15-letter words containing f, e, c, i, t
- fovea centralis — a small pit or depression at the back of the retina forming the point of sharpest vision.
- fractional note — a banknote in a denomination smaller than the standard unit of currency
- fragrance strip — a folded, usually sealed strip on a page or card, impregnated with fragrance that is released when pulled or torn open: The magazine is full of fragrance strips in the advertisements.
- francis turbine — a water turbine designed to produce high flow from a low head of pressure: used esp in hydroelectric power generation
- frederick north — Christopher, pen name of John Wilson.
- freight charges — the price charged for conveying goods by freight
- french tamarisk — a shrub or small tree, Tamarix gallica, of the Mediterranean region, having bluish foliage and white or pinkish flowers.
- friend at court — a friend in a position of influence or power who may advance one's interests, especially a helpful person who is close to someone in authority.
- frigidoreceptor — a receptor stimulated by cold.
- functionalities — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- fusospirochetal — Relating to fusospirochetes.
- fusospirochetes — Plural form of fusospirochete.
- gaelic football — an Irish game played with 15 players on each side and goals resembling rugby posts with a net on the bottom part. Players are allowed to kick, punch, and bounce the ball and attempt to get it over the bar or in the net
- genetic fallacy — the fallacy of confusing questions of validity and logical order with questions of origin and temporal order.
- have itchy feet — to be restless; have a desire to travel
- hyperfunctional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- identifications — Plural form of identification.
- if the cap fits — the allusion or criticism seems to be appropriate to a particular person
- immunodeficient — Exhibiting immunodeficiency.
- imperfect stage — a phase in the life cycle of certain fungi in which either no spores or asexual spores, as conidia, are produced.
- imperfect-rhyme — rhyme in which either the vowels or the consonants of stressed syllables are identical, as in eyes, light; years, yours.
- in deference to — out of regard or respect for (a person or the person's position or wishes)
- in difficulties — in distress, esp. financially
- in the thick of — in the midst of: a fight, etc.
- indefectibility — The quality of being indefectible.
- indemnification — the act of indemnifying; state of being indemnified.
- ineffaceability — Quality of being ineffaceable.
- ineffectiveness — not effective; not producing results; ineffectual: ineffective efforts; ineffective remedies.
- ineffectualness — Inefficacy.
- infrastructures — Plural form of infrastructure.
- insignificative — not expressed or denoted by external signs
- intensification — to make intense or more intense.
- interfascicular — pertaining to or forming a fascicle; fasciculate.
- interferometric — Of or pertaining to interferometry or interferometers.
- interfoliaceous — situated between leaves, especially opposite leaves.
- interreflection — The illumination of an object by reflected light from other objects that are not light sources.
- irrespective of — regardless of sth
- latensification — (in photography) the process of intensifying a latent image by the use of chemicals, extra exposure to light, or other means
- latent function — any function of an institution or other social phenomenon that is unintentional and often unrecognized.
- lichenification — a leathery hardening of the skin, usually caused by chronic irritation.
- life expectancy — the probable number of years remaining in the life of an individual or class of persons determined statistically, affected by such factors as heredity, physical condition, nutrition, and occupation.
- lifestyle block — a semi-rural property comprising a house and land for small-scale farming
- line of descent — someone's line of descent is all the people they are descended from
- linear function — linear transformation.
- loft conversion — an extra room added to a house by converting the roof space
- make capital of — to get advantage from
- make certain of — to ensure (that one will get something); confirm
- meissner effect — the loss of magnetism that a superconductor displays when cooled to its transition temperature in a magnetic field.
- member function — A method in C++.
- microcentrifuge — A centrifuge used in laboratories to separate materials from small samples (especially of biological material).