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14-letter words containing f, a, r, m, o

  • ferromagnetism — noting or pertaining to a substance, as iron, that below a certain temperature, the Curie point, can possess magnetization in the absence of an external magnetic field; noting or pertaining to a substance in which the magnetic moments of the atoms are aligned.
  • ferromanganese — a ferroalloy containing up to 90 percent manganese.
  • fibroadenomata — a benign tumor originating from glandular tissue, as in the female breast.
  • fifth monarchy — the fifth and final monarchy following the Assyrian, Persian, Greek (under Alexander the Great), and Roman monarchies, supposed to have been prophesied in Dan. 2.
  • figwort family — the plant family Scrophulariaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants and shrubs having alternate or opposite leaves, often showy two-lipped or irregular flowers, fruit in the form of a capsule or berry, and including the figwort, foxglove, Indian paintbrush, mullein, speedwell, and snapdragon.
  • first mortgage — a mortgage having priority over other mortgages on property.
  • flame-coloured — having a strong reddish-orange colour
  • flavorsomeness — The quality of being flavorsome.
  • florists' foam — a rigid, deformable, spongelike plastic used in floral arrangements to secure the stems of flowers.
  • fluorochemical — a chemical compound containing fluorine.
  • foot patrolman — a policeman assigned to patrol a particular area on foot
  • foramen magnum — the large opening in the base of the skull forming the passage from the cranial cavity to the spinal canal.
  • foraminiferans — Plural form of foraminiferan.
  • foraminiferous — Having small openings, or foramina.
  • forisfamiliate — to free from paternal authority
  • formal grammar — a set of syntactically valid formation rules of a formal language
  • formal methods — (mathematics, specification)   Mathematically based techniques for the specification, development and verification of software and hardware systems.
  • formally valid — (of an inference or argument) when the inference is justified by the form of the premises and conclusion alone. Thus Tom is a bachelor; therefore Tom is unmarried is valid but not formally so, while today is hot and dry; therefore today is hot is formally valid
  • format-fortran — Fortran Matrix Abstraction Technique Fortran
  • formidableness — The quality of being formidable.
  • formosa strait — an arm of the Pacific Ocean between China and Taiwan, connecting the East and South China Seas.
  • formula weight — (of a molecule) molecular weight.
  • fort mcclellan — a military reservation and U.S. Army training center in NE Alabama, NE of Anniston.
  • forward market — future commodities trading
  • fragmentations — Plural form of fragmentation.
  • free companion — a member of a band of mercenary soldiers during the Middle Ages.
  • frenet formula — one of a set of formulas for finding the curvature and torsion of a plane or space curve in terms of vectors tangent or normal to the curve.
  • friction match — a kind of match tipped with a compound that ignites by friction.
  • frontierswoman — A woman living in the region of a frontier, especially that between settled and unsettled country.
  • frontotemporal — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the frontal and temporal bones or lobes.
  • graeffe method — a method, involving the squaring of roots, for approximating the solutions to algebraic equations.
  • grow away from — lose attachment
  • guarantee form — a document that spells out the terms of a legally binding guarantee
  • gulf of mannar — the part of the Indian Ocean between SE India and the island of Sri Lanka: pearl fishing
  • half-smothered — to stifle or suffocate, as by smoke or other means of preventing free breathing.
  • hero's formula — the formula for the area of a triangle when the sides are given: for a triangle with sides a, b, and c, the area is equal to , where s is equal to one half the perimeter of the triangle.
  • hiram woodruff — Hiram, 1817–67, Canadian driver, trainer, and breeder of harness-racing horses.
  • inflammatories — Plural form of inflammatory.
  • isthmus of kra — an isthmus of SW Thailand, between the Bay of Bengal and the Gulf of Thailand: the narrowest part of the Malay Peninsula. Width: about 56 km (35 miles)
  • kekulé formula — the structural formula of benzene represented as a hexagonal ring with alternate single and double bonds between the carbon atoms.
  • kilogram-force — a meter-kilogram-second unit of force, equal to the force that produces an acceleration equal to the acceleration of gravity, when acting on a mass of one kilogram. Abbreviation: kgf.
  • loophole frame — a frame in the opening of a wall enclosing a window and some other opening.
  • lyre-form sofa — a sofa of the early 19th century having a front rail curving upward and outward at either end to form arms and terminating in a downward scroll.
  • magnetic force — the repelling or attracting force between a magnet and a ferromagnetic material, between a magnet and a current-carrying conductor, etc.
  • maid of honour — A maid of honour is the chief bridesmaid at a wedding.
  • main door flat — a flat in a tenement that can be accessed directly from outside rather than one which can only be accessed via a communal stairwell
  • make a fortune — win, earn a vast amount of money
  • man of letters — highly educated man
  • man of sorrows — a person alluded to by Isaiah (Isa. 53:3) and interpreted as being the Messiah
  • managed forest — a sustainable forest in which usually at least one tree is planted for every tree felled
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