11-letter words containing r, f, c
- ferronickel — a ferroalloy containing up to 45 percent nickel.
- festschrift — (often initial capital letter) a volume of articles, essays, etc., contributed by many authors in honor of a colleague, usually published on the occasion of retirement, an important anniversary, or the like.
- fever pitch — a high degree of excitement, as of a gathering of people: The announcement of victory brought the crowd to fever pitch.
- 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.
- fiduciaries — Plural form of fiduciary.
- fiduciarily — Law. a person to whom property or power is entrusted for the benefit of another.
- 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 camera — a camera for taking moving pictures for a cinema film
- film colour — a misty appearance produced when no lines or edges are present in the visual field
- film critic — sb who reviews movies
- film script — a script containing dialogue and directions for a film; a screenplay
- filter cake — the solid material accumulated by a filter press
- filthy rich — foul with, characterized by, or having the nature of filth; disgustingly or completely dirty.
- fingerpicks — Plural form of fingerpick.
- finno-ugric — the major branch of the Uralic family of languages, subdivided into Finnic, which includes Finnish and Estonian, and Ugric, which includes Hungarian.
- fire cherry — pin cherry.
- fire escape — an apparatus or structure used to escape from a burning building, as a metal stairway down an outside wall.
- fire screen — a screen placed in front of a fireplace for protection, especially from sparks.
- firecracker — a paper or cardboard cylinder filled with an explosive and having a fuse, for discharging to make a noise, as during a celebration.
- firewatcher — A person who looks for the onset of fires, normally from a high vantage point.
- first cause — God.
- first reich — the Holy Roman Empire until its dissolution in 1806.
- first-class — of the highest or best class or quality: a first-class movie.
- fiscal drag — the process by which, during inflation, rising incomes draw people into higher tax brackets, so that their real incomes may fall; this acts as a restraint on the expansion of the economy
- fiscal year — any yearly period without regard to the calendar year, at the end of which a firm, government, etc., determines its financial condition.
- 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.
- fitzpatrick — Sean (ʃɔːn). born 1963, New Zealand Rugby Union footballer; played in 92 test matches (1986–97), 51 as captain
- fixed price — a price established by a seller, by agreement or by authority, as the price to be charged invariably.
- fixed-price — option: with set cost
- flame color — bright reddish-orange.
- flare stack — A flare stack is a high vertical pipe for carrying unwanted gas so it can be burned off.
- flashpacker — a backpacker who has a considerable disposable income
- flat racing — a race run on a level track having no hurdles, water jumps, hedges, or the like to hinder the speed of the entrants.
- flat screen — a type of thin, lightweight video display that uses liquid crystals or electroluminescence to reflect images.
- flea circus — a number of fleas trained to perform tricks, as for a carnival sideshow
- 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).
- fletcherism — the practice of chewing food until it is reduced to a finely divided, liquefied mass: advocated by Horace Fletcher, 1849–1919, U.S. nutritionist.
- fletschhorn — a mountain in S Switzerland, in the Pennine Alps. 13,110 feet (3999 meters).
- flexicurity — a welfare-state model, originating in Denmark in the 1990s, that combines labour-market flexibility, social security, and a proactive labour market
- flickertail — Richardson ground squirrel.
- flight crew — the crew responsible for an aircraft during a flight
- flittermice — Plural form of flittermouset, an Alternative spelling of flitter-mouse.
- flocculator — to form into flocculent masses.