11-letter words containing o, f, c
- facing tool — a lathe tool for smoothing a plane surface at right angles to the axis of rotation.
- factionally — in a factional manner
- factor cost — (in social accounting) valuation of goods and services at their overall commercial cost, including markups but excluding indirect taxes and subsidies
- factor viii — antihemophilic factor.
- factorially — Mathematics. the product of a given positive integer multiplied by all lesser positive integers: The quantity four factorial (4!) = 4 ⋅ 3 ⋅ 2 ⋅ 1 = 24. Symbol: n!, where n is the given integer.
- factorizing — Present participle of factorize.
- factorylike — Resembling a factory in any of various respects.
- falconiform — of, relating to, or belonging to the order Falconiformes, comprising the vultures, hawks, eagles, ospreys, falcons, caracaras, etc.
- false color — photography using infrared-sensitive film that produces images in which heat-emitting areas or objects appear red.
- fan fiction — fanfic (def 1).
- fancy goods — small decorative gifts; knick-knacks
- fancy woman — an immoral woman, especially a man's mistress.
- farinaceous — consisting or made of flour or meal, as food.
- fascination — the power or action of fascinating.
- fasciolosis — Alternative form of fascioliasis.
- fast-action — taking effect quickly
- fault block — a mass of rock bounded on at least two opposite sides by faults.
- fecundation — to make prolific or fruitful.
- felicitator — to compliment upon a happy event; congratulate.
- feme covert — a married woman.
- femtosecond — One quadrillionth of a second.
- ferociously — savagely fierce, as a wild beast, person, action, or aspect; violently cruel: a ferocious beating.
- ferrocement — (of a boat hull) constructed of mortar troweled over a wire mesh that has been preshaped over a mold.
- ferrocerium — an alloy of 65 percent misch metal and 35 percent iron, used in flints for cigarette lighters.
- ferrocyanic — (inorganic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or derived from a ferrocyanide.
- ferronickel — a ferroalloy containing up to 45 percent nickel.
- fescue foot — a disease of the feet of cattle associated with feeding on certain fungus-infested fescue grasses, characterized by lameness and sometimes leading to gangrene.
- fianchettos — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fianchetto.
- fiberscopes — Plural form of fiberscope.
- fibre optic — using or consisting of very thin flexible fibres of glass down which information modulated on light is carried
- fibrocement — (formerly) cement combined with asbestos fibre, used esp in sheets for building
- fibrocystic — showing or having the increased fibrosis associated with dilated glandular structure, as in the breast nodules of fibrocystic disease.
- fibronectin — a fibrous protein that binds to collagen, fibrin, and other proteins and also to the cell membranes, functioning as an anchor and connector.
- fictionally — In a fictional manner.
- fiery cross — a burning cross, the rallying symbol of ancient Scotland and later of the Highlanders in case of war; later adopted by other organizations, including the Ku Klux Klan.
- fifth force — a theoretical force in nature in addition to the strong and weak forces, gravitation, and the electromagnetic force.
- film colour — a misty appearance produced when no lines or edges are present in the visual field
- fine bouche — a refined taste; educated palate.
- finno-ugric — the major branch of the Uralic family of languages, subdivided into Finnic, which includes Finnish and Estonian, and Ugric, which includes Hungarian.
- fish course — A fish course is a part of a meal in which fish is served, usually before the entrée.
- fish doctor — a scaleless, brightly colored eelpout, Gymnelis viridis, of Arctic waters.
- fixed costs — a cost unvarying with a change in the volume of business (distinguished from variable cost).
- flamboyance — strikingly bold or brilliant; showy: flamboyant colors.
- flamboyancy — strikingly bold or brilliant; showy: flamboyant colors.
- flame color — bright reddish-orange.
- flea collar — a dog or cat collar impregnated with a chemical for repelling or killing fleas.
- flesh color — (no longer in common use; now considered offensive) a yellowish pink or pinkish cream color (approximating the skin color of a white person).
- fletschhorn — a mountain in S Switzerland, in the Pennine Alps. 13,110 feet (3999 meters).
- flocculated — Collected together in a loose aggregation like flocks (tufts) of wool, or coagulated in this way.
- flocculates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flocculate.