14-letter words containing a, r, c, f, o
- fd and c color — any of the synthetic pigments and dyes that are approved by the FDA for use in foods, drugs, and cosmetics.
- fibrocartilage — a type of cartilage having a large number of fibers.
- fiduciary bond — a bond filed by a fiduciary administering an estate as surety.
- fifth monarchy — the fifth and final monarchy following the Assyrian, Persian, Greek (under Alexander the Great), and Roman monarchies, supposed to have been prophesied in Dan. 2.
- flame-coloured — having a strong reddish-orange colour
- flat back four — a set of four fullbacks in line formation
- flood coverage — Flood coverage is insurance coverage for loss or damage caused by floods.
- florence flask — a round bottle having a flat bottom and long neck, for use in laboratories.
- flowering crab — any of several species and varieties of crab apple trees with small fruits and abundant spring flowers ranging from white to reddish purple
- fluoboric acid — a clear, colorless liquid, HBF 4 , that ionizes abundantly in solution, used chiefly in the synthesis of fluoborates.
- fluorochemical — a chemical compound containing fluorine.
- foley catheter — an indwelling catheter used for draining urine from the bladder and having an inflatable part at the bladder end that allows the tube to be kept in place for variable time periods.
- follow-up care — care provided for a patient after medical or surgical treatment
- for all i care — I am completely indifferent
- force of habit — behavior occurring without thought and by virtue of constant repetition; habit.
- force the pace — to adopt a high speed or rate of procedure
- forced landing — aircraft: emergency descent
- forced savings — a reduction in consumption that occurs when there is full employment and an abundance of loans
- forenoon watch — the watch from 8 a.m. until noon.
- fort mcclellan — a military reservation and U.S. Army training center in NE Alabama, NE of Anniston.
- fort-de-france — an island in the E West Indies; an overseas department of France. 425 sq. mi. (1100 sq. km). Capital: Fort-de-France.
- fortifications — Plural form of fortification.
- fractionalised — Simple past tense and past participle of fractionalise.
- fractionalized — Simple past tense and past participle of fractionalize.
- francois guise — François de Lorraine [frahn-swa duh law-ren] /frɑ̃ˈswa də lɔˈrɛn/ (Show IPA), 2nd Duc de, 1519–63, French general and statesman.
- frasch process — a method of mining sulfur by pumping superheated water down into the deposit, thereby melting it so that it can be pumped to the surface.
- free cash flow — Free cash flow is revenue of a business that is available to spend.
- free companion — a member of a band of mercenary soldiers during the Middle Ages.
- free of charge — having no cost
- free-associate — to engage in free association.
- freeboard deck — (on a cargo vessel) the uppermost deck officially considered to be watertight: used as the level from which the Plimsoll marks are measured.
- french oceania — former name of French Polynesia.
- french paradox — the theory that the lower incidence of heart disease in Mediterranean countries compared to that in the US is a consequence of the larger intake of flavonoids from red wine in these countries
- friction layer — the atmospheric layer extending up to about 600 m, in which the aerodynamic effects of surface friction are appreciable
- friction match — a kind of match tipped with a compound that ignites by friction.
- frozen account — A frozen account is a bank account that cannot have money withdrawn from it, because of a court order.
- frozen custard — a smooth-textured, soft, frozen-food product of whole milk, and sometimes cream, egg yolk, etc., sweetened and variously flavored, often served in an ice-cream cone.
- fructification — act of fructifying; the fruiting of a plant, fungus, etc.
- fruit cocktail — an assortment of fruits cut into sections or pieces and served in a cup or a glass as an appetizer or dessert.
- fusion reactor — Physics. a reactor for producing atomic energy by nuclear fusion. Compare reactor (def 4).
- gentrification — the buying and renovation of houses and stores in deteriorated urban neighborhoods by upper- or middle-income families or individuals, raising property values but often displacing low-income families and small businesses.
- gratifications — Plural form of gratification.
- health officer — an official who administers laws pertaining to health, especially sanitation.
- horn of africa — north-east African region
- house of cards — a structure or plan that is insubstantial and subject to imminent collapse, as a structure made by balancing playing cards against each other: The scheme is so overly complicated that it's likely to prove to be just another house of cards.
- inertial force — an imaginary force which an accelerated observer postulates so that he can use the equations appropriate to an inertial observer
- infection rate — the rate at which a disease is spread among people
- isle of france — Île-de-France
- karstification — the process of turning into karst
- kilogram-force — a meter-kilogram-second unit of force, equal to the force that produces an acceleration equal to the acceleration of gravity, when acting on a mass of one kilogram. Abbreviation: kgf.