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14-letter words containing n, f, d

  • fibrinopeptide — (protein) A polypeptide fragment, cleaved from fibrinogen by thrombin, that combines to form fibrin during blood-clotting.
  • fibroadenomata — a benign tumor originating from glandular tissue, as in the female breast.
  • fiddle pattern — a pattern of spoon or fork having a handle that narrows abruptly from a broad, flat upper part and terminates with a pronounced shoulder above the bowl or tines.
  • fidei defensor — Defender of the Faith: one of the titles of English sovereigns.
  • fidget spinner — a small toy comprising two or three prongs arranged around a central bearing, designed to be spun by the fingers as means of improving concentration or relieving stress
  • fiduciary bond — a bond filed by a fiduciary administering an estate as surety.
  • field emission — the removal of electrons from a metallic conductor by a strong electric field.
  • field guidance — a method of guiding a missile to a point within a gravitational or radio field by means of the properties of the field
  • field of honor — the scene of a battle or duel.
  • field strength — the intensity of an electromagnetic wave at any point in the area covered by a radio or television transmitter
  • fighting words — Usually, fighting words. language that arouses rage in an antagonist.
  • filter feeding — a method of feeding occurring in some aquatic animals, such as planktonic invertebrates and whalebone whales, in which minute food particles are filtered from the surrounding water
  • final dividend — the dividend paid on the basis of a company's results for a whole financial year. The final dividend is usually voted on at a company's AGM
  • final judgment — judgment (def 8).
  • find one's way — If you find your way somewhere, you successfully get there by choosing the right way to go.
  • finger reading — the reading of Braille by means of the fingertips.
  • finished goods — Finished goods are goods that have completed the manufacturing process, but have not yet been sold.
  • finite decimal — a decimal numeral in which, after a finite number of decimal places, all succeeding place values are 0, as ⅛ = 0.125 (contrasted with nonterminating decimal).
  • finlandization — the neutralization of a country in terms of its allegiance to the superpowers, in the way that the Soviet Union rendered Finland neutral and friendly without making it a satellite state or requiring that it adopt Communism.
  • finnan haddock — smoked haddock.
  • finnbogadottir — Vigdís [Icelandic vig-dees] /Icelandic vɪgˈdis/ (Show IPA), born 1930, Icelandic political leader: president 1980–96.
  • fire-retardant — able to slow or check the spread of destructive fire.
  • first and last — being before all others with respect to time, order, rank, importance, etc., used as the ordinal number of one: the first edition; the first vice president.
  • first division — the half of a league comprising the teams having the best records at a particular time (opposed to second division).
  • first offender — a person convicted of an offense of law for the first time.
  • fish and chips — fried fish fillets and French fries.
  • fishing ground — a part of a body of water where the fishing is usually good.
  • fitted kitchen — a kitchen with units that are attached to the wall
  • flaked almonds — small flat pieces of almond used in cooking
  • flanders poppy — corn poppy.
  • flannelmouthed — talking thickly, slowly, or haltingly.
  • flinders grass — a drought-resistant pasture grass, Iseilema membranacea, native to inland regions of Australia and used as fodder.
  • flinders range — a mountain range in S Australia. Highest peak, St. Mary Peak, 3900 feet (1190 meters).
  • flip one's lid — a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
  • floating cloud — Drifting Cloud, The.
  • flood defences — structures such as dams, artificial channels, etc, built to protect an area from flooding
  • fluid coupling — Machinery. an apparatus in which a fluid, usually oil, transmits torque from one shaft to another, producing an equal torque in the other shaft.
  • fluid dynamics — the branch of fluid mechanics dealing with the properties of fluids in motion.
  • fluoridization — to treat, impregnate, or affect with a fluoride.
  • flying dustbin — petard (def 3).
  • flying gurnard — any marine fish of the family Dactylopteridae, especially Dactylopterus volitans, having greatly enlarged, colorful pectoral fins that enable it to glide short distances through the air.
  • focal distance — the distance from a focal point of a lens or mirror to the corresponding principal plane. Symbol: f.
  • foliated joint — a joint between the rabbeted and overlapping edges of two boards, forming a continuous surface on each side.
  • following wind — a wind that is moving in the same direction as the course of a vessel etc
  • food colouring — substances used to impart colour to food
  • food combining — a dietary approach that advocates the eating of specific foods at specific times and restricts which types of foods can be eaten together.
  • food labelling — the practice of providing nutritional information on labels on food packaging
  • food poisoning — an acute gastrointestinal condition characterized by such symptoms as headache, fever, chills, abdominal and muscular pain, nausea, diarrhea, and prostration, caused by foods that are naturally toxic, as poisonous mushrooms, by vegetable foods that are chemically contaminated, as by insecticides, or by bacteria or their toxins, especially of the genus Salmonella.
  • food rationing — the practice of having a fixed allowance of food, esp a statutory one for civilians in time of scarcity or soldiers in time of war
  • food-gathering — procuring food by hunting or fishing or the gathering of seeds, berries, or roots, rather than by the cultivation of plants or the domestication of animals; foraging.
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