9-letter words containing f, e, n, l
- inflected — to modulate (the voice).
- inflexion — modulation of the voice; change in pitch or tone of voice.
- inflicted — to impose as something that must be borne or suffered: to inflict punishment.
- inflicter — One who inflicts.
- influence — the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others: He used family influence to get the contract.
- influents — Plural form of influent.
- influenza — Pathology. an acute, commonly epidemic disease, occurring in several forms, caused by numerous rapidly mutating viral strains and characterized by respiratory symptoms and general prostration. Compare flu.
- infusible — capable of being infused.
- interfile — to combine two or more similarly arranged sets of items, as cards or documents, into a single file.
- interflow — to flow into each other; intermingle.
- interfold — to fold one within another; fold together.
- interleaf — an additional leaf, usually blank, inserted between or bound with the regular printed leaves of a book, as to separate chapters or provide room for a reader's notes.
- jerfalcon — Alternative form of gyrfalcon.
- knifeless — without a knife
- knifelike — Resembling a knife or its effects.
- lace-fern — a small, tufted fern, Cheilanthes gracillima, having dark-brown stalks and fronds about 4 inches (10.2 cm) long.
- lady fern — a fern, Athyrium filix-femina, having delicate, feathery fronds.
- lakefront — the land along the edge of a lake: Property along the lakefront is more expensive every year.
- landforce — a body of people trained for land warfare
- latensify — to increase the developability of (the latent image on a film or plate) after exposure.
- leafiness — The state or condition of being leafy.
- left bank — a part of Paris, France, on the S bank of the Seine: frequented by artists, writers, and students.
- left join — outer join
- left wing — members of a liberal or radical political party, or those favoring extensive political reform.
- left-hand — on or to the left: a left-hand turn at the intersection.
- left-wing — members of a liberal or radical political party, or those favoring extensive political reform.
- leftenant — Archaic form of lieutenant.
- leinsdorf — Erich [er-ik;; German ey-rikh] /ˈɛr ɪk;; German ˈeɪ rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1912–1993, U.S. orchestra conductor, born in Austria.
- lemonfish — the cobia.
- lengthful — long
- lentiform — lenticular.
- life span — the longest period over which the life of any organism or species may extend, according to the available biological knowledge concerning it.
- life zone — a geographic region characterized by a distinct set of animals and plants.
- lifelines — Plural form of lifeline.
- lifespans — Plural form of lifespan.
- lignified — to convert into wood; cause to become woody.
- line feed — (character) (LF, control-J, ASCII 10) The ASCII character meaning move the cursor down to the same column on the next line. Originally this would have been done by "feeding" paper through the printer.
- line fish — fish caught by lines rather than nets
- linenfold — an ornamental motif resembling folded linen, carved on paneling.
- loftiness — extending high in the air; of imposing height; towering: lofty mountains.
- lone wolf — a person who prefers to live, act, or work alone or independent of others.
- long face — an unhappy or gloomy expression: He's been walking around with a long face ever since he failed the examination.
- long-life — Long-life light bulbs and batteries are manufactured so that they last longer than ordinary ones. Long-life fruit juice and milk have been specially treated so that they last a long time.
- luciferin — a pigment occurring in luminescent organisms, as fireflies, that emits light when undergoing oxidation.
- lynnfield — a town in NE Massachusetts.
- male fern — a bright-green fern, Dryopteris filix-mas, of Europe and northeastern North America.
- mansfield — a city in W Nottinghamshire, in central England.
- matfellon — knapweed
- mean life — the average time of existence of an unstable or reactive entity, such as a nucleus, elementary particle, charge carrier, etc; lifetime. It is equal to the half-life divided by 0.693 15
- minefield — an area of land or water throughout which explosive mines have been laid.