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14-letter words containing f, a

  • amniotic fluid — the fluid surrounding the fetus in the womb
  • amplexifoliate — having amplexicaul leaves.
  • amplifications — Plural form of amplification.
  • angle of climb — the angle between the axis of motion of a climbing aircraft and the horizontal plane.
  • angle of pitch — the acute angle between the longitudinal axis of an aircraft or spacecraft and the direction of the wind relative to the vehicle.
  • angle of slide — the minimum slope, measured in degrees from the horizontal, at which loose solid material will start to slide or flow.
  • angle of stall — critical angle (def 2).
  • angustifoliate — having thin or narrow leaves
  • animal welfare — the protection of the health and well-being of animals
  • anne of cleves — 1515–57, the fourth wife of Henry VIII of England: their marriage (1540) was annulled after six months
  • anne of france — (Anne de Beaujeu) 1460–1522, daughter of Louis XI of France: regent during the minority of her brother Charles VIII 1483–91.
  • anti-fertility — of or relating to a substance that inhibits the ability to produce offspring; contraceptive.
  • anti-formalist — strict adherence to, or observance of, prescribed or traditional forms, as in music, poetry, and art.
  • anti-infective — of or relating to a substance used in the treatment of an infection.
  • anticonformity — action in accord with prevailing social standards, attitudes, practices, etc.
  • antidefamation — (of a group or organization) against defamation
  • antifederalism — Alternative form of anti-federalism.
  • antifederalist — a person who opposed the ratification of the Constitution in 1789 and thereafter allied with Thomas Jefferson's Antifederal Party, which opposed extension of the powers of the federal Government
  • antifilibuster — a person or method in opposition to filibustering
  • antiforeignism — the policy or practice of showing hostility toward foreigners, foreign customs, etc.
  • antimoniferous — Containing or producing antimony.
  • antireflective — treated in some way to prevent reflection
  • antiscientific — opposed to the principles, methods, or aims of science
  • aphthous fever — foot-and-mouth disease.
  • appearance fee — An appearance fee is money paid to a famous person such as a sports star or film star for taking part in a public event.
  • aquifoliaceous — related to the Aquifoliaceae family of plants, the only living genus of which is the holly (Ilex) genus
  • arabian coffee — a tall, widely cultivated shrub (Coffea arabica) of the madder family, yielding coffee beans that are the world's chief source of commercially produced coffee: native to Africa but now present throughout the tropics, esp. in Brazil
  • arable farming — the growing of arable crops
  • argonne forest — a wooded region in NE France: battles, World War I, 1918; World War II, 1944.
  • artifactitious — of, relating to, or of the nature of an artifact, or a man-made object that carries cultural significance.
  • artificial ear — a device consisting of microelectrodes that deliver electrical stimuli directly to the auditory nerve when surgically implanted into the cochlea, enabling a person with sensorineural deafness to hear.
  • artificial eye — a manufactured eye of glass, plastic, or other material, usually hemispherical or cup-shaped, worn cosmetically over a blind eye or in the socket of a lost eye and sometimes attached to muscles to provide movement.
  • artificialized — Simple past tense and past participle of artificialize.
  • artificialness — the condition of being non-natural, unnatural or spurious
  • artisoft, inc. — (company, networking)   A company, known for the LANtastic range of networking products. Originally providers of proprietary, peer-to-peer network hardware and software for small installations, Artisoft now also sells Ethernet and Novell-compatible hardware and software. Telephone: +1 (800) 809 1257. Address: Tucson, Arizona, USA; Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
  • as a matter of — If you are going to do something as a matter of urgency or priority, you are going to do it as soon as possible, because it is important.
  • as big as life — the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.
  • asparagus fern — a fernlike species of asparagus, A. plumosus, native to southern Africa
  • assert oneself — to insist on one's rights, or on being recognized
  • at first blush — when first seen; as a first impression
  • at first sight — If you say that something seems to have certain characteristics at first sight, you mean that it appears to have the features you describe when you first see it but later it is found to be different.
  • at full length — stretched out; completely extended
  • at knife-point — under threat of being stabbed
  • at the cost of — at the expense of losing
  • at the hand of — through the action of
  • athlete's foot — Athlete's foot is a fungal infection in which the skin between the toes becomes cracked or peels off.
  • atomic warfare — war in which nuclear weapons are used
  • atrial flutter — irregular heart rhythm
  • authority file — a file, either on cards or in machine-readable format, in which decisions involving bibliographic records, particularly for form of entry, are recorded to establish a precedent or rule for subsequent decisions and to provide for consistency of entries.
  • autoconfiscate — (software, jargon)   A term coined by Noah Friedman meaning to set up or modify a source-code distribution so that it configures and builds using the GNU project's autoconf/automake/libtools suite.
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