15-letter words containing r, u, f
- circumforaneous — moving around or abroad; roaming from place to place
- citrus whitefly — See under whitefly.
- clock frequency — clock rate
- closed fracture — simple fracture.
- coffee granules — instant coffee in the form of grains
- coffee-coloured — having the colour of coffee; dark brown; light brown
- come up for air — rise to water's surface
- comma butterfly — an orange-brown European vanessid butterfly, Polygonia c-album, with a white comma-shaped mark on the underside of each hind wing
- compound flower — a flower head made up of many small flowers appearing as a single bloom, as in the daisy
- configurability — The property of being configurable.
- configurational — the relative disposition or arrangement of the parts or elements of a thing.
- continuous-form — of or relating to paper, blank forms, checks, etc., supplied in a folded stack or roll to a device, as a computer printer, generally with perforations between sheets for later separation and often with detachable punched edges used to advance the sheets through the device.
- contour feather — any of the feathers that cover the body of an adult bird, apart from the wings and tail, and determine its shape
- control surface — a movable surface, such as a rudder, elevator, aileron, etc, that controls an aircraft or rocket
- cornflower blue — a deep vivid blue, like that of the typical blooms of a cornflower
- counterfactuals — Plural form of counterfactual.
- counterfeisance — the act of counterfeiting
- counterflashing — (construction) Formed metal or elastomeric sheeting secured on or into a wall, curb, pipe or other surface, to cover and protect the upper edge of a base flashing and its associated fasteners.
- counterreformer — a reformer who acts in opposition to another reform
- course of study — an extended period of organized study, often leading to a qualification
- court of appeal — A Court of Appeal is a court which deals with appeals against legal judgments.
- court of arches — the court of appeal of the Province of Canterbury, formerly held under the arches of Bow Church
- court of claims — (in the US) a court that hears claims against the federal government
- court of equity — a court having jurisdiction in equity or administering justice in accordance with the principles of equity.
- court of honour — a military court that is instituted to investigate matters involving personal honour
- court of record — a court which has a permanent record of its proceedings maintained
- cpu info center — (processor) An old website at the University of California at Berkeley describing many different computers and their performance.
- creeping fescue — red fescue.
- cross of valour — the highest Canadian award for bravery
- crossfunctional — Spanning several functions.
- crystalliferous — producing or containing crystals
- current affairs — If you refer to current affairs, you are referring to political events and problems in society which are discussed in newspapers, and on television and radio.
- customer-facing — interacting or communicating directly with customers
- customs officer — a person employed by a customs service
- cyclone furnace — a furnace burning liquid or pulverized fuel in a whirling air column.
- defunct process — zombie process
- degree of curve — a continuously bending line, without angles.
- dessertspoonful — You can refer to an amount of food resting on a dessertspoon as a dessertspoonful of food.
- desulfurization — The process of removing sulfur from a substance, such as flue gas or crude.
- dexfenfluramine — an adrenergic drug, a form of fenfluramine, formerly used in treating obesity but withdrawn from the market in 1997 because of its potential to cause valvular heart disease.
- disgracefulness — The state or quality of being disgraceful.
- disrespectfully — characterized by, having, or showing disrespect; lacking courtesy or esteem: a disrespectful remark about teachers.
- distressfulness — The state or quality of being distressful; the state of having or causing anxiety or strain.
- distrustfulness — The state or quality of being distrustful or doubtful; distrust; mistrust.
- disulfuric acid — pyrosulfuric acid
- draft-mule work — drudgery
- draughtproofing — Present participle of draughtproof.
- draw oneself up — to assume a straighter posture; stand or sit straight
- droste-hulshoff — Annette Elisabeth Freiin von [ah-net-uh ey-lee-zah-bet frahy-in fuh n] /ɑˈnɛt ə eɪˈli zɑˌbɛt ˈfraɪ ɪn fən/ (Show IPA), 1797–1848, German poet.
- drug trafficker — someone that trades in illegal drugs