10-letter words containing f, i, s, u
- disulfiram — a cream-colored, water-insoluble solid, C 10 H 20 N 2 S 4 , used chiefly in the treatment of chronic alcoholism, producing highly unpleasant symptoms when alcohol is taken following its administration.
- disulfoton — a pale-yellow, highly toxic liquid, C 8 H 19 O 2 PS 3 , used as an insecticide and miticide.
- disulfuric — pyrosulfuric.
- disunified — to destroy the unity of.
- effusively — unduly demonstrative; lacking reserve: effusive greetings; an effusive person.
- egosurfing — (Internet) The act of using a search engine to find mentions of one's name on the Internet.
- emulsified — Simple past tense and past participle of emulsify.
- emulsifier — A substance that stabilizes an emulsion, in particular a food additive used to stabilize processed foods.
- emulsifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of emulsify.
- fabulistic — Being or resembling a fable.
- fabulosity — (uncountable) Fabulousness; the quality of being fabulous; fictitiousness; mythical character.
- facinorous — extremely wicked
- factiously — given to faction; dissentious: A factious group was trying to undermine the government.
- factitious — not spontaneous or natural; artificial; contrived: factitious laughter; factitious enthusiasm.
- factualism — emphasis on, devotion to, or extensive reliance upon facts: the factualism of scientific experiment.
- fallacious — containing a fallacy; logically unsound: fallacious arguments.
- fascicular — pertaining to or forming a fascicle; fasciculate.
- fasciculus — a fascicle, as of nerve or muscle fibers.
- fastidious — excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please: a fastidious eater.
- faultiness — having faults or defects; imperfect.
- fauxminist — a person who makes an insincere pretence of feminism
- favourites — Plural form of favourite.
- febrifuges — Plural form of febrifuge.
- felicitous — well-suited for the occasion, as an action, manner, or expression; apt; appropriate: The chairman's felicitous anecdote set everyone at ease.
- fetiparous — (of a marsupial) bearing young before they are fully developed.
- fibrillous — composed of small fibres
- fictitious — created, taken, or assumed for the sake of concealment; not genuine; false: fictitious names.
- fieldmouse — any of various short-tailed mice or voles inhabiting fields and meadows.
- figurantes — Plural form of figurante.
- filibuster — U.S. Politics. the use of irregular or obstructive tactics by a member of a legislative assembly to prevent the adoption of a measure generally favored or to force a decision against the will of the majority. an exceptionally long speech, as one lasting for a day or days, or a series of such speeches to accomplish this purpose. a member of a legislature who makes such a speech.
- fimicolous — of or relating to an organism that lives on or in animal excrement.
- fireguards — Plural form of fireguard.
- firehouses — Plural form of firehouse.
- firetrucks — Plural form of firetruck.
- firmicutes — Plural form of firmicute.
- firstfruit — Singular of firstfruits, an offering of the first of the harvest.
- fish flour — powdered fish, high in protein, used as an ingredient in other foods.
- fish louse — any of numerous small crustaceans, especially certain copepods, parasitic on the skin and gills of fish.
- fish queue — (humour) (By analogy with FIFO - first-in, first-out) first in, still here. A joking way of pointing out that processing of a particular sequence of events or requests has stopped dead. Also "FISH mode" and "FISHnet"; the latter may be applied to any network that is running really slowly or exhibiting extreme flakiness.
- fish sauce — a spicy sauce made from the fermented liquid of salt-cured fish, especially anchovies, popular as a flavoring or condiment in Southeast Asian cookery.
- fishburger — A burger made with fish instead of beef.
- fissurella — (zoology) Any of the genus Fissurella of marine gastropod mollusks.
- fisticuffs — a cuff or blow with the fist.
- fitfulness — The quality of being fitful.
- flagitious — shamefully wicked, as persons, actions, or times.
- flamininus — Titus Quinctius (ˈtaɪtəs ˈkwɪŋktɪəs). ?230–?174 bc, Roman general and statesman: defeated Macedonia (197) and proclaimed the independence of the Greek states (196)
- flash unit — an electronic flash and its power supply in a compact unit.
- flauntiest — Superlative form of flaunty.
- flavivirus — Any of a group of RNA viruses, mostly having arthropod vectors, that cause a number of serious human diseases including yellow fever, dengue, various types of encephalitis, and hepatitis C.
- flavourist — a chemist who blends ingredients to create artificial flavours or scents, for food or perfume