13-letter words containing f, i, r, m, e
- fulani empire — a powerful W African Muslim state that flourished in the 19th century in the area of present-day Nigeria.
- gallimaufries — Plural form of gallimaufry.
- geminiflorous — having flowers arranged in pairs.
- gemmuliferous — producing or reproducing by gemmules.
- german africa — the former German colonies in Africa, comprising German East Africa, German Southwest Africa, Cameroons, and Togoland.
- ginger family — the plant family Zingiberaceae, characterized by tropical, often aromatic herbaceous plants having rhizomes, long sheathing leaves, and clusters of tubular flowers, and including cardamon, ginger, and turmeric.
- half-timbered — (of a house or building) having the frame and principal supports of timber and the interstices filled in with masonry, plaster, or the like.
- ides of march — 15th March: ominous date
- image formats — (graphics, file format) There are many formats used to store images in files. GIF, TIFF and JPEG are very common. Others are BIFF, bmp, Clear, FITS, IFF, NFF, OFF, PCX, PNG, TGA, XBM. Some of these are documented on-line at the following sites:
- imperfectible — that cannot be perfected.
- imperfections — A fault, blemish, or undesirable feature.
- imperfectives — Plural form of imperfective.
- imperfectness — of, relating to, or characterized by defects or weaknesses: imperfect vision.
- imperforation — Also, imperforated. not perforate; having no perforation.
- inconformable — Obsolete form of unconformable.
- infiltrometer — a device used to measure the infiltration capacity of a soil.
- infomediaries — Plural form of infomediary.
- informal vote — an invalid vote or ballot
- informalities — Plural form of informality.
- informatively — giving information; instructive: an informative book.
- informercials — Plural form of informercial.
- infringements — Plural form of infringement.
- interfamilial — of, relating to, or characteristic of a family: familial ties.
- interferogram — a photographic record of light interference patterns produced with an interferometer, used for recording shock waves and fluid flow patterns.
- laurel family — the plant family Lauraceae, characterized by evergreen or deciduous trees having simple, leathery leaves, aromatic bark and foliage, clusters of small green or yellow flowers, and fruit in the form of a berry or drupe, and including the avocado, bay, laurels of the genera Laurus and Umbellularia, sassafras, spicebush (Lindera benzoin), and the trees that yield camphor and cinnamon.
- liebfraumilch — a white wine produced chiefly in the region of Hesse in Germany.
- lucifer match — friction match.
- madder family — the large plant family Rubiaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants, trees, and shrubs having simple, opposite, or whorled leaves, usually four- or five-lobed flowers, and fruit in the form of a berry, capsule, or nut, and including the gardenia, madder, partridgeberry, and shrubs and trees that are the source of coffee, ipecac, and quinine.
- magnesiferous — (geology) Containing magnesium.
- magnetiferous — (dated) Producing or conducting magnetism.
- mammaliferous — containing the remains of mammals
- manganiferous — containing manganese.
- manufactories — Plural form of manufactory.
- mare frigoris — (Sea of Cold) a dark plain in the northern hemisphere, in the first and second quadrants of the face of the moon: about 55 miles (90 km) wide at its narrowest width and 750 miles (1200 km) long: about 67,000 sq. mi. (174,000 sq. km).
- marsh trefoil — buck bean.
- masking frame — easel (def 2).
- materfamilias — the mother of a family.
- mesne profits — rents or profits accruing during the rightful owner's exclusion from his land
- metalcrafting — metalworking.
- metalliferous — containing or yielding metal.
- metrification — metrication.
- 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.
- microfilariae — the embryonic larva of the nematode parasite Filaria or of related genera, especially of those species that cause heartworm in dogs and elephantiasis in humans.
- microfilmable — Suitable for storage on microfilm.
- microfloppies — 3.5-inch floppies, as opposed to 5.25-inch vanilla or mini-floppies and the now-obsolete 8-inch variety. This term may be headed for obsolescence as 5.25-inchers pass out of use, only to be revived if anybody floats a sub-3-inch floppy standard. See stiffy, minifloppies.
- middle finger — the finger between the forefinger and the third finger.
- middle french — the French language of the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries. Abbreviation: MF.
- midriff bulge — a roll of fat around your midriff
- milford haven — a bay in SW Wales.