16-letter words containing f, o, r, t, n, e

minerva software — A company producing software for the Acorn Archimedes.
montgomery clift — Montgomery, 1920–66, U.S. actor.
motoring offence — a crime committed which concerns driving
multifariousness — (uncountable) The characteristic of being multifarious.
multilinear form — a function or functional of several variables such that when all variables but one are held fixed, the function is linear in the remaining variable.
narcotraffickers — Plural form of narcotrafficker.
new frontiersman — an advocate or follower of the New Frontier, especially one in public service.
no-fault divorce — a divorce granted without anyone being found guilty of marital misconduct
non-manufactured — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
non-transferable — to convey or remove from one place, person, etc., to another: He transferred the package from one hand to the other.
nonproliferation — the action or practice of curbing or controlling an excessive, rapid spread: nonproliferation of nuclear weapons.
north battleford — a city in W central Saskatchewan, in central Canada.
north plainfield — a city in NE New Jersey.
not on your life — the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.
of a certain age — of an unspecified age, but no longer young
of the nature of — having the essential character of; like
off one's stroke — performing or working less well than usual
old north french — the dialect of Old French spoken in northern France. Abbreviation: ONF.
on the stroke of — punctually at
one for the book — a handwritten or printed work of fiction or nonfiction, usually on sheets of paper fastened or bound together within covers.
one for the road — a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
operating profit — the profit of a company, etc, after it deducts its operating costs or the costs necessary to conduct the business
ordnance factory — a factory that makes military weapons and ammunition
outsmart oneself — to have one's efforts at cunning or cleverness result in one's own disadvantage
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.
parallel fortran — (language) (Pfortran) Extensions to Fortran by Ridgway Scott <[email protected]> of Houston University. Pfortran provides a shared memory SIMD model on message passing computers. It was under development in 1994.
parts of lindsey — an area in E England constituting a former administrative division of Lincolnshire
performance test — a test requiring little or no use of language, the test materials being designed to elicit manual or behavioral responses rather than verbal ones.
period furniture — furniture that was made during a particular period in time
personal effects — belongings
platform-balance — a scale with a platform for holding the items to be weighed.
post-reformation — the act of reforming; state of being reformed.
preference stock — preferred stock.
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
proof of concept — the stage during the development of a product when it is established that the product will function as intended
ramen profitable — If a startup business is ramen profitable, it is barely profitable, just enough to allow the founder to live on the cheapest diet.
rate of exchange — exchange rate.
reasons of state — political justifications for an immoral act
reclassification — categorization in a different way
reconnection fee — an amount of money that a company charges customers in order to reconnect their supply of electricity, water, gas, or telephone after it has been stopped
reflection plane — a plane through a crystal that divides the crystal into two halves that are mirror images of each other.
refreshment room — a room in a railway station where food and drink was served
registration fee — a fee paid to register, enrol or sign up for (a course, etc)
reidentification — an act or instance of identifying; the state of being identified.
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.
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.
self-affirmation — the act or an instance of affirming; state of being affirmed.

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