11-letter words containing f, a, m, i, n
- infraphylum — (taxonomy) A taxon below subphylum and above superclass.
- interfamily — a basic social unit consisting of parents and their children, considered as a group, whether dwelling together or not: the traditional family. a social unit consisting of one or more adults together with the children they care for: a single-parent family.
- intrafamily — Occurring within a family.
- isle of man — Isle of, an island of the British Isles, in the Irish Sea. 227 sq. mi. (588 sq. km). Capital: Douglas.
- latifundium — a great estate.
- ley farming — the alternation at intervals of several years of crop growing and grassland pasture
- lifeboatman — a sailor qualified to take charge of a lifeboat or life raft.
- lifemanship — the ability to conduct one's life, career, personal relationships, etc., in a successful manner.
- madefaction — the process of making wet
- magnificant — Misspelling of magnificent.
- magnificent — making a splendid appearance or show; of exceptional beauty, size, etc.: a magnificent cathedral; magnificent scenery.
- magnificoes — Plural form of magnifico.
- main office — headquarters
- main-de-fer — manifer.
- malefaction — an evil deed; crime; wrongdoing.
- maleficence — the doing of evil or harm: the maleficence of thieves.
- maleficient — Doing evil, harm, or mischief.
- malfunction — failure to function properly: a malfunction of the liver; the malfunction of a rocket.
- manifestant — a person who initiates or participates in a public demonstration; demonstrator.
- manifesting — readily perceived by the eye or the understanding; evident; obvious; apparent; plain: a manifest error.
- manifestoes — Plural form of manifesto.
- manniferous — resulting in or producing manna
- marine life — plants and animals of the sea
- matt finish — a dull finish or surface, as opposed to a shiny one
- mayfair tan — suntan (def 2).
- metafiction — fiction that discusses, describes, or analyzes a work of fiction or the conventions of fiction.
- metrifonate — an organophosphorus compound, C 4 H 8 Cl 3 O 4 P, used as an insecticide and anthelmintic.
- microfaunal — Of, or relating to, a microfauna.
- mint family — the large plant family Labiatae (or Lamiaceae), characterized by aromatic herbaceous plants having square stems, simple leaves, clusters of two-lipped flowers, and fruit in the form of small nutlets, and including basil, bee balm, catnip, coleus, lavender, marjoram, oregano, peppermint, rosemary, sage, spearmint, and thyme.
- misbefallen — Simple past tense and past participle of misbefall.
- misfeasance — a wrong, actual or alleged, arising from or consisting of affirmative action.
- myofilament — a threadlike filament of actin or myosin that is a component of a myofibril.
- naupliiform — shaped like a nauplius larva
- neo-fascism — a modern right-wing political movement that includes significant elements of fascism, esp inspired by fascist Italy
- nonfamilial — of, relating to, or characteristic of a family: familial ties.
- nyu omnifax — Early system on UNIVAC I or II. Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959).
- omnifarious — of all forms, varieties, or kinds.
- pine family — the plant family Pinaceae, characterized by mostly evergreen, resinous trees having narrow, often needlelike leaves, male flowers in catkinlike clusters, and scaly female flowers that develop into fruit in the form of a woody cone, and including cedar (genus Cedrus), fir, hemlock, larch, pine, and spruce.
- pink family — the plant family Caryophyllaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants having opposite leaves, usually swollen-jointed stems, flowers with petals notched at the tips, and fruit generally in the form of a many-seeded capsule, and including baby's-breath, carnation, chickweed, pink, and sweet william.
- planuliform — resembling a planula
- platforming — a process for reforming petroleum using a platinum catalyst
- prison farm — a farm attached to a prison, where prisoners carry out hard labour
- racing form — a sheet that provides detailed information about horse races, including background data on the horses, jockeys, etc.
- reformation — the act of reforming; state of being reformed.
- refrainment — to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from): I refrained from telling him what I thought.
- rifacimento — a recast or adaptation, as of a literary or musical work.
- self-making — the act of a person or thing that makes: The making of a violin requires great skill.
- sulfonamide — sulfa drug.
- t formation — an offensive formation in which the quarterback lines up directly behind the center with the fullback about three yards behind the quarterback and the halfbacks on opposite sides of and about one yard from the fullback.
- tumefacient — tumefying; causing to swell.