13-letter words containing f, i, r, m, e
- family friend — intimate acquaintance of one's family
- fashionmonger — (derogatory) One who slavishly follows the latest fashions.
- fearmongering — The action of deliberately arousing public fear or alarm about a particular issue.
- feinschmecker — gourmet.
- fermentations — Plural form of fermentation.
- fermentitious — of a fermenting nature
- ferrimagnetic — noting or pertaining to a substance, as a ferrite, in which the magnetic moments of some neighboring atoms point in opposite directions, with a net magnetization still resulting because of differences in magnitudes of the opposite moments.
- ferroaluminum — a ferroalloy containing up to 80 percent aluminum.
- ferrochromium — a ferroalloy containing up to 70 percent chromium.
- ferromagnetic — noting or pertaining to a substance, as iron, that below a certain temperature, the Curie point, can possess magnetization in the absence of an external magnetic field; noting or pertaining to a substance in which the magnetic moments of the atoms are aligned.
- ferrotitanium — a ferroalloy containing up to 45 percent titanium.
- ferrovanadium — a ferroalloy containing up to 55 percent vanadium.
- field marshal — an officer of the highest military rank in the British and certain other armies, and of the second highest rank in the French army.
- filibusterism — (dated) Piracy, freebooting; the waging of unauthorised war.
- film première — the first performance of a particular film in a cinema
- film recorder — a photographic device for producing a sound strip on a motion-picture film.
- filmographies — Plural form of filmography.
- firing hammer — the part of the firing mechanism of a firearm that ignites the charge by striking the primer
- firmer chisel — a narrow-bladed chisel for paring and mortising, driven by hand pressure or with a mallet.
- first baseman — the player whose position is first base.
- first chamber — the parliament of the Netherlands, consisting of an upper chamber (First Chamber) and a lower chamber (Second Chamber)
- fish geranium — zonal geranium.
- fisher of men — an evangelist
- flameproofing — Present participle of flameproof.
- fleet admiral — the highest ranking naval officer, ranking next above admiral.
- fleet air arm — the aviation branch of the Royal Navy
- flight number — the identifying number of a scheduled flight
- flunitrazepam — a powerful benzodiazepine sedative, C 16 H 12 FN 3 O 3 , that causes semiconsciousness and memory blackouts: has been implicated in date rapes and is illegal in the U.S.
- fly fisherman — one who fishes by fly-casting
- foraminiferal — Of, pertaining to, or resembling the foraminifers; foraminiferous.
- foraminiferan — any chiefly marine protozoan of the sarcodinian order Foraminifera, typically having a linear, spiral, or concentric shell perforated by small holes or pores through which pseudopodia extend.
- force a smile — to make oneself smile
- forementioned — Mentioned earlier or above; already cited.
- formal review — (project) A technical review conducted with the customer including the types of reviews called for in DOD-STD-2167A (Preliminary Design Review, Critical Design Review, etc.)
- fort moultrie — William, 1730–1805, U.S. general.
- forty-eightmo — a book size of about 2½ × 4 inches (6 × 10 cm), determined by printing on sheets folded to form 48 leaves or 96 pages. Abbreviation: 48mo, 48°.
- fosamprenavir — (pharmaceutical drug) An anti-retroviral prodrug of the protease inhibitor amprenavir. It is used to treat HIV infected patients.
- fragmentarily — consisting of or reduced to fragments; broken; disconnected; incomplete: fragmentary evidence; fragmentary remains.
- fragmentation — the act or process of fragmenting; state of being fragmented.
- frame of mind — mental state
- frame pointer — A pointer to the current activation record in an implementation of a block structured language.
- franchisement — a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government: a franchise to operate a bus system.
- free climbing — climbing without using pitons, étriers, etc, as direct aids to ascent, but using ropes, belays, etc, at discretion for security
- free-swimming — (of aquatic organisms) not attached to a base nor joined in a colony; capable of swimming about freely.
- freedom rider — (especially in the 1960s) a bus trip made to parts of the southern U.S. by persons engaging in efforts to integrate racially segregated public facilities.
- fridge magnet — a small flat decorative object with a magnet on its back which is used to attach it to the front door of a fridge or other domestic appliance
- fromage frais — Fromage frais is a thick, creamy dessert that is made from milk and often flavoured with fruit. A fromage frais is a small pot of fromage frais.
- fruit machine — gambling: slot machine
- frumentarious — of or relating to wheat or a similar grain
- fuel air bomb — a type of bomb that spreads a cloud of gas, which is then detonated, over the target area, causing extensive destruction