15-letter words containing a, f, s

line of apsides — a line joining the lower and higher apsides, forming the major axis of the orbit
lofoten islands — group of Norwegian islands within the Arctic Circle, off the NW coast of Norway: c. 550 sq mi (1,424 sq km)
long-sufferance — long-suffering.
louis of nassau — 1538–74, a leader (1568–74) of the revolt of the Netherlands against Spain: died in battle
low pass filter — (electronics, graphics) A filter that attenuates high frequency components of a signal. In image processing, a low pass filter might be used to remove noise from an image.
low-pass filter — a filter that transmits all frequencies below a specified value, substantially attenuating frequencies above this value
magnesioferrite — (mineralogy) A magnesium iron oxide mineral, a member of the magnetite series of spinels, which forms black metallic octahedral crystals.
maid of orléans — Saint ("the Maid of Orléans") 1412?–31, French national heroine and martyr who raised the siege of Orléans.
make a hames of — to spoil through clumsiness or ineptitude
make tracks for — to go or head towards
man of his word — a unit of language, consisting of one or more spoken sounds or their written representation, that functions as a principal carrier of meaning. Words are composed of one or more morphemes and are either the smallest units susceptible of independent use or consist of two or three such units combined under certain linking conditions, as with the loss of primary accent that distinguishes black·bird· from black· bird·. Words are usually separated by spaces in writing, and are distinguished phonologically, as by accent, in many languages.
man-of-war fish — a small, tropical fish, Nomeus gronovii, that lives among the tentacles of the Portuguese man-of-war.
marfan syndrome — a hereditary disorder characterized by abnormally elongated bones, especially in the extremities, hypermotility of the joints, and circulatory and eye abnormalities.
margaritiferous — yielding or wearing pearls
member of staff — an employee of a particular organization
menomonee falls — a city in SE Wisconsin, NW of Milwaukee.
mess of pottage — a material gain involving the sacrifice of a higher value
microsoft basic — (language) (MS-BASIC) A dialect of BASIC from Microsoft, originally developed by Bill Gates in a garage back in the CP/M days. It was originally known as GWBasic, then QBASIC and finally MS-BASIC. When the MS-DOS operating system came out, it incorporated the GWBASIC.EXE or BASICA.EXE interpreters. GWBASIC ("Gee Whiz") incorporated graphics and a screen editor and was compatible with earlier BASICs. QBASIC was more sophisticated. Version 4.5 had a full screen editor, debugger and compiler. The compiler could also produce executable files but to run these a utility program (BRUN44.EXE) had to be present. Thus source code could be kept private. From DOS 5.0 or 6.0 onward, MS-BASIC was standard. Version 1.1 produced stand-alone executables and could display graphics.
milk of almonds — almond milk.
mis-informative — to give false or misleading information to.
moccasin flower — the lady's-slipper.
multiflora rose — a climbing or trailing rose, Rosa multiflora, of Japan and Korea, having hooked prickles and fragrant, dense clusters of flowers.
multiphase flow — Multiphase flow is a type of flow that involves more than one fluid, for example a liquid and a gas, or two liquids that do not mix.
multnomah falls — a waterfall on Multnomah Creek in NW Oregon, E of Portland. 611 feet (186 meters) high.
myofibroblastic — Relating to myofibroblasts.
nation of islam — an organization composed chiefly of African Americans, advocating the teachings of Islam and originally favoring the separation of black and white racial groups in the United States: members are known as Black Muslims.
national forest — forested land owned, maintained, and preserved by the U.S. government.
neat's-foot oil — a pale-yellow fixed oil made by boiling the feet and shinbones of cattle, used chiefly as a dressing for leather.
nest of drawers — a miniature chest of drawers made in the 18th century, often set on top of a desk or table.
non-efficacious — capable of having the desired result or effect; effective as a means, measure, remedy, etc.: The medicine is efficacious in stopping a cough.
non-falsifiable — to make false or incorrect, especially so as to deceive: to falsify income-tax reports.
non-feasibility — capable of being done, effected, or accomplished: a feasible plan.
nonprofessional — not a member of or trained in a specific profession.
nonprofessorial — not professorial
nonsaponifiable — not capable of being saponified
nonself-antigen — any of the antigens present in an individual that originate outside the body (contrasted with self-antigen).
nonspecifically — in a nonspecific way
nontransferable — Not transferable; not able to be transferred.
not to speak of — You can use not to speak of when adding something which your previous statement also applies to, or applies to even more than other things.
nuclear fission — fission (def 2).
ocean of storms — the largest of the dark plains (maria) on the surface of the moon, situated in the second and third quadrant
of sorts/a sort — If you describe something as a thing of sorts or as a thing of a sort, you are suggesting that the thing is of a rather poor quality or standard.
off one's guard — to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over: to guard the ruler.
off one's hands — for which one is no longer responsible
officer of arms — an officer with the duties of a herald, especially one charged with the devising, granting, or confirming of armorial bearings.
official strike — a collective stoppage of work by part or all of the workforce of an organization with the approval of the trade union concerned. The stoppage may be accompanied by the payment of strike pay by the trade union concerned
outside forward — one of two attacking players who usually play on the far side of the field; wing.
oval of cassini — the locus of a point such that the product of the distances from the point to two fixed points is constant.
overforwardness — the quality of being too familiar
oyster toadfish — See under toadfish (def 1).

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