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13-letter words containing f, e, t, a

  • reformulation — to formulate again.
  • refractometer — an instrument for determining the refractive index of a substance.
  • refractometry — an instrument for determining the refractive index of a substance.
  • refrigeration — the act or process of refrigerating.
  • refundability — to give back or restore (especially money); repay.
  • reinfestation — the act of infesting; state of being infested.
  • remanufacture — to refurbish (a used product) by renovating and reassembling its components: to remanufacture a vacuum cleaner.
  • retrofittable — to modify equipment (in airplanes, automobiles, a factory, etc.) that is already in service using parts developed or made available after the time of original manufacture.
  • reunification — the process of unifying or uniting; union: the unification of the 13 original colonies.
  • reverse fault — a fault in which the rock above the fault plane is displaced upward relative to the rock below the fault plane (opposed to gravity fault).
  • rhesus factor — Rh factor.
  • river traffic — the boats that sail on a river
  • safari jacket — bush jacket.
  • safety device — A safety device is a piece of equipment such as a fire extinguisher, safety belt, or burglar alarm that reduces loss or damage from a fire, accident, or break-in.
  • safety factor — the ratio of the maximum stress that a structural part or other piece of material can withstand to the maximum stress estimated for it in the use for which it is designed.
  • safety helmet — protective hard hat
  • safety island — an area provided for the safety of pedestrians from vehicular traffic, as between lanes on a busy street or highway.
  • safety lintel — an auxiliary lintel concealed behind a visible lintel, arch, etc.
  • safety margin — something required to ensure safety
  • safety screen — a screen covering a work area and protecting people and equipment from fire and other danger
  • sales leaflet — a leaflet or brochure used by a company to promote its goods, products, or services to the public
  • sassafras tea — a tea made from the aromatic dried bark of the root of the sassafras tree, often used medicinally as a stimulant, diaphoretic, and diuretic.
  • saturated fat — a type of single-bond animal or vegetable fat, as that found in butter, meat, egg yolks, and coconut or palm oil, that in humans tends to increase cholesterol levels in the blood. Compare saturated (def 3).
  • scarfed joint — a lapped joint between two pieces of timber made by notching or grooving the ends and strapping, bolting, or gluing the two pieces together
  • scarlet fever — a contagious febrile disease caused by streptococci and characterized by a scarlet eruption.
  • scathefulness — the state or quality of being harmful or injurious
  • schutzstaffel — an elite military unit of the Nazi party that served as Hitler's bodyguard and as a special police force. Abbreviation: SS.
  • sea butterfly — any member of the gastropod order Pteropoda, shelled marine mollusks so called for their ability to swim using winglike extensions of the foot.
  • self-admitted — admitting to a specific charge or accusation; self-confessed: a self-admitted spy.
  • self-anointed — to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
  • self-apparent — clear and evident without need of further evidence
  • self-betrayal — to deliver or expose to an enemy by treachery or disloyalty: Benedict Arnold betrayed his country.
  • self-catering — holiday accommodation not including meals
  • self-chastise — to discipline, especially by corporal punishment.
  • self-creation — the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
  • self-critical — capable of criticizing oneself objectively.
  • self-donation — an act or instance of presenting something as a gift, grant, or contribution.
  • self-educated — educated by one's own efforts, especially without formal instruction.
  • self-estimate — to form an approximate judgment or opinion regarding the worth, amount, size, weight, etc., of; calculate approximately: to estimate the cost of a college education.
  • self-flattery — praise and exaggeration of one's own achievements coupled with a denial or glossing over of one's faults or failings; self-congratulation.
  • self-ignorant — lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned: an ignorant man.
  • self-loathing — strong dislike or disgust; intense aversion.
  • self-medicate — to medicate oneself without consulting a physician
  • self-negating — to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of: an investigation tending to negate any supernatural influences.
  • self-portrait — a portrait of oneself done by oneself.
  • self-standing — An object or structure that is self-standing is not supported by other objects or structures.
  • self-starting — starter (def 3).
  • self-training — the education, instruction, or discipline of a person or thing that is being trained: He's in training for the Olympics.
  • semi-finalist — A semi-finalist is a player, athlete, or team that is competing in a semi-final.
  • sensate focus — a series of touching exercises designed to increase intimacy in a sexual relationship
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