11-letter words containing n, f, a
- flamboyante — an alternative name for the flame tree, Poinciana regia
- flamboyants — Plural form of flamboyant.
- flank speed — the maximum possible speed of a ship.
- flannelette — a warm, soft cotton fabric, plain or printed, napped on one side.
- flannelling — a soft, slightly napped fabric of wool or wool and another fiber, used for trousers, jackets, shirts, etc.
- flap-dragon — an old game in which the players snatch raisins, plums, etc., out of burning brandy, and eat them.
- flash point — Also, flashing point. Physical Chemistry. the lowest temperature at which a liquid in a specified apparatus will give off sufficient vapor to ignite momentarily on application of a flame.
- flashpoints — Plural form of flashpoint.
- flat racing — a race run on a level track having no hurdles, water jumps, hedges, or the like to hinder the speed of the entrants.
- flat screen — a type of thin, lightweight video display that uses liquid crystals or electroluminescence to reflect images.
- flat season — the part of the year during which flat racing takes place
- flat sennit — a rope made of three or more yarns or strands plaited together.
- flat tuning — the condition of a radio receiver that does not discriminate sharply between signals on different frequencies
- flatlanders — Plural form of flatlander.
- flatten out — to make or become flat or flatter by spreading out
- flatulating — to expel intestinal gas through the anus.
- flatulation — to expel intestinal gas through the anus.
- flatulently — In a flatulent manner or fashion.
- flauntingly — In a flaunting manner.
- flavourings — Plural form of flavouring.
- flea-bitten — bitten by a flea or fleas.
- flea-ridden — infested with fleas
- flexitarian — a person whose diet is mostly vegetarian but sometimes includes meat, fish, or poultry.
- flight plan — an oral or written report to an air traffic control facility describing the route of a projected flight.
- flint glass — an optical glass of high dispersion and a relatively high index of refraction, composed of alkalis, lead oxide, and silica, with or without other bases, sometimes used as the diverging lens component of an achromatic lens.
- flirtations — Plural form of flirtation.
- floatplanes — Plural form of floatplane.
- flood plain — a nearly flat plain along the course of a stream or river that is naturally subject to flooding.
- floodplains — Plural form of floodplain.
- floribundas — Plural form of floribunda.
- fluconazole — An antifungal drug used especially against Candida.
- fluctuating — to change continually; shift back and forth; vary irregularly: The price of gold fluctuated wildly last month.
- fluctuation — continual change from one point or condition to another.
- fluorinated — Simple past tense and past participle of fluorinate.
- fluorinates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fluorinate.
- flustration — the state of being flustrated or flustered
- fluticasone — (organic compound) A synthetic corticosteroid whose furoate and propionate forms are used as topical anti-inflammatories.
- fluvastatin — A drug of the statin class, used to treat hypercholesterolemia and to prevent cardiovascular disease.
- fluvoxamine — an antidepressant drug that acts by preventing the re-uptake after release of serotonin in the brain, thereby prolonging its action
- flying boat — a seaplane whose main body is a hull adapted for floating.
- flying head — a read/write head supported on a thin cushion of air over a rotating magnetic disk.
- flying mare — Wrestling. a method of attack in which a wrestler grasps the wrist of the opponent, turns in the opposite direction, and throws the opponent over the shoulder and down.
- foam piping — Foam piping is a system of tubes which delivers a mass of very small bubbles to the base of tanks for protection from fire.
- focal plane — a plane through a focal point and normal to the axis of a lens, mirror, or other optical system. Compare principal plane.
- focal point — Also called principal focus. Optics. either of two points on the axis of a mirror, lens, or other optical system, one point being such that rays diverging from it are deviated parallel to the axis upon refraction or reflection by the system and the other point being such that rays parallel to the axis of the system converge to the point upon refraction or reflection by the system.
- folktronica — a musical genre that combines elements from folk and electronic music
- fomentation — encouragement of discord, rebellion, etc.; instigation.
- fond du lac — a city in E Wisconsin, on Lake Winnebago.
- food grains — the small hard seedlike fruits of a grass, esp a cereal plant, used as a foodstuff
- fool around — a silly or stupid person; a person who lacks judgment or sense.