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13-letter words containing f, a, n, p

  • friction tape — a cloth or plastic adhesive tape, containing a moisture-resistant substance, used especially to insulate and protect electrical wires and conductors.
  • frontopalatal — articulated with the portion of the tongue that is just behind the tip touching or near the alveolar ridge and hard palate, as ( (ʃ) ; sh) ) and (; ʒ) ; zh) )
  • fulani empire — a powerful W African Muslim state that flourished in the 19th century in the area of present-day Nigeria.
  • gap financing — a mortgage or property loan given as an interim loan to finance the difference between the floor loan and the maximum permanent loan
  • giant pigfish — a wrass, Achoerodus gouldii, that occurs around the Great Barrier Reef
  • half coupling — a flange fixed at the end of each of the two shafts that are connected in a flange coupling
  • hardship fund — funding offered or applied for due to financial difficulties
  • hassenpfeffer — a stew of marinated rabbit meat garnished usually with sour cream.
  • huff and puff — be out of breath
  • hyperinflated — to subject to hyperinflation: hyperinflated prices.
  • impactfulness — The quality of being impactful.
  • imperforation — Also, imperforated. not perforate; having no perforation.
  • in the pay of — If you say that someone is in the pay of a certain person or group, you disapprove of the fact that they are being paid by and are working for that person or group, often secretly or illegally.
  • in-capable of — not capable.
  • infraposition — A situation or position beneath.
  • infrascapular — (anatomy) Beneath the scapula.
  • infraspecific — of or relating to a subdivision of a species, as a subspecies, variety, or cultivar.
  • intraspecific — existing or occurring within a species.
  • japanese wolf — a wolf, Canis lupus hodophylax, of Japan.
  • kaufmann peak — former name of Lenin Peak.
  • lap of honour — If the winner of a race or game does a lap of honour, they run or drive slowly around a race track or sports field in order to receive the applause of the crowd.
  • leap-frogging — a game in which players take turns in leaping over another player bent over from the waist.
  • longleaf pine — an American pine, Pinus palustris, valued as a source of turpentine and for its timber.
  • map reference — information that identifies the point on a map where a particular place is located
  • nitroparaffin — any of a class of compounds derived from the methane series in which a hydrogen atom is replaced by a nitro group.
  • nonprofitable — Not profitable; not making profit.
  • of many parts — having many different abilities
  • opacification — to cause to become opaque.
  • open fracture — compound fracture.
  • oprahfication — the perceived increase in people’s desire to discuss their emotions or personal problems, attributed to the influence of confessional television programmes
  • optical flint — an optical glass of high dispersion and high refractive index containing lead oxide. They are used in the manufacture of lenses, artificial gems, and cut glass
  • pacific ocean — an ocean bordered by the American continents, Asia, and Australia: largest ocean in the world; divided by the equator into the North Pacific and the South Pacific. 70,000,000 sq. mi. (181,300,000 sq. km); greatest known depth, 35,433 feet (10,800 meters).
  • palette knife — a thin blade of varying flexibility set in a handle and used for mixing colors or applying them to a canvas.
  • palmification — the fertilization of date palms artificially
  • paraffin lamp — a lamp which is fuelled by paraffin
  • parainfluenza — an influenzalike respiratory infection of animals and humans, caused by any of several paramyxoviruses.
  • passion fruit — any edible fruit of a passionflower, as the maypop.
  • passionflower — any chiefly American climbing vine or shrub of the genus Passiflora, having showy flowers and a pulpy berry or fruit that in some species is edible.
  • patent office — (often initial capital letters) a governmental agency that administers and regulates patents and trademarks, in the U.S. forming a division of the Department of Commerce.
  • pavement café — part of a café which is outdoors or on the pavement or sidewalk
  • pavilion roof — a pyramidal hip roof.
  • peace of mind — reassurance
  • pennyfarthing — a high bicycle of an early type, with one large wheel in front and one small wheel behind.
  • perfectionate — to perfect; to make perfect
  • personal foul — a foul called in certain games, as basketball or football, for illegal body contact or rough, unsportsmanlike play.
  • petrification — the act or process of petrifying; the state of being petrified.
  • platiniferous — platinum-bearing
  • playing field — an expanse of level ground, as in a park or stadium, where athletic events are held.
  • plebification — the act of making popular or vulgar
  • point of sale — the store, dealer, or other retail outlet where an item is sold: from manufacturer to point-of-sale.
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