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16-letter words containing f, e, i

  • deflationary gap — a situation in which total spending in an economy is insufficient to buy all the output that can be produced with full employment
  • deflecting force — the apparent deflection (Coriolis acceleration) of a body in motion with respect to the earth, as seen by an observer on the earth, attributed to a fictitious force (Coriolis force) but actually caused by the rotation of the earth and appearing as a deflection to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and a deflection to the left in the Southern Hemisphere.
  • dehumidification — Dehumidification is the removal of vapor from a gas-vapor mixture.
  • dentist's office — A dentist's office is the room or house where a dentist works.
  • depart this life — to die
  • descent function — If a recursive function is of the form f x = ... f (d x) ... then d is known as the descent function.
  • dictionary flame — [Usenet] An attempt to sidetrack a debate away from issues by insisting on meanings for key terms that presuppose a desired conclusion or smuggle in an implicit premise. A common tactic of people who prefer argument over definitions to disputes about reality. Compare spelling flame.
  • dimethyl sulfate — a colorless or yellow, slightly water-soluble, poisonous liquid, (CH 3) 2 SO 2 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
  • direct free kick — a free kick awarded to a team as the result of a foul by an opposing player and from which a goal can be scored directly, without the ball being touched by another player.
  • direction finder — a receiver with a loop antenna rotating on a vertical axis, used to ascertain the direction of incoming radio waves.
  • disenfranchising — Present participle of disenfranchise.
  • disfranchisement — to deprive (a person) of a right of citizenship, as of the right to vote.
  • distrito federal — Federal District. Abbreviation: D.F.
  • diversifications — Plural form of diversification.
  • do-it-yourselfer — an advocate or enthusiast of do-it-yourself
  • documentary film — factual, informative film
  • dolce far niente — pleasing inactivity.
  • dorothy canfield — Dorothy, Fisher, Dorothy Canfield.
  • drag coefficient — a measure of the drag of an object in a moving fluid, esp air
  • duchess of malfi — a tragedy (1614?) by John Webster.
  • eigenfrequencies — Plural form of eigenfrequency.
  • elected official — person voted into office
  • electric furnace — any furnace in which the heat is provided by an electric current
  • electrical fault — a fault caused by something electrical
  • electronic flash — Photography
  • embroidery frame — a frame in the form of a pair of (usually circular) rings, designed to keep the fabric taut while an embroiderer works on it
  • energy-efficient — A device or building that is energy-efficient uses relatively little energy to provide the power it needs.
  • engineer officer — a ship's officer who is qualified to be in charge of the vessel's propulsion and other machinery
  • equation of time — the difference between apparent solar time and mean solar time, being at a maximum in February (over 14 minutes) and November (over 16 minutes)
  • equine influenza — a respiratory disease of horses, caused by the Orthomyxoviridae type A virus, characterized by a fever and persistent cough
  • examine-in-chief — to examine (one's own witness) in attempting to adduce a case
  • executive relief — sexual intercourse or masturbation
  • exemplifications — Plural form of exemplification.
  • exhaust manifold — An exhaust manifold is a heat-resistant tube that connects an engine to an exhaust pipe.
  • external affairs — (formerly) the Canadian federal Foreign Affairs department
  • extreme fighting — a combat sport incorporating techniques from a range of martial arts, with little if any regulation of the types of blows permissible
  • extrinsic factor — vitamin B12
  • face recognition — the ability of a computer to scan, store, and recognize human faces for use in identifying people
  • facial neuralgia — paroxysmal darting pain and muscular twitching in the face, evoked by rubbing certain points of the face.
  • fade-in fade-out — an optical effect in which a shot appears gradually out of darkness and then gradually disappears
  • fahrenheit scale — Gabriel Daniel [German gah-bree-el dah-nee-el] /German ˈgɑ briˌɛl ˈdɑ niˌɛl/ (Show IPA), 1686–1736, German physicist: devised a temperature scale and introduced the use of mercury in thermometers.
  • faintheartedness — The quality or state of being fainthearted.
  • fair-trade price — the price set for a commodity by the Fairtrade Foundation
  • fairview heights — a city in SW Illinois.
  • falling sickness — epilepsy.
  • family allowance — a regular government payment to the parents of children up to a certain age
  • family of curves — a collection of curves whose equations differ only by values assigned a parameter or parameters.
  • fashion business — the business dealing with style in clothes, cosmetics, behaviour, etc, esp the latest or most admired style
  • fashion designer — creator of clothing designs
  • fashion magazine — periodical about trendy clothing
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