9-letter words containing l, a, f, o, n
- flavanols — Plural form of flavanol.
- flavanone — a chemical compound, C15H12O2, derived from flavone
- flavonoid — flavonoid.
- flavonols — Plural form of flavonol.
- flavoring — taste, especially the distinctive taste of something as it is experienced in the mouth.
- flevoland — a province of the central Netherlands, created in 1986 on land reclaimed from the IJsselmeer (formerly the Zuiderzee); entirely below sea level. Capital: Lelystad. Pop: 352 000 (2003 est). Area: 1420 sq km (548 sq miles)
- flexatone — A modern percussion instrument consisting of a small flexible metal sheet suspended in a wire frame ending in a handle.
- flexional — Anatomy. the act of bending a limb. the position that a limb assumes when it is bent.
- floor pan — a solid bottom, found in some types of automobiles, that adds rigidity to the structure and serves as the base for the seats.
- floorplan — Alternative spelling of floor plan.
- floricane — a plant stem that grows for a year before bearing fruit and flowers, as in the bramble or raspberry.
- floridean — of or relating to members of the botanical genus Florideae (red algae)
- floridian — of or relating to the state of Florida.
- flotation — an act or state of floating.
- fluxional — an act of flowing; a flow or flux.
- foamingly — in a foaming manner
- foliation — the act or process of putting forth leaves.
- fongafale — the capital of Tuvalu, on Funafuti Island, in the South Pacific Ocean.
- fontanels — Plural form of fontanel.
- foraminal — an opening, orifice, or short passage, as in a bone or in the integument of the ovule of a plant.
- forelands — Plural form of foreland.
- foreplane — (nautical, aeronautics) A relatively flat surface located well forward of a vehicle's center of gravity used for stability and, when movable, used for steering and attitude control; common on submarines, also used on surface ships and aircraft.
- form nail — a nail used in building temporary structures, having a stop on its shank to prevent its being driven in all the way and to leave the head free for pulling.
- four-lane — (of a highway) having two lanes for traffic in each direction: a four-lane thruway.
- francolin — any of numerous Eurasian and African partridges of the genus Francolinus, having sharply spurred legs.
- frontalis — A muscle of the head, sometimes considered to be part of the occipitofrontalis muscle.
- frontally — In a frontal manner.
- frontlash — an action or opinion that is in reaction to a backlash.
- frontload — Alternative form of front-load.
- fungoidal — of, relating to, or caused by a fungus or fungi; resembling a fungus or fungi; fungoid
- gerfalcon — gyrfalcon.
- gonfalons — Plural form of gonfalon.
- gyrfalcon — a large falcon, Falco rusticolus, of arctic and subarctic regions, having white, gray, or blackish color phases: now greatly reduced in number.
- half note — a note equivalent in time value to one half of a whole note; minim.
- half tone — semitone.
- half-done — past participle of do1 .
- half-long — (of a speech sound) of intermediate length; neither short nor fully long.
- half-moon — the ship in which Henry Hudson made his voyage to explore America in 1609.
- half-note — a note equivalent in time value to one half of a whole note; minim.
- half-open — (of a file) having a pawn or pawns of only one colour on it
- halftones — Plural form of halftone.
- inflation — Economics. a persistent, substantial rise in the general level of prices related to an increase in the volume of money and resulting in the loss of value of currency (opposed to deflation).
- jerfalcon — Alternative form of gyrfalcon.
- lakefront — the land along the edge of a lake: Property along the lakefront is more expensive every year.
- lanciform — shaped like a lance: lanciform windows.
- landforce — a body of people trained for land warfare
- landforms — a specific geomorphic feature on the surface of the earth, ranging from large-scale features such as plains, plateaus, and mountains to minor features such as hills, valleys, and alluvial fans.
- load fund — a mutual fund that carries transaction charges, usually a percentage of the initial investment.
- loanshift — change or extension of the meaning of a word through the influence of a foreign word, as in the application in English of the meaning “profession” to the word calling through the influence of Latin vocātio.
- long face — an unhappy or gloomy expression: He's been walking around with a long face ever since he failed the examination.