10-letter words containing f, u, n
- fecundator — to make prolific or fruitful.
- ferruginol — (organic compound) A diterpene of the abietane chemical class that has been isolated from the needles of the redwood Sequoia sempervirens.
- fettuccine — pasta cut in flat narrow strips.
- fettuccini — pasta cut in flat narrow strips.
- feuilleton — a part of a European newspaper devoted to light literature, fiction, criticism, etc.
- figurantes — Plural form of figurante.
- figuration — the act of shaping into a particular figure.
- find fault — a defect or imperfection; flaw; failing: a fault in the brakes; a fault in one's character.
- fitfulness — The quality of being fitful.
- fixed menu — a menu which does not change
- flamininus — Titus Quinctius (ˈtaɪtəs ˈkwɪŋktɪəs). ?230–?174 bc, Roman general and statesman: defeated Macedonia (197) and proclaimed the independence of the Greek states (196)
- flash burn — a burn produced by brief exposure to intense, radiant heat, as from an explosion.
- flash unit — an electronic flash and its power supply in a compact unit.
- flat thunk — (programming) A software mechanism that allows a Win32 application to load and call a 16-bit DLL, or a 16-bit application to load and call a Win32 DLL. See also generic thunk, universal thunk.
- flatulence — generating gas in the alimentary canal, as food.
- flatulency — (chiefly, dated) flatulence.
- flaunching — The sloped mortar fillet around the base of a chimney pot, which serves to hold the pot in position and allow rainwater to run off.
- flauntiest — Superlative form of flaunty.
- flavouring — taste, especially the distinctive taste of something as it is experienced in the mouth.
- flocculant — a chemical for producing flocculation of suspended particles, as to improve the plasticity of clay for ceramic purposes.
- flocculent — like a clump or tuft of wool.
- floribunda — any of a class of roses characterized by a long blooming period and the production of large flowers often in thick clusters.
- floundered — to struggle with stumbling or plunging movements (usually followed by about, along, on, through, etc.): He saw the child floundering about in the water.
- flounderer — One who flounders, who behaves clumsily without direction.
- fluentness — The quality of being fluent.
- fluffiness — of, resembling, or covered with fluff.
- flugelhorn — a brass wind instrument with three valves, usually pitched in B flat and used especially in military bands.
- fluidounce — Alternative form of fluid ounce.
- flummoxing — to bewilder; confound; confuse.
- flunkeydom — The state of a being a flunkey.
- flunkeyish — resembling a flunkey
- flunkeyism — Alt form flunkyism.
- fluorenone — (organic compound) An aromatic compound with the chemical formula C13H8O, produced from fluorene via oxidation and used in the manufacture of antimalaria drugs.
- fluorinate — to treat or combine with fluorine.
- fluoxetine — A synthetic compound that inhibits the uptake of serotonin in the brain and is taken to treat depression.
- flustering — Agitated, confusing.
- fluttering — Rapid back-and-forth waving or oscillation.
- fluxionist — a person who uses mathematical fluxions
- fluxuating — Misspelling of fluctuating.
- fly button — a button on the fly of a pair of trousers
- folliculin — estrone.
- fonticulus — a fontanelle of the cranium
- foot-pound — a foot-pound-second unit of work or energy, equal to the work done by a force of one pound when its point of application moves through a distance of one foot in the direction of the force. Abbreviation: ft-lb.
- foreground — the ground or parts situated, or represented as situated, in the front; the portion of a scene nearest to the viewer (opposed to background).
- forerunner — predecessor; ancestor; forebear; precursor.
- forfeuchen — worn out; exhausted
- form genus — an artificial taxonomic category including species, especially of fossil forms, grouped together on the basis of morphological resemblance.
- foudroyant — striking as with lightning; sudden and overwhelming in effect; stunning; dazzling.
- found poem — a composition made by combining fragments of such printed material as newspapers, signs, or menus, and rearranging them into the form of a poem.
- foundation — the basis or groundwork of anything: the moral foundation of both society and religion.