16-letter words containing f, r, o, n, t, u

general factotum — a person who does all sorts of jobs; general assistant
glory-of-the-sun — a bulbous, Chilean plant, Leucocoryne ixioides, of the amaryllis family, having fragrant, white or blue flowers.
group identifier — (operating system) (gid) A unique number, between 0 an 32767, identifying a set of users under Unix. Gids are found in the /etc/passwd and /etc/group databases (or their NIS equivalents) and one is also associated with each file, indicating the group to which its group permissions apply.
gulf of martaban — an inlet of the Bay of Bengal in Myanmar
in the course of — If something happens in the course of a particular period of time, it happens during that period of time.
in the nature of — essentially the same as; by way of
infinite product — a sequence of numbers in which an infinite number of terms are multiplied together.
inverse function — the function that replaces another function when the dependent and independent variables of the first function are interchanged for an appropriate set of values of the dependent variable. In y = sin x and x = arc sin y, the inverse function of sine is arc sine.
junior flyweight — a boxer weighing up to 108 pounds (48.6 kg), between minimumweight and flyweight.
matron of honour — a married woman serving as chief attendant to a bride
metallofullerene — (chemistry) A fullerene containing an enclosed metal atom.
misconfiguration — An incorrect or inappropriate configuration.
multifariousness — (uncountable) The characteristic of being multifarious.
multilinear form — a function or functional of several variables such that when all variables but one are held fixed, the function is linear in the remaining variable.
nitrosylsulfuric — of or derived from nitrosylsulfuric acid.
no-fault divorce — a divorce granted without anyone being found guilty of marital misconduct
non-manufactured — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
nonmanufacturing — (economics) Outside of the manufacturing sector.
not on your life — the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.
of the nature of — having the essential character of; like
out of your mind — If you say that someone is out of their mind, you mean that they are mad or very foolish.
outsmart oneself — to have one's efforts at cunning or cleverness result in one's own disadvantage
pacific sturgeon — a dark gray sturgeon, Acipenser transmontanus, inhabiting marine and fresh waters along the northwestern coast of North America, valued as a food and sport fish.
partial function — A function which is not defined for all arguments of its input type. E.g. f(x) = 1/x if x /= 0. The opposite of a total function. In denotational semantics, a partial function f : D -> C may be represented as a total function ft : D' -> lift(C) where D' is a superset of D and ft x = f x if x in D ft x = bottom otherwise where lift(C) = C U bottom. Bottom (LaTeX \perp) denotes "undefined".
period furniture — furniture that was made during a particular period in time
put a foot wrong — to make a mistake
radius of action — the maximum distance that a ship, aircraft, or land vehicle can travel from its base and return without refuelling
self-destruction — the destruction or ruination of oneself or one's life.
self-lubrication — the process of becoming lubricated without external factors
self-nourishment — something that nourishes; food, nutriment, or sustenance.
soft brown sugar — a type of moist sugar made by coating white sugar with dark molasses
soft furnishings — home fabrics
stocking stuffer — a small, usually inexpensive gift that is placed with others in a Christmas stocking.
superfecundation — the fertilization of two or more ova discharged at the same ovulation by successive acts of sexual intercourse.
superunification — a theory intended to describe the electromagnetic force, the strong force, the weak force, and gravity as a single, unified force.
the four hundred — the most exclusive or affluent social clique in a particular place
the gang of four — a radical faction within the Chinese Communist Party that emerged as a political force in the spring of 1976 and was suppressed later that year. Its members, Zhang Chunqiao, Wang Hongwen, Yao Wenyuan, and Jiang Qing, were tried and imprisoned (1981)
train of thought — sequence of ideas
tread under foot — to oppress
treaty of verdun — an agreement reached in 843 ad by three grandsons of Charlemagne, dividing his empire into an E kingdom (later Germany), a W kingdom (later France), and a middle kingdom (containing what became the Low Countries, Lorraine, Burgundy, and N Italy)
twenty-four-hour — lasting for twenty-four hours
ultra filtration — Physical Chemistry. a filter for purifying sols, having a membrane with pores sufficiently small to prevent the passage of the suspended particles.
unconfirmability — to establish the truth, accuracy, validity, or genuineness of; corroborate; verify: This report confirms my suspicions.
unenforceability — to put or keep in force; compel obedience to: to enforce a rule; Traffic laws will be strictly enforced.
wheel of fortune — wheel (def 9).
writ of subpoena — a legal document commanding the attendance in court, as a witness, of the person on whom it is served, under a penalty
wrongful trading — the act of allowing a company to continue trading when its insolvency is inevitable

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