15-letter words containing f, r, e, t, u
- fusospirochetes — Plural form of fusospirochete.
- future interest — an interest in personal or real property, the possession and enjoyment of which is to commence at a later date.
- giant sunflower — a composite plant, Helianthus giganteus, of eastern North America, growing nearly 12 feet (4 meters) high and having very large yellow flower heads.
- guest of honour — If you say that someone is the guest of honour at a dinner or other social occasion, you mean that they are the most important guest.
- half-understood — partially understood
- heterofullerene — (chemistry) Any compound formally derived from a fullerene by replacing one or more carbon atom by a heteroatom.
- hit the buffers — to finish or be stopped, esp unexpectedly
- hopeful monster — a hypothetical individual organism that, by means of a fortuitous macromutation permitting an adaptive shift to a new mode of life, becomes the founder of a new type of organism and a vehicle of macroevolution.
- hour after hour — continuously for many hours
- hyperfastidious — extremely or excessively fastidious
- hyperfunctional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- in (the) future — You use in future when saying what will happen from now on, which will be different from what has previously happened. The form in the future is sometimes used instead, especially in American English.
- inertial fusion — a type of nuclear fusion in which the inertia of matter enables it to fuse by impact, as by pulses of laser radiation or high-energy charged particles, rather than by high temperature
- infrastructures — Plural form of infrastructure.
- interfascicular — pertaining to or forming a fascicle; fasciculate.
- interfoliaceous — situated between leaves, especially opposite leaves.
- joint favourite — one of two or more competitors in a race or contest that are considered equally likely to win
- lateral fissure — the fissure separating the frontal, temporal, and parietal lobes of the cerebrum.
- left outer join — outer join
- let yourself go — If you let yourself go, you relax and behave much more freely than usual.
- linear function — linear transformation.
- man of the hour — a man who is honored by a group.
- margaritiferous — yielding or wearing pearls
- member function — A method in C++.
- microcentrifuge — A centrifuge used in laboratories to separate materials from small samples (especially of biological material).
- mistrustfulness — Quality of being mistrustful.
- moment of truth — the moment in a bullfight at which the matador is about to make the kill.
- mortiferousness — deadliness
- multiflora rose — a climbing or trailing rose, Rosa multiflora, of Japan and Korea, having hooked prickles and fragrant, dense clusters of flowers.
- multiple factor — polygene.
- neuroscientific — the field of study encompassing the various scientific disciplines dealing with the structure, development, function, chemistry, pharmacology, and pathology of the nervous system.
- non-manufacture — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
- not be yourself — If you say that you are not yourself, you mean you are not feeling well.
- not care a fuck — not to care at all
- nuke the fridge — (of a film, etc.) to lose credibility following a particularly ill-judged scene or plot development
- nutty professor — a professor or academic person who is eccentric or slightly crazy or unusual
- out of practice — If you are out of practice at doing something, you have not had much experience of it recently, although you used to do it a lot or be quite good at it.
- outside forward — one of two attacking players who usually play on the far side of the field; wing.
- pandorae fretum — an area in the southern hemisphere of Mars.
- part of fortune — the celestial longitude of the moon plus the celestial longitude of the ascendant minus the celestial longitude of the sun: said to connote an area of life through which one achieves emotional satisfaction.
- patio furniture — furniture in an area adjoining a house, esp one that is paved and used for outdoor activities
- perforating gun — A perforating gun is a device used to make holes in oil and gas wells in preparation for production.
- perfunctoriness — performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial: perfunctory courtesy.
- picture-framing — the job of framing photos, paintings etc
- picture-perfect — ideal in appearance,
- play favourites — to display favouritism
- pott's fracture — a fracture of the lower fibula and of the malleolus of the tibia, resulting in outward displacement of the foot.
- premanufactured — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
- proper function — eigenfunction.
- purified cotton — bleached and sterilized cotton from which the gross impurities, such as the seeds and waxy matter, have been removed: used for surgical dressings, tampons, etc