13-letter words containing i, r, t, f
- floricultural — Of or pertaining to floriculture.
- floristically — In a floristic manner.
- flugelhornist — One who plays the flugelhorn.
- fluid-extract — a liquid preparation, containing alcohol as a solvent or as a preservative, that contains in each cubic centimeter the medicinal activity of one gram of the crude drug in powdered form.
- flunitrazepam — a powerful benzodiazepine sedative, C 16 H 12 FN 3 O 3 , that causes semiconsciousness and memory blackouts: has been implicated in date rapes and is illegal in the U.S.
- fluoroplastic — any of the plastics, as Teflon, in which hydrogen atoms of the hydrocarbon chains are replaced by fluorine atoms.
- fluoroscopist — One who carries out fluoroscopy.
- flying doctor — a doctor listed with local authorities as willing to be flown to remote areas to give emergency medical care.
- foerstner bit — a bit for drilling blind holes, guided from the rim rather than from the center to permit it to enter the wood at an oblique angle.
- folkloristics — folklore (def 2).
- fonctionnaire — a civil servant
- fons et origo — the source and origin
- food industry — the industry surrounding the production of food
- food security — an economic and social condition of ready access by all members of a household to nutritionally adequate and safe food: a household with high food security.
- foot-dragging — reluctance or failure to proceed or act promptly.
- for one thing — the first reason is
- for the birds — any warm-blooded vertebrate of the class Aves, having a body covered with feathers, forelimbs modified into wings, scaly legs, a beak, and no teeth, and bearing young in a hard-shelled egg.
- for-instances — an instance or example: Give me a for-instance of what you mean.
- foreign agent — a spy for a foreign country
- forementioned — Mentioned earlier or above; already cited.
- foresightedly — In a foresighted manner.
- foresightless — lacking foresight
- form function — (jargon) The shape of something designed. This term is currently (Feb 1998) in vogue among marketroids.
- formalisation — Alternative spelling of formalization.
- formalization — to make formal, especially for the sake of official or authorized acceptance: to formalize an understanding by drawing up a legal contract.
- formidability — causing fear, apprehension, or dread: a formidable opponent.
- formularistic — relating to formularization
- fort moultrie — William, 1730–1805, U.S. general.
- fort sheridan — a military reservation in NE Illinois, on W shore of Lake Michigan S of Lake Forest.
- fort victoria — a former name of Masvingo.
- forthbringing — Present participle of forthbring.
- fortification — the act of fortifying or strengthening.
- fortississimo — (music) The musical notation indicating that the piece is played louder than fortissimo.
- fortitudinous — having or showing fortitude; marked by bravery or courage.
- fortnightlies — Plural form of fortnightly.
- fortran-linda — Scientific Computer Assocs <[email protected]>.
- forty-eightmo — a book size of about 2½ × 4 inches (6 × 10 cm), determined by printing on sheets folded to form 48 leaves or 96 pages. Abbreviation: 48mo, 48°.
- foster sister — a girl brought up with another child of different parents.
- foundationary — the basis or groundwork of anything: the moral foundation of both society and religion.
- fractionalise — Alt form fractionalize.
- fractionalism — the state of being separate or inharmonious
- fractionalist — an advocate or supporter of fractionalism
- fractionalize — Divide (someone or something) into separate groups or parts.
- fractionating — Present participle of fractionate.
- fractionation — the act or process of fractionating.
- fractiousness — refractory or unruly: a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness.
- fragmentarily — consisting of or reduced to fragments; broken; disconnected; incomplete: fragmentary evidence; fragmentary remains.
- fragmentation — the act or process of fragmenting; state of being fragmented.
- frame pointer — A pointer to the current activation record in an implementation of a block structured language.
- franchisement — a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government: a franchise to operate a bus system.