13-letter words containing c, o, n, f, i, t
- on reflection — second thoughts
- on-off switch — electrical or electronic device: control knob
- onto function — Mathematics. a function from one set to a second set, the range of which is the entire second set.
- opacification — to cause to become opaque.
- oprahfication — the perceived increase in people’s desire to discuss their emotions or personal problems, attributed to the influence of confessional television programmes
- optical flint — an optical glass of high dispersion and high refractive index containing lead oxide. They are used in the manufacture of lenses, artificial gems, and cut glass
- ossifications — Plural form of ossification.
- out of action — If someone or something is out of action, they are injured or damaged and cannot work or be used.
- overconfident — too confident.
- palmification — the fertilization of date palms artificially
- patent office — (often initial capital letters) a governmental agency that administers and regulates patents and trademarks, in the U.S. forming a division of the Department of Commerce.
- perfectionate — to perfect; to make perfect
- perfectionism — any of various doctrines holding that religious, moral, social, or political perfection is attainable.
- perfectionist — a person who adheres to or believes in perfectionism.
- perfunctorily — performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial: perfunctory courtesy.
- petrification — the act or process of petrifying; the state of being petrified.
- plebification — the act of making popular or vulgar
- pontificality — a priestly role or office
- pontificating — to speak in a pompous or dogmatic manner: Did he pontificate about the responsibilities of a good citizen?
- pontification — the office or term of office of a pontiff.
- pontificators — the office or term of office of a pontiff.
- pornification — the perceived pervasion of society in general or an aspect of it by the imagery, language, and attitudes associated with pornography
- postinfection — of, relating to or occurring in the period after infection
- prefunctional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- profit center — a segment of a business organization that has a profitable base independent of the business as a whole.
- profit centre — a unit or department of a company that is responsible for its costs and its profits
- prolification — the production of offspring
- qualification — a quality, accomplishment, etc., that fits a person for some function, office, or the like.
- ramifications — the act or process of ramifying.
- rectification — the act of rectifying, or the fact of being rectified.
- reflex-action — Physiology. noting or pertaining to an involuntary response to a stimulus, the nerve impulse from a receptor being transmitted inward to a nerve center that in turn transmits it outward to an effector.
- refocillation — the restoring of strength by refreshment or revivement
- reinforcement — the act of reinforcing.
- retroflection — a bending backward.
- reunification — the process of unifying or uniting; union: the unification of the 13 original colonies.
- role conflict — emotional conflict arising when competing demands are made on an individual in the fulfillment of his or her multiple social roles.
- russification — Russianize (defs 1, 2).
- scarfed joint — a lapped joint between two pieces of timber made by notching or grooving the ends and strapping, bolting, or gluing the two pieces together
- scarification — an act or instance of scarifying.
- scorification — an assaying process whereby gold or silver is separated from ore by fusion with lead.
- scout uniform — the uniform worn by the Scouts
- self-conflict — to come into collision or disagreement; be contradictory, at variance, or in opposition; clash: The account of one eyewitness conflicted with that of the other. My class conflicts with my going to the concert.
- self-creation — the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- signification — meaning; import; sense.
- significatory — serving to signify
- skin friction — the friction acting on a solid body when it is moving through a fluid
- slash fiction — a type or piece of fan fiction involving usually same-sex romantic relationships between fictional characters or famous people, whether or not the romances actually exist: Sherlock Holmes/Dr. Watson slash fiction. Also called slash.
- south african — of southern Africa.
- space fiction — a book, film, TV series, etc, set in outer space
- specification — the act of specifying.