9-letter words containing r, e, f
- fenugreek — a plant, Trigonella foenum-graecum, of the legume family, indigenous to western Asia, but extensively cultivated elsewhere, chiefly for forage and for its mucilaginous seeds, which are used in medicine.
- feracious — Producing in abundance; fertile, fruitful.
- feralized — having once been domesticated but subsequently returned to wildness
- ferberite — a mineral, ferrous tungstate, FeWO 4 , in the wolframite group: a source of tungsten.
- ferdinand — 1784–1833, king of Spain 1808, 1814–33.
- ferhoodle — to confuse or mix up: Don't ferhoodle the things in that drawer.
- fermanagh — a county in SW Northern Ireland. 653 sq. mi. (1691 sq. km). County seat: Enniskillen.
- fermented — Also called organized ferment. any of a group of living organisms, as yeasts, molds, and certain bacteria, that cause fermentation.
- fermenter — A container in which fermentation takes place.
- fermentor — The vessel in which fermentation takes place.
- fermionic — (physics) Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of fermions.
- fern seed — the spores of ferns, formerly supposed to have the power to make persons invisible.
- fernandel — real name Fernand Joseph Désiré Contandin. 1903–71, French comic film actor
- fernandez — Juan [hwahn,, wahn;; Spanish hwahn] /ʰwɑn,, wɑn;; Spanish ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), 1536?–1602? Spanish navigator: explorer in South America and the Pacific.
- fernbrake — a thicket or dense growth of ferns.
- fernticle — (obsolete, dialect, Scotland) A freckle on the skin, resembling the seed of fern.
- ferocious — savagely fierce, as a wild beast, person, action, or aspect; violently cruel: a ferocious beating.
- ferreting — a domesticated, usually red-eyed, and albinic variety of the polecat, used in Europe for driving rabbits and rats from their burrows.
- ferriages — Plural form of ferriage.
- ferrocene — Also called dicyclopentadienyliron. an orange, crystalline, water-insoluble coordination compound, (C 5 H 5) 2 Fe, having a camphorlike odor: used chiefly as an antiknock agent for gasoline and as a catalyst. Compare metallocene.
- ferrogram — a slide prepared to illustrate the suspended iron particles in the lubricant of a machine
- ferrotype — to put a glossy surface on (a print) by pressing, while wet, on a metal sheet (ferrotype tin)
- ferruling — a ring or cap, usually of metal, put around the end of a post, cane, or the like, to prevent splitting.
- ferryboat — a boat used to transport passengers, vehicles, etc., across a river or the like.
- fertigate — to fertilize and irrigate at the same time, by adding fertilizers to the water supply
- fertilely — In a fertile manner.
- fertilise — Biology. to render (the female gamete) capable of development by uniting it with the male gamete. to fecundate or impregnate (an animal or plant).
- fertility — the state or quality of being fertile.
- fertilize — Biology. to render (the female gamete) capable of development by uniting it with the male gamete. to fecundate or impregnate (an animal or plant).
- fervently — having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit, feeling, enthusiasm, etc.; ardent: a fervent admirer; a fervent plea.
- fervidity — heated or vehement in spirit, enthusiasm, etc.: a fervid orator.
- fervorous — With fervour; fervent.
- festering — Present participle of fester.
- fettering — a chain or shackle placed on the feet.
- feudatory — a person who holds lands by feudal tenure; a feudal vassal.
- feuerbach — Ludwig Andreas [ahn-drey-uh s,, an-;; German ahn-drey-ahs] /ɑnˈdreɪ əs,, æn-;; German ɑnˈdreɪ ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1804–72, German philosopher.
- feverfews — Plural form of feverfew.
- feverroot — horse gentian.
- feverweed — any plant belonging to the genus Eryngium, of the parsley family, especially E. foetidum, of the West Indies, or E. campestre, of Europe.
- feverwort — horse gentian.
- fiber pen — felt-tip pen.
- fiberfill — synthetic fibers, as polyester, used as a filling or insulating material for pillows, cushions, comforters, winter garments, etc.
- fiberglas — finespun filaments of glass made into yarn that is woven into textiles, used in woolly masses as insulation, and pressed and molded as plastic material
- fibrefill — a synthetic fibre used as a filling for pillows, quilted materials, etc
- fibrelike — resembling a fibre or fibres
- fibrocyte — an inactive fibroblast
- fibroline — a yarn made from waste products at cotton factories
- fibrolite — sillimanite.
- fieldfare — a European thrush, Turdus pilaris, having reddish-brown plumage with an ashy head and a blackish tail.
- fieldward — towards a field or fields