13-letter words containing r, f, c
- liebfraumilch — a white wine produced chiefly in the region of Hesse in Germany.
- line of force — an imaginary line representing a field of force, such as an electric or magnetic field, such that the tangent at any point is the direction of the field vector at that point
- lingua franca — any language that is widely used as a means of communication among speakers of other languages.
- lorentz force — the force on a charged particle moving through a region containing both electric and magnetic fields.
- lose track of — to fail to follow the passage, course, or progress of
- low frequency — any frequency between 30 and 300 kilohertz. Abbreviation: LF.
- lucifer match — friction match.
- manufactories — Plural form of manufactory.
- manufacturers — Plural form of manufacturer.
- manufacturing — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
- map reference — information that identifies the point on a map where a particular place is located
- market forces — factors driving the economy
- matrifocality — The state or condition of being matrifocal; matriarchy.
- mendes-france — Pierre [pyer] /pyɛr/ (Show IPA), 1907–1982, French statesman and economist: premier 1954–55.
- merchant fees — Merchant fees are money charged by a merchant service to a vendor for processing credit card transactions.
- merchant flag — the ensign used by all ships engaged in commerce, fishing, etc.
- metalcrafting — metalworking.
- metrification — metrication.
- microfelsitic — (of a rock) showing evidence of crystallization having begun, but not yet having formed any crystals
- microfilament — a minute, narrow tubelike cell structure composed of a protein similar to actin, occurring singly and in bundles, involved in cytoplasmic movement and changes in cell shape.
- microfilariae — the embryonic larva of the nematode parasite Filaria or of related genera, especially of those species that cause heartworm in dogs and elephantiasis in humans.
- microfilarial — relating to, or emanating from, microfilariae
- microfilmable — Suitable for storage on microfilm.
- microfloppies — 3.5-inch floppies, as opposed to 5.25-inch vanilla or mini-floppies and the now-obsolete 8-inch variety. This term may be headed for obsolescence as 5.25-inchers pass out of use, only to be revived if anybody floats a sub-3-inch floppy standard. See stiffy, minifloppies.
- microsoft dos — Microsoft Disk Operating System
- microsoft iis — Internet Information Server
- middle french — the French language of the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries. Abbreviation: MF.
- miracle fruit — the berrylike fruit of either of two African shrubs, Synsepalum dulcificum or Thaumatococcus daniellii, that, when chewed, causes sour substances to taste sweet.
- mis-reference — an act or instance of referring.
- mischiefmaker — Alternative form of mischief-maker.
- misconfigured — Simple past tense and past participle of misconfigure.
- modern french — the French language since c1600.
- mole fraction — the ratio of the number of moles of a given component of a mixture to the total number of moles of all the components.
- mortification — a feeling of humiliation or shame, as through some injury to one's pride or self-respect.
- motherfucking — a mean, despicable, or vicious person.
- multifactoral — Involving multiple factors.
- munroe effect — the reinforcement of shock waves in the concave, hollow end of a shaped charge, producing a greater resultant wave and concentrating the explosion along the axis of the charge.
- myelofibrotic — of, relating to or affected by myelofibrosis
- naval officer — member of navy staff
- nectariferous — producing nectar.
- neuroeffector — The junction site, where a motor neuron releases a neurotransmitter to affect a target, that acts like an effector.
- neurofeedback — The presentation of realtime feedback on brainwave activity, as measured by sensors on the scalp, sometimes offered as a means of therapy.
- nickeliferous — containing or yielding nickel.
- nitrification — the act of nitrifying.
- non-fiduciary — Law. a person to whom property or power is entrusted for the benefit of another.
- non-reference — an act or instance of referring.
- nonartificial — Not artificial.
- noncolourfast — (of a fabric) having a colour that tends to fade when washed or worn
- nonconference — (sports) Not within an athletic conference.
- nonconforming — to act in accordance or harmony; comply (usually followed by to): to conform to rules.