16-letter words containing f, n, u

misconfiguration — An incorrect or inappropriate configuration.
money of account — a monetary denomination used in reckoning, especially one not issued as a coin, as the U.S. mill.
month of sundays — a long time
multifariousness — (uncountable) The characteristic of being multifarious.
multilinear form — a function or functional of several variables such that when all variables but one are held fixed, the function is linear in the remaining variable.
multiple fission — fission into more than two new organisms.
neo-confucianist — of or relating to neo-Confucians or neo-Confucianism.
nicholas of cusa — 1401–64, German cardinal, philosopher, and mathematician: anticipated Copernicus in asserting that the earth revolves around the sun
nitrosylsulfuric — of or derived from nitrosylsulfuric acid.
no-fault divorce — a divorce granted without anyone being found guilty of marital misconduct
non-manufactured — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
non-quantifiable — to determine, indicate, or express the quantity of.
nonfinite clause — a clause with a nonfinite verb or with no verb, as the hour being late in The hour being late, we left.
nonmanufacturing — (economics) Outside of the manufacturing sector.
not on your life — the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.
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 human bondage — a novel (1915) by W. Somerset Maugham.
of the nature of — having the essential character of; like
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.
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
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.
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".
paulinus of nola — Saint. ?353–431 ad, Roman consul and Christian poet; bishop of Nola (409–431). Feast day: June 22
period furniture — furniture that was made during a particular period in time
person of colour — a person who is not White
pique oneself on — to be proud of
pressure flaking — a method of manufacturing a flint tool by pressing flakes from a stone core with a pointed implement, usually of wood tipped with antler or copper.
pseudoscientific — any of various methods, theories, or systems, as astrology, psychokinesis, or clairvoyance, considered as having no scientific basis.
puddling-furnace — the act of a person or thing that puddles.
pull a long face — to look sad, glum, disapproving, etc.
put a foot wrong — to make a mistake
quantum sufficit — as much as suffices; enough.
quarter-finalist — A quarter-finalist is a person or team that is competing in a quarter-final.
quasi-scientific — of or relating to science or the sciences: scientific studies.
question of fact — a question concerning the reality of an alleged event or circumstance in a trial by jury, usually determined by the jury.
quinquefoliolate — (botany) Having five leaflets.
radius of action — the maximum distance that a ship, aircraft, or land vehicle can travel from its base and return without refuelling
reference number — a unique number on an order, application, etc, used to designate and quickly locate that order, application, etc
refinery upgrade — A refinery upgrade is the process of introducing the newest technology in some parts of the refinery.
run interference — an act, fact, or instance of interfering.
safety-conscious — conscious of being safe and preventing danger
sawn-off shotgun — A sawn-off shotgun is a shotgun on which the barrel has been cut short. Guns like this are often used by criminals because they can be easily hidden.
self-consequence — self-important character or quality; self-importance.
self-constituted — constituted as such by oneself or itself
self-consumption — the act of consuming, as by use, decay, or destruction.
self-cultivation — the act or art of cultivating.

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