13-letter words containing f, i, n, e, r, s
- nectariferous — producing nectar.
- nefariousness — extremely wicked or villainous; iniquitous: a nefarious plot.
- neurofibromas — Plural form of neurofibroma.
- nickeliferous — containing or yielding nickel.
- nonconiferous — Not coniferous.
- nonesterified — relating to a fatty acid that is not esterified with glycerol to make glyceride
- nurse-midwife — a nurse skilled in assisting women in the prenatal period and in childbirth, especially at home or in another nonhospital setting.
- olefin series — alkene series.
- one's forties — the ages between 40 and 49
- passionflower — any chiefly American climbing vine or shrub of the genus Passiflora, having showy flowers and a pulpy berry or fruit that in some species is edible.
- perfectionism — any of various doctrines holding that religious, moral, social, or political perfection is attainable.
- perfectionist — a person who adheres to or believes in perfectionism.
- photofinisher — a person whose profession is photofinishing
- platiniferous — platinum-bearing
- polliniferous — Botany. producing or bearing pollen.
- porcupinefish — any of several fishes of the family Diodontidae, especially Diodon hystrix, of tropical seas, capable of inflating the body with water or air until it resembles a globe, with erection of the long spines covering the skin.
- post-freudian — of or relating to Sigmund Freud or his doctrines, especially with respect to the causes and treatment of neurotic and psychopathic states, the interpretation of dreams, etc.
- prefix syntax — prefix notation
- presanctified — (of the Eucharistic elements) consecrated at a previous Mass.
- prescientific — of or relating to science or the sciences: scientific studies.
- quarterfinals — Plural form of quarterfinal.
- refashionment — the act or state of being refashioned
- reflexiveness — Grammar. (of a verb) taking a subject and object with identical referents, as shave in I shave myself. (of a pronoun) used as an object to refer to the subject of a verb, as myself in I shave myself.
- reforestation — to replant trees on (land denuded by cutting or fire).
- refried beans — fried mashed beans
- refurbishment — to furbish again; renovate; brighten: to refurbish the lobby.
- reichspfennig — a former bronze coin of Germany, the 100th part of a reichsmark.
- reinfestation — the act of infesting; state of being infested.
- retrofittings — acts of retrofitting
- river fishing — the sport of fishing in rivers
- rose of china — China rose (def 2).
- safety margin — something required to ensure safety
- scarfed joint — a lapped joint between two pieces of timber made by notching or grooving the ends and strapping, bolting, or gluing the two pieces together
- scene shifter — a person who changes scenes during a play
- school friend — A school friend is a friend of yours who is at the same school as you, or who used to be at the same school when you were children.
- seafaring man — a sailor
- self-catering — holiday accommodation not including meals
- self-creation — the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- self-ignorant — lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned: an ignorant man.
- self-incurred — to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious): to incur a huge number of debts.
- self-interest — regard for one's own interest or advantage, especially with disregard for others.
- self-ordained — to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- self-oriented — the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- self-reliance — reliance on oneself or one's own powers, resources, etc.
- self-renewing — of or relating to the act of renewing oneself or itself
- self-resigned — submissive or acquiescent.
- self-righting — able to or designed to right itself or oneself after falling or capsizing.
- self-starting — starter (def 3).
- self-steering — maintaining a course without constant human action
- self-training — the education, instruction, or discipline of a person or thing that is being trained: He's in training for the Olympics.