13-letter words containing e, m, f
- flame cutting — a method of cutting ferrous metals in which the metal is heated by a torch to about 800°C and is oxidized by a stream of oxygen from the torch
- flame-thrower — an implement that kills weeds by scorching them with a directed flow of flaming gas.
- flameproofing — Present participle of flameproof.
- flamethrowers — Plural form of flamethrower.
- flannel-mouth — a person whose speech is thick, slow, or halting.
- flat-bottomed — (of boats) having a flat bottom.
- fleet admiral — the highest ranking naval officer, ranking next above admiral.
- fleet air arm — the aviation branch of the Royal Navy
- fleming valve — (formerly) a diode.
- flemish giant — one of a breed of large domestic rabbits of Belgian origin, having a solid gray, white, or black coat, and raised for its meat and fur.
- flight number — the identifying number of a scheduled flight
- float chamber — Automotive. the bowl-shaped section of a carburetor in which a reserve of fuel is maintained, the fuel level being regulated by a float.
- floor manager — a person assigned to direct the proceedings on the floor of an assembly, as at a political convention.
- floral emblem — a flower or plant serving as the emblem of a city, state, nation, etc.
- flunitrazepam — a powerful benzodiazepine sedative, C 16 H 12 FN 3 O 3 , that causes semiconsciousness and memory blackouts: has been implicated in date rapes and is illegal in the U.S.
- fluorochromes — Plural form of fluorochrome.
- fly fisherman — one who fishes by fly-casting
- folding money — paper money.
- folk medicine — health practices arising from superstition, cultural traditions, or empirical use of native remedies, especially food substances.
- follicle mite — any mite of the family Demodicidae, parasitic in hair follicles of various mammals, including humans.
- football game — soccer match
- foramen ovale — the small, oval opening in the wall that separates the atria of the heart in a normal fetus: it allows blood to bypass the nonfunctioning fetal lungs until the time of birth when it gradually closes up
- foraminiferal — Of, pertaining to, or resembling the foraminifers; foraminiferous.
- foraminiferan — any chiefly marine protozoan of the sarcodinian order Foraminifera, typically having a linear, spiral, or concentric shell perforated by small holes or pores through which pseudopodia extend.
- force a smile — to make oneself smile
- force majeure — an unexpected and disruptive event that may operate to excuse a party from a contract.
- forearm smash — a blow like a punch delivered with the forearm in certain types of wrestling
- forementioned — Mentioned earlier or above; already cited.
- forget-me-not — either of two small Old World plants, Myosotis sylvatica or M. scorpioides, of the borage family, having a light-blue flower commonly regarded as an emblem of constancy and friendship.
- forgotten man — a person no longer in the mind of the general public.
- form the fool — to play the fool or behave irritatingly
- formal review — (project) A technical review conducted with the customer including the types of reviews called for in DOD-STD-2167A (Preliminary Design Review, Critical Design Review, etc.)
- formal system — an uninterpreted symbolic system whose syntax is precisely defined, and on which a relation of deducibility is defined in purely syntactic terms; a logistic system
- formal theory — an uninterpreted symbolic system whose syntax is precisely defined, and on which a relation of deducibility is defined in purely syntactic terms; a logistic system
- fort campbell — a military reservation in SW Kentucky and NW Tennessee, NW of Clarksville, Tenn., and SW of Hopkinsville, Ky.
- fort moultrie — William, 1730–1805, U.S. general.
- forty-eightmo — a book size of about 2½ × 4 inches (6 × 10 cm), determined by printing on sheets folded to form 48 leaves or 96 pages. Abbreviation: 48mo, 48°.
- fosamprenavir — (pharmaceutical drug) An anti-retroviral prodrug of the protease inhibitor amprenavir. It is used to treat HIV infected patients.
- foster mother — a woman who takes the place of a mother in raising a child.
- foul-smelling — having a very unpleasant smell
- foul-tempered — frequently and unnecessarily sullen or angry
- four horsemen — four riders on white, red, black, and pale horses symbolizing pestilence, war, famine, and death, respectively. Rev. 6:2–8.
- foursome reel — a lively Scottish dance for two couples who combine in square and circular formations
- fragmentarily — consisting of or reduced to fragments; broken; disconnected; incomplete: fragmentary evidence; fragmentary remains.
- fragmentation — the act or process of fragmenting; state of being fragmented.
- frame grabber — (hardware) A device that captures a single frame from an analog video signal (from a video camera or VCR) and stores it as a digital image under computer control.
- frame of mind — mental state
- frame pointer — A pointer to the current activation record in an implementation of a block structured language.
- france modern — an escutcheon blazoned as follows: Azure, three fleurs-de-lis or.
- franche-comte — a former province in E France: once a part of Burgundy.