16-letter words containing f, n, t

not the faintest — no idea whatsoever
not the foggiest — no idea whatsoever
nothing short of — no thing; not anything; naught: to say nothing.
nuclear transfer — the procedure used to produce the first cloned mammals, in which the nucleus of a somatic cell is transferred into an egg cell whose own nucleus has been removed. This cell is then stimulated by an electric shock to divide and form an embryo
of a certain age — of an unspecified age, but no longer young
of it own accord — If something happens of its own accord, it seems to happen by itself, without anyone making it happen.
of the nature of — having the essential character of; like
off one's stroke — performing or working less well than usual
old north french — the dialect of Old French spoken in northern France. Abbreviation: ONF.
on a war footing — If a country or armed force is on a war footing, it is ready to fight a war.
on the back foot — at a disadvantage; outmanoeuvred or outclassed by an opponent
on the defensive — If someone is on the defensive, they are trying to protect themselves or their interests because they feel unsure or threatened.
on the safe side — as a precaution
on the stroke of — punctually at
on-the-spot fine — a fine that is charged immediately upon being caught and found guilty of a crime
one for the book — a handwritten or printed work of fiction or nonfiction, usually on sheets of paper fastened or bound together within covers.
one for the road — a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
one's cup of tea — the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
one-way function — (cryptography, mathematics) A function which is easy to compute but whose inverse is very difficult to compute. Such functions have important applications in cryptography, specifically in public-key cryptography. See also: trapdoor function.
operating profit — the profit of a company, etc, after it deducts its operating costs or the costs necessary to conduct the business
ordnance factory — a factory that makes military weapons and ammunition
ostend manifesto — a declaration (1854) issued from Ostend, Belgium, by the U.S. ministers to England, France, and Spain, stating that the U.S. would be justified in seizing Cuba if Spain did not sell it to the U.S.
out of condition — If someone is out of condition, they are unhealthy and unfit, because they do not do enough exercise.
out of the money — If an investment is out of the money, it would be a loss if it was sold.
out of your mind — If you say that someone is out of their mind, you mean that they are mad or very foolish.
outsmart oneself — to have one's efforts at cunning or cleverness result in one's own disadvantage
ovshinsky effect — an effect that turns special types of glassy, thin films into semiconductors upon application of low voltage.
pacific sturgeon — a dark gray sturgeon, Acipenser transmontanus, inhabiting marine and fresh waters along the northwestern coast of North America, valued as a food and sport fish.
packing fraction — Physics. a measure of the stability of an atomic nucleus, equal to 10 4 multiplied by the mass defect and divided by the mass number.
parallel fortran — (language) (Pfortran) Extensions to Fortran by Ridgway Scott <[email protected]> of Houston University. Pfortran provides a shared memory SIMD model on message passing computers. It was under development in 1994.
partial fraction — one of the fractions into which a given fraction can be resolved, the sum of such simpler fractions being equal to the given fraction: Partial fractions of 5/(x2−x) are 5/(x−1) and −5/x.
partial function — A function which is not defined for all arguments of its input type. E.g. f(x) = 1/x if x /= 0. The opposite of a total function. In denotational semantics, a partial function f : D -> C may be represented as a total function ft : D' -> lift(C) where D' is a superset of D and ft x = f x if x in D ft x = bottom otherwise where lift(C) = C U bottom. Bottom (LaTeX \perp) denotes "undefined".
parts of lindsey — an area in E England constituting a former administrative division of Lincolnshire
pass-band filter — band-pass filter
passive transfer — Immunology. injection of lymphocytes or antibody from an immune or sensitized donor to a nonimmune host in order to impart immunity or test for allergic reactions.
pension benefits — the benefits that are paid to a person in accordance with his pension scheme
perfecting press — a rotary press for printing both sides of a sheet or web in one operation.
performance test — a test requiring little or no use of language, the test materials being designed to elicit manual or behavioral responses rather than verbal ones.
period furniture — furniture that was made during a particular period in time
personal effects — belongings
physical fitness — good physical condition
placement office — an office in a university that offers students careers advice and help to find employment
platform-balance — a scale with a platform for holding the items to be weighed.
play off against — If you play people off against each other, you make them compete or argue, so that you gain some advantage.
point of contact — (networking) (POC) An individual associated with a particular Internet entity (IP network, domain, ASN).
point of sailing — the bearing of a sailing vessel, considered with relation to the direction of the wind.
post-reformation — the act of reforming; state of being reformed.
postfix notation — (language) (Or "Reverse Polish Notation", RPN) One of the possible orderings of functions and operands: in postfix notation the functions are preceded by all their operands. For example, what may normally be written as "1+2" becomes "1 2 +". Postfix notation is well suited for stack based architectures but modern compilers reduced this advantage considerably. The best-known language with postfix syntax is FORTH. Some Hewlett-Packard calculators use it, e.g. HP-25, HP-29C, HP-41C, HP-23SII. Compare: infix notation, prefix notation.
preference stock — preferred stock.
prespecification — the act of specifying.

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