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15-letter words containing f, r, u, i, t

  • florida current — the part of the Gulf Stream which extends from the Florida Strait to Cape Hatteras.
  • fluoridationist — One who supports the addition of fluoride to the public water supply.
  • fluorine dating — a method of determining the relative age of fossil bones found in the same excavation by comparing their fluorine content.
  • flying buttress — a segmental arch transmitting an outward and downward thrust to a solid buttress that through its inertia transforms the thrust into a vertical one.
  • food insecurity — an economic and social condition of limited or uncertain access to adequate food.
  • forbidden fruit — the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, tasted by Adam and Eve against God's prohibition. Gen. 2:17; 3:3.
  • force the issue — to compel decision on some matter
  • forget about it — don't mention it, you're welcome
  • fork-lift truck — Also called forklift truck, fork truck. a small vehicle with two power-operated prongs at the front that can be slid under heavy loads and then raised for moving and stacking materials in warehouses, shipping depots, etc.
  • formation fluid — Formation fluid is fluid in the pores (=tiny holes) of a rock.
  • formation rules — the set of rules that specify the syntax of a formal system; the algorithm that generates the well-formed formulae
  • formularization — The act of formularizing; a formularized or formulated statement or exhibition.
  • founding father — The founding father of an institution, organization, or idea is the person who sets it up or who first develops it.
  • fourteen points — a statement of the war aims of the Allies, made by President Wilson on January 8, 1918.
  • fourteen-points — a statement of the war aims of the Allies, made by President Wilson on January 8, 1918.
  • fourth official — In football, the fourth official is an official who assists the referee and assistant referees from the side of the pitch.
  • fourth position — a position in which the feet are at right angles to the direction of the body, the toes pointing out, with one foot forward and the other foot back.
  • fourth republic — the republic established in France in 1945 and replaced by the Fifth Republic in 1958.
  • francis turbine — a water turbine designed to produce high flow from a low head of pressure: used esp in hydroelectric power generation
  • free university — a school run informally by and for college students, organized to offer courses and approaches not usually offered in a college curriculum.
  • friction clutch — a clutch in which one part turns another by friction between them.
  • friend at court — a friend in a position of influence or power who may advance one's interests, especially a helpful person who is close to someone in authority.
  • fructifications — Plural form of fructification.
  • full outer join — outer join
  • fumitory family — the plant family Fumariaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants having deeply cut basal or alternate leaves, flowers with four petals of which one or two are spurred or lobed, and fruit in the form of a capsule, and including the bleeding heart, Dutchman's-breeches, fumitory, and squirrel corn.
  • funeral oration — a formal speech delivered at a funeral
  • furniture depot — a shop that sells the movable, generally functional, articles that equip a room, house, etc
  • furniture mover — person: removal worker
  • furniture store — shop: sells furnishings
  • fusospirochetal — Relating to fusospirochetes.
  • fusospirochetes — Plural form of fusospirochete.
  • futilitarianism — The belief that all human activity is futile.
  • 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.
  • gulf of corinth — an inlet of the Ionian Sea between the Peloponnese and central Greece
  • hit the buffers — to finish or be stopped, esp unexpectedly
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • left outer join — outer join
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