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13-letter words containing f, u, c, l

  • fulbright act — an act of Congress (1946) by which funds derived chiefly from the sale of U.S. surplus property abroad are made available to U.S. citizens for study, research, and teaching in foreign countries as well as to foreigners to engage in similar activities in the U.S.
  • full sentence — any sentence the form of which exemplifies the most frequently used structural pattern of a particular language, as, in English, any sentence that contains a subject and a predicate; a sentence from which elliptical sentences may be derived by grammatical transformations.
  • fulminic acid — an unstable acid, CNOH, isomeric with cyanic acid, and known only in the form of its salts.
  • functionalise — to make functional.
  • functionalism — (usually initial capital letter) Chiefly Architecture, Furniture. a design movement evolved from several previous movements or schools in Europe in the early 20th century, advocating the design of buildings, furnishings, etc., as direct fulfillments of material requirements, as for shelter, repose, or the serving of food, with the construction, materials, and purpose clearly expressed or at least not denied, and with aesthetic effect derived chiefly from proportions and finish, purely decorative effects being excluded or greatly subordinated. the doctrines and practices associated with this movement. Compare rationalism (def 4).
  • functionalist — a person who advocates, or works according to, the principles of functionalism.
  • functionality — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
  • functionalize — to make functional.
  • funeral march — march played for funeral processions
  • futtock plate — a metal plate placed perpendicular to the top of a ship's lower mast to hold the futtock shrouds.
  • futurological — Pertaining to futurology.
  • genuflections — Plural form of genuflection.
  • gulf of kutch — an inlet of the Arabian Sea in India. Length: about 159 kilometres (99 miles)
  • half coupling — a flange fixed at the end of each of the two shafts that are connected in a flange coupling
  • half-educated — having undergone education: educated people.
  • hubble effect — redshift
  • hydrosulfuric — (chemistry) Derived from hydrogen sulfide considered as hydrosulfuric acid.
  • ichneumon fly — any of numerous wasplike insects of the family Ichneumonidae, the larvae of which are parasitic on caterpillars and immature stages of other insects.
  • ichthyofaunal — relating to ichthyofauna
  • impactfulness — The quality of being impactful.
  • in difficulty — If you are in difficulty or in difficulties, you are having a lot of problems.
  • ineffectually — not effectual; without satisfactory or decisive effect: an ineffectual remedy.
  • influenceable — the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others: He used family influence to get the contract.
  • infrascapular — (anatomy) Beneath the scapula.
  • infructuously — in an infructuous or unfruitful manner; fruitlessly
  • liebfraumilch — a white wine produced chiefly in the region of Hesse in Germany.
  • lingua franca — any language that is widely used as a means of communication among speakers of other languages.
  • liquefacients — Plural form of liquefacient.
  • liquefactions — Plural form of liquefaction.
  • liquification — Alternative form of liquefaction.
  • loss function — (in decision theory) a function that expresses the loss incurred when a decision is made in terms of various factors.
  • low frequency — any frequency between 30 and 300 kilohertz. Abbreviation: LF.
  • lucifer match — friction match.
  • magnetic flux — the total magnetic induction crossing a surface, equal to the integral of the component of magnetic induction perpendicular to the surface over the surface: usually measured in webers or maxwells.
  • malfunctional — Not functioning as intended.
  • malfunctioned — Simple past tense and past participle of malfunction.
  • miracle fruit — the berrylike fruit of either of two African shrubs, Synsepalum dulcificum or Thaumatococcus daniellii, that, when chewed, causes sour substances to taste sweet.
  • multi-faceted — having many facets, as a gem.
  • multifactoral — Involving multiple factors.
  • multifunction — the kind of action or activity proper to a person, thing, or institution; the purpose for which something is designed or exists; role.
  • nickeliferous — containing or yielding nickel.
  • noncolourfast — (of a fabric) having a colour that tends to fade when washed or worn
  • nonfunctional — Not having any particular purpose or function.
  • nuclear force — strong interaction
  • nullification — an act or instance of nullifying.
  • perfunctorily — performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial: perfunctory courtesy.
  • prefunctional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
  • public office — position in government
  • qualification — a quality, accomplishment, etc., that fits a person for some function, office, or the like.
  • qualificative — That which qualifies, modifies, or restricts; a qualifying term or statement.
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