10-letter words containing r, o, u, e
- fluorenone — (organic compound) An aromatic compound with the chemical formula C13H8O, produced from fluorene via oxidation and used in the manufacture of antimalaria drugs.
- fluoresced — Simple past tense and past participle of fluoresce.
- fluorescer — something that fluoresces; a fluorescent substance
- fluoresces — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fluoresce.
- fluoridate — to introduce a fluoride into: to fluoridate drinking water.
- fluoridise — fluoridate
- fluoridize — to treat, impregnate, or affect with a fluoride.
- fluorinate — to treat or combine with fluorine.
- fluorotype — an early form of photograph produced on paper treated with sodium fluoride
- foederatus — A confederate. One of the tribes bound by treaty, who were neither Roman colonies nor had they been granted Roman citizenship but were expected to provide a contingent of fighting men when trouble arose.
- force pump — a pump that delivers a liquid under pressure, so as to eject it forcibly.
- forcefully — full of force; powerful; vigorous; effective: a forceful plea for peace.
- forclosure — Alternative form of foreclosure.
- forecourse — the lowermost sail on a square-rigged foremast; a square foresail.
- forecourts — Plural form of forecourt.
- foreground — the ground or parts situated, or represented as situated, in the front; the portion of a scene nearest to the viewer (opposed to background).
- forejudged — Simple past tense and past participle of forejudge.
- forerunner — predecessor; ancestor; forebear; precursor.
- forfeiture — an act of forfeiting.
- forfeuchen — worn out; exhausted
- forgetfull — Archaic form of forgetful.
- form genus — an artificial taxonomic category including species, especially of fossil forms, grouped together on the basis of morphological resemblance.
- formulated — Simple past tense and past participle of formulate.
- formulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of formulate.
- formulised — formulate.
- formulized — Simple past tense and past participle of formulize.
- fortuities — Plural form of fortuity.
- foundering — (of a ship, boat, etc.) to fill with water and sink.
- founderous — likely to cause foundering; miry; swampy.
- four-cycle — noting or pertaining to an internal-combustion engine in which a complete cycle in each cylinder requires four strokes, one to draw in air or an air-fuel mixture, one to compress it, one to ignite it and do work, and one to scavenge the cylinder.
- four-wheel — having four wheels.
- fourbagger — home run.
- fourchette — Anatomy. the fold of skin that forms the posterior margin of the vulva.
- fourfooted — Having four feet.
- fourierism — the social system proposed by François Marie Charles Fourier, under which society was to be organized into phalanxes or associations, each large enough for all industrial and social requirements.
- fourposter — a bed with four corner posts, as for supporting a canopy, curtains, etc.
- fourragere — an ornament of cord worn on the shoulder.
- foursquare — consisting of four corners and four right angles; square: a solid, foursquare building.
- fourteener — a line, especially an iambic line, consisting of 14 syllables.
- fourteenth — next after the thirteenth; being the ordinal number for 14.
- fraunhofer — Joseph von [joh-zuh f von,, -suh f;; German yoh-zef fuh n] /ˈdʒoʊ zəf vɒn,, -səf;; German ˈyoʊ zɛf fən/ (Show IPA), 1787–1826, German optician and physicist.
- free house — a tavern that, having no affiliation or contract with a particular brewery, serves several brands of beer, ale, etc.
- freeze out — the act of freezing; state of being frozen.
- freeze-out — the act of freezing; state of being frozen.
- fructoside — a glycoside that yields fructose upon hydrolysis.
- full score — the entire score of a musical composition, showing each part separately
- full-power — (of a radio station) able to broadcast up to 100 miles (166 km) under clear atmospheric conditions.
- fumitories — Plural form of fumitory.
- fundholder — (British) a general practitioner who manages his own budget, purchasing healthcare from one or more hospital trusts.
- funeration — (obsolete) the act of burying with funeral rites.