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13-letter words containing f, a, i, t, o

  • nonfigurative — of the nature of or involving a figure of speech, especially a metaphor; metaphorical and not literal: The word “head” has several figurative senses, as in “She's the head of the company.”. Synonyms: metaphorical, not literal, symbolic.
  • nonfilterable — incapable of being filtered
  • nonfunctional — Not having any particular purpose or function.
  • nonprofitable — Not profitable; not making profit.
  • north african — the northern part of Africa, especially the region north of the tropical rain forest and comprised of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and that part of Egypt west of the Gulf of Suez.
  • notifications — Plural form of notification.
  • nullification — an act or instance of nullifying.
  • oblique fault — a fault that runs obliquely to, rather than parallel to or perpendicular to, the strike of the affected rocks
  • of a lifetime — unique and special
  • off the chain — wildly entertaining
  • off the rails — into or in a state of dysfunction or disorder
  • old favourite — If you refer to something as an old favourite, you mean that it has been in existence for a long time and everyone knows it or likes it.
  • olfactologist — a medical specialist in the sense of smell
  • olfactometric — Of or pertaining to olfactometry.
  • opacification — to cause to become opaque.
  • oprahfication — the perceived increase in people’s desire to discuss their emotions or personal problems, attributed to the influence of confessional television programmes
  • optical fiber — optical fibre
  • optical fibre — (communications)   (fibre optics, FO, US "fiber", light pipe) A plastic or glass (silicon dioxide) fibre no thicker than a human hair used to transmit information using infra-red or even visible light as the carrier (usually a laser). The light beam is an electromagnetic signal with a frequency in the range of 10^14 to 10^15 Hertz. Optical fibre is less susceptible to external noise than other transmission media, and is cheaper to make than copper wire, but it is much more difficult to connect. Optical fibres are difficult to tamper with (to monitor or inject data in the middle of a connection), making them appropriate for secure communications. The light beams do not escape from the medium because the material used provides total internal reflection. See also FDDI, Optical Carrier n, SONET.
  • optical flint — an optical glass of high dispersion and high refractive index containing lead oxide. They are used in the manufacture of lenses, artificial gems, and cut glass
  • orbitofrontal — Located in the frontal lobes above the orbits of the eyes.
  • ossifications — Plural form of ossification.
  • out of action — If someone or something is out of action, they are injured or damaged and cannot work or be used.
  • overinflation — Economics. a persistent, substantial rise in the general level of prices related to an increase in the volume of money and resulting in the loss of value of currency (opposed to deflation).
  • palm off with — If you say that you are palmed off with a lie or an excuse, you are annoyed because you are told something in order to stop you asking any more questions.
  • palmification — the fertilization of date palms artificially
  • paper profits — an unrealized profit due to the appreciation of something owned but not yet sold.
  • passion fruit — any edible fruit of a passionflower, as the maypop.
  • patent office — (often initial capital letters) a governmental agency that administers and regulates patents and trademarks, in the U.S. forming a division of the Department of Commerce.
  • patrifocality — the system or fact of being patrifocal
  • perfectionate — to perfect; to make perfect
  • petrification — the act or process of petrifying; the state of being petrified.
  • piece of meat — the flesh of animals as used for food.
  • platiniferous — platinum-bearing
  • play for time — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
  • plebification — the act of making popular or vulgar
  • point of sale — the store, dealer, or other retail outlet where an item is sold: from manufacturer to point-of-sale.
  • point-of-sale — the store, dealer, or other retail outlet where an item is sold: from manufacturer to point-of-sale.
  • pontificality — a priestly role or office
  • pontificating — to speak in a pompous or dogmatic manner: Did he pontificate about the responsibilities of a good citizen?
  • pontification — the office or term of office of a pontiff.
  • pontificators — the office or term of office of a pontiff.
  • pornification — the perceived pervasion of society in general or an aspect of it by the imagery, language, and attitudes associated with pornography
  • port of spain — (used with a plural verb) two islands in the N Atlantic Ocean, off the NE coast of Venezuela.
  • port-of-spain — (used with a plural verb) two islands in the N Atlantic Ocean, off the NE coast of Venezuela.
  • post-freudian — of or relating to Sigmund Freud or his doctrines, especially with respect to the causes and treatment of neurotic and psychopathic states, the interpretation of dreams, etc.
  • potato famine — a severe shortage of food caused by the failure of the potato crop
  • prefabricator — someone who or an organization that prefabricates
  • prefiguration — the act of prefiguring.
  • prefunctional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
  • professoriate — a group of professors.
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