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14-letter words containing f, i, n, l, e

  • microfilaments — Plural form of microfilament.
  • 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.
  • minucius felix — Marcus, Roman writer of the 2nd century a.d. whose dialogue Octavius is the earliest known work of Latin-Christian literature.
  • mixed feelings — conflicted emotions
  • 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.
  • moon jellyfish — a coelenterate, Aurelia aurita, inhabiting all seas, having a luminescent milky-pink or milky-orange, umbrellalike disk 3–9 inches (8–23 cm) in diameter.
  • morgain le fay — Morgan le Fay.
  • multifrequency — Of or pertaining to multiple frequencies.
  • 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-diffusible — capable of being diffused.
  • non-refillable — (of a container of some kind) not capable of being used again by having more of something put inside
  • non-reflection — the act of reflecting, as in casting back a light or heat, mirroring, or giving back or showing an image; the state of being reflected in this way.
  • non-reflective — not capable of or not designed to reflect light
  • nonfilamentous — composed of or containing filaments.
  • nonfissionable — not able to undergo fission
  • nonforfeitable — a fine; penalty.
  • nonfulfillment — neglect or failure to fulfill or carry out as required.
  • noninflammable — Not catching fire easily; not flammable.
  • noninfluential — Not influential.
  • nonmaleficence — A lack or absence of maleficence.
  • nt file system — (file system)   (NTFS) The native file system of Windows NT.
  • nuclear family — a social unit composed of two parents and one or more children.
  • nuclear fusion — fusion (def 4).
  • off-line world — (jargon)   A die-hard nethead term for non-computer-related experience. See also big room.
  • outing flannel — a light cotton flannel with a short, dense nap.
  • over-influence — the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others: He used family influence to get the contract.
  • ownership flat — a flat owned by the occupier
  • oxford english — that form of the received pronunciation of English supposed to be typical of Oxford University and regarded by many as affected or pretentious
  • ozone-friendly — Ozone-friendly chemicals, products, or technology do not cause harm to the ozone layer.
  • 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.
  • pinxter flower — a variety of azalea (Rhododendron nudiflorum) with pink, sweet-smelling flowers, purplish-red at the base
  • potential flow — Potential flow is a way of describing flow in a fluid using streamlines.
  • prairie falcon — a North American falcon, Falco mexicanus, grayish-brown above and white barred with brown below.
  • preferentially — of, relating to, or of the nature of preference: preferential policies.
  • preformulation — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
  • professionally — following an occupation as a means of livelihood or for gain: a professional builder.
  • quinquefoliate — (of leaves) having or consisting of five leaflets
  • rank-and-filer — a member of the rank and file.
  • 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.
  • revolving fund — any loan fund intended to be maintained by the repayment of past loans.
  • right and left — in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct.
  • rooting reflex — a reflex in infants in which the head is turned towards any stimulus; used to find the nipple
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