13-letter words containing f, a, l, u
- methylsulfate — a colorless or yellow, slightly water-soluble, poisonous liquid, (CH 3) 2 SO 2 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- miracle fruit — the berrylike fruit of either of two African shrubs, Synsepalum dulcificum or Thaumatococcus daniellii, that, when chewed, causes sour substances to taste sweet.
- multi-faceted — having many facets, as a gem.
- multifactoral — Involving multiple factors.
- multifilament — having two or more filaments: multifilament yarn.
- multiplatform — Compatible with or involving more than one type of computer or operating system.
- multiramified — having several branches or branchlike parts
- mustafa kemal — (Mustafa or Mustapha Kemal"Kemal Pasha") 1881–1938, Turkish general: president of Turkey 1923–38.
- neurofilament — (anatomy) A neurofibril.
- new braunfels — a city in S Texas, near San Antonio.
- noncolourfast — (of a fabric) having a colour that tends to fade when washed or worn
- nonfraudulent — Not fraudulent.
- nonfunctional — Not having any particular purpose or function.
- nonmeaningful — Not meaningful.
- nonrefundable — an amount refunded.
- nuclear force — strong interaction
- 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
- 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.
- overqualified — having more education, training, or experience than is required for a job or position.
- parainfluenza — an influenzalike respiratory infection of animals and humans, caused by any of several paramyxoviruses.
- parquet floor — flooring made of inlaid wood
- personal foul — a foul called in certain games, as basketball or football, for illegal body contact or rough, unsportsmanlike play.
- platiniferous — platinum-bearing
- popular front — a coalition, usually temporary, of leftist and sometimes centrist political parties, formed against a common opponent, as fascism, and promoting social reform.
- power failure — electricity outage
- preformulated — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
- prefunctional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- pull a fastie — to play a sly trick
- quadrifoliate — (botany) Having four leaves or leaflets.
- qualification — a quality, accomplishment, etc., that fits a person for some function, office, or the like.
- qualificative — That which qualifies, modifies, or restricts; a qualifying term or statement.
- qualificatory — That serves as qualification.
- qualifiedness — The property of being qualified (restricted or limited by conditions).
- quarter-final — A quarter-final is one of the four matches in a competition which decides which four players or teams will compete in the semi-final.
- quarterfinals — Plural form of quarterfinal.
- quasi-federal — pertaining to or of the nature of a union of states under a central government distinct from the individual governments of the separate states, as in federal government; federal system.
- reformulation — to formulate again.
- refundability — to give back or restore (especially money); repay.
- renal failure — a condition in which the kidneys fail to function adequately
- reproachfully — full of or expressing reproach or censure: a reproachful look.
- reverse fault — a fault in which the rock above the fault plane is displaced upward relative to the rock below the fault plane (opposed to gravity fault).
- ruled surface — a surface that can be generated by a straight line, as a cylinder or cone.
- sales figures — the amount of sales of something within a particular time frame
- scathefulness — the state or quality of being harmful or injurious
- schutzstaffel — an elite military unit of the Nazi party that served as Hitler's bodyguard and as a special police force. Abbreviation: SS.
- sea butterfly — any member of the gastropod order Pteropoda, shelled marine mollusks so called for their ability to swim using winglike extensions of the foot.
- self-assuming — taking too much for granted; presumptuous.
- self-educated — educated by one's own efforts, especially without formal instruction.
- seminal fluid — the fluid component of semen, excluding the sperm.