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23-letter words containing f, a, i, r

  • professional misconduct — a violation of the rules or boundaries set by the governing body of a profession
  • profit and loss account — income account (def 2).
  • quantum flavourdynamics — a gauge theory of the electromagnetic and weak interactions
  • quay financial software — CSK Software
  • radio direction finding — the act or process of finding the direction to a radio source by comparing the signal strength of antennae pointing in different directions
  • rate-of-climb indicator — a flight instrument that indicates the rate of climb or descent of an aircraft.
  • refinery waste disposal — Refinery waste disposal is the system for dealing with waste materials, especially hazardous ones, in a refinery.
  • refuse disposal service — a place or facility where rubbish and waste can be disposed
  • reincarnation, cycle of — cycle of reincarnation
  • relativity of knowledge — the theory that all knowledge is relative to the mind, or that things can be known only through their effects on the mind, and that consequently there can be no knowledge of reality as it is in itself
  • retrolental fibroplasia — an unusual eye disease occurring in premature infants, usually from being given high concentrations of oxygen, which causes abnormal formation of fibrous tissue behind the lens and often results in blindness.
  • right, left, and centre — on all sides; from every direction
  • rite of intensification — a ritual or ceremony performed by a community in a time of crisis that affects all members, as a rain dance during a drought.
  • route of administration — A route of administration is the means by which a drug or agent enters the body, such as by mouth or by injection.
  • self extracting archive — (file format)   (SEA) An archive format used on the Apple Macintosh. Double-clicking a file of this type should extract its contents.
  • separation of variables — a grouping of the terms of an ordinary differential equation so that associated with each differential is a factor consisting entirely of functions of the independent variable appearing in the differential.
  • small-saver certificate — a savings certificate issued in a small denomination.
  • software developers kit — (jargon, product)   (SDK, or "Software Development Kit") Software provided by a software vendor to allow their products to be used with those of other software vendors.
  • split-fingered fastball — a pitch, similar to the forkball but thrown with the same arm speed as a fastball, that drops suddenly as it nears the batter.
  • state-certified midwife — a midwife with a recognized qualification
  • stereospecific catalyst — a catalyst for stereospecific chemical reactions
  • sterling software, inc. — (company)   A software company which was bought out by Computer Associates International, Inc.
  • straight bill of lading — a bill of lading that is issued to a specified consignee for the delivery of the goods and that cannot be endorsed to another party.
  • stream of consciousness — unpunctuated prose
  • stream-of-consciousness — of, relating to, or characterized by a manner of writing in which a character's thoughts or perceptions are presented as occurring in random form, without regard for logical sequences, syntactic structure, distinctions between various levels of reality, or the like: a stream-of-consciousness novel; a stream-of-consciousness technique.
  • survival of the fittest — (not in technical use) natural selection.
  • tangible user interface — (interface)   An attempt to give physical form to digital information, making bits directly manipulable and perceptible by people. Tangible Interfaces will make bits accessible through augmented physical surfaces (e.g. walls, desktops, ceilings, windows), graspable objects (e.g. building blocks, models, instruments) and ambient media (e.g. light, sound, airflow, water-flow, kinetic sculpture) within physical environments.
  • terminal user interface — Textual User Interface
  • the chamber of deputies — the lower legislative assembly in some parliaments
  • the information highway — the internet
  • the kingdom of lorraine — an early medieval kingdom on the Meuse, Moselle, and Rhine rivers: later a duchy
  • the library of congress — the official library of the United States in Washington, DC. It houses extensive collections in all subject areas and formats, important historical documents, and is also a depository for copyrighted materials.
  • the taming of the shrew — a comedy (1594?) by Shakespeare.
  • the teaching profession — the profession of a teacher
  • the thrill of the chase — If you talk about the thrill of the chase, you are referring to the excitement that people feel when they are trying hard to get something.
  • the yachting fraternity — the social circle of well-off people who sail yachts
  • to have feelings for sb — to be emotionally or sexually attracted to
  • to keep a straight face — If you manage to keep a straight face, you manage to look serious, although you want to laugh.
  • to play for high stakes — to gamble on something very important
  • tongass national forest — a temperate rainforest in SE Alaska that also harbors more than two dozen communities, including Juneau: largest US national forest. 17 million acres (69,000 km).
  • track and field athlete — a sportsperson who participates in events that involve running, sprinting, throwing, jumping and walking
  • traffic-light labelling — a system of food labelling in which red, amber, and green symbols are used to indicate whether the food contains high, medium, or low amounts of sugar, fat, salt, etc
  • transcendental function — a function that is not an algebraic function.
  • transfer characteristic — the relationship between output and input of an electronic or electromechanical system, esp as depicted graphically
  • twin-lens reflex camera — a camera in which the image appears on a ground-glass viewer (focusing screen) after being reflected by a mirror or after passing through a prism or semitransparent glass; in one type (single-lens reflex camera) light passes through the same lens to both the ground glass and the film, while in another type (twin-lens reflex camera) light passes through one lens (viewing lens) to the ground glass and through a second lens (taking lens) to the film, the lenses being mechanically coupled for focusing.
  • uniform commercial code — a codification of commercial laws designed to provide uniformity among the states
  • unipress software, inc. — (company)   A developer and distributor of Unix software. They produce PC-UNIX connectivity software, development tools and applications and provide technical support and maintenance, porting services, training and consulting.
  • united church of canada — the largest Protestant denomination in Canada, formed in the 1920s by incorporating some Presbyterians and most Methodists
  • united states air force — the permanent or regular military air force of the United States, established in 1947 as a separate service under the authority of the Department of Defense: a branch of the U.S. Army before 1947. Abbreviation: USAF.
  • united states of brazil — former official name of Brazil.
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