14-letter words containing f, i, l, a
- microfilaments — Plural form of microfilament.
- microsoft mail — (messaging, tool) (MS Mail) A Microsoft Windows electronic mail program.
- miniature golf — a game or amusement modeled on golf and played with a putter and golf ball, in which each very short, grassless “hole” constitutes an obstacle course, consisting of wooden alleys, tunnels, bridges, etc., through which the ball must be driven to hole it.
- misclassifying — Present participle of misclassify.
- mittag-leffler — Magnus Gösta [mahng-nuhs yœ-stah] /ˈmɑŋ nʌs ˈyœ stɑ/ (Show IPA), 1846–1927, Swedish mathematician.
- molecular film — a film or layer one molecule thick.
- moment of sail — the product of a given area of sail, taken as the maximum safe area, and the vertical distance from the center of effort and the center of lateral resistance.
- mongolian fold — epicanthus.
- morgain le fay — Morgan le Fay.
- multifactorial — having or stemming from a number of different causes or influences: Some medical researchers regard cancer as a multifactorial disease.
- multifariously — In a multifarious manner.
- music festival — a festival, often an annual event, at which a lot of different performers play
- mustard family — the plant family Cruciferae (or Brassicaceae), characterized by herbaceous plants having alternate leaves, acrid or pungent juice, clusters of four-petaled flowers, and fruit in the form of a two-parted capsule, and including broccoli, cabbage, candytuft, cauliflower, cress, mustard, radish, sweet alyssum, turnip, and wallflower.
- myofibroblasts — Plural form of myofibroblast.
- nanofiltration — Pressure-driven filtration through a membrane that removes particles of about two nanometres or larger.
- national front — (in Britain) a small political party of the right with racist and other extremist policies
- new federalism — a plan, announced in 1969, to turn over the control of some federal programs to state and local governments and institute block grants, revenue sharing, etc.
- non-affiliated — not associated with a particular group, organization, etc
- non-beneficial — conferring benefit; advantageous; helpful: the beneficial effect of sunshine.
- non-classified — arranged or distributed in classes or according to class: We plan to review all the classified specimens in the laboratory.
- non-functional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- non-refillable — (of a container of some kind) not capable of being used again by having more of something put inside
- nonfictionally — In a nonfictional manner.
- nonfilamentous — composed of or containing filaments.
- nonfissionable — not able to undergo fission
- nonforfeitable — a fine; penalty.
- nonformalistic — Not formalistic.
- noninflammable — Not catching fire easily; not flammable.
- noninfluential — Not influential.
- nonmaleficence — A lack or absence of maleficence.
- norfolk island — an island in the S Pacific between New Caledonia and New Zealand: a territory of Australia. 13 sq. mi. (34 sq. km).
- nuclear family — a social unit composed of two parents and one or more children.
- nuclear fusion — fusion (def 4).
- old franconian — the Franconian language before 1100; Frankish.
- oral-formulaic — noting or pertaining to poetry of an earlier spoken tradition, as the Iliad, that uses formulas to aid its continued expression.
- outing flannel — a light cotton flannel with a short, dense nap.
- overfamiliarly — In an overfamiliar way.
- ownership flat — a flat owned by the occupier
- pacific salmon — any salmon of the genus Oncorhynchus, especially the chinook salmon, O. tshawytscha.
- pacifistically — from a pacifistic point of view
- parole officer — an official who supervises a prisoner who is on parole
- parsley family — the plant family Umbelliferae (or Apiaceae), characterized by herbaceous plants having alternate, usually compound leaves, hollow stems, numerous small flowers borne in umbels, and dry, seedlike, often aromatic fruit, and including anise, caraway, carrot, celery, dill, parsley, parsnip, and Queen Anne's lace, as well as poisonous plants such as cowbane and water hemlock.
- partially deaf — suffering from hearing loss; partly deaf
- party official — an official of a political party
- patresfamilias — a plural of paterfamilias.
- pay for itself — If something that you buy or invest in pays for itself after a period of time, the money you gain from it, or save because you have it, is greater than the amount you originally spent or invested.
- pelican-flower — a woody vine, Aristolochia grandiflora, of the West Indies, having heart-shaped leaves and purple-spotted, purple-veined flowers from 18 to 24 inches (46 to 61 cm) wide with a long, taillike structure at the tip of the corolla.
- pentland firth — a strait between N Scotland and the Orkney Islands, linking the North Sea to the Atlantic Ocean: noted for its rough sea conditions. 14 miles (23 km) long.
- performability — the quality of being performable
- petty official — a minor official in government, etc