13-letter words containing f, i, r, l, o, t
- floating ribs — the eleventh and twelfth pairs of ribs, not attached to the breastbone or to other ribs but only to the vertebrae
- floating roof — A floating roof is an internal roof of a fuel storage tank.
- floor trading — trading by personal contact on the floor of a market or exchange
- floricultural — Of or pertaining to floriculture.
- floristically — In a floristic manner.
- flugelhornist — One who plays the flugelhorn.
- fluoroplastic — any of the plastics, as Teflon, in which hydrogen atoms of the hydrocarbon chains are replaced by fluorine atoms.
- fluoroscopist — One who carries out fluoroscopy.
- flying doctor — a doctor listed with local authorities as willing to be flown to remote areas to give emergency medical care.
- folkloristics — folklore (def 2).
- foresightedly — In a foresighted manner.
- foresightless — lacking foresight
- formalisation — Alternative spelling of formalization.
- formalization — to make formal, especially for the sake of official or authorized acceptance: to formalize an understanding by drawing up a legal contract.
- formidability — causing fear, apprehension, or dread: a formidable opponent.
- formularistic — relating to formularization
- fort moultrie — William, 1730–1805, U.S. general.
- fortnightlies — Plural form of fortnightly.
- fortran-linda — Scientific Computer Assocs <[email protected]>.
- fractionalise — Alt form fractionalize.
- fractionalism — the state of being separate or inharmonious
- fractionalist — an advocate or supporter of fractionalism
- fractionalize — Divide (someone or something) into separate groups or parts.
- free-floating — (of an emotional state) lacking an apparent cause, focus, or object; generalized: free-floating hostility.
- friction pile — a pile depending on the friction of surrounding earth for support.
- front-loading — Also, front-loaded. front-loading (def 1).
- fuel injector — injector (def 2b).
- futurological — Pertaining to futurology.
- glorification — a glorified or more splendid form of something.
- grain of salt — salt crystal
- inferolateral — (anatomy) Both inferior and lateral.
- infiltrations — Plural form of infiltration.
- infiltrometer — a device used to measure the infiltration capacity of a soil.
- informal vote — an invalid vote or ballot
- informalities — Plural form of informality.
- informational — knowledge communicated or received concerning a particular fact or circumstance; news: information concerning a crime.
- informatively — giving information; instructive: an informative book.
- informatorily — in an informatory fashion
- infructuously — in an infructuous or unfruitful manner; fruitlessly
- intolerant of — not able or willing to tolerate
- killing frost — the occurrence of temperatures cold enough to kill all but the hardiest vegetation, especially the last such occurrence in spring and the first in fall, events that limit the agricultural growing season.
- life-or-death — life-and-death.
- lobster shift — Also called lobster trick. dogwatch (def 2).
- malformations — Plural form of malformation.
- marsh trefoil — buck bean.
- matrifocality — The state or condition of being matrifocal; matriarchy.
- metalliferous — containing or yielding metal.
- microfelsitic — (of a rock) showing evidence of crystallization having begun, but not yet having formed any crystals
- microfilament — a minute, narrow tubelike cell structure composed of a protein similar to actin, occurring singly and in bundles, involved in cytoplasmic movement and changes in cell shape.
- mole fraction — the ratio of the number of moles of a given component of a mixture to the total number of moles of all the components.