13-letter words containing n, o, s, a, c
- fictionalised — Simple past tense and past participle of fictionalise.
- fictionalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fictionalize.
- flash fiction — very short works of fiction that are typically no longer than a couple of pages and may be as short as one paragraph.
- fluorocarbons — Plural form of fluorocarbon.
- for-instances — an instance or example: Give me a for-instance of what you mean.
- fractionalise — Alt form fractionalize.
- fractionalism — the state of being separate or inharmonious
- fractionalist — an advocate or supporter of fractionalism
- fractiousness — refractory or unruly: a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness.
- francis bacon — Francis (Baron Verulam, Viscount St. Albans) 1561–1626, English essayist, philosopher, and statesman.
- frumentaceous — of the nature of or resembling wheat or other grain.
- fugaciousness — (obsolete) fugacity.
- functionalise — to make functional.
- functionalism — (usually initial capital letter) Chiefly Architecture, Furniture. a design movement evolved from several previous movements or schools in Europe in the early 20th century, advocating the design of buildings, furnishings, etc., as direct fulfillments of material requirements, as for shelter, repose, or the serving of food, with the construction, materials, and purpose clearly expressed or at least not denied, and with aesthetic effect derived chiefly from proportions and finish, purely decorative effects being excluded or greatly subordinated. the doctrines and practices associated with this movement. Compare rationalism (def 4).
- functionalist — a person who advocates, or works according to, the principles of functionalism.
- functionaries — Plural form of functionary.
- furaciousness — the quality of being furacious or thievish
- gala occasion — a festive, social occasion
- galactosamine — an amino sugar that is a major component of glycolipids and chondroitin.
- games console — Also called game(s) console, gaming console, video-game console. a computer system specially made for playing video games by connecting it to a television or other display for video and sound.
- 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.
- gastroenteric — Gastrointestinal.
- gastrokinetic — (pharmacology, of a drug) Serving to increase motility of the gastrointestinal tract.
- gastronomical — the art or science of good eating.
- gastrophrenic — (anatomy) Pertaining to the stomach and diaphragm.
- general costs — the general expenses of running a business
- gentianaceous — belonging to the plant family Gentianaceae.
- geometricians — Plural form of geometrician.
- gesticulation — the act of gesticulating.
- giant scallop — sea scallop.
- glocalisation — (British spelling) Alternative form of glocalization.
- glucuronidase — an enzyme that catalyzes glucuronide hydrolysis
- glycosylation — (chemistry, biochemistry) The reaction of a saccharide with a hydroxy or amino functional group to form a glycoside; especially the reaction with a protein or lipid to form a glycoprotein or glycolipid.
- graminicolous — (esp of parasitic fungi) living on grass
- gynaecologist — (UK, Canada, dated in US) A physician who specialises in diseases of the female reproductive system.
- gynaecomastia — abnormal overdevelopment of the breasts in a man
- gynecocracies — Plural form of gynecocracy.
- haemodynamics — a branch of physiology that deals with the circulation of the blood
- hallucinogens — Plural form of hallucinogen.
- hand controls — a set of controls in some cars, operated by hand, that have the same function as the accelerator, brake, and clutch pedals
- haruspication — the use of animal entrails for divination
- hash function — (programming) A hash coding function which assigns a data item distinguished by some "key" into one of a number of possible "hash buckets" in a hash table. The hash function is usually combined with another more precise function. For example a program might take a string of letters and put it in one of twenty six lists depending on its first letter. Ideally, a hash function should distribute items evenly between the buckets to reduce the number of hash collisions. If, for example, the strings were names beginning with "Mr.", "Miss" or "Mrs." then taking the first letter would be a very poor hash function because all names would hash the same.
- have occasion — If you have occasion to do something, it is necessary for you to do it.
- henceforwards — (archaic) henceforth, from this point onwards.
- hero sandwich — a large sandwich, usually consisting of a small loaf of bread or long roll cut in half lengthwise and containing a variety of ingredients, as meat, cheese, lettuce, and tomatoes.
- heroic stanza — elegiac stanza.
- heterostracan — any of several ostracoderms of the order Heterostraci, from the Silurian and Devonian Periods, having the anterior part of the body enclosed in bony plates.
- hieracosphinx — (in ancient Egyptian art) a hawk-headed sphinx
- honey stomach — the crop of an ant, bee, or other hymenopterous insect, serving as a reservoir for honeydew and nectar, especially the enlarged crop of a honeybee in which nectar is acted on by enzymes to form honey.
- honoris causa — for the sake of honour