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15-letter words containing f, l, o, r, i, e

  • self-production — produced by oneself or itself.
  • self-propulsion — propulsion by a vehicle's own engine, motor, or the like.
  • self-protection — protection of oneself or itself.
  • self-reflection — the act of reflecting, as in casting back a light or heat, mirroring, or giving back or showing an image; the state of being reflected in this way.
  • self-regulation — control by oneself or itself, as in an economy, business organization, etc., especially such control as exercised independently of governmental supervision, laws, or the like.
  • self-renouncing — to give up or put aside voluntarily: to renounce worldly pleasures.
  • self-revelation — disclosure of one's private feelings, thoughts, etc., especially when unintentional.
  • self-supporting — the supporting or maintaining of oneself or itself without reliance on outside aid.
  • self-worthiness — the sense of one's own value or worth as a person; self-esteem; self-respect.
  • shelikof strait — a strait between the Alaska Peninsula and Kodiak Island, in S Alaska. 130 miles (209 km) long and 30 miles (48 km) wide.
  • sigmoid flexure — Zoology. an S -shaped curve in a body part.
  • silver fluoride — a yellow or brownish, crystalline, water-soluble, hygroscopic solid, AgF, used chiefly as an antiseptic and disinfectant.
  • simple fraction — a ratio of two integers.
  • sodium fluoride — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous solid, NaF, used chiefly in the fluoridation of water, as an insecticide, and as a rodenticide.
  • sons of liberty — any of several patriotic societies, originally secret, that opposed the Stamp Act and thereafter supported moves for American independence.
  • spanish trefoil — alfalfa.
  • spelling reform — an attempt to change the spelling of English words to make it conform more closely to pronunciation.
  • st. elmo's fire — St. Elmo's fire.
  • st. ulmo's fire — St. Elmo's fire.
  • starfish flower — carrion flower (def 2).
  • stocking filler — A stocking filler is a small present that is suitable for putting in a Christmas stocking.
  • streamline flow — the flow of a fluid past an object such that the velocity at any fixed point in the fluid is constant or varies in a regular manner.
  • strombuliferous — having organs coiled as spirals
  • subprofessional — being below professional standards: subprofessional health care.
  • sulfite process — a process for making wood pulp by digesting wood chips in an acid liquor consisting of sulfurous acid and a salt, usually calcium bisulfite.
  • sulfur trioxide — an irritant, corrosive, low-melting solid, SO 3 , obtained by the oxidation of sulfur dioxide, used as an intermediate in the manufacture of sulfuric acid.
  • tentaculiferous — having tentacles
  • tetrafunctional — pertaining to molecules or groups that can bond at four sites.
  • trifluoperazine — a compound, C 21 H 24 F 3 N 3 S, used as an antipsychotic.
  • ultramicrofiche — ultrafiche.
  • unfossiliferous — (of sediment, clay, rock, etc) not containing fossils
  • uninformatively — in an uninformative manner
  • viral infection — disease caused by a virus
  • welfare officer — a person who gives people help and advice
  • winter flounder — any of various popular food flatfishes, as Parophrys vetulus of the Pacific (English sole) and Pseudopleuronectes americanus of the Atlantic (winter flounder or blackback flounder)
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