17-letter words containing f, i, n, l, t
- self-constituting — to compose; form: mortar constituted of lime and sand.
- self-depreciating — self-deprecating.
- self-dissociation — an act or instance of dissociating.
- self-emancipation — the act of emancipating.
- self-entertaining — affording entertainment; amusing; diverting: We spent an entertaining evening at the theater.
- self-flagellation — the act or process of flagellating.
- self-impregnating — to make pregnant; get with child or young.
- self-incompatible — not capable of self-pollination.
- self-interpreting — to give or provide the meaning of; explain; explicate; elucidate: to interpret the hidden meaning of a parable.
- self-introduction — the act of introducing or the state of being introduced.
- self-perpetuating — continuing oneself in office, rank, etc., beyond the normal limit.
- self-presentation — an act of presenting.
- self-preservation — preservation of oneself from harm or destruction.
- self-purification — a natural process of purifying, as the ability of a body of water to rid itself of pollutants.
- self-recollection — the act or power of recollecting, or recalling to mind; remembrance.
- self-renunciation — renunciation of one's own will, interests, etc.
- self-reproduction — the act or process of reproducing.
- self-satisfaction — a usually smug satisfaction with oneself, one's achievements, etc.
- separating funnel — a large funnel having a tap in its output tube, used to separate immiscible liquids
- silicon rectifier — a rectifier consisting of a semiconductor diode using crystalline silicon
- silk manufacturer — a person or business that is involved in the manufacture of silk thread and fabric
- single-sheet feed — a mechanism for feeding or taking single sheets of paper into a printer
- softvelocity inc. — (company) The distributors of the Clarion family of application development systems.
- south farmingdale — a town on central Long Island, in SE New York.
- spatial frequency — the measure of fine detail in an optical image in terms of cycles per millimetre
- spoonbill catfish — flathead catfish.
- stannous fluoride — a white, crystalline powder, SnF 2 , slightly soluble in water: used as a source of fluorine in the prevention of dental caries, especially as a toothpaste additive.
- technical offence — an action which is prohibited by law, but for which no blame can be attached to the person who commits it
- terminal platform — (in the oil industry) an offshore platform from which oil or gas is pumped ashore through a pipeline
- the final curtain — the closing of the curtain at the end of the action of a play
- the final whistle — a blast on a referee's whistle to indicate that a game is over
- the first line of — If you refer to a method as the first line of, for example, defence or treatment, you mean that it is the first or most important method to be used in dealing with a problem.
- the life and soul — a person regarded as the main source of merriment and liveliness
- the life sciences — sciences such as biology, botany, physiology, zoology which are concerned with the study of living organisms
- thermal diffusion — the separation of constituents, often isotopes, of a fluid under the influence of a temperature gradient.
- traffic policeman — a policeman controlling traffic, esp while stationed at an intersection, or enforcing traffic regulations
- traffic violation — driving offence
- trifoliate orange — a spiny, Chinese orange tree, Poncirus trifoliata, used as a stock in grafting and for hedges.
- unofficial strike — a strike that is not approved by the strikers' trade union
- velocity of money — the frequency with which a single unit of currency or the total money supply turns over within the economy in a given year.
- ventilation shaft — a shaft in a mine, tunnel, or building used for providing ventilation or fresh air
- vibrofluidization — Vibrofluidization is when vibration is used to make particles move in a fluidized bed.
- wage differential — the difference in wages between workers with different skills in the same industry or between those with comparable skills in different industries or localities
- wallis and futuna — French overseas territory in the South Pacific, northeast of the Fiji Islands: it consists of two groups of islands (Wallis Islands and Futuna Islands): c. 106 sq mi (275 sq km); pop. 14,000
- wind chill factor — A wind chill factor is a measure of the cooling effect of the wind on the temperature of the air.
- wind-chill factor — the apparent temperature felt on the exposed human body owing to the combination of temperature and wind speed.