14-letter words containing f, a, n, o, u
- neurofibromata — a benign neoplasm composed of the fibrous elements of a nerve.
- newfoundlander — a native or inhabitant of Newfoundland.
- nitrofurantoin — an antimicrobial substance, C 8 H 6 N 4 O 5 , used for the treatment of urinary tract infections.
- non-fastidious — excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please: a fastidious eater.
- non-fraudulent — characterized by, involving, or proceeding from fraud, as actions, enterprise, methods, or gains: a fraudulent scheme to evade taxes.
- non-functional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- nonfilamentous — composed of or containing filaments.
- noninfluential — Not influential.
- nuclear fusion — fusion (def 4).
- on the surface — to all appearances
- out of fashion — no longer popular
- outing flannel — a light cotton flannel with a short, dense nap.
- outperformance — The act or state of outperforming.
- polyfunctional — containing more than one functional group.
- preformulation — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
- preunification — of the period before unification
- qualifications — Plural form of qualification.
- quantification — to determine, indicate, or express the quantity of.
- quasi-informal — without formality or ceremony; casual: an informal visit.
- queen of sheba — a queen of the Sabeans, who visited Solomon (I Kings 10:1–13)
- quinquefarious — consisting of or divided into five lines, sections, etc
- quinquefoliate — (of leaves) having or consisting of five leaflets
- quizzification — mockery
- radiofrequency — the frequency of the transmitting waves of a given radio message or broadcast.
- rate of return — The rate of return on an investment is the amount of profit it makes, often shown as a percentage of the original investment.
- route flapping — flapping router
- run out of gas — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
- runoff primary — (especially in the southern U.S.) a second primary between the two leading candidates of the first primary to provide nomination by majority rather than by plurality.
- safe and sound — unharmed and well
- sanguification — hematopoiesis.
- scotch furnace — ore hearth.
- self-adulation — excessive devotion to someone; servile flattery.
- self-laudation — an act or instance of lauding; encomium; tribute.
- self-valuation — an estimated value or worth.
- snap out of it — return quickly to normal
- square oneself — to make amends for damage, a wrong, hurt, etc. done by oneself to another
- staff discount — a discount off goods sold by a particular shop, given to members of staff of that shop
- state function — a thermodynamic quantity that has definite values for given states of a system, such as entropy, enthalpy, free energy, etc
- stomachfulness — the quality of being stomachful
- subinfeudation — the granting of a portion of an estate by a feudal tenant to a subtenant, held from the tenant on terms similar to those of the grant to the tenant.
- subinfeudatory — a person who holds by subinfeudation.
- sulfantimonide — any compound containing an antimonide and a sulfide.
- sulfinpyrazone — a substance, C 2 3 H 2 0 N 2 O 3 S, used in the treatment of chronic gout.
- superinflation — hyperinflation.
- technical foul — a foul committed by a player or coach, usually not involving physical contact with an opponent, called often for unsportsmanlike conduct, as holding on to the basket or using profanity, that gives the opposing team one or two free throws and sometimes, if the foul was flagrant, requires the ejection of the offending player or coach from the game.
- the final four — the last four teams remaining in a tournament
- to make fun of — If you make fun of someone or something or poke fun at them, you laugh at them, tease them, or make jokes about them in a way that causes them to seem ridiculous.
- tour-de-france — a bicycle touring race, held over a period of 21 days: it covers about 2500 miles (4000 km) in France, Belgium, Italy, Germany, Spain, and Switzerland.
- transfusionist — a medical professional who transfuses blood into someone
- truant officer — a school attendance officer whose job is to locate truants and return them to school