18-letter words containing f, a, n, s, u

honeysuckle family — the plant family Caprifoliaceae, typified by shrubs and woody vines having opposite leaves, clusters of usually flaring, narrow, tubular flowers, and various types of fruit, and including the elder, honeysuckle, snowberry, twinflower, and viburnum.
hydrofluorocarbons — Plural form of hydrofluorocarbon.
ifs, ands, or buts — a supposition; uncertain possibility: The future is full of ifs.
ignatius of loyola — Loyola, Saint Ignatius.
in with a shout of — If you say that someone is in with a shout of achieving or winning something, you mean that they have a chance of achieving or winning it.
infectious disease — illness spread by person to person
just (plain) folks — simple and unassuming; not snobbish
last in, first out — The expression last in, first out is used to say that the last person who started work in an organization should be the first person to leave it, if fewer people are needed.
last-in, first-out — an inventory plan based on the assumption that materials constituting manufacturing costs should be carried on the books at the market price of the last lot received. Abbreviation: LIFO. Compare first-in, first-out.
manufactured goods — products made by machine
manufacturing base — the manufacturing industries of an area or a country considered as a unit and a constituent part of the economy
much of a muchness — very similar
no-fault insurance — Also called no-fault insurance. a form of automobile insurance designed to enable the policyholder in case of an accident to collect a certain basic compensation promptly for economic loss from his or her own insurance company without determination of liability.
non-fundamentalist — (sometimes initial capital letter) a religious movement characterized by a strict belief in the literal interpretation of religious texts, especially within American Protestantism and Islam.
nursery facilities — places where young children are looked after
oil of catechumens — holy oil used in baptism, the ordination of a cleric, the coronation of a sovereign, or in the consecration of a church.
out of one's hands — no longer one's responsibility
percussion flaking — a method of forming a flint tool by striking flakes from a stone core with another stone or a piece of bone or wood.
population figures — population totals; statistics relating to the size of populations
presumption of law — a presumption based upon a policy of law or a general rule and not upon the facts or evidence in an individual case.
purchasing officer — the member of staff in an organization who is responsible for buying goods or products
radius of gyration — the distance from an axis at which the mass of a body may be assumed to be concentrated and at which the moment of inertia will be equal to the moment of inertia of the actual mass about the axis, equal to the square root of the quotient of the moment of inertia and the mass.
run in sb's family — If a characteristic runs in someone's family, it often occurs in members of that family, in different generations.
russian federation — a republic extending from E Europe to N and W Asia. 6,593,000 sq. mi. (17,076,000 sq. km). Capital: Moscow.
safety regulations — regulations or rules that are put in place to ensure a product, event, etc, is safe and not dangerous
sampling frequency — sample rate
self-actualization — the achievement of one's full potential through creativity, independence, spontaneity, and a grasp of the real world.
self-instructional — pertaining to or constituting learning materials and conditions arranged so that students can proceed to learn on their own with little or no supervision.
self-justification — the act or fact of justifying oneself, especially of offering excessive reasons, explanations, excuses, etc., for an act, thought, or the like.
self-preoccupation — the state of being preoccupied.
self-raising flour — flour with baking powder
self-understanding — mental process of a person who comprehends; comprehension; personal interpretation: My understanding of the word does not agree with yours.
soft touch sealing — Soft touch sealing is a copolymer seal for a tank, with characteristics designed for softness, used instead of a metal seal to help avoid fire when sparks are generated.
solid-fuel heating — heating that uses solid fuel, such as coal or coke
sound and the fury — a novel (1929) by William Faulkner.
standoff insulator — a type of insulator that supports an electrical conductor at a distance from other elements or surfaces.
state of the union — A State of the Union speech or address is a speech, given once a year, in which the president of the United States talks about the current political issues that affect the country as a whole and about his plans for the year ahead.
stirling's formula — a relation that approximates the value of n factorial (n!), expressed as .
sub-classification — to arrange in subclasses.
sub-saharan africa — the region of Africa to the south of the Sahara desert
subsistence farmer — a farmer who consumes most of the produce he grows, leaving little or nothing to be marketed
sugarloaf mountain — a mountain in SE Brazil in Rio de Janeiro, at the entrance to Guanabara Bay. 1280 feet (390 meters).
sulfuric anhydride — sulfur trioxide.
sutton-in-ashfield — a market town in N central England, in W Nottinghamshire. Pop: 41 951 (2001)
the final solution — the code name used by the Nazis to refer to the plan of mass murder of the Jews
the queen of sheba — a queen of the Sabeans, who visited Solomon (I Kings 10:1–13)
to pull a fast one — If you say that someone has pulled a fast one on you, you mean that they have cheated or tricked you.
transfinite number — an infinite cardinal or ordinal number.
under the aegis of — guided or protected by
universal suffrage — suffrage for all persons over a certain age, usually 18 or 21, who in other respects satisfy the requirements established by law.

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