15-letter words containing i, f, r
- crisis software — A small UK company producing software for the Acorn Archimedes range of computers.
- cross-fertilize — to subject or be subjected to cross-fertilization
- crossfunctional — Spanning several functions.
- crystalliferous — producing or containing crystals
- current affairs — If you refer to current affairs, you are referring to political events and problems in society which are discussed in newspapers, and on television and radio.
- customer-facing — interacting or communicating directly with customers
- customs officer — a person employed by a customs service
- cystic fibrosis — Cystic fibrosis is a serious disease of the glands which usually affects children and can make breathing difficult.
- decertification — The act or process of decertifying.
- dedifferentiate — to undergo the process of dedifferentiation
- deerfield beach — a town in S Florida.
- deferred period — The deferred period is the period of time from when a person has become unable to work until the time that the benefit begins to be paid.
- deformalization — to make less formal; reduce the strictness, preciseness, etc., of.
- defragmentation — (computing) The action of defragmenting, particularly with respect to a computer disk or drive.
- democratifiable — able to be made into a democracy
- denitrification — to remove nitrogen or nitrogen compounds from.
- desertification — Desertification is the process by which a piece of land becomes dry, empty, and unsuitable for growing trees or crops on.
- desulfurization — The process of removing sulfur from a substance, such as flue gas or crude.
- devitrification — The formation of small crystals in a glass as a result of slow cooling from the molten state.
- dexfenfluramine — an adrenergic drug, a form of fenfluramine, formerly used in treating obesity but withdrawn from the market in 1997 because of its potential to cause valvular heart disease.
- dichroic filter — an optical colour filter operating on the principle of wave interference between closely spaced reflecting surfaces, rather than by colour absorption
- difference ring — a ring whose elements are cosets with respect to a given ideal.
- differentiating — to form or mark differently from other such things; distinguish.
- differentiation — Biology. the process by which cells or tissues change from relatively generalized to specialized kinds, during development.
- differentiative — That differentiates, or causes differentiation.
- differentiators — Plural form of differentiator.
- diffractometers — Plural form of diffractometer.
- diffractometric — Relating to diffractometry; measured using a diffractometer.
- diffrangibility — the power or capability of being diffracted
- disaster relief — financial or physical help provided to people or areas hit by a disaster
- disconfirmation — to prove to be invalid.
- disconformities — Plural form of disconformity.
- disenfranchised — to disfranchise.
- disenfranchises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disenfranchise.
- disgracefulness — The state or quality of being disgraceful.
- dishwasherproof — (of dishes, cooking utensils, etc.) able to withstand washing in an automatic dishwasher without breaking, chipping, fading, etc.
- disinflationary — (economics) Exhibiting or causing reduced inflation.
- disrespectfully — characterized by, having, or showing disrespect; lacking courtesy or esteem: a disrespectful remark about teachers.
- dissatisfactory — causing dissatisfaction; unsatisfactory: dissatisfactory service.
- distressfulness — The state or quality of being distressful; the state of having or causing anxiety or strain.
- distrustfulness — The state or quality of being distrustful or doubtful; distrust; mistrust.
- disulfuric acid — pyrosulfuric acid
- diversification — the act or process of diversifying; state of being diversified.
- dna fingerprint — the use of a DNA probe for the identification of an individual, as for the matching of genes from a forensic sample with those of a criminal suspect.
- doctor's office — doctor's surgery
- donnybrook fair — a fair which until 1855 was held annually at Donnybrook, County Dublin, Ireland, and which was famous for rioting and dissipation.
- draughtproofing — Present participle of draughtproof.
- drift indicator — an instrument that indicates the amount of drift of an aircraft.
- drink deep (of) — to take in a large amount (of) by or as by drinking
- drug trafficker — someone that trades in illegal drugs