9-letter words containing f, r, e, c
- feliciter — happily; successfully
- fencerows — Plural form of fencerow.
- feracious — Producing in abundance; fertile, fruitful.
- fermionic — (physics) Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of fermions.
- fernticle — (obsolete, dialect, Scotland) A freckle on the skin, resembling the seed of fern.
- ferocious — savagely fierce, as a wild beast, person, action, or aspect; violently cruel: a ferocious beating.
- ferrocene — Also called dicyclopentadienyliron. an orange, crystalline, water-insoluble coordination compound, (C 5 H 5) 2 Fe, having a camphorlike odor: used chiefly as an antiknock agent for gasoline and as a catalyst. Compare metallocene.
- feuerbach — Ludwig Andreas [ahn-drey-uh s,, an-;; German ahn-drey-ahs] /ɑnˈdreɪ əs,, æn-;; German ɑnˈdreɪ ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1804–72, German philosopher.
- fibrocyte — an inactive fibroblast
- figpecker — A bird, the Orphean warbler, Sylvia hortensis.
- file card — a card of a size suitable for filing, typically 3 × 5 inches (7.62 × 12.7 cm) or 4 × 6 inches (10.16 × 15.24 cm).
- film crew — a group of people who are involved in the practical and technical business of shooting a film
- financier — a person skilled or engaged in managing large financial operations, whether public or corporate.
- fire clay — a refractory clay used for making crucibles, firebricks, etc.
- fire crew — team of fire fighters
- fire-cure — to cure (tobacco) by means of open fires, the smoke and flame imparting a creosotic flavor.
- firebacks — Plural form of fireback.
- firebrick — a brick made of fire clay.
- firecrest — a European kinglet, Regulus ignicapillus, having a bright, orange-red patch on the top of the head.
- firelocks — Plural form of firelock.
- firemanic — of or pertaining to firemen
- fireplace — the part of a chimney that opens into a room and in which fuel is burned; hearth.
- firescape — to arrange the features of (a garden or other area of land) in a way that inhibits the spread of fire, for example by increasing the amount of open space and cultivating fire-resistant plants
- firestick — A poker used to arrange coals etc in a fire.
- firetruck — (US) A vehicle equipped with fire fighting apparatus.
- firmicute — Any bacterium of the phylum Firmicutes.
- fivescore — (archaic) Hundred.
- flagrance — shockingly noticeable or evident; obvious; glaring: a flagrant error.
- flareback — a blast of flame that sometimes issues from the breech of a large gun or cannon when it is opened after firing.
- flat race — a race run on a level track having no hurdles, water jumps, hedges, or the like to hinder the speed of the entrants.
- fleet car — A car that is bought as one of a number owned and operated by a particular company, e.g. as company cars
- fletchers — Plural form of fletcher.
- flickered — Simple past tense and past participle of flicker.
- floricane — a plant stem that grows for a year before bearing fruit and flowers, as in the bramble or raspberry.
- flue-cure — to dry or cure by warm air that has been passed through flues.
- fluoresce — to exhibit fluorescence.
- flyscreen — A screen attached to the front of a motorcycle, designed to prevent insects from flying into the rider.
- focometer — an instrument for measuring the focal length of a lens or other optical system.
- footraces — Plural form of footrace.
- force cup — plunger (def 3).
- force fit — assembly of two tightly fitting parts, as a hub on a shaft, made by a press or the like.
- force-out — a put-out of a base runner on a force play.
- forceable — physical power or strength possessed by a living being: He used all his force in opening the window.
- forcefull — Archaic form of forceful.
- forceless — Without force.
- forcemeat — a mixture of finely chopped and seasoned foods, usually containing egg white, meat or fish, etc., used as a stuffing or served alone.
- forcement — (obsolete) The act of forcing; compulsion.
- forcipate — having the shape of or resembling a forceps.
- forclosed — Simple past tense and past participle of forclose.
- forecabin — the forward cabin on a vessel