15-letter words containing a, f, r, e
- cyclone furnace — a furnace burning liquid or pulverized fuel in a whirling air column.
- day of the lord — Also called Day of Yahweh. (in Old Testament eschatology) a day of final judgment. Amos 5:18–21; Ezek. 30.
- decertification — The act or process of decertifying.
- declare oneself — to state strongly one's opinion
- dedifferentiate — to undergo the process of dedifferentiation
- deerfield beach — a town in S Florida.
- deferred charge — an expenditure shown as a cost of operation carried forward and written off in one or more future periods.
- deformalization — to make less formal; reduce the strictness, preciseness, etc., of.
- defragmentation — (computing) The action of defragmenting, particularly with respect to a computer disk or drive.
- democratifiable — able to be made into a democracy
- denitrification — to remove nitrogen or nitrogen compounds from.
- desertification — Desertification is the process by which a piece of land becomes dry, empty, and unsuitable for growing trees or crops on.
- desulfurization — The process of removing sulfur from a substance, such as flue gas or crude.
- devitrification — The formation of small crystals in a glass as a result of slow cooling from the molten state.
- dexfenfluramine — an adrenergic drug, a form of fenfluramine, formerly used in treating obesity but withdrawn from the market in 1997 because of its potential to cause valvular heart disease.
- differentiating — to form or mark differently from other such things; distinguish.
- differentiation — Biology. the process by which cells or tissues change from relatively generalized to specialized kinds, during development.
- differentiative — That differentiates, or causes differentiation.
- differentiators — Plural form of differentiator.
- diffractometers — Plural form of diffractometer.
- diffractometric — Relating to diffractometry; measured using a diffractometer.
- disaster relief — financial or physical help provided to people or areas hit by a disaster
- disenfranchised — to disfranchise.
- disenfranchises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disenfranchise.
- disgracefulness — The state or quality of being disgraceful.
- dishwasherproof — (of dishes, cooking utensils, etc.) able to withstand washing in an automatic dishwasher without breaking, chipping, fading, etc.
- diversification — the act or process of diversifying; state of being diversified.
- dna fingerprint — the use of a DNA probe for the identification of an individual, as for the matching of genes from a forensic sample with those of a criminal suspect.
- dog's breakfast — a disorderly mixture; hodgepodge.
- draft-mule work — drudgery
- drag one's feet — to draw with force, effort, or difficulty; pull heavily or slowly along; haul; trail: They dragged the carpet out of the house.
- draw oneself up — to assume a straighter posture; stand or sit straight
- drug trafficker — someone that trades in illegal drugs
- early saxifrage — an eastern North American plant, Saxifraga virginiensis, of the saxifrage family, having toothed basal leaves and branched clusters of small white flowers.
- electrification — The act of electrifying, or the state of being charged with electricity.
- enfant terrible — If you describe someone as an enfant terrible, you mean that they are clever but unconventional, and often cause problems or embarrassment for their friends or families.
- enfranchisement — The act of enfranchising.
- errand of mercy — a trip undertaken to help someone who is in trouble
- evens favourite — the favourite to win a race and on which the bookmakers are offering even odds.
- fabric softener — a substance added to fabrics during laundering to make them puffier and softer.
- facile princeps — an obvious leader
- factory chimney — a tall chimney of a factory
- faint-heartedly — nervously
- fair and square — free from bias, dishonesty, or injustice: a fair decision; a fair judge.
- fair employment — the policy or practice of employing people on the basis of their capabilities only, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability.
- fair-haired boy — having light-colored hair.
- fairy footsteps — heavy footsteps
- fairy godfather — a kindly sponsor or guardian; godfather.
- fairy godmother — a kindly sponsor or guardian; godmother.
- faithworthiness — the quality of being faithworthy