11-letter words containing r, o, f, i
- fax over ip — (communications) (FoIP) Transmission of a facsimile over an IP networking instead of PSTN, analogous to Voice over IP.
- febriferous — producing fever.
- federations — Plural form of federation.
- felicitator — to compliment upon a happy event; congratulate.
- fergusonite — a rare-earth mineral, yttrium columbate and tantalate, found in pegmatites.
- ferociously — savagely fierce, as a wild beast, person, action, or aspect; violently cruel: a ferocious beating.
- ferredoxins — Plural form of ferredoxin.
- ferriferous — producing or yielding iron: ferriferous rock.
- ferrocerium — an alloy of 65 percent misch metal and 35 percent iron, used in flints for cigarette lighters.
- ferrocyanic — (inorganic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or derived from a ferrocyanide.
- ferronickel — a ferroalloy containing up to 45 percent nickel.
- ferruginous — Geology. iron-bearing: ferruginous clays.
- fertigation — (agriculture) the application of fertilizers or other water-soluble products through an irrigation system.
- fetoprotein — (protein) Any of several antigens produced in a developing embryo, of which the most common is alpha-fetoprotein.
- feudatories — Plural form of feudatory.
- 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
- fibrination — (medicine) The state of acquiring or having an excess of fibrin.
- fibroblasts — Plural form of fibroblast.
- 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.
- fibroplasia — the formation of fibrous tissue.
- fibrousness — The state or quality of being fibrous.
- field grown — (of a plant) grown in a field rather than in a pot or other artificial environment
- field sport — Hunting, shooting birds, and fishing with a rod are referred to as field sports when they are done mainly for pleasure.
- fieldworker — Also, field work. work done in the field, as research, exploration, surveying, or interviewing: archaeological fieldwork.
- 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.
- figurations — Plural form of figuration.
- file folder — a thin cardboard folder of a size to be stored in the drawer of a file cabinet and for containing correspondence and other files.
- file-powder — a powder made from the ground leaves of the sassafras tree, used as a thickener and to impart a pungent taste to soups, gumbos, and other dishes.
- film colour — a misty appearance produced when no lines or edges are present in the visual field
- filmography — a collection of writings about motion pictures, especially detailed essays dealing with specific films.
- filoviruses — Plural form of filovirus.
- filtrations — Plural form of filtration.
- fimbriation — fimbriate or fringed condition.
- finger bowl — a small bowl to hold water for rinsing the fingers at table.
- finger food — food intended to be picked up with the fingers and eaten.
- finger hole — one of a set of holes for the finger on the rotating dial of a telephone.
- finger post — a post with one or more directional signs, terminating in a pointed finger or hand.
- fingerboard — (of a violin, cello, etc.) the strip of wood on the neck against which the strings are stopped by the fingers.
- fingerholes — hole in a wind instrument
- 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-polish — to smooth (glass) by reheating to remove tool marks or other imperfections in the surface.
- firebombing — Present participle of firebomb.
- fireproofed — Simple past tense and past participle of fireproof.
- first blood — the first killing or wounding in a fight or war
- first floor — the ground floor of a building.
- first mover — the Aristotelian conception of God as the unmoved mover of everything else