from the previous destination of that branch. If it turns out that the branch shouldn't have been taken this time, then the pipeline is flushed. This means that in a tight loop it is not necessary to flush the pipeline every time you jump back to the start.
lance of courtesy — a lance having a blunt head to prevent serious injury by a jouster to an opponent.
laplace transform — a map of a function, as a signal, defined especially for positive real values, as time greater than zero, into another domain where the function is represented as a sum of exponentials.
law of reflection — the principle that when a ray of light, radar pulse, or the like, is reflected from a smooth surface the angle of reflection is equal to the angle of incidence, and the incident ray, the reflected ray, and the normal to the surface at the point of incidence all lie in the same plane.
law of refraction — the principle that for a ray, radar pulse, or the like, that is incident on the interface of two media, the ratio of the sine of the angle of incidence to the sine of the angle of refraction is equal to the ratio of the velocity of the ray in the first medium to the velocity in the second medium and the incident ray, refracted ray, and normal to the surface at the point of incidence all lie in the same plane.
law of trichotomy — the property that for natural numbers a and b , either a is less than b , a equals b , or a is greater than b .
line of scrimmage — an imaginary line parallel to the goal lines that passes from one sideline to the other through the point of the football closest to the goal line of each team.
macfarlane burnet — Sir (Frank) Macfarlane [muh k-fahr-luh n] /məkˈfɑr lən/ (Show IPA), 1899–1985, Australian physician: Nobel Prize in Physiology 1960.
magnetizing force — that part of the magnetic induction that is determined at any point in space by the current density and displacement current at that point independently of the magnetic or other physical properties of the surrounding medium. Symbol: H.
make a difference — have a significant impact
make reference to — mention, allude to
manufacturability — The condition of being manufacturable.
manufactured home — a prefabricated house, assembled in modular sections.
mare fecunditatis — (Sea of Fertility) a dark plain in the fourth quadrant and extending into the first quadrant of the face of the moon: about 160,000 sq. mi. (415,000 sq. km).
master of science — a master's degree given usually in a specific branch of the natural sciences, mathematics, or technology.
maurice of nassau — Prince of Orange 1567-1625; Du. statesman & military leader
mayflower compact — an agreement to establish a government, entered into by the Pilgrims in the cabin of the Mayflower on November 11, 1620.
merchant of death — a company, nation, or person that sells military arms on the international market, usually to the highest bidder and without scruple or regard for political ramifications.
microfiche reader — a machine that displays on a screen a magnified image of a microfiche
molecular formula — a chemical formula that indicates the kinds of atoms and the number of each kind in a molecule of a compound.
monarch butterfly — a large, deep-orange butterfly, Danaus plexippus, having black and white markings, the larvae of which feed on the leaves of milkweed.
munitions factory — a factory where munitions are made
natural frequency — the frequency at which a system vibrates when set in free vibration
non-certification — the act of certifying.
non-confrontation — an act of confronting.
nuclear-free zone — any area in which nuclear weapons, power plants, or materials are not allowed.
odour of sanctity — sanctimoniousness
of its own accord — If something happens of its own accord, it seems to happen by itself, without anyone making it happen.
off-year election — (in the US) an election held in a year when a presidential election does not take place
official receiver — an officer appointed by the Insolvency Service to receive the income and manage the estate of a bankrupt pending the appointment of a trustee in bankruptcy
old norman french — Norman French (sense 1)
orifice discharge — Orifice discharge is a model for calculating how quickly a fluid will come out of a punctured vessel or pipe.
overhead camshaft — a camshaft in an automotive engine that is located in the cylinder head over the engine block rather than in the block. Abbreviation: OHC.
overreach oneself — to fail because of trying to do more than one can
pacific northwest — the region of North America lying north of the Columbia River and west of the Rockies
pacific tree frog — a common terrestrial frog, Hyla regilla, of western North America, having a dark stripe along each side of the head.
pair of compasses — compass (def 7)

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