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13-letter words containing n, e, o, t, r, i

  • exteroception — The perception of environmental stimuli acting on the body.
  • extortionists — Plural form of extortionist.
  • extraordinary — Very unusual or remarkable.
  • extrapolating — Present participle of extrapolate.
  • extrapolation — (mathematics) A calculation of an estimate of the value of some function outside the range of known values.
  • extraposition — placement of something outside something else
  • extravasation — The exudation of blood, lymph or urine from a vessel into the tissues.
  • extroversions — Plural form of extroversion.
  • fermentations — Plural form of fermentation.
  • fermentitious — of a fermenting nature
  • ferromagnetic — noting or pertaining to a substance, as iron, that below a certain temperature, the Curie point, can possess magnetization in the absence of an external magnetic field; noting or pertaining to a substance in which the magnetic moments of the atoms are aligned.
  • ferrotitanium — a ferroalloy containing up to 45 percent titanium.
  • fertilisation — (chiefly, British) alternative spelling of 'fertilization'.
  • fertilization — an act, process, or instance of fertilizing.
  • firing stroke — The firing stroke is the stroke of an engine in which the fuel is burned and energy sent to the piston.
  • first edition — the whole number of copies of a literary work printed first, from the same type, and issued together.
  • flavoproteins — Plural form of flavoprotein.
  • floating rate — fluctuating exchange rate
  • flugelhornist — One who plays the flugelhorn.
  • 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.
  • fonctionnaire — a civil servant
  • fons et origo — the source and origin
  • for one thing — the first reason is
  • 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.
  • fort sheridan — a military reservation in NE Illinois, on W shore of Lake Michigan S of Lake Forest.
  • fortnightlies — Plural form of fortnightly.
  • fractionalise — Alt form fractionalize.
  • fractionalize — Divide (someone or something) into separate groups or parts.
  • fractiousness — refractory or unruly: a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness.
  • 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.
  • free-floating — (of an emotional state) lacking an apparent cause, focus, or object; generalized: free-floating hostility.
  • frequentation — the practice of frequenting; habit of visiting often.
  • friction feed — (printer)   A method some printers and plotters use to move paper by rotating one or both of a pair of spring-loaded rubber-coated rollers with the paper sandwiched between them. Friction feed printers are notorious for slipping when the rollers wear out, but can take standard typing paper. For printers with a sheet feeder, friction feed is more appropriate than sprocket feed which requires the holes in the paper to engage with the sprockets of the feed mechanism.
  • friction head — (in a hydraulic system) the part of a head of water or of another liquid that represents the energy that the system dissipates through friction with the sides of conduits or channels and through heating from turbulent flow.
  • friction pile — a pile depending on the friction of surrounding earth for support.
  • friction tape — a cloth or plastic adhesive tape, containing a moisture-resistant substance, used especially to insulate and protect electrical wires and conductors.
  • frighten into — If you frighten someone into doing something they would not normally do, you make them do it by making them afraid not to do it.
  • frontier post — an official point where people or vehicles cross over a border between countries
  • frontispieces — Plural form of frontispiece.
  • frontogenesis — the formation or increase of a front or frontal zone.
  • frumentarious — of or relating to wheat or a similar grain
  • fuel injector — injector (def 2b).
  • functionaries — Plural form of functionary.
  • galvanometric — Of or pertaining to galvanometry.
  • garnetiferous — containing or yielding garnets.
  • garret window — a skylight that lies along the slope of the roof
  • gastrocnemius — the largest muscle in the calf of the leg, the action of which extends the foot, raises the heel, and assists in bending the knee.
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