16-letter words containing f, o, r, t, i, s

free association — the uncensored expression of the ideas, impressions, etc., passing through the mind of the analysand, a technique used to facilitate access to the unconscious.
friendly society — law: mutual group providing benefits
frontier dispute — a conflict concerning a frontier between countries and which usually involves those countries
furniture polish — product: shines wood
go off the rails — If someone goes off the rails, they start to behave in a way that other people think is unacceptable or very strange, for example they start taking drugs or breaking the law.
go-faster stripe — a decorative line, intended to be suggestive of high speed, on the bodywork of a car
harvey firestone — Harvey Samuel, 1868–1938, U.S. industrialist and rubber manufacturer.
if it wasn't for — If you talk about what would happen if it wasn't for someone or something, you mean that they are the only thing that is preventing it from happening.
in the course of — If something happens in the course of a particular period of time, it happens during that period of time.
in the throes of — If you are in the throes of doing or experiencing something, especially something difficult, you are busy doing it or are deeply involved in it.
information desk — helpdesk, information point
informed consent — a patient's consent to a medical or surgical procedure or to participation in a clinical study after being properly advised of the relevant medical facts and the risks involved.
infostreet, inc. — (company) An Internet consulting and development company dedicated to assisting companies in establishing an Internet presence. InfoStreet develope Internet strategies, design and create web pages, and host and maintain websites. InfoStreet, has been recognized by PC/Computing as the "Best of the Top Home Page Services" (August 1996) and has been featured in Netguide magazine and the Wiley and Son's Electronic Marketing book.
intestinal flora — microorganisms that normally inhabit the lumen of the intestinal tract
intrinsic factor — a glycoprotein, secreted by the gastric mucosa, that is involved in the intestinal absorption of vitamin B 12 .
inverse function — the function that replaces another function when the dependent and independent variables of the first function are interchanged for an appropriate set of values of the dependent variable. In y = sin x and x = arc sin y, the inverse function of sine is arc sine.
isle of portland — a rugged limestone peninsula in SW England, in Dorset, connected to the mainland by a narrow isthmus and by Chesil Bank: the lighthouse of Portland Bill lies at the S tip; famous for the quarrying of Portland stone, a fine building material. Pop (town): 12 000 (latest est)
isoplastic graft — syngraft.
it's fair to say — You use fair in expressions such as It would be fair to say in order to introduce a statement which you believe to be true and reasonable.
knights of labor — a secret workingmen's organization formed in 1869 to defend the interests of labor.
margin of safety — therapeutic index.
matthew of paris — c1200–59, English chronicler.
microsoft access — 1. (database) A relational database running under Microsoft Windows. Data is stored as a number of "tables", e.g. "Stock". Each table consists of a number of "records" (e.g. for different items) and each record contains a number of "fields", e.g. "Product code", "Supplier", "Quantity in stock". Access allows the user to create "forms" and "reports". A form shows one record in a user-designed format and allows the user to step through records one at a time. A report shows selected records in a user-designed format, possibly grouped into sections with different kinds of total (including sum, minimum, maximum, average). There are also facilities to use links ("joins") between tables which share a common field and to filter records according to certain criteria or search for particular field values. Version: 2 (date?). 2. (communications) A communications program from Microsoft, meant to compete with ProComm and other programs. It sucked and was dropped. Years later they reused the name for their database.
microsoft office — (product) Microsoft's bundles of productivity tools including Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Powerpoint, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Publisher, Microsoft Front Page, Microsoft Team Manager, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Schedule+, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Small Business Financial Manager, Automap Streets Plus. Editions of Office include Microsoft Office Professional Edition, Microsoft Office Standard Edition, Microsoft Office Small Business Edition, Microsoft Office Developer Edition. Different editions contain different subsets of the above applications. Current version, as of 2004-08-30: Office 2003.
minerva software — A company producing software for the Acorn Archimedes.
miraculous fruit — miracle fruit.
misconfiguration — An incorrect or inappropriate configuration.
multifariousness — (uncountable) The characteristic of being multifarious.
multiple factors — polygene.
narcotraffickers — Plural form of narcotrafficker.
new frontiersman — an advocate or follower of the New Frontier, especially one in public service.
nitrosylsulfuric — of or derived from nitrosylsulfuric acid.
nothing short of — no thing; not anything; naught: to say nothing.
pacific sturgeon — a dark gray sturgeon, Acipenser transmontanus, inhabiting marine and fresh waters along the northwestern coast of North America, valued as a food and sport fish.
parts of lindsey — an area in E England constituting a former administrative division of Lincolnshire
petrified forest — a national park in E Arizona, containing petrified coniferous trees about 170 000 000 years old
phosphor fatigue — screen saver
plaster of paris — calcined gypsum in white, powdery form, used as a base for gypsum plasters, as an additive of lime plasters, and as a material for making fine and ornamental casts: characterized by its ability to set rapidly when mixed with water.
post-reformation — the act of reforming; state of being reformed.
prespecification — the act of specifying.
proficiency test — an exam which test how proficient or skilled someone is in a particular activity, field of study, language, etc
radius of action — the maximum distance that a ship, aircraft, or land vehicle can travel from its base and return without refuelling
reclassification — categorization in a different way
registration fee — a fee paid to register, enrol or sign up for (a course, etc)
releasing factor — a substance usually of hypothalamic origin that triggers the release of a particular hormone from an endocrine gland.
rotation of axes — a process of replacing the axes in a Cartesian coordinate system with a new set of axes making a specified angle with and having the same origin as the original axes.
saccharification — to convert (starch) into sugar.
score points off — to gain an advantage at someone else's expense
seat of learning — People sometimes refer to a university or a similar institution as a seat of learning.
security officer — civilian, policeman or soldier who is responsible for security in a town or country

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