11-letter words containing f, l, a
- flocculated — Collected together in a loose aggregation like flocks (tufts) of wool, or coagulated in this way.
- flocculates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flocculate.
- flocculator — to form into flocculent masses.
- flock paper — a wallpaper treated with flock to emphasize a design or effect.
- flood plain — a nearly flat plain along the course of a stream or river that is naturally subject to flooding.
- floodplains — Plural form of floodplain.
- floodwaters — The waters of a flood.
- floor space — an area on the floor of a premises where objects may be placed
- floorboards — Plural form of floorboard.
- floorwalker — a person employed in a store to direct customers and supervise salespeople.
- floral leaf — one of the modified leaves forming the perianth of a flower, as a sepal or petal.
- floral park — a city on W Long Island, in SE New York.
- floral tube — a cylinder formed in some flowers by the fusion of the perianth and stamens, as in the daffodil or iris.
- floribundas — Plural form of floribunda.
- flote grass — an aquatic perennial grass, Glyceria fluitans, whose metre-long stems and pale green leaves are often seen floating in still or sluggish water. The related sweet grass (G. plicata) has broader, darker leaves and owes its name to the fact that cattle like to eat it
- flowability — to move along in a stream: The river flowed slowly to the sea.
- flower head — an inflorescence consisting of a dense cluster of small, stalkless flowers; capitulum.
- flowerheads — Plural form of flowerhead.
- fluconazole — An antifungal drug used especially against Candida.
- fluctuating — to change continually; shift back and forth; vary irregularly: The price of gold fluctuated wildly last month.
- fluctuation — continual change from one point or condition to another.
- flumadiddle — utter nonsense.
- fluoridated — Simple past tense and past participle of fluoridate.
- fluoridates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fluoridate.
- fluorinated — Simple past tense and past participle of fluorinate.
- fluorinates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fluorinate.
- flusterated — flustered; agitated.
- flustration — the state of being flustrated or flustered
- fluticasone — (organic compound) A synthetic corticosteroid whose furoate and propionate forms are used as topical anti-inflammatories.
- flutterball — (baseball) A type of pitch; knuckleball.
- fluvastatin — A drug of the statin class, used to treat hypercholesterolemia and to prevent cardiovascular disease.
- fluvoxamine — an antidepressant drug that acts by preventing the re-uptake after release of serotonin in the brain, thereby prolonging its action
- fly gallery — a narrow platform at the side of a stage from which ropes are manipulated to raise or lower scenery, battens, etc.
- fly swatter — a device for killing flies, mosquitoes, and other insects, usually a square sheet of wire mesh attached to a long handle.
- flycatchers — Plural form of flycatcher.
- flying boat — a seaplane whose main body is a hull adapted for floating.
- flying head — a read/write head supported on a thin cushion of air over a rotating magnetic disk.
- flying mare — Wrestling. a method of attack in which a wrestler grasps the wrist of the opponent, turns in the opposite direction, and throws the opponent over the shoulder and down.
- foamflowers — Plural form of foamflower.
- focal depth — lens: distance of sharp focus
- focal plane — a plane through a focal point and normal to the axis of a lens, mirror, or other optical system. Compare principal plane.
- focal point — Also called principal focus. Optics. either of two points on the axis of a mirror, lens, or other optical system, one point being such that rays diverging from it are deviated parallel to the axis upon refraction or reflection by the system and the other point being such that rays parallel to the axis of the system converge to the point upon refraction or reflection by the system.
- focal ratio — f-number.
- foliar feed — a substance containing nutrients that is applied to the leaves of a plant
- folktronica — a musical genre that combines elements from folk and electronic music
- folliculate — pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling a follicle or follicles; provided with follicles.
- fond du lac — a city in E Wisconsin, on Lake Winnebago.
- food parcel — parcels of food prepared and sent, esp by charitable organizations, to people in need
- fool around — a silly or stupid person; a person who lacks judgment or sense.
- fool's mate — a checkmate achieved by Black's second move: the quickest possible mate