16-letter words containing f, i, o, n

line of latitude — an imaginary line on a globe, map, etc, indicating latitude
line of position — a line connecting all the possible positions of a ship or aircraft, as determined by a single observation. Abbreviation: LOP.
lobe-finned fish — any fish that has rounded scales and lobed fins, as the coelacanth.
louisiana french — French as spoken in Louisiana; Cajun. Abbreviation: LaF.
lower california — Baja California.
mahmud of ghazni — a.d. 971?–1030, Muslim Amir of Ghazni 997–1030.
make an issue of — If you make an issue of something, you try to make other people think about it or discuss it, because you are concerned or annoyed about it.
margin of safety — therapeutic index.
marsh cinquefoil — a variety of cinquefoil, Potentilla palustris, that grows in marshy areas
mexican standoff — a stalemate or impasse; a confrontation that neither side can win.
milk of magnesia — a milky white suspension in water of magnesium hydroxide, Mg (OH) 2 , used as an antacid or laxative.
minerva software — A company producing software for the Acorn Archimedes.
misconfiguration — An incorrect or inappropriate configuration.
misspecification — An incorrect specification.
montgomery clift — Montgomery, 1920–66, U.S. actor.
motoring offence — a crime committed which concerns driving
multifariousness — (uncountable) The characteristic of being multifarious.
multilinear form — a function or functional of several variables such that when all variables but one are held fixed, the function is linear in the remaining variable.
multiple fission — fission into more than two new organisms.
narcotraffickers — Plural form of narcotrafficker.
narcotrafficking — the buying and selling of illegal drugs.
neo-confucianist — of or relating to neo-Confucians or neo-Confucianism.
new frontiersman — an advocate or follower of the New Frontier, especially one in public service.
newspaper office — an office where the editorial and production staff of a newspaper work
nicholas of cusa — 1401–64, German cardinal, philosopher, and mathematician: anticipated Copernicus in asserting that the earth revolves around the sun
nick someone for — to defraud someone to the extent of
nitrosylsulfuric — of or derived from nitrosylsulfuric acid.
no fixed address — Someone who is of no fixed address does not have a permanent place to live.
no hard feelings — If you say ' no hard feelings', you are making an agreement with someone not to be angry or bitter about something.
no-fault divorce — a divorce granted without anyone being found guilty of marital misconduct
non-confidential — spoken, written, acted on, etc., in strict privacy or secrecy; secret: a confidential remark.
non-confirmation — the act of confirming.
non-confirmatory — serving to confirm; corroborative.
non-inflammatory — tending to arouse anger, hostility, passion, etc.: inflammatory speeches.
non-quantifiable — to determine, indicate, or express the quantity of.
non-satisfaction — an act of satisfying; fulfillment; gratification.
nonfiction novel — a narrative dealing with real events and people, written in the form of a novel.
nonfinite clause — a clause with a nonfinite verb or with no verb, as the hour being late in The hour being late, we left.
nonmanufacturing — (economics) Outside of the manufacturing sector.
nonprofessionals — Plural form of nonprofessional.
nonproliferation — the action or practice of curbing or controlling an excessive, rapid spread: nonproliferation of nuclear weapons.
north plainfield — a city in NE New Jersey.
not on your life — the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.
not the faintest — no idea whatsoever
not the foggiest — no idea whatsoever
nothing short of — no thing; not anything; naught: to say nothing.
of a certain age — of an unspecified age, but no longer young
of it own accord — If something happens of its own accord, it seems to happen by itself, without anyone making it happen.
offensive weapon — an instrument designed to be used in attack, or an object which may be used in attack
on a war footing — If a country or armed force is on a war footing, it is ready to fight a war.

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