11-letter words containing n, o, i, f, l
- genuflexion — Alternative spelling of genuflection.
- go flatline — [Cyberpunk SF, refers to flattening of EEG traces upon brain-death] also "flatlined". 1. To die, terminate, or fail, especially irreversibly. In hacker parlance, this is used of machines only, human death being considered somewhat too serious a matter to employ jargon-jokes about. 2. To go completely quiescent; said of machines undergoing controlled shutdown. "You can suffer file damage if you shut down Unix but power off before the system has gone flatline." 3. Of a video tube, to fail by losing vertical scan, so all one sees is a bright horizontal line bisecting the screen.
- gold fixing — the procedure by which the price of gold is established.
- golden fizz — a drink containing egg yolk, gin or vodka, lemon juice, sugar, and soda water.
- goldfinches — Plural form of goldfinch.
- gonfalonier — the bearer of a gonfalon.
- grandiflora — any of several plant varieties or hybrids characterized by large showy flowers, as certain kinds of petunias, baby's breath, or roses.
- granuliform — having a granular structure
- guinea fowl — any of several African, gallinaceous birds of the subfamily Numidinae, especially a common species, Numida meleagris, that has a bony casque on the head and dark gray plumage spotted with white and that is now domesticated and raised for its flesh and eggs.
- haddonfield — a town in SW New Jersey.
- half-hoping — having or expressing some hope
- half-joking — something said or done to provoke laughter or cause amusement, as a witticism, a short and amusing anecdote, or a prankish act: He tells very funny jokes. She played a joke on him.
- hold in fee — to own; possess
- honorifical — honorific
- ill-founded — based on weak evidence, illogical reasoning, or the like: an ill-founded theory.
- illinformed — lacking adequate or proper knowledge or information, as in one particular subject or in a variety of subjects: The public is ill-informed of the danger.
- in light of — something that makes things visible or affords illumination: All colors depend on light.
- in line for — in the running for; a candidate for
- in place of — instead of, replacing
- indian wolf — a wolf, Canis lupus pallipes, of Asia south of the Himalayas.
- inferiourly — Obsolete form of inferiorly.
- infield out — a put-out recorded by a member of the infield.
- infiltrator — to filter into or through; permeate.
- inflections — Plural form of inflection.
- inflictions — Plural form of infliction.
- inflow pipe — the pipe that brings water or gas into a place
- infomercial — a long commercial that informs or instructs, especially in an original and entertaining manner: an infomercial on making Christmas decorations using the sponsor's brand of glue.
- informality — the state of being informal; absence of formality.
- informingly — In an informing manner.
- infracostal — (anatomy) Below the ribs.
- insufflator — to blow or breathe (something) in.
- interflowed — Simple past tense and past participle of interflow.
- interfluous — interfluent
- isle of man — Isle of, an island of the British Isles, in the Irish Sea. 227 sq. mi. (588 sq. km). Capital: Douglas.
- jargon file — (jargon, publication, humour) The on-line hacker Jargon File maintained by Eric S. Raymond. A large collection of definitions of computing terms, including much wit, wisdom, and history. See also Yellow Book, Jargon.
- la fontaine — Henri [French ahn-ree] /French ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1854–1943, Belgian statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1913.
- labefaction — Deterioration or downfall.
- lactoferrin — a glycoprotein present in milk, especially human milk, and supplying iron to suckling infants.
- lactoflavin — riboflavin.
- land office — a government office for the transaction of business relating to public lands.
- leflunomide — An inhibitor of pyrimidine synthesis, used to treat some forms of arthritis.
- life lesson — something from which useful knowledge or principles can be learned
- lifeboatman — a sailor qualified to take charge of a lifeboat or life raft.
- lipofilling — the surgical transfer of fat removed by liposuction to areas of the body that need filling out.
- loan office — an office for making loans or receiving payments on loans.
- loop fusion — loop combination
- loriciferan — (zoology) Any of several marine animals of the phylum Loricifera.
- lyon-office — Heralds' Office.
- malefaction — an evil deed; crime; wrongdoing.
- malfunction — failure to function properly: a malfunction of the liver; the malfunction of a rocket.