15-letter words containing f, a, l, i, n, t
- lie of the land — the topography of the land
- life expectancy — the probable number of years remaining in the life of an individual or class of persons determined statistically, affected by such factors as heredity, physical condition, nutrition, and occupation.
- limiting factor — Physiology. the slowest, therefore rate-limiting, step in a process or reaction involving several steps.
- linear function — linear transformation.
- lofoten islands — group of Norwegian islands within the Arctic Circle, off the NW coast of Norway: c. 550 sq mi (1,424 sq km)
- malconformation — Imperfect, disproportionate, or abnormal formation; disproportion of parts.
- malpighian tuft — glomerulus (def 2).
- microfiltration — Filtration through a microporous membrane.
- multifunctional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- nation of islam — an organization composed chiefly of African Americans, advocating the teachings of Islam and originally favoring the separation of black and white racial groups in the United States: members are known as Black Muslims.
- national forest — forested land owned, maintained, and preserved by the U.S. government.
- neat's-foot oil — a pale-yellow fixed oil made by boiling the feet and shinbones of cattle, used chiefly as a dressing for leather.
- newtonian fluid — any fluid exhibiting a linear relation between the applied shear stress and the rate of deformation.
- non-feasibility — capable of being done, effected, or accomplished: a feasible plan.
- non-rectifiable — able to be rectified.
- nonconfidential — not confidential
- nonflammability — The state or condition of being nonflammable.
- noninflammatory — Not accompanied by or associated with inflammation.
- noninflationary — Not inflationary; not likely to cause economic inflation.
- noninflectional — not inflectional
- nonquantifiable — not capable of being quantified
- nonself-antigen — any of the antigens present in an individual that originate outside the body (contrasted with self-antigen).
- not lift a hand — to do nothing; not even try
- on the trail of — If you are on the trail of a person or thing, you are trying hard to find them or find out about them.
- plant-hire firm — a company that hires out mobile mechanical equipment for construction, road-making, etc
- platform tennis — a variation of tennis played on a wooden platform enclosed with chicken wire in which the players hit a rubber ball with wooden paddles following the same basic rules as tennis except that only one serve is permitted and balls can be played off the back and side fences.
- pontifical mass — (sometimes lowercase) Roman Catholic Church. a High Mass celebrated by a bishop or other prelate.
- poultry farming — breeding and keeping fowl
- preferentialism — the economic system of preference, esp amongst British commonwealth countries
- preferentialist — someone who believes in preferentialism
- price inflation — inflation fuelled by rising prices
- professionalist — to give a professional character or status to; make into or establish as a profession.
- profit and loss — the gain and loss arising from commercial or other transactions, applied especially to an account or statement of account in bookkeeping showing gains and losses in business.
- quantifiability — (uncountable) The condition of being quantifiable.
- quarantine flag — a yellow flag, designating the letter Q in the International Code of Signals: flown by itself to signify that a ship has no disease on board and requests a pratique, or flown with another flag to signify that there is disease on board ship.
- quarterfinalist — a participant in a quarterfinal contest.
- question of law — a question concerning a rule or the legal effect or consequence of an event or circumstance, usually determined by a court or judge.
- reality fiction — a satirical parody of a reality TV show
- reflexivization — to make (a verb or pronoun) reflexive.
- requalification — a quality, accomplishment, etc., that fits a person for some function, office, or the like.
- saffian leather — leather made of sheepskin or goatskin tanned with sumac and usually dyed a bright color
- self-abnegation — self-denial or self-sacrifice.
- self-absorption — preoccupation with oneself or one's own affairs.
- self-accusation — a charge of wrongdoing; imputation of guilt or blame.
- self-admiration — a feeling of wonder, pleasure, or approval.
- self-afflicting — to distress with mental or bodily pain; trouble greatly or grievously: to be afflicted with arthritis.
- self-analytical — the application of psychoanalytic techniques and theories to an analysis of one's own personality and behavior, especially without the aid of a psychiatrist or other trained person.
- self-banishment — to expel from or relegate to a country or place by authoritative decree; condemn to exile: He was banished to Devil's Island.
- self-dedication — the act of dedicating.
- self-diagnostic — the diagnosis of one's own malady or illness.