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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.
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