11-letter words containing c, o, e, f
- face powder — a cosmetic powder used to give a mat finish to the face.
- facebookers — Plural form of facebooker.
- facet joint — any of the four projections that link one vertebra of the spine to an adjacent vertebra.
- facetiously — not meant to be taken seriously or literally: a facetious remark.
- facinerious — (in the works of Shakespeare) extremely wicked
- factorylike — Resembling a factory in any of various respects.
- false color — photography using infrared-sensitive film that produces images in which heat-emitting areas or objects appear red.
- farinaceous — consisting or made of flour or meal, as food.
- fecundation — to make prolific or fruitful.
- felicitator — to compliment upon a happy event; congratulate.
- feme covert — a married woman.
- femtosecond — One quadrillionth of a second.
- ferociously — savagely fierce, as a wild beast, person, action, or aspect; violently cruel: a ferocious beating.
- ferrocement — (of a boat hull) constructed of mortar troweled over a wire mesh that has been preshaped over a mold.
- ferrocerium — an alloy of 65 percent misch metal and 35 percent iron, used in flints for cigarette lighters.
- ferrocyanic — (inorganic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or derived from a ferrocyanide.
- ferronickel — a ferroalloy containing up to 45 percent nickel.
- fescue foot — a disease of the feet of cattle associated with feeding on certain fungus-infested fescue grasses, characterized by lameness and sometimes leading to gangrene.
- fianchettos — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fianchetto.
- fiberscopes — Plural form of fiberscope.
- fibre optic — using or consisting of very thin flexible fibres of glass down which information modulated on light is carried
- fibrocement — (formerly) cement combined with asbestos fibre, used esp in sheets for building
- fibronectin — a fibrous protein that binds to collagen, fibrin, and other proteins and also to the cell membranes, functioning as an anchor and connector.
- fiery cross — a burning cross, the rallying symbol of ancient Scotland and later of the Highlanders in case of war; later adopted by other organizations, including the Ku Klux Klan.
- fifth force — a theoretical force in nature in addition to the strong and weak forces, gravitation, and the electromagnetic force.
- fine bouche — a refined taste; educated palate.
- fish course — A fish course is a part of a meal in which fish is served, usually before the entrée.
- fixed costs — a cost unvarying with a change in the volume of business (distinguished from variable cost).
- flamboyance — strikingly bold or brilliant; showy: flamboyant colors.
- flame color — bright reddish-orange.
- flea collar — a dog or cat collar impregnated with a chemical for repelling or killing fleas.
- flesh color — (no longer in common use; now considered offensive) a yellowish pink or pinkish cream color (approximating the skin color of a white person).
- fletschhorn — a mountain in S Switzerland, in the Pennine Alps. 13,110 feet (3999 meters).
- flocculated — Collected together in a loose aggregation like flocks (tufts) of wool, or coagulated in this way.
- flocculates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flocculate.
- flocculence — The condition of being flocculent; wooliness, flakiness.
- flock paper — a wallpaper treated with flock to emphasize a design or effect.
- floor price — a minimum price required of an item being auctioned.
- floor space — an area on the floor of a premises where objects may be placed
- florescence — the act, state, or period of flowering; bloom.
- fluconazole — An antifungal drug used especially against Candida.
- flucytosine — a synthetic whitish crystalline powder, C 4 H 4 FN 3 O, with antifungal activity, used in the treatment of systemic and eye fungal infections caused by susceptible strains of Candida or Cryptococcus.
- fluid ounce — a measure of capacity equal to 1/16 (0.0625) pint (29.6 milliliters) in the U.S., and equal to 1/20 (0.05) of an imperial pint (28.4 milliliters) in Great Britain. Symbol: f. Abbreviation: fl. oz;
- fluorescein — an orange-red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 12 O 5 , that in alkaline solutions produces an orange color and an intense green fluorescence: used to trace subterranean waters and in dyes.
- fluorescent — possessing the property of fluorescence; exhibiting fluorescence.
- fluorescing — Present participle of fluoresce.
- fluoroscope — a tube or box fitted with a screen coated with a fluorescent substance, used for viewing objects, especially deep body structures, by means of x-ray or other radiation.
- fluticasone — (organic compound) A synthetic corticosteroid whose furoate and propionate forms are used as topical anti-inflammatories.
- foam-backed — having a backing made of foam rubber
- focal depth — lens: distance of sharp focus