19-letter words containing f, a, r, c, e, l

first-sale doctrine — a legal principle allowing the purchaser of a lawfully made copy of a copyright-protected work to sell or give away that copy without permission but not to reproduce it.
flannelmouth sucker — a sucker, Catostomus latipinnis, of the Colorado River and its tributaries.
focal plane shutter — an opaque shield in a camera, lying in the focal plane of the lens, that, when tripped, admits light to expose the film or plate for a predetermined period, usually a fraction of a second
focal-plane shutter — a camera shutter situated directly in front of the film.
fractal compression — (algorithm) A technique for encoding images using fractals.
fractional currency — coins or paper money of a smaller denomination than the basic monetary unit.
fraternal insurance — insurance underwritten by a fraternal society, under either a legal reserve plan or an assessment plan.
frederick william i — 1688–1740, king of Prussia 1713–40.
frill-necked lizard — a large arboreal insectivorous Australian lizard, Chlamydosaurus kingi, having an erectile fold of skin around the neck: family Agamidae (agamas)
full-wave rectifier — a rectifier that transmits both halves of a cycle of alternating current as a direct current.
functional currency — Functional currency is the main currency used by a business.
general post office — (in the U.S. postal system) the main post office of a city, county, etc., that also has branch post offices. Abbreviation: G.P.O., GPO.
grandfather's clock — a pendulum floor clock having a case as tall as or taller than a person; tall-case clock; long-case clock.
great wall of china — a system of fortified walls with a roadway along the top, constructed as a defense for China against the nomads of the regions that are now Mongolia and Manchuria: completed in the 3rd century b.c., but later repeatedly modified and rebuilt. 2000 miles (3220 km) long.
guerrilla financing — the use of unconventional and marginally legal means to capitalize enterprises
gulf of carpentaria — a shallow inlet of the Arafura Sea, in N Australia between Arnhem Land and Cape York Peninsula
half wave rectifier — A half wave rectifier removes the negative component of an alternating signal leaving only the positive part.
half-wave rectifier — a rectifier that changes only one half of a cycle of alternating current into a pulsating, direct current.
halt and catch fire — (humour, processor) (HCF) Any of several undocumented and semi-mythical machine instructions with destructive side-effects, supposedly included for test purposes on several well-known architectures going as far back as the IBM 360. The Motorola 6800 microprocessor was the first for which an HCF opcode became widely known. This instruction caused the processor to read every memory location sequentially until reset.
hyperfocal distance — the distance, at a given f number, between a camera lens and the nearest point (hyperfocal point) having satisfactory definition when focused at infinity.
imperial preference — a proposed system whereby free trade and levelled tariffs would exist between nations belonging to the British Commonwealth, in order to increase the prosperity of and unity between these nation
incomplete fracture — a fracture extending partly across the bone.
inglenook fireplace — a large fireplace with a space on either side
interfacial tension — the surface tension at the interface of two liquids.
interferometrically — By means of interferometry.
italian east africa — a former Italian territory in E Africa, formed in 1936 by the merging of Eritrea and Italian Somaliland with newly conquered Ethiopia: taken by the British Imperial forces 1941.
jacques montgolfier — Jacques Étienne [zhahk ey-tyen] /ʒɑk eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1745–99, and his brother Joseph Michel [zhaw-zef mee-shel] /ʒɔˈzɛf miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA) 1740–1810, French aeronauts: inventors of the first practical balloon 1783.
judicial conference — a conference of judges held to discuss improvements in methods or judicial procedure through court rules or otherwise.
leading aircraftman — the rank above aircraftman
left-luggage locker — a coin-operated locker in which luggage can be left
library of congress — one of the major library collections in the world, located in Washington, D.C., and functioning in some ways as the national library of the U.S. although not officially designated as such: established by Congress in 1800 for service to its members, but now also serving government agencies, other libraries, and the public.
lift the curtain on — to begin
line of demarcation — a separation between things deemed to be distinct
lyon office of arms — Heralds' Office.
make oneself scarce — insufficient to satisfy the need or demand; not abundant: Meat and butter were scarce during the war.
malice aforethought — a predetermination to commit an unlawful act without just cause or provocation (applied chiefly to cases of first-degree murder).
mary wollstonecraft — Mary (Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin) 1759–97, English author and feminist (mother of Mary Shelley).
mayor of the palace — one of a line of hereditary administrative lieutenants to the Merovingian kings who eventually took over royal function and title in the Frankish kingdoms; a palatine.
medical certificate — a document stating the result of a satisfactory medical examination
miracle of st. mark — a painting (1548) by Tintoretto.
peroxysulfuric acid — persulfuric acid (def 1).
personal watercraft — a jet-propelled boat ridden like a motorcycle.
pilgrimage of grace — a rebellion in 1536 in N England against the Reformation and Henry VIII's government
pillars of hercules — the two promontories at the E end of the Strait of Gibraltar: the Rock of Gibraltar on the European side and the Jebel Musa on the African side; according to legend, formed by Hercules
plastic deformation — In plastic deformation a material changes shape when a stress is applied to it and does not go back to its original state when the stress is removed.
post-and-rail fence — a fence constructed of upright wooden posts with horizontal timber slotted through it
pride-of-california — a shrubby plant, Lathyrus splendens, of the legume family, native to southern California, having showy clusters of pale rose-pink, violet, or magenta flowers and large, smooth, beaked pods.
private first class — a soldier ranking above a private and below a corporal or specialist fourth class in the U.S. Army, and above a private and below a lance corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps.
professional advice — advice given by someone trained in a particular and relevant profession or job
professional school — a postgraduate school or college which trains students for a particular profession

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