13-letter words containing i, n, s, u, f
- justification — a reason, fact, circumstance, or explanation that justifies or defends: His insulting you was ample justification for you to leave the party.
- liquefacients — Plural form of liquefacient.
- liquefactions — Plural form of liquefaction.
- longsuffering — enduring injury, trouble, or provocation long and patiently.
- loss function — (in decision theory) a function that expresses the loss incurred when a decision is made in terms of various factors.
- luminous flux — the rate of transmission of luminous energy: expressed in lumens.
- magnesiferous — (geology) Containing magnesium.
- magnetiferous — (dated) Producing or conducting magnetism.
- manganiferous — containing manganese.
- manufactories — Plural form of manufactory.
- metafunctions — Plural form of metafunction.
- misconfigured — Simple past tense and past participle of misconfigure.
- nectariferous — producing nectar.
- nefariousness — extremely wicked or villainous; iniquitous: a nefarious plot.
- neurofibromas — Plural form of neurofibroma.
- nickeliferous — containing or yielding nickel.
- nonconiferous — Not coniferous.
- nondiffusible — not diffusible
- noninfectious — (of a disease or disease-causing organism) not liable to be transmitted through the environment.
- nurse-midwife — a nurse skilled in assisting women in the prenatal period and in childbirth, especially at home or in another nonhospital setting.
- ocean sunfish — a brown and gray mola, Mola mola, inhabiting tropical and temperate seas, having the posterior half of the body sharply truncated behind the elongated dorsal and anal fins.
- off soundings — in waters more than 100 fathoms in depth
- officiousness — objectionably aggressive in offering one's unrequested and unwanted services, help, or advice; meddlesome: an officious person.
- passion fruit — any edible fruit of a passionflower, as the maypop.
- platiniferous — platinum-bearing
- polliniferous — Botany. producing or bearing pollen.
- porcupinefish — any of several fishes of the family Diodontidae, especially Diodon hystrix, of tropical seas, capable of inflating the body with water or air until it resembles a globe, with erection of the long spines covering the skin.
- post-freudian — of or relating to Sigmund Freud or his doctrines, especially with respect to the causes and treatment of neurotic and psychopathic states, the interpretation of dreams, etc.
- pound-foolish — not handling large sums of money wisely
- qualifiedness — The property of being qualified (restricted or limited by conditions).
- quarterfinals — Plural form of quarterfinal.
- refurbishment — to furbish again; renovate; brighten: to refurbish the lobby.
- russification — Russianize (defs 1, 2).
- scout uniform — the uniform worn by the Scouts
- self-assuming — taking too much for granted; presumptuous.
- self-delusion — the act or fact of deluding oneself.
- self-doubting — lacking in confidence
- self-immunity — the state of being immune from or insusceptible to a particular disease or the like.
- self-incurred — to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious): to incur a huge number of debts.
- self-luminous — radiating or reflecting light; shining; bright.
- self-punitive — serving for, concerned with, or inflicting punishment: punitive laws; punitive action.
- semifurnished — to supply (a house, room, etc.) with necessary furniture, carpets, appliances, etc.
- seminal fluid — the fluid component of semen, excluding the sperm.
- sigmund freud — Anna, 1895–1982, British psychoanalyst, born in Austria (daughter of Sigmund Freud).
- single-figure — relating to numbers below ten
- skill-fulness — having or exercising skill: a skillful juggler.
- snuff-dipping — the practice of absorbing nicotine by holding in one's mouth, between the cheek and the gum, a small amount of tobacco, either loose or enclosed in a sachet
- soda fountain — a counter, as in a restaurant or drugstore, at which sodas, ice cream, light meals, etc., are served.
- soixante-neuf — sixty-nine (def 4).
- soundproofing — materials used to make something soundproof