14-letter words containing f, i, l, e, t, r
- preformulation — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
- radium sulfate — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, poisonous, radioactive solid, RaSO 4 , used chiefly in radiotherapy.
- rectifiability — the quality or state of being rectifiable
- referentiality — the quality or state of being referential or containing references
- reflectionless — unable to reflect, not possessing a reflection
- reflectiveness — that reflects; reflecting.
- refrangibility — capable of being refracted, as rays of light.
- relexification — to replace the vocabulary of (a language, especially a pidgin) with words drawn from another language, without changing the grammatical structure.
- relief pitcher — a pitcher brought into a game to replace another pitcher, often in a critical situation.
- right and left — in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct.
- right-to-lifer — someone who supports the right to life of the unborn and opposes abortion, experiments on embryos, etc
- rooting reflex — a reflex in infants in which the head is turned towards any stimulus; used to find the nipple
- route flapping — flapping router
- santa fe trail — an important trade route going between Independence, Missouri, and Santa Fe, New Mexico, used from about 1821 to 1880.
- self assertive — insistence on or an expression of one's own importance, wishes, needs, opinions, or the like.
- self-assertion — insistence on or an expression of one's own importance, wishes, needs, opinions, or the like.
- self-assertive — insistence on or an expression of one's own importance, wishes, needs, opinions, or the like.
- self-criticism — the act or fact of being self-critical.
- self-directing — to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.
- self-direction — the act or an instance of directing.
- self-directive — serving to direct; directing: a directive board.
- self-formation — the act or process of forming or the state of being formed: the formation of ice.
- self-important — having or showing an exaggerated opinion of one's own importance; pompously conceited or haughty.
- self-interview — a formal meeting in which one or more persons question, consult, or evaluate another person: a job interview.
- self-operating — automatic.
- self-operative — automatic.
- self-promotion — advancement in rank or position.
- self-replicate — (of a computer virus, etc) to reproduce itself
- self-restoring — to bring back into existence, use, or the like; reestablish: to restore order.
- self-restraint — restraint imposed on one by oneself; self-control.
- self-righteous — confident of one's own righteousness, especially when smugly moralistic and intolerant of the opinions and behavior of others.
- shortleaf pine — a pine, Pinus echinata, of the southern U.S., having short, flexible leaves.
- sickle feather — one of the paired, elongated, sickle-shaped, middle feathers of the tail of the rooster.
- slide fastener — zipper (def 2).
- slit fricative — a fricative, as (f) or (th), in which the tongue is relatively flat, with air channeled over it through a shallow slit.
- sprightfulness — the condition or quality of being sprightful
- sulfuric ether — ether (def 1).
- superficiality — being at, on, or near the surface: a superficial wound.
- superinflation — hyperinflation.
- the federalist — a set of 85 articles by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, published in 1787 and 1788, analyzing the Constitution of the U.S. and urging its adoption
- the final four — the last four teams remaining in a tournament
- the-federalist — a series of 85 essays (1787–88) by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, written in support of the Constitution.
- tin difluoride — stannous fluoride.
- to overflowing — If a place or container is filled to overflowing, it is so full of people or things that no more can fit in.
- torture flight — a flight used to carry out extraordinary rendition
- traffic circle — a circular arrangement constructed at the intersection of two or more roads in order to facilitate the passage of vehicles from one road to another.
- traffic police — a unit of a police force, whose job is to control traffic and enforce traffic regulations
- transferential — of, relating to, or involving transference.
- ultra-feminine — pertaining to a woman or girl: feminine beauty; feminine dress.
- ultraefficient — extremely or exceptionally efficient