13-letter words containing f, o, s, r, i
- gulf of sidra — a wide inlet of the Mediterranean on the N coast of Libya
- herefordshire — a former county in W England, now part of Hereford and Worscester.
- hertfordshire — a county in SE England. 631 sq. mi. (1635 sq. km).
- house officer — a doctor who is the most junior member of the medical staff of a hospital, usually resident in the hospital
- hydrosulfides — Plural form of hydrosulfide.
- hydrosulfuric — (chemistry) Derived from hydrogen sulfide considered as hydrosulfuric acid.
- hypoperfusion — (medicine) Decreased perfusion of blood through an organ.
- ides of march — 15th March: ominous date
- image formats — (graphics, file format) There are many formats used to store images in files. GIF, TIFF and JPEG are very common. Others are BIFF, bmp, Clear, FITS, IFF, NFF, OFF, PCX, PNG, TGA, XBM. Some of these are documented on-line at the following sites:
- imperfections — A fault, blemish, or undesirable feature.
- in respect of — with regard, with reference
- in sb's favor — If someone makes a judgment in your favor, they say that you are right about something.
- inferiorities — Plural form of inferiority.
- infiltrations — Plural form of infiltration.
- inflorescence — a flowering or blossoming.
- infomediaries — Plural form of infomediary.
- informalities — Plural form of informality.
- informercials — Plural form of informercial.
- infostructure — The technical infrastructure supporting an information system.
- infraposition — A situation or position beneath.
- infructuously — in an infructuous or unfruitful manner; fruitlessly
- inns of court — (in England) the four private unincorporated societies in London that function as a law school and have the exclusive privilege of calling candidates to the English bar
- isle of capri — Capri.
- justificatory — serving to justify; providing justification.
- killing frost — the occurrence of temperatures cold enough to kill all but the hardiest vegetation, especially the last such occurrence in spring and the first in fall, events that limit the agricultural growing season.
- lobster shift — Also called lobster trick. dogwatch (def 2).
- longsuffering — enduring injury, trouble, or provocation long and patiently.
- magnesiferous — (geology) Containing magnesium.
- magnetiferous — (dated) Producing or conducting magnetism.
- malformations — Plural form of malformation.
- mammaliferous — containing the remains of mammals
- manganiferous — containing manganese.
- manufactories — Plural form of manufactory.
- mare frigoris — (Sea of Cold) a dark plain in the northern hemisphere, in the first and second quadrants of the face of the moon: about 55 miles (90 km) wide at its narrowest width and 750 miles (1200 km) long: about 67,000 sq. mi. (174,000 sq. km).
- marsh trefoil — buck bean.
- mesne profits — rents or profits accruing during the rightful owner's exclusion from his land
- metalliferous — containing or yielding metal.
- microfelsitic — (of a rock) showing evidence of crystallization having begun, but not yet having formed any crystals
- microfloppies — 3.5-inch floppies, as opposed to 5.25-inch vanilla or mini-floppies and the now-obsolete 8-inch variety. This term may be headed for obsolescence as 5.25-inchers pass out of use, only to be revived if anybody floats a sub-3-inch floppy standard. See stiffy, minifloppies.
- microsoft dos — Microsoft Disk Operating System
- microsoft iis — Internet Information Server
- mirror finish — a smooth highly polished surface produced on metal by mechanical or electrolytic polishing or lapping
- misconfigured — Simple past tense and past participle of misconfigure.
- myelofibrosis — the replacement of bone marrow by fibrous tissue, characteristic of leukemia and certain other diseases.
- myofibroblast — (cytology) A cell that is intermediate between a fibroblast and smooth muscle.
- narrow-fisted — tight-fisted.
- nectariferous — producing nectar.
- nefariousness — extremely wicked or villainous; iniquitous: a nefarious plot.
- neurofibromas — Plural form of neurofibroma.
- nickeliferous — containing or yielding nickel.