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14-letter words containing f, o, l, i, a, c

  • old franconian — the Franconian language before 1100; Frankish.
  • oral-formulaic — noting or pertaining to poetry of an earlier spoken tradition, as the Iliad, that uses formulas to aid its continued expression.
  • pacific salmon — any salmon of the genus Oncorhynchus, especially the chinook salmon, O. tshawytscha.
  • parole officer — an official who supervises a prisoner who is on parole
  • party official — an official of a political party
  • pelican-flower — a woody vine, Aristolochia grandiflora, of the West Indies, having heart-shaped leaves and purple-spotted, purple-veined flowers from 18 to 24 inches (46 to 61 cm) wide with a long, taillike structure at the tip of the corolla.
  • petty official — a minor official in government, etc
  • polyfunctional — containing more than one functional group.
  • prairie falcon — a North American falcon, Falco mexicanus, grayish-brown above and white barred with brown below.
  • pride of place — the highest or most outstanding position; first place.
  • qualifications — Plural form of qualification.
  • quality factor — a property of ionizing radiations that affects their ability to cause biological effects. For weakly ionizing radiations such as gamma rays it has value 1 whilst for alpha rays it is about 20
  • quasi-official — a person appointed or elected to an office or charged with certain duties.
  • reflexological — of or relating to reflexology
  • relexification — to replace the vocabulary of (a language, especially a pidgin) with words drawn from another language, without changing the grammatical structure.
  • satisfactional — an act of satisfying; fulfillment; gratification.
  • satisfactorily — giving or affording satisfaction; fulfilling all demands or requirements: a satisfactory solution.
  • self-contained — containing in oneself or itself all that is necessary; independent.
  • self-dominance — rule; control; authority; ascendancy.
  • semiofficially — in a semiofficial manner
  • simplification — to make less complex or complicated; make plainer or easier: to simplify a problem.
  • social welfare — social services provided by a government for its citizens.
  • solidification — to make solid; make into a hard or compact mass; change from a liquid or gaseous to a solid form.
  • special forces — crack military team
  • sulfurous acid — a colorless liquid, H 2 SO 3 , having a suffocating odor, obtained by dissolving sulfur dioxide in water, known mainly by its salts, which are sulfites: used chiefly in organic synthesis and as a bleach.
  • technical foul — a foul committed by a player or coach, usually not involving physical contact with an opponent, called often for unsportsmanlike conduct, as holding on to the basket or using profanity, that gives the opposing team one or two free throws and sometimes, if the foul was flagrant, requires the ejection of the offending player or coach from the game.
  • traffic holdup — a temporary stoppage in the flow of traffic where a number of vehicles are obstructed and unable to move
  • traffic police — a unit of a police force, whose job is to control traffic and enforce traffic regulations
  • victoria falls — a major waterfall on the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia, on the Zambezi River. Height: about 108 m (355 ft). Width: about 1400 m (4500 ft)
  • vital function — any function of the body that is essential for life.
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