13-letter words containing l, f, r, i, c
- formulaically — made according to a formula; composed of formulas: a formulaic plot.
- formularistic — relating to formularization
- 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.
- free climbing — climbing without using pitons, étriers, etc, as direct aids to ascent, but using ropes, belays, etc, at discretion for security
- french polish — French polish is a type of varnish which is painted onto wood so that the wood has a hard shiny surface.
- french-polish — to finish or treat (a piece of furniture) with French polish.
- friction pile — a pile depending on the friction of surrounding earth for support.
- fuel injector — injector (def 2b).
- fulbright act — an act of Congress (1946) by which funds derived chiefly from the sale of U.S. surplus property abroad are made available to U.S. citizens for study, research, and teaching in foreign countries as well as to foreigners to engage in similar activities in the U.S.
- futurological — Pertaining to futurology.
- glacial drift — material, as gravel, sand, or clay, transported and deposited by a glacier or by glacial meltwater.
- glorification — a glorified or more splendid form of something.
- hair follicle — a small cavity in the epidermis and corium of the skin, from which a hair develops.
- honorifically — In a honorific manner.
- hydrosulfuric — (chemistry) Derived from hydrogen sulfide considered as hydrosulfuric acid.
- ile de france — a former province in N France, including Paris and the region around it.
- Île-de-france — a region of N France, in the Paris Basin: part of the duchy of France in the 10th century
- imperfectible — that cannot be perfected.
- inconformable — Obsolete form of unconformable.
- inflorescence — a flowering or blossoming.
- informercials — Plural form of informercial.
- infrascapular — (anatomy) Beneath the scapula.
- infructuously — in an infructuous or unfruitful manner; fruitlessly
- interfaceable — Capable of being interfaced.
- isle of capri — Capri.
- landing craft — any of various flat-bottomed vessels designed to move troops and equipment close to shore.
- landing force — the ground forces of an amphibious task force that effect the assault landing in an amphibious operation.
- liebfraumilch — a white wine produced chiefly in the region of Hesse in Germany.
- line of force — an imaginary line representing a field of force, such as an electric or magnetic field, such that the tangent at any point is the direction of the field vector at that point
- lingua franca — any language that is widely used as a means of communication among speakers of other languages.
- lucifer match — friction match.
- matrifocality — The state or condition of being matrifocal; matriarchy.
- metalcrafting — metalworking.
- microfelsitic — (of a rock) showing evidence of crystallization having begun, but not yet having formed any crystals
- microfilament — a minute, narrow tubelike cell structure composed of a protein similar to actin, occurring singly and in bundles, involved in cytoplasmic movement and changes in cell shape.
- microfilariae — the embryonic larva of the nematode parasite Filaria or of related genera, especially of those species that cause heartworm in dogs and elephantiasis in humans.
- microfilarial — relating to, or emanating from, microfilariae
- microfilmable — Suitable for storage on microfilm.
- microfloppies — 3.5-inch floppies, as opposed to 5.25-inch vanilla or mini-floppies and the now-obsolete 8-inch variety. This term may be headed for obsolescence as 5.25-inchers pass out of use, only to be revived if anybody floats a sub-3-inch floppy standard. See stiffy, minifloppies.
- middle french — the French language of the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries. Abbreviation: MF.
- miracle fruit — the berrylike fruit of either of two African shrubs, Synsepalum dulcificum or Thaumatococcus daniellii, that, when chewed, causes sour substances to taste sweet.
- mole fraction — the ratio of the number of moles of a given component of a mixture to the total number of moles of all the components.
- multifactoral — Involving multiple factors.
- myelofibrotic — of, relating to or affected by myelofibrosis
- naval officer — member of navy staff
- nickeliferous — containing or yielding nickel.
- nonartificial — Not artificial.