15-letter words containing f, a, i, r, v
- strait of dover — a strait between SE England and N France, linking the English Channel with the North Sea. Width: about 32 km (20 miles)
- sylvian fissure — lateral fissure.
- the affirmative — the side in a debate that supports the proposition
- tractive effort — the force exerted by a locomotive or other powered vehicle on its driving wheels.
- uninformatively — in an uninformative manner
- unverifiability — the quality or state of being unverifiable
- valerian family — the plant family Valerianaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants and shrubs having simple or compound, opposite leaves, clusters of small flowers, and dry, indehiscent fruit, and including corn salad, spikenard (Nardostachys jatamansi), and valerian.
- vestimentiferan — any of various marine tubeworms of the phylum Vestimentifera or Pogonophora, which live in upright tubes near hydrothermal vents.
- vicar of christ — the pope, with reference to his claim to stand in the place of Jesus Christ and possess His authority in the church.
- viral infection — disease caused by a virus
- vulgar fraction — common fraction.