14-letter words containing f, l, t
- contact flight — a flight in which the pilot remains in sight of land or water
- contact flying — flying an airplane in conditions of good visibility so that the course and altitude can be determined by observing points or objects on the ground; VFR
- contour flying — the technique of flying at a constant altitude of less than 22.8 metres (75 feet) above the ground.
- copper sulfate — a blue, crystalline substance, CuSO4·5H2O, that effloresces and turns white when heated; blue vitriol: used in making pigments, germicides, batteries, etc.
- cost of living — The cost of living is the average amount of money that people in a particular place need in order to be able to afford basic food, housing, and clothing.
- cotton flannel — a plain-weave or twill-weave fabric with nap on one side only
- council of ten — the governing council of Venice from 1310 until its overthrow in 1797, composed originally of 10 and later 17 members.
- counterfactual — expressing what has not happened but could, would, or might under differing conditions
- cross-platform — (software, hardware) A term that describes a language, software application or hardware device that works on more than one system platform (e.g. Unix, Microsoft Windows, Macintosh). E.g. Netscape Navigator, Java.
- crystal defect — defect (def 3).
- cubital furrow — (in certain insects) a crease, between the cubital and anal veins, along which the wing folds.
- cult following — the admiration that is felt by a particular group for a film, book, band, etc
- culture factor — culture as a causative agent, especially in contrast to biological factors.
- cylinder front — a front cover for a desk or the like, consisting either of a solid piece or of a tambour sliding up and back in quadrantal grooves.
- default option — the preset selection of an option offered by a system, which will always be followed except when explicitly altered
- defibrillating — Present participle of defibrillate.
- defibrillation — the application of an electric current to the heart to restore normal rhythmic contractions after the onset of atrial or ventricular fibrillation
- defibrillators — Plural form of defibrillator.
- definitionally — the act of defining, or of making something definite, distinct, or clear: We need a better definition of her responsibilities.
- deflagrability — the state or quality of being deflagrable
- deflocculation — to reduce from a flocculent state by dispersing the flocculated particles.
- delightfulness — The state or quality of being delightful.
- delta function — a generalized function having the value 0 except at 0, the value infinity at 0, and an integral from minus infinity to plus infinity of 1, used in thermodynamics and quantum mechanics.
- depth of field — the range of distance in front of and behind an object focused by an optical instrument, such as a camera or microscope, within which other objects will also appear clear and sharply defined in the resulting image
- despitefulness — The state or quality of being despiteful.
- differentiable — capable of being differentiated.
- differentially — of or relating to difference or diversity.
- dinoflagellate — any of numerous chiefly marine plankton of the phylum Pyrrophyta (or, in some classification schemes, the order Dinoflagellata), usually having two flagella, one in a groove around the body and the other extending from its center.
- dip-slip fault — a fault on which the movement is in the direction of the dip of the fault
- disaffiliation — The termination of an affiliation; the act of ceasing to be associated with something.
- discomfitingly — In a manner that discomfits.
- discomfortable — an absence of comfort or ease; uneasiness, hardship, or mild pain.
- disgustfulness — the quality of being disgustful
- distrustful of — suspicious of; having no confidence in
- do the needful — to perform a necessary task
- do-it-yourself — of or designed for construction or use by amateurs without special training: a do-it-yourself kit for building a radio.
- doppler effect — (often lowercase) the shift in frequency (Doppler shift) of acoustic or electromagnetic radiation emitted by a source moving relative to an observer as perceived by the observer: the shift is to higher frequencies when the source approaches and to lower frequencies when it recedes.
- double feature — a motion-picture program consisting of two films shown one after the other for the price of a single ticket.
- drifting cloud — Japanese Uki Gumo. a novel (1887–89) by Shimei Futabatei.
- driftless area — a tract of land that was once surrounded but never covered by a continental glacier, consequently having no glacial deposits.
- dwarf palmetto — an apparently stemless palm, Sabal minor, of the southeastern U.S., having stiff, bluish-green leaves, the leafstalks arising from the ground.
- effervescently — effervescing; bubbling.
- effortlessness — The state of being effortless; facility.
- electric fence — a fence with an electric current in it, typically used to keep cattle in a field
- electric field — a field of force surrounding a charged particle within which another charged particle experiences a force
- electrifyingly — In an electrifying manner.
- electrofishing — the practice of catching fish by stunning them with electric current or by attracting them through the use of electricity
- electroforming — a process used to create a metallic object by electrolytic deposition on a mould or matrix
- elevator shaft — passage for a lift
- emulsification — The process by which an emulsion is formed.