15-letter words containing c, o, e, f, i, n
- frederick north — Christopher, pen name of John Wilson.
- french marigold — a composite plant, Tagetes patula, of Mexico, having yellow flowers with red markings.
- friend at court — a friend in a position of influence or power who may advance one's interests, especially a helpful person who is close to someone in authority.
- functionalities — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- gale-force wind — a wind of force seven to ten on the Beaufort scale or from 45 to 90 kilometres per hour
- general officer — an officer ranking above colonel.
- goal difference — the number of goals scored by a team minus the number of goals it has conceded
- grecian profile — a profile distinguished by the absence of the hollow between the upper ridge of the nose and the forehead, thereby forming a straight line.
- gunnery officer — an officer in charge of heavy guns
- hanging offence — a crime that is punishable by hanging
- holding furnace — a small furnace for holding molten metal produced in a larger melting furnace at a desired temperature for casting.
- hyperfunctional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- identifications — Plural form of identification.
- immunodeficient — Exhibiting immunodeficiency.
- in deference to — out of regard or respect for (a person or the person's position or wishes)
- in the thick of — in the midst of: a fight, etc.
- inch of mercury — a unit of atmospheric pressure, being the pressure equal to that exerted by a column of mercury one inch high under standard conditions of temperature and gravity: 33.864 millibars. Abbreviation: in. Hg.
- indemnification — the act of indemnifying; state of being indemnified.
- inefficaciously — Without efficacy or effect.
- infoword office — (tool) A suite of applications for Unix including a word processor, spreadsheet and database.
- intensification — to make intense or more intense.
- interferometric — Of or pertaining to interferometry or interferometers.
- interfoliaceous — situated between leaves, especially opposite leaves.
- interreflection — The illumination of an object by reflected light from other objects that are not light sources.
- latensification — (in photography) the process of intensifying a latent image by the use of chemicals, extra exposure to light, or other means
- latent function — any function of an institution or other social phenomenon that is unintentional and often unrecognized.
- liaison officer — a person who liaises between groups or units
- lichenification — a leathery hardening of the skin, usually caused by chronic irritation.
- line of descent — someone's line of descent is all the people they are descended from
- linear function — linear transformation.
- loft conversion — an extra room added to a house by converting the roof space
- make certain of — to ensure (that one will get something); confirm
- member function — A method in C++.
- microcentrifuge — A centrifuge used in laboratories to separate materials from small samples (especially of biological material).
- moccasin flower — the lady's-slipper.
- molecular knife — a segment of genetic material that inhibits the reproduction of the AIDS virus by breaking up specific areas of the virus's genes.
- monospecificity — the condition of being specific for a sole antigen
- narcotrafficker — One who traffics in illegal narcotics.
- neuroscientific — the field of study encompassing the various scientific disciplines dealing with the structure, development, function, chemistry, pharmacology, and pathology of the nervous system.
- non-beneficence — the doing of good; active goodness or kindness; charity.
- 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-rectifiable — able to be rectified.
- non-specificity — the quality or state of being specific.
- noncertificated — not possessing a certificate, not certified
- nonconfidential — not confidential
- nonconformities — Plural form of nonconformity.
- noninflectional — not inflectional
- noninterference — the policy or practice of refraining from interference, especially in political affairs.
- nonspecifically — in a nonspecific way
- nuclear fission — fission (def 2).