13-letter words containing i, a, f
- disinfectants — Plural form of disinfectant.
- disqualifying — Present participle of disqualify.
- dissatisfying — Present participle of dissatisfy.
- distastefully — In a distasteful manner.
- distress flag — any flag flown by a vessel to show that it is in distress, as an ensign flown at half-mast or upside down.
- diversifiable — to make diverse, as in form or character; give variety or diversity to; variegate.
- draft version — a preliminary version
- drafting yard — a yard fenced into compartments for the holding and sorting of livestock.
- draftsmanship — a person employed in making mechanical drawings, as of machines, structures, etc.
- drape forming — thermoforming of plastic sheeting over an open mold by a combination of gravity and a vacuum.
- drawing frame — a machine used to attenuate and straighten fibers by having them pass, in sliver form, through a series of double rollers, each pair of which revolves at a slightly greater speed than the preceding pair and reduces the number of strands originally fed into the machine to one extended fibrous strand doubled or redoubled in length.
- dwarf ginseng — a plant, Panax trifolius, of eastern North America, having globe-shaped clusters of small, white flowers and yellow fruit.
- dysfunctional — not performing normally, as an organ or structure of the body; malfunctioning.
- ear infection — an infection that affects the ear
- eff and blind — to use obscene language
- efficaciously — capable of having the desired result or effect; effective as a means, measure, remedy, etc.: The medicine is efficacious in stopping a cough.
- elephant fish — a large marine fish, Callorhinchus milii, of southwest Pacific waters, having a snout resembling an elephant's trunk
- enfranchising — Present participle of enfranchise.
- extrafamilial — Outside a family.
- fabric filter — A fabric filter is a type of filter in which solids are removed from a gas by passing it though a fabric.
- fabric ribbon — a typewriter ribbon made of inked material
- fabricability — able to be formed or shaped; capable of being constructed or manufactured.
- face painting — art of decorating the face with paint
- face validity — the extent to which a psychological test appears to measure what it is intended to measure
- facetiousness — (uncountable) The state of being facetious.
- facial eczema — a disease of sheep and cattle, occurring in warm areas of North Island, New Zealand. It is caused by a fungus, Pithomyces chartarum, and causes impairment of liver function and reddening, itching, scab formation, and swelling of the skin, esp on the face
- facial tissue — a soft, disposable paper tissue especially for cleansing the face or for use as a handkerchief.
- faction fight — a fight between rival Black groups, usually originating in tribal or clan feuds
- factionalized — Simple past tense and past participle of factionalize.
- factorisation — Alternative spelling of factorization.
- factorization — Mathematics. to resolve into factors.
- factory price — the price quoted for manufactured goods for pickup at the gate of a factory, before certain handling, shipping, and similar costs.
- facts of life — any aspect of human existence that must be acknowledged or regarded as unalterable: Old age is a fact of life.
- facultatively — In a facultative manner.
- faerie queene — a chivalric romance in verse (1590–96) by Edmund Spenser.
- faint-hearted — lacking courage; cowardly; timorous.
- fairly-traded — bought from the producer at a guaranteed price
- fairview park — a city in N Ohio.
- fairy penguin — a small penguin, Eudyptula minor, with a bluish head and back, found on the Australian coast
- fairy swallow — a variety of domestic fancy pigeon having blue-and-white plumage and heavily muffed feet
- fairy-slipper — Calypso (def 2).
- fait accompli — an accomplished fact; a thing already done: The enemy's defeat was a fait accompli long before the formal surrender.
- faith healing — healing effected through prayer or religious faith; divine healing.
- faithlessness — The quality of being faithless.
- fallibilities — (of persons) liable to err, especially in being deceived or mistaken.
- false diamond — any of a number of semiprecious stones that resemble diamond, such as zircon and white topaz
- false horizon — a line or plane that simulates the horizon, used in altitude-measuring devices or the like.
- false vampire — any large, carnivorous bat of the families Megadermatidae and Phyllostomatidae, of Africa, Asia, and Australia, erroneously reputed to suck the blood of animals and humans.
- falsification — to make false or incorrect, especially so as to deceive: to falsify income-tax reports.
- familiarising — Present participle of familiarise.