11-letter words containing f, a
- antifebrile — reducing fever; antipyretic
- antifebrine — (pharmaceutical drug) A compound of aniline with acetyl, used to allay fever or pain.
- antifeedant — a chemical agent that causes a pest, as an insect, to stop eating.
- antifoaming — acting to prevent the formation of foam
- antifoggant — a chemical that prevents or minimizes fogging.
- antiforeign — opposed to or discriminating against foreigners or foreign countries
- antifouling — (of a paint or other coating) inhibiting the growth of barnacles and other marine organisms on a ship's bottom
- antiwelfare — opposed to the provision of welfare payments
- antlion fly — any of various neuropterous insects of the family Myrmeleontidae, which typically resemble dragonflies and are most common in tropical regions
- antofagasta — a port in N Chile. Pop: 323 000 (2005 est)
- apoferritin — a homogeneous protein, found especially in the intestinal mucosa and the liver, that interacts with a ferric hydroxide-ferric phosphate complex to form ferritin.
- appeal fund — money raised for charity, a hospital, etc by means of an appeal
- aqua fortis — nitric acid
- aquafitness — a keep-fit regime in which exercises are performed standing up in a swimming pool
- aquafortist — a person who makes engravings or etchings through the use of aqua fortis
- arafura sea — a part of the W Pacific Ocean, between N Australia and SW New Guinea
- arc furnace — a furnace in which the charge is heated by an electric arc
- area office — a part of a business, organization, etc which is the most important office in a specific geographical area
- art of love — Latin Ars Amatoria. a series of poems in three books (1? b.c.) by Ovid.
- artefactual — relating to an artefact
- artifactual — any object made by human beings, especially with a view to subsequent use.
- arty-crafty — affectedly artistic, esp in a homespun or rural style
- arum family — the plant family Araceae, characterized by herbaceous plants having numerous tiny flowers on a fleshy spike above or sheathed by a large spathe, and including the anthurium, calla lily, jack-in-the-pulpit, and philodendron.
- asbestiform — having the look or structure of asbestos
- ashen-faced — Someone who is ashen-faced looks very pale, especially because they are ill, shocked, or frightened.
- at the full — at the state or time of fullness
- atchafalaya — a river in S central Louisiana, flowing S to an inlet (Atchafalaya Bay) on the Gulf of Mexico; a heavily engineered distributary of the Mississippi. 225 miles (362 km).
- attic faith — unshakable faith
- auction off — If you auction off something, you sell it to the person who offers the most money for it, often at an auction.
- authorcraft — the skilled ability of an author
- autofocuses — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autofocus.
- away defeat — a game played and lost at an opponent's ground
- bacciferous — bearing berries
- bacilliform — shaped like a rod
- back office — the administrative and support staff of a financial institution or other business
- back out of — to withdraw from (an enterprise)
- backfilling — material used for refilling an excavation.
- backflowing — Flowing backwards.
- baffleplate — a plate used as a baffle.
- bag of wind — windbag.
- bailiffship — the office of a bailiff
- bakersfield — city in SC Calif.: pop. 247,000
- balefulness — The characteristic of being baleful.
- ball of wax — everything, including all details, parts, etc., relating to a particular matter: He came back from Chicago with the contract for the whole ball of wax.
- ball-flower — a decoration in a molding that looks like a ball held in the petals of a flower
- ballet flat — a shoe with a very flat heel or no heel, resembling a ballet slipper worn by dancers.
- balloonfish — a porcupinefish, Diodon holacanthus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical waters.
- banefulness — The state or quality of being baneful.
- barbary fig — prickly pear.
- barefacedly — In a barefaced manner.