15-letter words containing r, e, c, o, n, f
- frontal cyclone — any extratropical cyclone associated with a front: the most common cyclonic storm.
- gale-force wind — a wind of force seven to ten on the Beaufort scale or from 45 to 90 kilometres per hour
- general officer — an officer ranking above colonel.
- goal difference — the number of goals scored by a team minus the number of goals it has conceded
- grace-and-favor — noting a residence owned by a noble or sovereign and bestowed by him or her upon some person for that person's lifetime.
- grecian profile — a profile distinguished by the absence of the hollow between the upper ridge of the nose and the forehead, thereby forming a straight line.
- gunnery officer — an officer in charge of heavy guns
- holding furnace — a small furnace for holding molten metal produced in a larger melting furnace at a desired temperature for casting.
- hyperfunctional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- in deference to — out of regard or respect for (a person or the person's position or wishes)
- inch of mercury — a unit of atmospheric pressure, being the pressure equal to that exerted by a column of mercury one inch high under standard conditions of temperature and gravity: 33.864 millibars. Abbreviation: in. Hg.
- infoword office — (tool) A suite of applications for Unix including a word processor, spreadsheet and database.
- interferometric — Of or pertaining to interferometry or interferometers.
- interfoliaceous — situated between leaves, especially opposite leaves.
- interreflection — The illumination of an object by reflected light from other objects that are not light sources.
- lake-of-lucerne — a canton in central Switzerland. 576 sq. mi. (1490 sq. km).
- law-enforcement — of police, anti-crime
- liaison officer — a person who liaises between groups or units
- linear function — linear transformation.
- loft conversion — an extra room added to a house by converting the roof space
- long-sufferance — long-suffering.
- make certain of — to ensure (that one will get something); confirm
- member function — A method in C++.
- microcentrifuge — A centrifuge used in laboratories to separate materials from small samples (especially of biological material).
- moccasin flower — the lady's-slipper.
- molecular knife — a segment of genetic material that inhibits the reproduction of the AIDS virus by breaking up specific areas of the virus's genes.
- narcotrafficker — One who traffics in illegal narcotics.
- neuroscientific — the field of study encompassing the various scientific disciplines dealing with the structure, development, function, chemistry, pharmacology, and pathology of the nervous system.
- news conference — a press conference, especially one held by a government official.
- no respecter of — If you say that someone or something is no respecter of a rule or tradition, you mean that the rule or tradition is not important to them.
- non-conformance — lack of conformity.
- non-enforceable — to put or keep in force; compel obedience to: to enforce a rule; Traffic laws will be strictly enforced.
- non-enforcement — the act or process of enforcing.
- non-manufacture — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
- non-rectifiable — able to be rectified.
- noncertificated — not possessing a certificate, not certified
- nonconformities — Plural form of nonconformity.
- noninterference — the policy or practice of refraining from interference, especially in political affairs.
- not care a fuck — not to care at all
- nuclear fission — fission (def 2).
- ocean of storms — the largest of the dark plains (maria) on the surface of the moon, situated in the second and third quadrant
- olfactory nerve — either one of the first pair of cranial nerves, consisting of sensory fibers that conduct to the brain the impulses from the mucous membranes of the nose.
- on the track of — If you are on the track of someone or something, you are trying to find them, or find information about them.
- order of canada — an order awarded to Canadians for outstanding achievement; established in 1967
- over-confidence — too confident.
- overconfidently — In an overconfident manner.
- pacific madrone — any of several evergreen trees belonging to the genus Arbutus, of the heath family, especially A. menziesii (Pacific madrone) of western North America, having red, flaky bark and bearing edible reddish berries.
- parking offence — the act of leaving your car somewhere illegally
- perfectionistic — a person who adheres to or believes in perfectionism.
- perfluorocarbon — a fluorocarbon consisting only of fluorine and carbon atoms