13-letter words containing a, n, f, r, c, t
- contrafagotto — a contrabassoon
- control freak — If you say that someone is a control freak, you mean that they want to be in control of every situation they find themselves in.
- copper-fasten — to make (a bargain or agreement) binding
- coreferential — (of more than one linguistic expression) designating the same individual or class
- cornfield ant — a small, brown ant, Lasius alienus, that lives in cornfields and feeds on honeydew of the corn-root aphid.
- cornification — the process of producing a horn or horny substance
- counter shaft — A counter shaft is a shaft that runs parallel to the main shaft in a gearbox, and carries the pinion wheels.
- counter staff — people who work behind the counter of a bank, post office, etc
- countershafts — Plural form of countershaft.
- craftsmanlike — Resembling or characteristic of a craftsman.
- craftsmanship — Craftsmanship is the skill that someone uses when they make beautiful things with their hands.
- craftspersons — Plural form of craftsperson.
- delirifacient — anything that causes or induces delirium
- demanufacture — A process of recycling that involves the dismantling and/or disassembly of an item to gain the maximum amount of recyclable materials.
- ear infection — an infection that affects the ear
- extractor fan — a fan used in kitchens, bathrooms, workshops, etc, to remove stale air or fumes
- face-centered — (of a crystal structure) having lattice points on the faces of the unit cells.
- factorisation — Alternative spelling of factorization.
- factorization — Mathematics. to resolve into factors.
- fantasmagoric — phantasmagoria.
- fast-tracking — the practice of speeding up the progress of a project or person
- fat electrons — (electronics, humour) Old-time hacker David Cargill's theory on the cause of computer glitches. Your typical electricity company draws its line current out of the big generators with a pair of coil taps located near the top of the dynamo. When the normal tap brushes get dirty, they take them off line to clean them up, and use special auxiliary taps on the *bottom* of the coil. Now, this is a problem, because when they do that they get not ordinary or "thin" electrons, but the fat sloppy electrons that are heavier and so settle to the bottom of the generator. These flow down ordinary wires just fine, but when they have to turn a sharp corner (as in an integrated-circuit via), they're apt to get stuck. This is what causes computer glitches. Compare bogon, magic smoke.
- fault current — A fault current is a current that results from a fault.
- febrifacients — Plural form of febrifacient.
- ferrimagnetic — noting or pertaining to a substance, as a ferrite, in which the magnetic moments of some neighboring atoms point in opposite directions, with a net magnetization still resulting because of differences in magnitudes of the opposite moments.
- ferromagnetic — noting or pertaining to a substance, as iron, that below a certain temperature, the Curie point, can possess magnetization in the absence of an external magnetic field; noting or pertaining to a substance in which the magnetic moments of the atoms are aligned.
- final curtain — end of a theatre performance
- fire watching — the job of watching for fires, especially those caused by aerial bombardment
- firnification — the process by which snow changes into névé.
- fonctionnaire — a civil servant
- for-instances — an instance or example: Give me a for-instance of what you mean.
- fortification — the act of fortifying or strengthening.
- fractionalise — Alt form fractionalize.
- fractionalism — the state of being separate or inharmonious
- fractionalist — an advocate or supporter of fractionalism
- fractionalize — Divide (someone or something) into separate groups or parts.
- fractionating — Present participle of fractionate.
- fractionation — the act or process of fractionating.
- fractiousness — refractory or unruly: a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness.
- fracture zone — a long, narrow rift on the ocean floor, separating areas of differing depth: where such a zone crosses a mid-ocean ridge, it displaces the ridge by faulting.
- franche-comte — a former province in E France: once a part of Burgundy.
- franchisement — a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government: a franchise to operate a bus system.
- french pastry — fine, rich, or fancy dessert pastry, especially made from puff paste and filled with cream or fruit preparations.
- friction head — (in a hydraulic system) the part of a head of water or of another liquid that represents the energy that the system dissipates through friction with the sides of conduits or channels and through heating from turbulent flow.
- friction tape — a cloth or plastic adhesive tape, containing a moisture-resistant substance, used especially to insulate and protect electrical wires and conductors.
- fruit machine — gambling: slot machine
- frumentaceous — of the nature of or resembling wheat or other grain.
- functionaries — Plural form of functionary.
- glorification — a glorified or more splendid form of something.
- gratification — the state of being gratified; great satisfaction.