11-letter words containing o, f, c
- flocculator — to form into flocculent masses.
- flocculence — The condition of being flocculent; wooliness, flakiness.
- flock paper — a wallpaper treated with flock to emphasize a design or effect.
- floor price — a minimum price required of an item being auctioned.
- floor space — an area on the floor of a premises where objects may be placed
- floppy disc — (spelling) It's "floppy disk", not like "compact disc".
- florescence — the act, state, or period of flowering; bloom.
- fluconazole — An antifungal drug used especially against Candida.
- fluctuation — continual change from one point or condition to another.
- 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.
- fluoroscope — a tube or box fitted with a screen coated with a fluorescent substance, used for viewing objects, especially deep body structures, by means of x-ray or other radiation.
- fluoroscopy — the use of or examination by means of a fluoroscope.
- fluticasone — (organic compound) A synthetic corticosteroid whose furoate and propionate forms are used as topical anti-inflammatories.
- foam-backed — having a backing made of foam rubber
- focal depth — lens: distance of sharp focus
- focal plane — a plane through a focal point and normal to the axis of a lens, mirror, or other optical system. Compare principal plane.
- focal point — Also called principal focus. Optics. either of two points on the axis of a mirror, lens, or other optical system, one point being such that rays diverging from it are deviated parallel to the axis upon refraction or reflection by the system and the other point being such that rays parallel to the axis of the system converge to the point upon refraction or reflection by the system.
- focal ratio — f-number.
- focus group — a representative group of people questioned together about their opinions on political issues, consumer products, etc.
- foliicolous — growing on leaves, as certain liverworts.
- folio recto — the front of the page; recto (opposed to folio verso).
- folktronica — a musical genre that combines elements from folk and electronic music
- folliculate — pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling a follicle or follicles; provided with follicles.
- folliculose — having or resembling follicles
- folliculous — having or producing follicles
- fond du lac — a city in E Wisconsin, on Lake Winnebago.
- food parcel — parcels of food prepared and sent, esp by charitable organizations, to people in need
- food prices — the prices that consumers are charged for food
- foodservice — The business of providing food and related services.
- foot doctor — a podiatrist.
- 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.
- footlockers — Plural form of footlocker.
- footscraper — a metal bar, set in a small frame and attached to a doorstep, used in cleaning mud from the bottoms of the shoes before entering a house.
- for certain — free from doubt or reservation; confident; sure: I am certain he will come.
- forage acre — a measure of the vegetation available for grazing on a range or pasture, equal to the total area multiplied by the percentage of surface covered by usable vegetation (Ex.: 10 acres × 30% coverage = 3 forage acres)
- forbearance — the act of forbearing; a refraining from something.
- forbiddance — the act of forbidding.
- force field — A force field is an area of energy, such as magnetic energy, that surrounds an object or place.
- force-draft — to draft (a law, proposal, or the like) quickly or under extreme pressure: The committee must force-draft a code of ethics to present to the meeting tomorrow.
- forced sale — a sale held as a result of a judicial order.
- forcepslike — Resembling a forceps.
- forcing bid — a bid, often at a higher level than is required, that is understood to oblige the bidder's partner to reply
- forcipation — the state or condition of being forcipated
- forecasters — Plural form of forecaster.
- forecasting — Present participle of forecast.
- forecastles — Plural form of forecastle.