15-letter words containing f, r, u, i, t, a
- fusospirochetal — Relating to fusospirochetes.
- futilitarianism — The belief that all human activity is futile.
- 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.
- hydrofracturing — a process in which fractures in rocks below the earth's surface are opened and widened by injecting chemicals and liquids at high pressure: used especially to extract natural gas or oil.
- hyperfastidious — extremely or excessively fastidious
- hyperfunctional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- 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
- infrastructural — the basic, underlying framework or features of a system or organization.
- infrastructures — Plural form of infrastructure.
- interfascicular — pertaining to or forming a fascicle; fasciculate.
- interfoliaceous — situated between leaves, especially opposite leaves.
- intrafascicular — between the xylem and phloem elements of a vascular bundle
- john of austria — ("Don John") 1547?–78, Spanish naval commander and general: victor at the battle of Lepanto.
- 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.
- linear function — linear transformation.
- margaritiferous — yielding or wearing pearls
- 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.
- 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.
- out of thin air — suddenly and unexpectedly
- out of training — become unfit
- outside forward — one of two attacking players who usually play on the far side of the field; wing.
- 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.
- picture-framing — the job of framing photos, paintings etc
- play favourites — to display favouritism
- posttransfusion — occurring after or as a result of a transfusion
- poultry farming — breeding and keeping fowl
- quarantine flag — a yellow flag, designating the letter Q in the International Code of Signals: flown by itself to signify that a ship has no disease on board and requests a pratique, or flown with another flag to signify that there is disease on board ship.
- quarterfinalist — a participant in a quarterfinal contest.
- ratafia biscuit — a macaroon.
- reconfiguration — to change the shape or formation of; remodel; restructure.
- refugee capital — money from abroad invested, esp for a short term, in the country offering the highest interest rate
- requalification — a quality, accomplishment, etc., that fits a person for some function, office, or the like.
- rheumatic fever — a serious disease, associated with streptococcal infections, usually affecting children, characterized by fever, swelling and pain in the joints, sore throat, and cardiac involvement.
- right of asylum — the right of alien fugitives to protection or nonextradition in a country or its embassy.
- rightabout-face — a turning directly about so as to face in the opposite direction
- rime suffisante — full rhyme.
- ruby grapefruit — a grapefruit with red flesh
- self-authorized — given or endowed with authority: an authorized agent.
- self-caricature — a picture, description, etc., ludicrously exaggerating the peculiarities or defects of persons or things: His caricature of the mayor in this morning's paper is the best he's ever drawn.
- self-regulating — adjusting, ruling, or governing itself without outside interference; operating or functioning without externally imposed controls or regulations: a self-regulating economy; the self-regulating market.
- self-regulation — control by oneself or itself, as in an economy, business organization, etc., especially such control as exercised independently of governmental supervision, laws, or the like.
- self-regulative — used for or capable of controlling or adjusting oneself or itself: a self-regulative device.
- semi-figurative — of the nature of or involving a figure of speech, especially a metaphor; metaphorical and not literal: The word “head” has several figurative senses, as in “She's the head of the company.”. Synonyms: metaphorical, not literal, symbolic.
- semimanufacture — a product which forms an intermediate stage in the manufacture of another, often more complex product
- simple fracture — a fracture in which the bone does not pierce the skin.
- slumpflationary — of or relating to slumpflation
- special feature — an article differing from the normal format and focusing on a particular topic