18-letter words containing f, l, i, e, r

fermat's principle — Optics. the law that the path taken by a ray of light in going from one point to another point will be the path that requires the least time.
ferrite-rod aerial — a type of aerial, normally used in radio reception, consisting of a small coil of wire mounted on a ferrite core, the coil serving as a tuning inductance
fettuccine alfredo — fettuccine in cream sauce with grated Parmesan cheese.
filchner ice shelf — an ice barrier in Antarctica, in the SE Weddell Sea, bordered on the W by Berkner Island.
file control block — (operating system) (FCB) An MS-DOS data structure that stores information about an open file. The number of FCBs is configured in CONFIG.SYS with a command FCBS=x,y where x (between 1 and 255 inclusive, default 4) specifies the number of file control blocks to allocate and therefore the number of files that MS-DOS can have open at one time. y (not needed from DOS 5.0 onward) specifies the number of files to be closed automatically if all x are in use.
financial services — A company or organization that provides financial services is able to help you do things such as make investments or buy a pension or mortgage.
fire in your belly — If you say that someone has fire in their belly, you are expressing approval of them because they are energetic, enthusiastic, and have very strong feelings.
firecracker flower — a plant, Dichelostemma ida-maia, of the amaryllis family, native to California and Oregon, having clusters of tubular scarlet flowers.
first class module — (programming) A module that is a first class data object of the programming language, e.g. a record containing functions. In a functional language, it is standard to have first class programs, so program building blocks can have the same status.
fischer von erlach — Johann Bernhard [yaw-hahn bern-hahrt] /ˈyɔ hɑn ˈbɛrn hɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1656–1723, Austrian architect.
fissure of rolando — central sulcus.
fissure of sylvius — lateral fissure.
flat-bottomed rail — a rail having a cross section like an inverted T, with the top extremity enlarged slightly to form the head
floating underflow — underflow
floating-rate note — a eurobond, often issued as a negotiable bearer bond, that has a floating rate of interest
for the hell of it — the place or state of punishment of the wicked after death; the abode of evil and condemned spirits; Gehenna or Tartarus.
for the life of me — If you say that you cannot for the life of you understand or remember something, you are emphasizing that you cannot understand or remember it, even if you try hard.
formal equivalence — the relation that holds between two open sentences when their universal closures are materially equivalent
forward compatible — forward compatibility
four-legged friend — a four-legged animal, esp a dog
fragile x syndrome — a widespread form of mental retardation caused by a faulty gene on the X chromosome.
fragile-x syndrome — an inherited condition characterized by learning disability: affected individuals have an X-chromosome that is easily damaged under certain conditions
frederick douglass — Frederick, 1817–95, U.S. ex-slave, abolitionist, and orator.
free-will offering — a voluntary religious contribution made in addition to what may be expected or required.
fringe-toed lizard — an iguanid lizard, Uma notata, of sandy deserts of the western U.S. and Mexico, having a wedge-shaped snout and toes fringed with long, pointed scales.
fulminating powder — powder that explodes by percussion.
funeral procession — ceremonial cortège at a burial
garden loosestrife — any of various plants belonging to the genus Lysimachia, of the primrose family, having clusters of usually yellow flowers, as L. vulgaris (garden loosestrife) or L. quadrifolia (whorled loosestrife)
general confession — a prayer confessing sins
grand council fire — a formal gathering of camp fire members requiring a minimum attendance of three troops.
grist for the mill — If you say that something is grist for the mill, you mean that it is useful for a particular purpose or helps support someone's point of view.
half-open interval — a set of numbers between two given numbers but including only one endpoint.
handkerchief table — corner table.
hilary of poitiers — Saint, a.d. c300–368, French bishop and theologian.
home of the hirsel — Baron, title of Sir Alec Douglas-Home, formerly 14th Earl of Home. 1903–95, British Conservative statesman: he renounced his earldom to become prime minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1963–64); foreign secretary (1970–74)
hydroflumethiazide — A diuretic drug.
hyperproliferation — (biology) An abnormally high rate of proliferation of cells by rapid division.
immunofluorescence — any of various techniques for detecting an antigen or antibody in a sample by coupling its specifically interactive antibody or antigen to a fluorescent compound, mixing with the sample, and observing the reaction under an ultraviolet-light microscope.
in complete flower — a flower without one or more of the normal parts, as carpels, sepals, petals, pistils, or stamens.
in praise of folly — Latin Moriae Encomium. a prose satire (1509) by Erasmus, written in Latin and directed against theologians and church dignitaries.
in the first place — firstly
indefinite article — an article, as English a, an, that denotes class membership of the noun it modifies without particularizing it.
infertility clinic — a clinic which helps people who are having problems conceiving
informatory double — a double intended to inform one's partner that one has a strong hand and to urge a bid regardless of the strength of his or her hand.
interface analysis — (testing) A software test which checks the interfaces between program elements for consistency and adherence to predefined rules or axioms.
isabella of france — 1292–1358, wife (1308–27) of Edward II of England, whom, aided by her lover, Roger de Mortimer, she deposed; mother of Edward III
isidore of seville — Saint (Isidorus Hispalensis) a.d. c570–636, Spanish archbishop, historian, and encyclopedist.
law of segregation — the principle, originated by Gregor Mendel, stating that during the production of gametes the two copies of each hereditary factor segregate so that offspring acquire one factor from each parent.
lawrence of arabia — D(avid) H(erbert) 1885–1930, English novelist.
lean manufacturing — efficiency in the production of goods

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