15-letter words containing f, e, r, t, i
- chief inspector — an officer of high rank in British police forces
- chief secretary — (in Britain) the second most senior Treasury post, after the Chancellor of the Exchequer
- circumferential — of, at, or near the circumference; surrounding; lying along the outskirts.
- citrus whitefly — See under whitefly.
- coffee whitener — a milk substitute to put in coffee
- collective farm — (chiefly in Communist countries) a farm or group of farms managed and owned, through the state, by the community
- confectionaries — a candy; sweetmeat.
- confectioneries — Plural form of confectionery.
- confraternities — Plural form of confraternity.
- congelifraction — the shattering or splitting of rock or frozen soil due to the action of frost.
- coriolis effect — a deflection in the path of a body moving in latitude relative to the Earth when observed from the Earth. The deflection is due to the Earth's rotation and is to the east when the motion is towards a pole
- counterfeisance — the act of counterfeiting
- counterflashing — (construction) Formed metal or elastomeric sheeting secured on or into a wall, curb, pipe or other surface, to cover and protect the upper edge of a base flashing and its associated fasteners.
- court of equity — a court having jurisdiction in equity or administering justice in accordance with the principles of equity.
- cpu info center — (processor) An old website at the University of California at Berkeley describing many different computers and their performance.
- credit transfer — A credit transfer is a direct payment of money from one bank account into another.
- crisis software — A small UK company producing software for the Acorn Archimedes range of computers.
- cross-fertilize — to subject or be subjected to cross-fertilization
- crystalliferous — producing or containing crystals
- current affairs — If you refer to current affairs, you are referring to political events and problems in society which are discussed in newspapers, and on television and radio.
- customer-facing — interacting or communicating directly with customers
- customs officer — a person employed by a customs service
- decertification — The act or process of decertifying.
- dedifferentiate — to undergo the process of dedifferentiation
- deformalization — to make less formal; reduce the strictness, preciseness, etc., of.
- defragmentation — (computing) The action of defragmenting, particularly with respect to a computer disk or drive.
- democratifiable — able to be made into a democracy
- denitrification — to remove nitrogen or nitrogen compounds from.
- desertification — Desertification is the process by which a piece of land becomes dry, empty, and unsuitable for growing trees or crops on.
- desulfurization — The process of removing sulfur from a substance, such as flue gas or crude.
- devitrification — The formation of small crystals in a glass as a result of slow cooling from the molten state.
- dichroic filter — an optical colour filter operating on the principle of wave interference between closely spaced reflecting surfaces, rather than by colour absorption
- differentiating — to form or mark differently from other such things; distinguish.
- differentiation — Biology. the process by which cells or tissues change from relatively generalized to specialized kinds, during development.
- differentiative — That differentiates, or causes differentiation.
- differentiators — Plural form of differentiator.
- diffractometers — Plural form of diffractometer.
- diffractometric — Relating to diffractometry; measured using a diffractometer.
- disaster relief — financial or physical help provided to people or areas hit by a disaster
- disconformities — Plural form of disconformity.
- disrespectfully — characterized by, having, or showing disrespect; lacking courtesy or esteem: a disrespectful remark about teachers.
- distressfulness — The state or quality of being distressful; the state of having or causing anxiety or strain.
- distrustfulness — The state or quality of being distrustful or doubtful; distrust; mistrust.
- diversification — the act or process of diversifying; state of being diversified.
- dna fingerprint — the use of a DNA probe for the identification of an individual, as for the matching of genes from a forensic sample with those of a criminal suspect.
- doctor's office — doctor's surgery
- drug trafficker — someone that trades in illegal drugs
- editor in chief — the policy-making executive or principal editor of a publishing house, publication, etc.
- electrification — The act of electrifying, or the state of being charged with electricity.
- enfant terrible — If you describe someone as an enfant terrible, you mean that they are clever but unconventional, and often cause problems or embarrassment for their friends or families.