16-letter words containing d, e, f, c, o
- la rochefoucauld — François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 6th Duc de, 1613–80, French moralist and composer of epigrams and maxims.
- letter of advice — a notification from a consignor to a consignee giving specific information as to a shipment, the name of the carrier, the date shipped, etc.
- letter of credit — an order issued by a banker allowing a person named to draw money to a specified amount from correspondents of the issuer.
- luck of the draw — the force that seems to operate for good or ill in a person's life, as in shaping circumstances, events, or opportunities: With my luck I'll probably get pneumonia.
- matter of record — a fact or statement that appears on the record of a court and that can be proved or established by producing such record.
- mexican standoff — a stalemate or impasse; a confrontation that neither side can win.
- microfilm reader — a machine that displays on a screen a magnified image of a microfilm
- modacrylic fiber — any of various synthetic copolymer textile fibers, as Dynel, containing less than 85 percent but more than 35 percent of acrylonitrile.
- monkey-faced owl — barn owl.
- no-fault divorce — a divorce granted without anyone being found guilty of marital misconduct
- non-confidential — spoken, written, acted on, etc., in strict privacy or secrecy; secret: a confidential remark.
- non-manufactured — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
- off-road vehicle — An off-road vehicle is a vehicle that is designed to travel over rough ground.
- old north french — the dialect of Old French spoken in northern France. Abbreviation: ONF.
- once and for all — former; having at one time been: the once and future king.
- order of service — a prescribed form of liturgical service, or of administration of a rite or ceremony
- ordnance factory — a factory that makes military weapons and ammunition
- perforated ulcer — an ulcer that bursts through the stomach wall and leaks food and gastric juices into the abdominal cavity
- performance bond — contract bond.
- presence of mind — a calm state of mind that allows one to think clearly or act effectively in an emergency.
- pseudoscientific — any of various methods, theories, or systems, as astrology, psychokinesis, or clairvoyance, considered as having no scientific basis.
- reidentification — an act or instance of identifying; the state of being identified.
- self-constituted — constituted as such by oneself or itself
- self-deprecation — belittling or undervaluing oneself; excessively modest.
- self-deprecatory — belittling or undervaluing oneself; excessively modest.
- self-description — a statement, picture in words, or account that describes; descriptive representation.
- self-destruction — the destruction or ruination of oneself or one's life.
- self-preoccupied — preoccupied by one's own concerns
- self-reproducing — to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of: to reproduce a picture.
- self-vindication — the act of vindicating.
- soft commodities — nonmetal commodities such as cocoa, sugar, and grains, bought and sold on a futures market
- spreading factor — a substance, as hyaluronidase, that promotes the diffusion of a material through body tissues
- studentification — the renting of particular accommodation exclusively to students
- sulfocarbanilide — thiocarbanilide.
- superfecundation — the fertilization of two or more ova discharged at the same ovulation by successive acts of sexual intercourse.
- sutton coldfield — a town in central England, in Birmingham unitary authority, West Midlands; a residential suburb of Birmingham. Pop: 105 452 (2001)
- to (good) effect — You use effect in expressions such as to good effect and to no effect in order to indicate how successful or impressive an action is.
- to get cold feet — If you get cold feet about something, you become nervous or frightened about it because you think it will fail.
- twofold purchase — a purchase using a double standing block and a double running block so as to give a mechanical advantage of four or five, neglecting friction, depending on whether the hauling is on the standing block or the running block.
- unfranked income — any income from an investment that does not qualify as franked investment income
- uniformed branch — the branch of a police force in which officers wear a uniform
- video-conference — A video-conference is a meeting that takes place using video conferencing.