14-letter words containing f, a, s, c
- fishing tackle — Fishing tackle consists of all the equipment that is used in the sport of fishing, such as fishing rods, lines, hooks, and bait.
- flash spectrum — the emission spectrum of the chromosphere of the sun, which dominates the solar spectrum in the seconds just before and after a total solar eclipse.
- floating stock — stock not held for permanent investment and hence available for speculation; stock held by brokers and speculators rather than investors.
- florence flask — a round bottle having a flat bottom and long neck, for use in laboratories.
- fluid dynamics — the branch of fluid mechanics dealing with the properties of fluids in motion.
- foamed plastic — expanded plastic.
- focal distance — the distance from a focal point of a lens or mirror to the corresponding principal plane. Symbol: f.
- foolscap sheet — a sheet of foolscap paper
- forced savings — a reduction in consumption that occurs when there is full employment and an abundance of loans
- fortifications — Plural form of fortification.
- fractionalised — Simple past tense and past participle of fractionalise.
- fragrant sumac — a sprawling shrub, Rhus aromatica, of the cashew family, native to eastern North America, having aromatic foliage and greenish-yellow flowers in small spikes.
- framing chisel — a woodworking chisel for heavy work and deep cuts, often having a handle reinforced to withstand blows from a metal hammer head.
- francis xavier — Saint Francis (Francisco Javier"the Apostle of the Indies") 1506–52, Spanish Jesuit missionary, especially in India and Japan.
- francois guise — François de Lorraine [frahn-swa duh law-ren] /frɑ̃ˈswa də lɔˈrɛn/ (Show IPA), 2nd Duc de, 1519–63, French general and statesman.
- frasch process — a method of mining sulfur by pumping superheated water down into the deposit, thereby melting it so that it can be pumped to the surface.
- free cash flow — Free cash flow is revenue of a business that is available to spend.
- free-associate — to engage in free association.
- french mustard — a mild mustard paste made with vinegar rather than water
- frozen custard — a smooth-textured, soft, frozen-food product of whole milk, and sometimes cream, egg yolk, etc., sweetened and variously flavored, often served in an ice-cream cone.
- function space — a linear space, the elements of which are functions.
- functionalised — to make functional.
- fusion reactor — Physics. a reactor for producing atomic energy by nuclear fusion. Compare reactor (def 4).
- futuristically — of or relating to the future: a futuristic view of the world.
- gratifications — Plural form of gratification.
- half-conscious — aware of one's own existence, sensations, thoughts, surroundings, etc.
- handicraftsman — a person skilled in a handicraft; craftsman.
- house of cards — a structure or plan that is insubstantial and subject to imminent collapse, as a structure made by balancing playing cards against each other: The scheme is so overly complicated that it's likely to prove to be just another house of cards.
- in case of sth — If you do something or have something in case of a particular thing, you do it or have it because that thing might happen or be true.
- infrastructure — the basic, underlying framework or features of a system or organization.
- insignificance — the quality or condition of being insignificant; lack of importance or consequence.
- insignificancy — insignificance.
- isle of france — Île-de-France
- jackknife-fish — a black and white, American drum, Equetus lanceolatus, found in tropical areas of the Atlantic Ocean, having an elongated dorsal fin that is held erect.
- justifications — Plural form of justification.
- kaffee klatsch — coffee klatsch.
- kaffeeklatches — Plural form of kaffeeklatch.
- karstification — the process of turning into karst
- keep-fit class — an exercise class designed to promote physical fitness
- law of cosines — a law stating that the square of a side of a plane triangle is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides minus twice the product of the other sides multiplied by the cosine of the angle between them.
- life assurance — insurance: pays if holder dies
- life insurance — insurance providing for payment of a sum of money to a named beneficiary upon the death of the policyholder or to the policyholder if still living after reaching a specified age.
- lindelof space — a topological space having the property that every cover consisting of open sets has a subcover consisting of a countable number of subsets.
- machine finish — a very smooth paper surface, created by a machine.
- magnifications — Plural form of magnification.
- malefactresses — a woman who violates the law or does evil.
- massif central — a great plateau and the chief water divide of France, in the central part.
- metafictionist — A writer of metafiction.
- microfilaments — Plural form of microfilament.
- microsoft mail — (messaging, tool) (MS Mail) A Microsoft Windows electronic mail program.