13-letter words containing f, o, t, b, i
- lobster shift — Also called lobster trick. dogwatch (def 2).
- loft building — a building of several floors with large areas of unobstructed space, originally rented out for light industrial purposes and now frequently converted to residential occupancy.
- modifiability — to change somewhat the form or qualities of; alter partially; amend: to modify a contract.
- myelofibrotic — of, relating to or affected by myelofibrosis
- myofibroblast — (cytology) A cell that is intermediate between a fibroblast and smooth muscle.
- nimble-footed — able to move the feet agilely and neatly
- nonfilterable — incapable of being filtered
- nonprofitable — Not profitable; not making profit.
- oblique fault — a fault that runs obliquely to, rather than parallel to or perpendicular to, the strike of the affected rocks
- optical fiber — optical fibre
- optical fibre — (communications) (fibre optics, FO, US "fiber", light pipe) A plastic or glass (silicon dioxide) fibre no thicker than a human hair used to transmit information using infra-red or even visible light as the carrier (usually a laser). The light beam is an electromagnetic signal with a frequency in the range of 10^14 to 10^15 Hertz. Optical fibre is less susceptible to external noise than other transmission media, and is cheaper to make than copper wire, but it is much more difficult to connect. Optical fibres are difficult to tamper with (to monitor or inject data in the middle of a connection), making them appropriate for secure communications. The light beams do not escape from the medium because the material used provides total internal reflection. See also FDDI, Optical Carrier n, SONET.
- orbitofrontal — Located in the frontal lobes above the orbits of the eyes.
- osteofibrosis — loss of calcium from the bones, causing them to become fragile
- plebification — the act of making popular or vulgar
- prefabricator — someone who or an organization that prefabricates
- profitability — yielding profit; remunerative: a profitable deal.
- rabbit's foot — the foot of a rabbit, especially the left hind foot carried as a good-luck charm.
- reformability — the extent to which something or someone is reformable; the capability or susceptibility to reform
- retrofittable — to modify equipment (in airplanes, automobiles, a factory, etc.) that is already in service using parts developed or made available after the time of original manufacture.
- self-doubting — lacking in confidence
- strombuliform — in the shape of a coil
- thereinbefore — before that
- to bear fruit — If the effort that you put into something or a particular way of doing something bears fruit, it is successful and produces good results.
- tubuliflorous — having the corolla tubular in all the perfect flowers of a head, as certain composite plants.
- zombification — The act or process of zombifying.