20-letter words containing c, l, i, f, t

electronic footprint — data that identifies a computer that has connected to a particular website
entry qualifications — the qualifications people wishing to enter an organization, university, etc, have to have
essential fatty acid — any fatty acid required by the body in manufacturing prostaglandins, found in such foods as oily fish and nuts
exercise, left as an — Used to complete a proof in technical books when one doesn't mind a handwave, or to avoid one entirely. The complete phrase is: "The proof [or "the rest"] is left as an exercise for the reader." This comment *has* occasionally been attached to unsolved research problems by authors possessed of either an evil sense of humour or a vast faith in the capabilities of their audiences.
federal constitution — Constitution of the United States.
fermentation alcohol — alcohol (def 1).
fermentation-alcohol — Also called ethyl alcohol, grain alcohol, ethanol, fermentation alcohol. a colorless, limpid, volatile, flammable, water-miscible liquid, C 2 H 5 OH, having an etherlike odor and pungent, burning taste, the intoxicating principle of fermented liquors, produced by yeast fermentation of certain carbohydrates, as grains, molasses, starch, or sugar, or obtained synthetically by hydration of ethylene or as a by-product of certain hydrocarbon syntheses: used chiefly as a solvent in the extraction of specific substances, in beverages, medicines, organic synthesis, lotions, tonics, colognes, rubbing compounds, as an automobile radiator antifreeze, and as a rocket fuel. Compare denatured alcohol, methyl alcohol.
file descriptor leak — (programming) (Or "fd leak" /F D leek/) A kind of programming bug analogous to a core leak, in which a program fails to close file descriptors ("fd"s) after file operations are completed, and thus eventually runs out of them. See leak.
financial accounting — the work of preparing financial statements showing the financial performance of an organization for the benefit of people outside the organization and not involved in its day-to-day operation
financial consultant — A financial consultant is the same as a financial adviser.
financial controller — a senior executive in usually commercial organization who is in charge of financial affairs and oversees such things as the preparation of budgets and accounts
financial instrument — A financial instrument is a document or contract that can be traded in a market, that represents an asset to one party and a liability or equity to the other.
financial management — supervision and handling of the financial affairs of an organization
financial statements — Financial statements are all of the reports that show how a company is performing for a certain period.
first earl of cromer — 1st Earl of, Evelyn Baring.
five-elements school — Yin-Yang School.
flight data recorder — a recording device that records relevant data during an aircraft's flight
floodlight projector — a powerful lamp having a reflector curved to produce a floodlight.
florence nightingale — Florence ("the Lady with the Lamp") 1820–1910, English nurse: reformer of hospital conditions and procedures; reorganizer of nurse's training programs.
fontainebleau school — a group of artists, many of them Italian and Flemish, who worked on the decorations of the palace of Fontainebleau in the 16th century.
for sb's delectation — If you do something for someone's delectation, you do it to give them enjoyment or pleasure.
fractionating column — a long vertical cylinder used in fractional distillation, in which internal reflux enables separation of high and low boiling fractions to take place
freefall parachuting — a variety of parachuting in which the jumper manoeuvres in free fall before opening the parachute
frequency modulation — FM.
fully-fitted kitchen — a kitchen fitted with units and appliances such as an oven, dishwasher, etc
fulminate of mercury — a gray, crystalline solid, Hg(CNO) 2 , used chiefly in the manufacture of commercial and military detonators.
fulminating compound — a fulminate.
function application — A function applied to (some of) its arguments. If it is not applied to all its argument then it is a "partial application". Application is usually written in the form f(x) but some languages such as command-line interpreters and many functional languages use juxtaposition: f x. Lisp places the parentheses around the whole application: (f x).
fundamental particle — elementary particle.
gaff-topsail catfish — a sea catfish, Bagre marinus, occurring in the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico from Cape Cod to Panama, and having the spine of the dorsal fin greatly prolonged and flattened.
genetically modified — biologically altered
hydraulic fracturing — a process in which fractures in rocks below the earth's surface are opened and widened by injecting chemicals and liquids at high pressure: used especially to extract natural gas or oil.
in a class by itself — unique
in flagrante delicto — Law. in the very act of committing the offense.
intelligence officer — a military officer responsible for collecting and processing data on hostile forces, weather, and terrain.
joint life insurance — life insurance covering two or more persons, the benefits of which are paid after the first person dies.
justifiable homicide — murder committed under extenuating circumstances
kill the fatted calf — the young of the domestic cow or other bovine animal.
la canada-flintridge — a town in SW California.
lafayette escadrille — a contingent of American aviators who in 1916 served as volunteers (Escadrille Américaine) in the French air force and in 1918 became the 103rd Pursuit Squadron of the U.S. Army.
last of the mohicans — a historical novel (1826) by James Fenimore Cooper.
law of contradiction — the law that a proposition cannot be both true and false or that a thing cannot both have and not have a given property.
life-support machine — A life-support machine is the equipment that is used to keep a person alive when they are very ill and cannot breathe without help.
lifetime achievement — the notable successes that someone achieves during their life
lighthouse coffeepot — a coffeepot of the late 17th and 18th centuries, having a tapering, circular body with a domed lid.
like a ton of bricks — (used esp of the manner of punishing or reprimanding someone) with great force; severely
liquidity preference — (in Keynesian economics) the degree of individual preference for cash over less liquid assets.
logarithmic function — a function defined by y = log bx, especially when the base, b, is equal to e, the base of natural logarithms.
lost property office — room for mislaid objects
madwoman of chaillot — a satirical comedy (1945) by Jean Giraudoux.

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