11-letter words containing c, o, a, l, f, e
- fluticasone — (organic compound) A synthetic corticosteroid whose furoate and propionate forms are used as topical anti-inflammatories.
- focal depth — lens: distance of sharp focus
- focal plane — a plane through a focal point and normal to the axis of a lens, mirror, or other optical system. Compare principal plane.
- folliculate — pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling a follicle or follicles; provided with follicles.
- food parcel — parcels of food prepared and sent, esp by charitable organizations, to people in need
- foot-candle — a unit of illuminance or illumination, equivalent to the illumination produced by a source of one candle at a distance of one foot and equal to one lumen incident per square foot. Abbreviation: FC.
- forced sale — a sale held as a result of a judicial order.
- forecastles — Plural form of forecastle.
- forficulate — resembling scissors
- fractionlet — a small piece
- francophile — friendly to or having a strong liking for France or the French.
- french loaf — baguette, long stick of bread
- frescobaldi — Girolamo [jee-raw-lah-maw] /dʒiˈrɔ lɑ mɔ/ (Show IPA), 1583–1643, Italian organist and composer.
- golden calf — a golden idol set up by Aaron and worshiped by the Israelites. Ex. 32.
- half cocked — to set the hammer of (a firearm) at half cock.
- half-closed — having or forming a boundary or barrier: He was blocked by a closed door. The house had a closed porch.
- half-cocked — (of a firearm) at the position of half cock.
- half-cooked — not cooked thoroughly
- half-second — 1/120 of a minute of time
- halo effect — a predisposition to admire all of a person's actions, work, etc., because of an estimable quality or action in the past.
- in place of — instead of, replacing
- infomercial — a long commercial that informs or instructs, especially in an original and entertaining manner: an infomercial on making Christmas decorations using the sponsor's brand of glue.
- labefaction — Deterioration or downfall.
- labor force — work force.
- lactiferous — producing or secreting milk: lactiferous glands.
- lactoferrin — a glycoprotein present in milk, especially human milk, and supplying iron to suckling infants.
- land office — a government office for the transaction of business relating to public lands.
- leaf blotch — a symptom or phase of certain especially fungal diseases of plants, characterized by necrotic discoloration of the leaves.
- loan office — an office for making loans or receiving payments on loans.
- loriciferan — (zoology) Any of several marine animals of the phylum Loricifera.
- malefaction — an evil deed; crime; wrongdoing.
- malefactors — Plural form of malefactor.
- malefactory — villainous
- off balance — If you are off balance, you are in an unsteady position and about to fall.
- officialese — a style of language used in some official statements, often criticized for its use of polysyllabic jargon and obscure, pretentiously wordy phrasing.
- officialise — to make official; place under official authority or control.
- officialize — to make official; place under official authority or control.
- oil of cade — a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- olfactories — of or relating to the sense of smell: olfactory organs.
- oval office — the office of the president of the United States, located in the White House.
- overcareful — excessively or unduly careful.
- parfocalize — to make parfocal
- refocillate — to refresh, revive, give new life
- reproachful — full of or expressing reproach or censure: a reproachful look.
- safety lock — a lock designed to prevent picking.
- sales force — team of salespeople
- scaffoldage — a scaffold or scaffolding
- second-half — happening in the second half of a game
- slacken off — If something slackens off, it becomes slower, less active, or less intense.
- social life — leisure time spent with other people