16-letter words containing f, a, l, e, r, s

for external use — If medicine is for external use, it is intended to be used only on the outside of your body, and not to be eaten or drunk.
forswear oneself — to swear falsely; perjure oneself
four-course meal — A four-course meal is a meal that consists of four parts served one after the other.
four-dimensional — of a space having points, or a set having elements, which require four coordinates for their unique determination.
four-star petrol — petrol containing lead, formerly sold in the UK
fourier analysis — the expression of any periodic function as a sum of sine and cosine functions, as in an electromagnetic wave function. Compare Fourier series.
franchise clause — a clause stipulating that the insured will be responsible for any loss not in excess of a stated amount, and the insurance company will be liable for full payment of the loss equaling or exceeding the amount up to the insured amount.
francis of sales — Saint, 1567–1622, French ecclesiastic and writer on theology: bishop of Geneva 1602–22.
franz josef land — an archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, E of Spitzbergen and N of Novaya Zemlya: belongs to the Russian Federation.
fraunhofer lines — a set of dark lines appearing in the continuous emission spectrum of the sun. It is caused by the absorption of light of certain wavelengths coming from the hotter region of the sun by elements in the cooler outer atmosphere
frederic mistral — Frédéric [frey-dey-reek] /freɪ deɪˈrik/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, French Provençal poet: Nobel prize 1904.
french polynesia — a French overseas territory in the S Pacific, including the Society Islands, Marquesas Islands, and other scattered island groups. 1544 sq. mi. (4000 sq. km). Capital: Papeete.
freshwater pearl — any of the small pearls produced especially by freshwater mussels.
friendly islands — Tonga
fundamental star — one of a number of stars with positions that have been determined accurately and that are used as reference stars for the determination of positions of other celestial objects.
funeral expenses — Funeral expenses are the costs of organizing and carrying out a funeral.
garfield heights — a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
go off the rails — If someone goes off the rails, they start to behave in a way that other people think is unacceptable or very strange, for example they start taking drugs or breaking the law.
gold-of-pleasure — a yellow-flowered Eurasian plant, Camelina sativa, widespread as a weed, esp in flax fields, and formerly cultivated for its oil-rich seeds: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
harvest festival — religious celebration of crops gathered
high-pass filter — a filter that allows high-frequency electromagnetic signals to pass while rejecting or attenuating others below a specific value.
hourglass figure — the shape of a woman who is well-proportioned and has a small waist
insufferableness — The state of being insufferable.
intestinal flora — microorganisms that normally inhabit the lumen of the intestinal tract
irrefragableness — The quality or degree of being irrefragable.
isle of portland — a rugged limestone peninsula in SW England, in Dorset, connected to the mainland by a narrow isthmus and by Chesil Bank: the lighthouse of Portland Bill lies at the S tip; famous for the quarrying of Portland stone, a fine building material. Pop (town): 12 000 (latest est)
kekule's formula — the structural formula of benzene represented as a hexagonal ring with alternate single and double bonds between the carbon atoms.
kingdom of arles — a kingdom in SE France which had dissolved by 1378: known as the Kingdom of Burgundy until about 1200
lady of pleasure — a prostitute.
larsen ice shelf — an ice barrier in Antarctica, in the NW Weddell Sea, on the E coast of the Antarctic Peninsula: first explored 1893.
leasehold reform — reform of the law relating to leasehold property
least flycatcher — a small flycatcher, Empidonax minimus, of eastern North America.
left parenthesis — (character) "(". ASCII character 40. Common names: left paren; left parenthesis; left; open; paren (")" = thesis); open paren; open parenthesis; left parenthesis; left banana. Rare: so (")" = already); lparen; ITU-T: opening parenthesis; open round bracket, left round bracket, INTERCAL: wax (")" = wane); parenthisey (")" = unparenthisey); left ear. Paired with right parenthesis (")").
lissajous figure — the series of plane curves traced by an object executing two mutually perpendicular harmonic motions.
louisiana french — French as spoken in Louisiana; Cajun. Abbreviation: LaF.
managerial staff — staff in positions of management
marsh cinquefoil — a variety of cinquefoil, Potentilla palustris, that grows in marshy areas
matthew flinders — Matthew, 1774–1814, English navigator and explorer: surveyed coast of Australia.
modified-release — denoting a formulation of a medicinal drug taken orally that releases the active ingredients over several hours, in order to maintain a relatively constant plasma concentration of the drug
multifariousness — (uncountable) The characteristic of being multifarious.
multiple factors — polygene.
no hard feelings — If you say ' no hard feelings', you are making an agreement with someone not to be angry or bitter about something.
non-transferable — to convey or remove from one place, person, etc., to another: He transferred the package from one hand to the other.
nonprofessionals — Plural form of nonprofessional.
nuclear transfer — the procedure used to produce the first cloned mammals, in which the nucleus of a somatic cell is transferred into an egg cell whose own nucleus has been removed. This cell is then stimulated by an electric shock to divide and form an embryo
oak leaf cluster — a U.S. military decoration in the form of a small bronze twig bearing four oak leaves and three acorns, worn on the ribbon of another decoration for valor, wounds, or distinguished service to signify a second award of the same medal.
outsmart oneself — to have one's efforts at cunning or cleverness result in one's own disadvantage
paraprofessional — a person trained to assist a doctor, lawyer, teacher, or other professional, but not licensed to practice in the profession.
parts of lindsey — an area in E England constituting a former administrative division of Lincolnshire
pass-band filter — band-pass filter

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