10-letter words containing f, i, c, o
- franconian — a group of West Germanic dialects or languages, consisting of Frankish and the dialects descended from Frankish.
- frappucino — Any of several forms of partially frozen cappuccino coffee.
- frictional — of, relating to, or of the nature of friction.
- frigorific — causing or producing cold.
- frobnicate — /frob'ni-kayt/ (Possibly from frobnitz, and usually abbreviated to frob, but "frobnicate" is recognised as the official full form). To manipulate or adjust, to tweak. One frequently frobs bits or other 2-state devices. Thus: "Please frob the light switch" (that is, flip it), but also "Stop frobbing that clasp; you'll break it". One also sees the construction "to frob a frob". Usage: frob, twiddle, and tweak sometimes connote points along a continuum. "Frob" connotes aimless manipulation; "twiddle" connotes gross manipulation, often a coarse search for a proper setting; "tweak" connotes fine-tuning. If someone is turning a knob on an oscilloscope, then if he's carefully adjusting it, he is probably tweaking it; if he is just turning it but looking at the screen, he is probably twiddling it; but if he's just doing it because turning a knob is fun, he's frobbing it. The variant "frobnosticate" has also been reported.
- frolicking — merry play; merriment; gaiety; fun.
- frolicsome — merrily playful; full of fun.
- fructoside — a glycoside that yields fructose upon hydrolysis.
- fucivorous — feeding on seaweed
- functional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- functioned — Simple past tense and past participle of function.
- fungitoxic — toxic to fungi.
- honorifics — Plural form of honorific.
- horrifical — Of or pertaining to horror.
- in back of — the rear part of the human body, extending from the neck to the lower end of the spine.
- in case of — as a precaution against
- in face of — despite
- incisiform — having the shape of an incisor tooth
- infarction — the formation of an infarct.
- infections — Plural form of infection.
- infectious — communicable by infection, as from one person to another or from one part of the body to another: infectious diseases.
- inflection — modulation of the voice; change in pitch or tone of voice.
- infliction — the act of inflicting.
- info basic — Variant of Pick BASIC used with PRIME's PRIMOS.
- infomaniac — a person who has infomania.
- informatic — Of or pertaining to information science, the processing of information.
- infraction — breach; violation; infringement: an infraction of the rules.
- infrasonic — noting or pertaining to a sound wave with a frequency below the audio-frequency range.
- ipso facto — by the fact itself; by the very nature of the deed: to be condemned ipso facto.
- john fitch — John, 1743–98, U.S. inventor: pioneer in development of the steamboat.
- life coach — a person who advises clients on how to solve their problems and reach their goals in life: A life coach can help you make the right decisions in your career.
- life force — élan vital.
- lipofuscin — any of several brown pigments similar to melanin that accumulate in animal cells with age and are products of oxidation of lipids and lipoproteins.
- luciferous — bringing or providing light.
- lucifugous — Shunning the light.
- main-force — pertaining to regular military units with standard uniforms and equipment.
- matrifocal — of, relating to, or designating a family unit or structure headed by the mother and lacking a father permanently or for extended periods.
- met office — (in Britain) a national weather-forecasting service
- microfarad — a unit of capacitance, equal to one millionth of a farad. Symbol: μF, μf. Abbreviation: mf., mfd.
- microfauna — Biology. microscopic animals.
- microfiber — a very fine polyester fiber, weighing less than one denier per filament, used especially for clothing.
- microfibre — Alternative spelling of microfiber.
- microfiche — a flat sheet of microfilm in a form suitable for filing, typically measuring 4 by 6 inches (10 by 15 cm) and containing microreproductions, as of printed or graphic matter, in a grid pattern.
- microfilms — Plural form of microfilm.
- microflora — Biology. microscopic plants.
- microforms — Plural form of microform.
- microfungi — Plural form of microfungus.
- misfocused — a central point, as of attraction, attention, or activity: The need to prevent a nuclear war became the focus of all diplomatic efforts.
- modificand — a word that is modified, or qualified, by another. In red books, books is a modificand.
- modificate — (obsolete) To qualify.