14-letter words containing l, f, r, i, c
- fruit cocktail — an assortment of fruits cut into sections or pieces and served in a cup or a glass as an appetizer or dessert.
- futuristically — of or relating to the future: a futuristic view of the world.
- health officer — an official who administers laws pertaining to health, especially sanitation.
- hydraulic lift — an elevator operated by fluid pressure, especially one used for raising automobiles in service stations and garages.
- in full career — at full speed
- inertial force — an imaginary force which an accelerated observer postulates so that he can use the equations appropriate to an inertial observer
- inference rule — (logic) A procedure which combines known facts to produce ("infer") new facts. For example, given that 1. Socrates is a man and that 2. all men are motal, we can infer that Socrates is mortal. This uses the rule known as "modus ponens" which can be written in Boolean algebra as (A & A => B) => B (if proposition A is true, and A implies B, then B is true). Or given that, 1. Either Denis is programming or Denis is sad and 2. Denis is not sad, we can infer that Denis is programming. This rule can be written ((A OR B) & not B) => A (If either A is true or B is true (or both), and B is false, then A must be true). Compare syllogism.
- inflorescences — Plural form of inflorescence.
- interinfluence — to influence reciprocally or mutually
- isle of france — Île-de-France
- kentucky rifle — a long-barreled muzzleloading flintlock rifle developed near Lancaster, Pa., in the early 18th century and widely used on the frontier.
- kilogram-force — a meter-kilogram-second unit of force, equal to the force that produces an acceleration equal to the acceleration of gravity, when acting on a mass of one kilogram. Abbreviation: kgf.
- left-branching — (of a grammatical construction) characterized by greater structural complexity in the position preceding the head, as the phrase my brother's friend's house; having most of the constituents on the left in a tree diagram (opposed to right-branching).
- life assurance — insurance: pays if holder dies
- life insurance — insurance providing for payment of a sum of money to a named beneficiary upon the death of the policyholder or to the policyholder if still living after reaching a specified age.
- light aircraft — A light aircraft is a small aeroplane that is designed to carry a small number of passengers or a small amount of goods.
- line of credit — credit line (def 2).
- lunatic fringe — members on the periphery of any group, especially political, social, or religious, who hold extreme or fanatical views.
- massif central — a great plateau and the chief water divide of France, in the central part.
- microfibrillar — Of or pertaining to microfibrils.
- microfilaments — Plural form of microfilament.
- microsoft mail — (messaging, tool) (MS Mail) A Microsoft Windows electronic mail program.
- midlife crisis — a period of psychological stress occurring in middle age, thought to be triggered by a physical, occupational, or domestic event, as menopause, diminution of physical prowess, job loss, or departure of children from the home.
- molecular film — a film or layer one molecule thick.
- multifactorial — having or stemming from a number of different causes or influences: Some medical researchers regard cancer as a multifactorial disease.
- multifrequency — Of or pertaining to multiple frequencies.
- non-reflection — the act of reflecting, as in casting back a light or heat, mirroring, or giving back or showing an image; the state of being reflected in this way.
- non-reflective — not capable of or not designed to reflect light
- nonformalistic — Not formalistic.
- nuclear family — a social unit composed of two parents and one or more children.
- nuclear fusion — fusion (def 4).
- old franconian — the Franconian language before 1100; Frankish.
- oral-formulaic — noting or pertaining to poetry of an earlier spoken tradition, as the Iliad, that uses formulas to aid its continued expression.
- over-influence — the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others: He used family influence to get the contract.
- parole officer — an official who supervises a prisoner who is on parole
- party official — an official of a political party
- pelican-flower — a woody vine, Aristolochia grandiflora, of the West Indies, having heart-shaped leaves and purple-spotted, purple-veined flowers from 18 to 24 inches (46 to 61 cm) wide with a long, taillike structure at the tip of the corolla.
- peltier effect — the change in temperature of either junction of a thermocouple when a current is maintained in the thermocouple and after allowance is made for a temperature change due to resistance.
- perfectibilism — the belief in the perfectibility of human nature
- perfectibilist — (predominantly in relation to the Illuminati) a person who believes that a given thing, usually human nature, is perfectible
- perfectibility — capable of becoming or of being made perfect; improvable.
- police officer — any policeman or policewoman; patrolman or patrolwoman.
- prairie falcon — a North American falcon, Falco mexicanus, grayish-brown above and white barred with brown below.
- pride of place — the highest or most outstanding position; first place.
- proxy conflict — a conflict between third parties, through whom enemies attack each other
- public affairs — (used with a plural verb) matters of general interest or concern, especially those dealing with current social or political issues.
- public officer — a person appointed or elected to a governmental post.
- public welfare — state aid to the poor
- quality factor — a property of ionizing radiations that affects their ability to cause biological effects. For weakly ionizing radiations such as gamma rays it has value 1 whilst for alpha rays it is about 20
- rectifiability — the quality or state of being rectifiable