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18-letter words containing f, o, c, u

  • dysfunctionalities — Plural form of dysfunctionality.
  • fettuccine alfredo — fettuccine in cream sauce with grated Parmesan cheese.
  • fibonacci sequence — (mathematics)   The infinite sequence of numbers beginning 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, ... in which each term is the sum of the two terms preceding it. The ratio of successive Fibonacci terms tends to the golden ratio, namely (1 + sqrt 5)/2.
  • fibrocartilaginous — a type of cartilage having a large number of fibers.
  • first class module — (programming)   A module that is a first class data object of the programming language, e.g. a record containing functions. In a functional language, it is standard to have first class programs, so program building blocks can have the same status.
  • fitness instructor — physical trainer, exercise teacher
  • fixed-focus camera — a camera with an unadjustable focal length and with a relatively large depth of field.
  • fluorescent screen — a transparent screen coated on one side with a phosphor that fluoresces when exposed to X-rays or cathode rays
  • fluorodeoxyglucose — (carbohydrate) A fluorine analog of glucose that is used in positron emission tomography.
  • formal equivalence — the relation that holds between two open sentences when their universal closures are materially equivalent
  • four-color problem — the problem, solved in 1976, of proving the theorem that any geographic map can be colored using only four colors so that no connected countries with a common boundary are colored the same color.
  • fourth commandment — “Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy”: fourth of the Ten Commandments.
  • fracture toughness — The fracture toughness of a material is how likely it is to resist fracture.
  • frederick douglass — Frederick, 1817–95, U.S. ex-slave, abolitionist, and orator.
  • frequency function — probability density function (def 2).
  • frequency response — the effectiveness with which a circuit, device, or system processes and transmits signals fed into it, as a function of the signal frequency.
  • functional disease — a disease in which there is an abnormal change in the function of an organ, but no structural alteration in the tissues involved (opposed to organic disease).
  • functional program — (language)   A program employing the functional programming approach or written in a functional language.
  • functional testing — (testing)   (Or "black-box testing", "closed-box testing") The application of test data derived from functional requirements without regard to how the system is implemented.
  • funeral procession — ceremonial cortège at a burial
  • grand council fire — a formal gathering of camp fire members requiring a minimum attendance of three troops.
  • gulf of california — an arm of the Pacific Ocean, between Sonora and Lower California
  • heat of combustion — the heat evolved when one mole of a substance is burnt in oxygen at constant volume
  • helmholtz function — the thermodynamic function of a system that is equal to its internal energy minus the product of its absolute temperature and entropy: A decrease in the function is equal to the maximum amount of work available during a reversible isothermal process.
  • honeysuckle family — the plant family Caprifoliaceae, typified by shrubs and woody vines having opposite leaves, clusters of usually flaring, narrow, tubular flowers, and various types of fruit, and including the elder, honeysuckle, snowberry, twinflower, and viburnum.
  • horses for courses — a policy, course of action, etc modified slightly to take account of specific circumstances without departing in essentials from the original
  • hydrofluorocarbons — Plural form of hydrofluorocarbon.
  • hyposulfurous acid — an acid, H 2 S 2 O 4 , next in a series below sulfurous acid, known only in solution or in the form of its salts.
  • immunodeficiencies — Plural form of immunodeficiency.
  • immunofluorescence — any of various techniques for detecting an antigen or antibody in a sample by coupling its specifically interactive antibody or antigen to a fluorescent compound, mixing with the sample, and observing the reaction under an ultraviolet-light microscope.
  • infectious disease — illness spread by person to person
  • isthmus of corinth — a narrow strip of land between the Gulf of Corinth and the Saronic Gulf: crossed by the Corinth Canal making navigation possible between the gulfs
  • laugh out of court — to express mirth, pleasure, derision, or nervousness with an audible, vocal expulsion of air from the lungs that can range from a loud burst of sound to a series of quiet chuckles and is usually accompanied by characteristic facial and bodily movements.
  • lord chief justice — the presiding judge of Britain's High Court of Justice, the superior court of record for both criminal and civil cases.
  • malicious mischief — willful destruction of personal property motivated by ill will or resentment toward its owner or possessor.
  • manufactured goods — products made by machine
  • medium of exchange — anything generally accepted as representing a standard of value and exchangeable for goods or services.
  • much of a muchness — very similar
  • multiflow computer — (company)   A now-defunct computer company, best known for its work in Very Long Instruction Word processors. Address: New Haven, Conn. USA.
  • multifunctionality — The condition of being multifunctional.
  • no-fault insurance — Also called no-fault insurance. a form of automobile insurance designed to enable the policyholder in case of an accident to collect a certain basic compensation promptly for economic loss from his or her own insurance company without determination of liability.
  • oil of catechumens — holy oil used in baptism, the ordination of a cleric, the coronation of a sovereign, or in the consecration of a church.
  • out of circulation — If someone is out of circulation, they do not appear in public or at social gatherings for a period of time. You can also say that someone is out of circulation when they are in prison.
  • out of whole cloth — comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total: He ate the whole pie. They ran the whole distance.
  • par for the course — an equality in value or standing; a level of equality: The gains and the losses are on a par.
  • percussion flaking — a method of forming a flint tool by striking flakes from a stone core with another stone or a piece of bone or wood.
  • perfect continuous — perfect progressive.
  • piecewise function — a function whose definition changes depending on the value of the independent variable
  • prefect of studies — a senior master in a Jesuit school or college
  • product life cycle — the four stages (introduction, growth, maturity, and decline) into one of which the sales of a product fall during its market life
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