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14-letter words containing f, u, l, o

  • deflocculation — to reduce from a flocculent state by dispersing the flocculated particles.
  • delta function — a generalized function having the value 0 except at 0, the value infinity at 0, and an integral from minus infinity to plus infinity of 1, used in thermodynamics and quantum mechanics.
  • diffusion line — a range of clothes made by a top fashion designer for a high-street retailer
  • distrustful of — suspicious of; having no confidence in
  • do the needful — to perform a necessary task
  • do-it-yourself — of or designed for construction or use by amateurs without special training: a do-it-yourself kit for building a radio.
  • double feature — a motion-picture program consisting of two films shown one after the other for the price of a single ticket.
  • drifting cloud — Japanese Uki Gumo. a novel (1887–89) by Shimei Futabatei.
  • dumbfoundingly — In a dumbfounding manner.
  • earl of surrey — Earl of (Henry Howard) 1517?–47, English poet.
  • emulsification — The process by which an emulsion is formed.
  • excuse oneself — to ask that one's fault be overlooked; apologize
  • factory outlet — a store that sells factory-made goods directly to consumers for less than current retail prices.
  • faculty lounge — a staffroom
  • fallaciousness — containing a fallacy; logically unsound: fallacious arguments.
  • fallopian tube — one of a pair of long, slender ducts in the female abdomen that transport ova from the ovary to the uterus and, in fertilization, transport sperm cells from the uterus to the released ova; the oviduct of higher mammals.
  • family support — a means-tested allowance for families in need
  • farmhouse loaf — a large white loaf, baked in a tin, with slightly curved sides and top
  • fasciculations — Plural form of fasciculation.
  • fault tolerant — fault tolerance
  • fault-tolerant — designed to return to a safe condition in the event of a failure or malfunction
  • favourableness — The state or condition of being favourable.
  • felicitousness — The state or condition of being felicitous.
  • fellow student — sb studying at same institution
  • field mushroom — any of various fleshy fungi including the toadstools, puffballs, coral fungi, morels, etc.
  • final solution — the Nazi program of annihilating the Jews of Europe during the Third Reich.
  • finger trouble — trouble caused by operator error, such as striking the wrong key
  • flagelliferous — bearing a flagellum
  • flagitiousness — The state or quality of being flagitious.
  • flame-coloured — having a strong reddish-orange colour
  • flannelmouthed — talking thickly, slowly, or haltingly.
  • flat back four — a set of four fullbacks in line formation
  • flesh-coloured — Something that is flesh-coloured is yellowish pink in colour.
  • flight surgeon — a medical officer in the U.S. Air Force who is trained in aviation medicine.
  • floating cloud — Drifting Cloud, The.
  • floriculturist — the cultivation of flowers or flowering plants, especially for ornamental purposes.
  • flower-de-luce — the iris flower or plant.
  • fluid coupling — Machinery. an apparatus in which a fluid, usually oil, transmits torque from one shaft to another, producing an equal torque in the other shaft.
  • fluoboric acid — a clear, colorless liquid, HBF 4 , that ionizes abundantly in solution, used chiefly in the synthesis of fluoborates.
  • fluoridization — to treat, impregnate, or affect with a fluoride.
  • fluorochemical — a chemical compound containing fluorine.
  • flying colours — conspicuous success; triumph
  • focusing cloth — an opaque cloth surrounding the ground glass of a camera so as to shield the eyes of the photographer from light that would otherwise prevent seeing the image in the ground glass.
  • follow through — the act of following.
  • follow-through — the completion of a motion, as in the stroke of a tennis racket.
  • follow-up call — a telephone call made as a follow-up to a letter, fax, meeting, etc
  • follow-up care — care provided for a patient after medical or surgical treatment
  • food colouring — substances used to impart colour to food
  • forethoughtful — full of or having forethought; provident.
  • forklift truck — vehicle for lifting heavy loads
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