13-letter words containing f, o, s
- lord of hosts — Jehovah; God.
- lose sight of — no longer see
- lose track of — to fail to follow the passage, course, or progress of
- loss function — (in decision theory) a function that expresses the loss incurred when a decision is made in terms of various factors.
- luminous flux — the rate of transmission of luminous energy: expressed in lumens.
- lump of sugar — lump1 (def 4).
- magnesiferous — (geology) Containing magnesium.
- magnetiferous — (dated) Producing or conducting magnetism.
- make sport of — to mock or ridicule; poke fun at
- malformations — Plural form of malformation.
- mammaliferous — containing the remains of mammals
- manganiferous — containing manganese.
- manifestation — an act of manifesting.
- 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).
- market forces — factors driving the economy
- marsh trefoil — buck bean.
- massification — the practice of making luxury products available to the mass market
- meadow fescue — a European fescue, Festuca pratensis, of the grass family, grown for pasture in North America.
- mellifluously — sweetly or smoothly flowing; sweet-sounding: a mellifluous voice; mellifluous tones.
- mesne profits — rents or profits accruing during the rightful owner's exclusion from his land
- metafunctions — Plural form of metafunction.
- 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.
- modifications — Plural form of modification.
- moll flanders — (The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders) a novel (1722) by Daniel Defoe.
- monkey's fist — a ball-like knot used as an ornament or as a throwing weight at the end of a line.
- monofilaments — Plural form of monofilament.
- montefiascone — a town in central Italy: wine-growing area.
- movable feast — a religious feast that does not occur on the same date each year.
- 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.
- mystification — to perplex (a person) by playing upon the person's credulity; bewilder purposely.
- narrow-fisted — tight-fisted.
- nectariferous — producing nectar.
- nefariousness — extremely wicked or villainous; iniquitous: a nefarious plot.
- nerve oneself — to collect one's energies or courage for an effort
- neurofibromas — Plural form of neurofibroma.
- new-fashioned — lately come into fashion; made in a new style, fashion, etc.
- nickeliferous — containing or yielding nickel.
- nobody's fool — person: intelligent
- non-defensive — serving to defend; protective: defensive armament.
- non-offensive — causing resentful displeasure; highly irritating, angering, or annoying: offensive television commercials.
- nonclassified — arranged or distributed in classes or according to class: We plan to review all the classified specimens in the laboratory.
- noncolourfast — (of a fabric) having a colour that tends to fade when washed or worn