16-letter words containing f, i, r, m, a

miraculous fruit — miracle fruit.
misconfiguration — An incorrect or inappropriate configuration.
modacrylic fiber — any of various synthetic copolymer textile fibers, as Dynel, containing less than 85 percent but more than 35 percent of acrylonitrile.
modified-release — denoting a formulation of a medicinal drug taken orally that releases the active ingredients over several hours, in order to maintain a relatively constant plasma concentration of the drug
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 factors — polygene.
new frontiersman — an advocate or follower of the New Frontier, especially one in public service.
non-confirmation — the act of confirming.
non-confirmatory — serving to confirm; corroborative.
non-inflammatory — tending to arouse anger, hostility, passion, etc.: inflammatory speeches.
nonmanufacturing — (economics) Outside of the manufacturing sector.
orthoformic acid — a hypothetical acid, HC(OH) 3 , known only in the form of its esters.
over-familiarity — thorough knowledge or mastery of a thing, subject, etc.
pearls of wisdom — good advice, wise words
polyvinyl formal — a colorless, water-insoluble, polyvinyl acetal produced from partially hydrolyzed polyvinyl acetate and formaldehyde, used chiefly in the manufacture of lacquers.
post-reformation — the act of reforming; state of being reformed.
prima facie case — a case in which the evidence produced is sufficient to enable a decision or verdict to be made unless the evidence is rebutted.
professionalisms — professional character, spirit, or methods.
ramen profitable — If a startup business is ramen profitable, it is barely profitable, just enough to allow the founder to live on the cheapest diet.
reflexive domain — A domain satisfying a recursive domain equation. E.g. D = D -> D.
rich text format — (RTF) An interchange format from Microsoft for exchange of documents between Word and other document preparation systems.
romantic fiction — a genre of fiction focused on romantic love
sacrificial lamb — If you refer to someone as a sacrificial lamb, you mean that they have been blamed unfairly for something they did not do, usually in order to protect another more powerful person or group.
saxifrage family — the plant family Saxifragaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants, shrubs, and small trees having alternate or opposite leaves, clustered or solitary flowers, and fruit in the form of a berry or capsule, and including the astilbe, currant, deutzia, gooseberry, hydrangea, mock orange, piggy-back plant, saxifrage, and strawberry geranium.
sea fish farming — the farming of saltwater fish
self-affirmation — the act or an instance of affirming; state of being affirmed.
self-dramatizing — exaggerating one's own qualities, role, situation, etc., for dramatic effect or as an attention-getting device; presenting oneself dramatically.
self-proclaiming — to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: to proclaim war.
self-reformation — the act of reforming; state of being reformed.
self-terminating — to bring to an end; put an end to: to terminate a contract.
semiprofessional — actively engaged in some field or sport for pay but on a part-time basis: semiprofessional baseball players.
service families — families which have a member serving in the armed forces
small/fine print — The small print or the fine print of something such as an advertisement or a contract consists of the technical details and legal conditions, which are often printed in much smaller letters than the rest of the text.
smelting furnace — an industrial oven used to heat ore in order to extract metal
soapberry family — the plant family Sapindaceae, characterized by chiefly tropical trees, shrubs, or herbaceous vines having compound leaves, clustered flowers, and berrylike, fleshy, or capsular fruit, and including the balloon vine, golden rain tree, litchi, and soapberry.
stonecrop family — the plant family Crassulaceae, characterized by succulent herbaceous plants and shrubs with simple, fleshy leaves, clusters of small flowers, and dry, dehiscent fruit, and including hen-and-chickens, houseleek, kalanchoe, live-forever, orpine, sedum, and stonecrop.
sulfarsphenamine — a yellow, water-soluble, arsenic-containing powder, C 1 4 H 1 4 As 2 N 2 Na 2 O 8 S 2 , formerly used in the treatment of syphilis.
swiss army knife — a small knife with blades and other tools, such as a nail file and corkscrew, all folding into the handle.
tariff agreement — an agreement between countries or geographical areas relating to taxes levied by governments on imports or occasionally exports for purposes of protection, support of the balance of payments, or the raising of revenue
the fact remains — You say the fact remains that something is the case when you want to emphasize that the situation must be accepted.
the first family — a President's family
to play for time — If you play for time, you try to make something happen more slowly, because you do not want it to happen or because you need time to think about what to do if it happens.
tomato fruitworm — corn earworm.
transfer molding — a method of molding thermosetting plastic in which the plastic enters a closed mold from an adjoining chamber in which it has been softened.
transformational — the act or process of transforming.
unconfirmability — to establish the truth, accuracy, validity, or genuineness of; corroborate; verify: This report confirms my suspicions.
unfair dismissal — wrongful firing from a job
unfranked income — any income from an investment that does not qualify as franked investment income
uniformed branch — the branch of a police force in which officers wear a uniform

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