11-letter words containing n, o, c, e
- flamboyance — strikingly bold or brilliant; showy: flamboyant colors.
- fletschhorn — a mountain in S Switzerland, in the Pennine Alps. 13,110 feet (3999 meters).
- flocculence — The condition of being flocculent; wooliness, flakiness.
- florescence — the act, state, or period of flowering; bloom.
- fluconazole — An antifungal drug used especially against Candida.
- flucytosine — a synthetic whitish crystalline powder, C 4 H 4 FN 3 O, with antifungal activity, used in the treatment of systemic and eye fungal infections caused by susceptible strains of Candida or Cryptococcus.
- fluid ounce — a measure of capacity equal to 1/16 (0.0625) pint (29.6 milliliters) in the U.S., and equal to 1/20 (0.05) of an imperial pint (28.4 milliliters) in Great Britain. Symbol: f. Abbreviation: fl. oz;
- fluorescein — an orange-red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 12 O 5 , that in alkaline solutions produces an orange color and an intense green fluorescence: used to trace subterranean waters and in dyes.
- fluorescent — possessing the property of fluorescence; exhibiting fluorescence.
- fluorescing — Present participle of fluoresce.
- fluticasone — (organic compound) A synthetic corticosteroid whose furoate and propionate forms are used as topical anti-inflammatories.
- focal plane — a plane through a focal point and normal to the axis of a lens, mirror, or other optical system. Compare principal plane.
- foot-candle — a unit of illuminance or illumination, equivalent to the illumination produced by a source of one candle at a distance of one foot and equal to one lumen incident per square foot. Abbreviation: FC.
- for certain — free from doubt or reservation; confident; sure: I am certain he will come.
- forbearance — the act of forbearing; a refraining from something.
- forbiddance — the act of forbidding.
- forecasting — Present participle of forecast.
- foreclosing — Present participle of foreclose.
- forinstance — a case or occurrence of anything: fresh instances of oppression.
- fractionate — to separate or divide into component parts, fragments, divisions, etc.
- fractionize — to divide (a number or quantity) into fractions
- fractionlet — a small piece
- francophile — friendly to or having a strong liking for France or the French.
- francophobe — Also, Francophobic. fearing or hating France, the French people, and French culture, products, etc.
- francophone — Also, Francophonic [frang-kuh-fon-ik] /ˌfræŋ kəˈfɒn ɪk/ (Show IPA). speaking French, especially as a member of a French-speaking population.
- fredericton — a province in SE Canada, E of Maine. 27,985 sq. mi. (72,480 sq. km). Capital: Fredericton.
- freecooling — a system that uses low ambient air temperature to chill water, esp for use in air conditioning
- french chop — a rib chop, usually of lamb, with the meat trimmed from the end of the bone.
- french door — a door having glass panes throughout or nearly throughout its length.
- french foot — Also called knurl toe, scroll foot, whorl foot. a foot of the mid-18th century having the form of a scroll, continuing the leg downward and outward, supported by a shoe.
- french horn — a musical brass wind instrument with a long, coiled tube having a conical bore and a flaring bell.
- french knot — an ornamental stitch made by looping the thread three or four times around the needle before putting it into the fabric
- french loaf — baguette, long stick of bread
- french roll — a circular or oval bread roll having a hard or crispy crust.
- french roof — a mansard roof the sides of which are nearly perpendicular.
- french rose — Provence rose.
- frenchwoman — a woman who is a native or inhabitant of the French nation.
- frondescent — Leafy; becoming leafy; resembling leaves.
- front bench — (used with a singular verb) (in the House of Commons) either of two seats near the Speaker, on which the leaders of the major parties sit.
- functionate — to perform a function; to carry out one's work or duty
- gametogenic — Of or pertaining to gametogenesis.
- gangliocyte — (biology) A ganglion cell.
- garçonnière — a bachelor's apartment or quarters
- genius loci — the guardian spirit of a place.
- genocidaire — a person who is guilty of genocide
- genomic dna — the DNA constituting the genome of a cell or organism, as distinguished from extrachromosomal DNAs, such as plasmids. Abbreviation: gDNA.
- genotypical — the genetic makeup of an organism or group of organisms with reference to a single trait, set of traits, or an entire complex of traits.
- geocentrism — A belief that Earth is the center of the universe and does not move.
- geodynamics — (used with a singular verb) the science dealing with dynamic processes or forces within the earth.
- geoeconomic — Of or pertaining to geoeconomics.