11-letter words containing f, e, t, o, r
- feudatories — Plural form of feudatory.
- fibre optic — using or consisting of very thin flexible fibres of glass down which information modulated on light is carried
- fibrocement — (formerly) cement combined with asbestos fibre, used esp in sheets for building
- fibronectin — a fibrous protein that binds to collagen, fibrin, and other proteins and also to the cell membranes, functioning as an anchor and connector.
- field sport — Hunting, shooting birds, and fishing with a rod are referred to as field sports when they are done mainly for pleasure.
- fifth force — a theoretical force in nature in addition to the strong and weak forces, gravitation, and the electromagnetic force.
- finger post — a post with one or more directional signs, terminating in a pointed finger or hand.
- first mover — the Aristotelian conception of God as the unmoved mover of everything else
- first-order — Not higher-order.
- flagellator — Someone who flagellates, a whipper.
- flat-rolled — (of steel or other metal) rolled into flat sheets, strips, etc.
- fletschhorn — a mountain in S Switzerland, in the Pennine Alps. 13,110 feet (3999 meters).
- floodwaters — The waters of a flood.
- floral tube — a cylinder formed in some flowers by the fusion of the perianth and stamens, as in the daffodil or iris.
- florentines — Plural form of florentine.
- flote grass — an aquatic perennial grass, Glyceria fluitans, whose metre-long stems and pale green leaves are often seen floating in still or sluggish water. The related sweet grass (G. plicata) has broader, darker leaves and owes its name to the fact that cattle like to eat it
- flourisheth — Archaic third-person singular form of flourish.
- fluorescent — possessing the property of fluorescence; exhibiting fluorescence.
- fluoridated — Simple past tense and past participle of fluoridate.
- fluoridates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fluoridate.
- fluorimeter — fluorometer.
- fluorinated — Simple past tense and past participle of fluorinate.
- fluorinates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fluorinate.
- fluorometer — an instrument for measuring fluorescence, often as a means of determining the nature of the substance emitting the fluorescence.
- fluorometry — an instrument for measuring fluorescence, often as a means of determining the nature of the substance emitting the fluorescence.
- flushometer — a device for flushing toilets that uses system pressure rather than gravity and automatically shuts off after a measured amount of water flow in order to conserve water.
- foetiparous — (of a marsupial) bearing young before they are fully developed.
- folio recto — the front of the page; recto (opposed to folio verso).
- food desert — an area, usually low-income, in which many residents cannot easily get to stores that sell affordable, healthful foods.
- foot warmer — any of various devices, as a small stove, for keeping one's feet warm.
- footbreadth — a measurement equalling a breadth of a foot
- footbridges — Plural form of footbridge.
- footdragger — One who deliberately delays obligatory action.
- footlockers — Plural form of footlocker.
- footscraper — a metal bar, set in a small frame and attached to a doorstep, used in cleaning mud from the bottoms of the shoes before entering a house.
- footslogger — Common term for a foot soldier. A person who footslogs.
- footsoldier — Alternative spelling of foot soldier.
- for certain — free from doubt or reservation; confident; sure: I am certain he will come.
- forage mite — a mite normally occurring in forage but sometimes infesting the skin of mammals, esp horses, and birds
- foraminated — porous; perforated with small holes
- force-draft — to draft (a law, proposal, or the like) quickly or under extreme pressure: The committee must force-draft a code of ethics to present to the meeting tomorrow.
- forecasters — Plural form of forecaster.
- forecasting — Present participle of forecast.
- forecastles — Plural form of forecastle.
- foredestine — (rare) predestine.
- forefathers — Plural form of forefather.
- foregathers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foregather.
- foremastman — a sailor positioned before the foremast
- foremothers — Plural form of foremother.
- forepayment — prepayment