13-letter words containing f, o, r, e, a, n
- informercials — Plural form of informercial.
- interferogram — a photographic record of light interference patterns produced with an interferometer, used for recording shock waves and fluid flow patterns.
- intolerant of — not able or willing to tolerate
- jefferson day — April 13, Thomas Jefferson's birthday, a legal holiday in Alabama, sometimes celebrated by the Democratic Party by the holding of fund-raising dinners.
- landing force — the ground forces of an amphibious task force that effect the assault landing in an amphibious operation.
- law of nature — an empirical truth of great generality, conceived of as a physical (but not a logical) necessity, and consequently licensing counterfactual conditionals
- leap-frogging — a game in which players take turns in leaping over another player bent over from the waist.
- magnesiferous — (geology) Containing magnesium.
- magnetiferous — (dated) Producing or conducting magnetism.
- manganiferous — containing manganese.
- manufactories — Plural form of manufactory.
- metrification — metrication.
- microfilament — a minute, narrow tubelike cell structure composed of a protein similar to actin, occurring singly and in bundles, involved in cytoplasmic movement and changes in cell shape.
- milford haven — a bay in SW Wales.
- mole fraction — the ratio of the number of moles of a given component of a mixture to the total number of moles of all the components.
- moll flanders — (The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders) a novel (1722) by Daniel Defoe.
- morgan le fay — the fairy sister of King Arthur.
- morning after — a period, as in the morning, when the aftereffects of excessive self-indulgence during the previous evening are felt, especially the aftereffects of excessive drinking of alcoholic beverages.
- narrow-fisted — tight-fisted.
- naval officer — member of navy staff
- nectariferous — producing nectar.
- nefariousness — extremely wicked or villainous; iniquitous: a nefarious plot.
- neurofeedback — The presentation of realtime feedback on brainwave activity, as measured by sensors on the scalp, sometimes offered as a means of therapy.
- neurofibromas — Plural form of neurofibroma.
- neurofilament — (anatomy) A neurofibril.
- no fewer than — You use no fewer than to emphasize that a number is surprisingly large.
- non-favorable — characterized by approval or support; positive: a favorable report.
- non-frangible — easily broken; breakable: Most frangible toys are not suitable for young children.
- nondefamatory — Not defamatory.
- nondeferrable — Not deferrable.
- nonfigurative — of the nature of or involving a figure of speech, especially a metaphor; metaphorical and not literal: The word “head” has several figurative senses, as in “She's the head of the company.”. Synonyms: metaphorical, not literal, symbolic.
- nonfilterable — incapable of being filtered
- nonfraudulent — Not fraudulent.
- nonprofitable — Not profitable; not making profit.
- nonrefillable — Not refillable; unable to be refilled.
- nonrefundable — an amount refunded.
- norman french — Also called Norman. the French dialect of the Normans or of Normandy.
- nuclear force — strong interaction
- on sufferance — passive permission resulting from lack of interference; tolerance, especially of something wrong or illegal (usually preceded by on or by).
- one-room flat — a studio flat in which the bedroom, sitting-room and kitchen are all one-room
- open fracture — compound fracture.
- out of danger — no longer at risk
- overinflation — Economics. a persistent, substantial rise in the general level of prices related to an increase in the volume of money and resulting in the loss of value of currency (opposed to deflation).
- oxford accent — the accent associated with Oxford English
- passionflower — any chiefly American climbing vine or shrub of the genus Passiflora, having showy flowers and a pulpy berry or fruit that in some species is edible.
- perfectionate — to perfect; to make perfect
- personal foul — a foul called in certain games, as basketball or football, for illegal body contact or rough, unsportsmanlike play.
- petrification — the act or process of petrifying; the state of being petrified.
- platiniferous — platinum-bearing
- post-freudian — of or relating to Sigmund Freud or his doctrines, especially with respect to the causes and treatment of neurotic and psychopathic states, the interpretation of dreams, etc.