14-letter words containing f, i, b, r, o
- forward buying — the purchase of merchandise in quantities exceeding demand
- fraise du bois — a wild strawberry.
- free vibration — the vibration of a structure that occurs at its natural frequency, as opposed to a forced vibration
- front side bus — (hardware) (FSB) The bus via which a processor communicates with its RAM and chipset; one half of the Dual Independent Bus (the other half being the backside bus). The L2 cache is usually on the FSB, unless it is on the same chip as the processor [example?]. In PCI systems, the PCI bus runs at half the FSB speed. Altering the FSB speed and the multiplier ratio are the two main ways of overclocking processors.
- heteroflexible — (of a person) predominantly heterosexual but not exclusively so
- in sb's favour — If someone makes a judgment in your favour, they say that you are right about something.
- microfibrillar — Of or pertaining to microfibrils.
- myofibroblasts — Plural form of myofibroblast.
- neurofibromata — a benign neoplasm composed of the fibrous elements of a nerve.
- non-refillable — (of a container of some kind) not capable of being used again by having more of something put inside
- nonfinite verb — a verb form that does not indicate person or number; in English, the infinitive and participles.
- nonforfeitable — a fine; penalty.
- of one's birth — The country, town, or village of your birth is the place where you were born.
- performability — the quality of being performable
- prefabrication — to fabricate or construct beforehand.
- public officer — a person appointed or elected to a governmental post.
- restiform body — a cordlike bundle of nerve fibers lying on each side of the medulla oblongata and connecting it with the cerebellum.
- right of abode — If someone is given the right of abode in a particular country, they are legally allowed to live there.
- sb will go far — If you say that someone will go far, you mean that they will be very successful in their career.
- subinfeudatory — a person who holds by subinfeudation.
- transfer orbit — the flight path of a space vehicle moving from a nearly circular orbit to one with different parameters.
- union of burma — former official name of Burma.
- vibroflotation — the use of a vibrating probe inserted into soil to prevent soil liquefaction, which can be a hazard in earthquakes