13-letter words containing f, a, n, t, s, r
- fermentations — Plural form of fermentation.
- fertilisation — (chiefly, British) alternative spelling of 'fertilization'.
- file transfer — (networking) Copying a file from one computer to another over a computer network. See also File Transfer Protocol, Kermit, Network File System, rcp, uucp, XMODEM, ZMODEM.
- fine adjuster — (jargon, tool, humour) A tool used for percussive maintenance, also known as a "hammer".
- first baseman — the player whose position is first base.
- first reading — the reading of a bill when it is first introduced in a legislative body.
- flabergasting — Present participle of flabergast.
- flavoproteins — Plural form of flavoprotein.
- floating ribs — the eleventh and twelfth pairs of ribs, not attached to the breastbone or to other ribs but only to the vertebrae
- for-instances — an instance or example: Give me a for-instance of what you mean.
- forest ranger — any of the officers employed by the government to supervise the care and preservation of forests, especially public forests.
- formalisation — Alternative spelling of formalization.
- fort sheridan — a military reservation in NE Illinois, on W shore of Lake Michigan S of Lake Forest.
- fortunateness — The quality of being fortunate; fortune; luck.
- foster parent — a foster father or foster mother.
- fractionalise — Alt form fractionalize.
- fractionalism — the state of being separate or inharmonious
- fractionalist — an advocate or supporter of fractionalism
- fractiousness — refractory or unruly: a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness.
- franchisement — a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government: a franchise to operate a bus system.
- free-standing — A free-standing piece of furniture or other object is not fixed to anything, or stands on its own away from other things.
- french pastry — fine, rich, or fancy dessert pastry, especially made from puff paste and filled with cream or fruit preparations.
- frontal gyrus — any of several convolutions on the outer surface of the frontal lobe of the cerebrum.
- frozen assets — business assets that are not convertible into cash, as by government direction or business conditions
- frozen wastes — vast parts of land covered by snow and ice and usually uninhabited by people
- frumentaceous — of the nature of or resembling wheat or other grain.
- frumentarious — of or relating to wheat or a similar grain
- frustratingly — to make (plans, efforts, etc.) worthless or of no avail; defeat; nullify: The student's indifference frustrated the teacher's efforts to help him.
- functionaries — Plural form of functionary.
- futilitarians — Plural form of futilitarian.
- garnetiferous — containing or yielding garnets.
- gene transfer — Biotechnology. the insertion of copies of a gene into living cells in order to induce synthesis of the gene's product: the desired gene may be microinjected directly into the cell or it may be inserted into the core of a virus by gene splicing and the virus allowed to infect the cell for replication of the gene in the cell's DNA.
- general staff — a group of officers who are without command and whose duty is to assist high commanders in planning and carrying out orders in peace and war.
- grain of salt — salt crystal
- handcraftsman — A handicraftsman.
- hard and fast — strongly binding; not to be set aside or violated: hard-and-fast rules.
- hard-and-fast — strongly binding; not to be set aside or violated: hard-and-fast rules.
- heartfeltness — The state or quality of being heartfelt.
- heat transfer — Heat transfer is the movement of heat from one substance or material to another.
- infiltrations — Plural form of infiltration.
- informalities — Plural form of informality.
- infraposition — A situation or position beneath.
- infrared star — a star radiating strongly in the infrared portion of the electromagnetic spectrum.
- interstratify — to lie in interposed or alternate strata.
- intraspecific — existing or occurring within a species.
- magnetiferous — (dated) Producing or conducting magnetism.
- malformations — Plural form of malformation.
- manufactories — Plural form of manufactory.
- manufacturers — Plural form of manufacturer.
- masterfulness — The quality of being masterful.