18-letter words containing f, o, r, t, i, n

fatty degeneration — deterioration of the cells of the body, accompanied by the formation of fat globules within the diseased cells.
feldenkrais method — a system of gentle movements that promote flexibility, coordination, and self-awareness
fettuccine alfredo — fettuccine in cream sauce with grated Parmesan cheese.
fibrocartilaginous — a type of cartilage having a large number of fibers.
fifth monarchy men — (during the Commonwealth in the 17th century) a militant sect of Puritans who identified the fifth monarchy with the millennial reign of Christ and who believed they should help to inaugurate that reign by force.
file control block — (operating system) (FCB) An MS-DOS data structure that stores information about an open file. The number of FCBs is configured in CONFIG.SYS with a command FCBS=x,y where x (between 1 and 255 inclusive, default 4) specifies the number of file control blocks to allocate and therefore the number of files that MS-DOS can have open at one time. y (not needed from DOS 5.0 onward) specifies the number of files to be closed automatically if all x are in use.
fire and brimstone — When people talk about fire and brimstone, they are referring to hell and how they think people are punished there after death.
fire-and-brimstone — threatening punishment in the hereafter: a fire-and-brimstone sermon.
first and foremost — primarily
first-in first-out — (algorithm) (FIFO, or "queue") A data structure or hardware buffer from which items are taken out in the same order they were put in. Also known as a "shelf" from the analogy with pushing items onto one end of a shelf so that they fall off the other. A FIFO is useful for buffering a stream of data between a sender and receiver which are not synchronised - i.e. not sending and receiving at exactly the same rate. Obviously if the rates differ by too much in one direction for too long then the FIFO will become either full (blocking the sender) or empty (blocking the receiver). A Unix pipe is a common example of a FIFO. A FIFO might be (but isn't ever?) called a LILO - last-in last-out. The opposite of a FIFO is a LIFO (last-in first-out) or "stack".
fitness instructor — physical trainer, exercise teacher
floating partition — a partition running parallel to and between two joists and resting on blocking between them.
floating underflow — underflow
floating-rate note — a eurobond, often issued as a negotiable bearer bond, that has a floating rate of interest
for the time being — the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
fore-edge painting — a technique of painting a picture on the fore edge of a book, often in such a manner that only when the pages are slightly fanned the picture is revealed.
foreign investment — investment from foreign countries
foreign-trade zone — free port (def 1).
forensic chemistry — the application of facts concerning chemistry to questions of civil and criminal law.
forensic scientist — science expert: provides evidence
forgive and forget — be reconciled
foundation garment — an undergarment, as a girdle or corset, worn by women to support or give shape to the contours of the body.
fragmentation bomb — a bomb designed to break into many small, high-velocity fragments when detonated.
frequency function — probability density function (def 2).
fringe-toed lizard — an iguanid lizard, Uma notata, of sandy deserts of the western U.S. and Mexico, having a wedge-shaped snout and toes fringed with long, pointed scales.
front organization — business: cover-up
ftp software, inc. — (company) Developers of the original PC/TCP Packet Driver specification. Address: 26 Princess St. Wakefield, MA 01880-3004. Telephone: +1 (617) 246 0900.
fulminating powder — powder that explodes by percussion.
functional program — (language) A program employing the functional programming approach or written in a functional language.
funding operations — the conversion of government floating stock or short-term debt into holdings of long-term bonds
garden loosestrife — any of various plants belonging to the genus Lysimachia, of the primrose family, having clusters of usually yellow flowers, as L. vulgaris (garden loosestrife) or L. quadrifolia (whorled loosestrife)
government deficit — A government deficit is a situation in which a government spends more money than it has.
half-open interval — a set of numbers between two given numbers but including only one endpoint.
historical fiction — the genre of literature, film, etc., comprising narratives that take place in the past and are characterized chiefly by an imaginative reconstruction of historical events and personages.
hyperproliferation — (biology) An abnormally high rate of proliferation of cells by rapid division.
ifs, ands, or buts — a supposition; uncertain possibility: The future is full of ifs.
in complete flower — a flower without one or more of the normal parts, as carpels, sepals, petals, pistils, or stamens.
in the grip of sth — If a person, group, or place is in the grip of something, they are being severely affected by it.
in the interest of — the feeling of a person whose attention, concern, or curiosity is particularly engaged by something: She has a great interest in the poetry of Donne.
in the mood for/to — If you say that you are in the mood for something, you mean that you want to do it or have it. If you say that you are in no mood to do something, you mean that you do not want to do it or have it.
indefinite pronoun — a pronoun, as English some, any, somebody, that leaves unspecified the identity of its referent.
information bureau — an office where you can go to get information
information centre — help desk, office
information island — (jargon) A body of information (i.e. electronic files) that needs to be shared but has no network connection.
information office — an office where you can go to get information
information system — a computer system or set of components for collecting, creating, storing, processing, and distributing information, typically including hardware and software, system users, and the data itself: the use of information systems to solve business problems.
information theory — the mathematical theory concerned with the content, transmission, storage, and retrieval of information, usually in the form of messages or data, and especially by means of computers.
informatory double — a double intended to inform one's partner that one has a strong hand and to urge a bid regardless of the strength of his or her hand.
infrared astronomy — the study of infrared radiation emitted by celestial objects.
inspector of taxes — an official of HMRC whose work is to assess individuals' income tax liability

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