13-letter words containing r, o, t, s, i, n
- fantasmagoria — phantasmagoria.
- fantasmagoric — phantasmagoria.
- fermentations — Plural form of fermentation.
- fermentitious — of a fermenting nature
- fertilisation — (chiefly, British) alternative spelling of 'fertilization'.
- firing stroke — The firing stroke is the stroke of an engine in which the fuel is burned and energy sent to the piston.
- first edition — the whole number of copies of a literary work printed first, from the same type, and issued together.
- flavoproteins — Plural form of flavoprotein.
- floating ribs — the eleventh and twelfth pairs of ribs, not attached to the breastbone or to other ribs but only to the vertebrae
- flugelhornist — One who plays the flugelhorn.
- foerstner bit — a bit for drilling blind holes, guided from the rim rather than from the center to permit it to enter the wood at an oblique angle.
- fons et origo — the source and origin
- food industry — the industry surrounding the production of food
- for-instances — an instance or example: Give me a for-instance of what you mean.
- formalisation — Alternative spelling of formalization.
- fort sheridan — a military reservation in NE Illinois, on W shore of Lake Michigan S of Lake Forest.
- fortitudinous — having or showing fortitude; marked by bravery or courage.
- fortnightlies — Plural form of fortnightly.
- fractionalise — Alt form fractionalize.
- fractionalism — the state of being separate or inharmonious
- fractionalist — an advocate or supporter of fractionalism
- fractiousness — refractory or unruly: a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness.
- frontier post — an official point where people or vehicles cross over a border between countries
- frontispieces — Plural form of frontispiece.
- frontogenesis — the formation or increase of a front or frontal zone.
- frumentarious — of or relating to wheat or a similar grain
- functionaries — Plural form of functionary.
- garnetiferous — containing or yielding garnets.
- garrison town — a town containing a military base
- gastrocnemius — the largest muscle in the calf of the leg, the action of which extends the foot, raises the heel, and assists in bending the knee.
- gastroenteric — Gastrointestinal.
- gastrokinetic — (pharmacology, of a drug) Serving to increase motility of the gastrointestinal tract.
- gastronomical — the art or science of good eating.
- gastrophrenic — (anatomy) Pertaining to the stomach and diaphragm.
- generationism — the belief that some generations are superior to others
- geocentricism — the belief that the earth lies at the centre of the universe
- geometricians — Plural form of geometrician.
- geostationary — of or relating to a satellite traveling in an orbit 22,300 miles (35,900 km) above the earth's equator: at this altitude, the satellite's period of rotation, 24 hours, matches the earth's and the satellite always remains in the same spot over the earth: geostationary orbit.
- gerontologist — the branch of science that deals with aging and the problems of aged persons.
- ghiordes knot — a hand-tied knot, used in rug weaving, in which the parallel ends of looped yarn alternate with two threads of warp, producing an uneven pile effect.
- gibson desert — a desert in W central Australia: scrub; salt marshes. About 85,000 sq. mi. (220,000 sq. km).
- glamorisation — Alternative spelling of glamorization.
- glycoproteins — Plural form of glycoprotein.
- gonadotropins — Plural form of gonadotropin.
- gonochoristic — Of or pertaining to gonochorism.
- gradient post — a small white post beside a railway line at a point where the gradient changes having arms set at angles representing the gradients
- grain of salt — salt crystal
- gyromagnetism — the condition or state of being gyromagnetic
- harmonisation — (British spelling) alternative spelling of harmonization.
- haruspication — the use of animal entrails for divination