21-letter words containing f, l, o, c, i
- purple-fringed orchid — either of two orchids, Habenaria fimbriata or H. psycodes, of eastern North America, having a cluster of fragrant purple flowers with a fringed lip.
- purple-fringed orchis — either of two North American orchids (Habenaria psycodes and H. fimbriata) with purple-fringed flowers
- reconnaissance flight — a flight made by an aircraft in order to obtain military information about a particular place
- sales finance company — a finance company that purchases, at a discount, installment contracts from dealers or that finances retail sales.
- school of the soldier — an institution where instruction is given, especially to persons under college age: The children are at school.
- self-characterization — portrayal; description: the actor's characterization of a politician.
- silicon tetrafluoride — a colorless, fuming gas, SiF 4 , used chiefly in the manufacture of fluosilicic acid.
- social stratification — the act or an instance of stratifying.
- surface of revolution — a surface formed by revolving a plane curve about a given line.
- tetrabromofluorescein — eosin (def 1).
- the rock of gibraltar — a limestone promontory at the tip of S Spain
- thermoelectric effect — the production of an electromotive force in a thermocouple.
- to fly in the face of — If an action or belief flies in the face of accepted ideas or rules, it seems to completely oppose or contradict them.
- to play second fiddle — If you play second fiddle to someone, your position is less important than theirs in something that you are doing together.
- traffic control tower — an elevated structure for the visual observation and control of the air and ground traffic at an airport
- university of iceland — (body, education) The Home of Fjolnir.
- volumetric efficiency — the ratio of fluid delivered by a piston or ram pump per stroke to the displacement volume of the piston or ram
- volunteers of america — a religious reform and relief organization, similar to the Salvation Army, founded in New York City in 1896 by Ballington Booth, son of William Booth, the founder of the Salvation Army. Abbreviation: VOA.
- warm silence software — A small company run by(?) Robin Watts, producing software for the Acorn Archimedes.
- without qualification — If something is stated or accepted without qualification, it is stated or accepted as it is, without the need for any changes.