16-letter words containing f, o, d, c
- self-preoccupied — preoccupied by one's own concerns
- self-reproducing — to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of: to reproduce a picture.
- self-vindication — the act of vindicating.
- sliding friction — frictional resistance to relative movement of surfaces on loaded contact
- soft commodities — nonmetal commodities such as cocoa, sugar, and grains, bought and sold on a futures market
- spreading factor — a substance, as hyaluronidase, that promotes the diffusion of a material through body tissues
- studentification — the renting of particular accommodation exclusively to students
- sulfocarbanilide — thiocarbanilide.
- superfecundation — the fertilization of two or more ova discharged at the same ovulation by successive acts of sexual intercourse.
- sutton coldfield — a town in central England, in Birmingham unitary authority, West Midlands; a residential suburb of Birmingham. Pop: 105 452 (2001)
- to (good) effect — You use effect in expressions such as to good effect and to no effect in order to indicate how successful or impressive an action is.
- to get cold feet — If you get cold feet about something, you become nervous or frightened about it because you think it will fail.
- twofold purchase — a purchase using a double standing block and a double running block so as to give a mechanical advantage of four or five, neglecting friction, depending on whether the hauling is on the standing block or the running block.
- unfranked income — any income from an investment that does not qualify as franked investment income
- uniformed branch — the branch of a police force in which officers wear a uniform
- video-conference — A video-conference is a meeting that takes place using video conferencing.
- windchill factor — an estimated measurement of the cooling effect of air and wind, esp. when applied to the loss of body heat from exposed skin; chill factor