11-letter words containing c, o, n, f, r
- 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.
- finno-ugric — the major branch of the Uralic family of languages, subdivided into Finnic, which includes Finnish and Estonian, and Ugric, which includes Hungarian.
- fletschhorn — a mountain in S Switzerland, in the Pennine Alps. 13,110 feet (3999 meters).
- florescence — the act, state, or period of flowering; bloom.
- 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.
- folktronica — a musical genre that combines elements from folk and electronic music
- for certain — free from doubt or reservation; confident; sure: I am certain he will come.
- forbearance — the act of forbearing; a refraining from something.
- forbiddance — the act of forbidding.
- forcing bid — a bid, often at a higher level than is required, that is understood to oblige the bidder's partner to reply
- forcipation — the state or condition of being forcipated
- forecasting — Present participle of forecast.
- foreclosing — Present participle of foreclose.
- forinstance — a case or occurrence of anything: fresh instances of oppression.
- formication — a tactile hallucination involving the belief that something is crawling on the body or under the skin.
- fornicating — to commit fornication.
- fornication — voluntary sexual intercourse between two unmarried persons or two persons not married to each other.
- fornicators — Plural form of fornicator.
- fornicatory — Of or pertaining to fornication.
- fornicatrix — a woman who commits fornication.
- forniciform — having the form of a vault.
- fort carson — a military reservation in E central Colorado, S of Colorado Springs.
- forthcoming — coming, forth, or about to come forth; about to appear; approaching in time: the forthcoming concert.
- fractionate — to separate or divide into component parts, fragments, divisions, etc.
- fractioning — Mathematics. a number usually expressed in the form a/b. a ratio of algebraic quantities similarly expressed.
- fractionize — to divide (a number or quantity) into fractions
- fractionlet — a small piece
- francomania — an obsession with France or French things
- francophile — friendly to or having a strong liking for France or the French.
- francophobe — Also, Francophobic. fearing or hating France, the French people, and French culture, products, etc.
- francophone — Also, Francophonic [frang-kuh-fon-ik] /ˌfræŋ kəˈfɒn ɪk/ (Show IPA). speaking French, especially as a member of a French-speaking population.
- frappuccino — Iced cappuccino.
- fredericton — a province in SE Canada, E of Maine. 27,985 sq. mi. (72,480 sq. km). Capital: Fredericton.
- freecooling — a system that uses low ambient air temperature to chill water, esp for use in air conditioning
- french chop — a rib chop, usually of lamb, with the meat trimmed from the end of the bone.
- french door — a door having glass panes throughout or nearly throughout its length.
- french foot — Also called knurl toe, scroll foot, whorl foot. a foot of the mid-18th century having the form of a scroll, continuing the leg downward and outward, supported by a shoe.
- french horn — a musical brass wind instrument with a long, coiled tube having a conical bore and a flaring bell.
- french knot — an ornamental stitch made by looping the thread three or four times around the needle before putting it into the fabric
- french loaf — baguette, long stick of bread
- french roll — a circular or oval bread roll having a hard or crispy crust.
- french roof — a mansard roof the sides of which are nearly perpendicular.
- french rose — Provence rose.
- frenchwoman — a woman who is a native or inhabitant of the French nation.
- frondescent — Leafy; becoming leafy; resembling leaves.
- front bench — (used with a singular verb) (in the House of Commons) either of two seats near the Speaker, on which the leaders of the major parties sit.
- front court — the section of the court nearest the front wall in certain games, as squash or handball.