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13-letter words containing s, u, f, o, l

  • forgetfulness — apt to forget; that forgets: a forgetful person.
  • formularising — Present participle of formularise.
  • formularistic — relating to formularization
  • fossiliferous — bearing or containing fossils, as rocks or strata.
  • foul-smelling — having a very unpleasant smell
  • foursome reel — a lively Scottish dance for two couples who combine in square and circular formations
  • fractocumulus — low ragged slightly bulbous cloud, often appearing below nimbostratus clouds during rain
  • frivolousness — characterized by lack of seriousness or sense: frivolous conduct.
  • frontal gyrus — any of several convolutions on the outer surface of the frontal lobe of the cerebrum.
  • full of beans — the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
  • functionalise — to make functional.
  • functionalism — (usually initial capital letter) Chiefly Architecture, Furniture. a design movement evolved from several previous movements or schools in Europe in the early 20th century, advocating the design of buildings, furnishings, etc., as direct fulfillments of material requirements, as for shelter, repose, or the serving of food, with the construction, materials, and purpose clearly expressed or at least not denied, and with aesthetic effect derived chiefly from proportions and finish, purely decorative effects being excluded or greatly subordinated. the doctrines and practices associated with this movement. Compare rationalism (def 4).
  • functionalist — a person who advocates, or works according to, the principles of functionalism.
  • geminiflorous — having flowers arranged in pairs.
  • gemmuliferous — producing or reproducing by gemmules.
  • genuflections — Plural form of genuflection.
  • globuliferous — containing or producing globules.
  • granuliferous — full of granules, or producing granules
  • gulf of gabès — an inlet of the Mediterranean on the E coast of Tunisia
  • gulf of lions — a wide bay of the Mediterranean off the S coast of France, between the Spanish border and Toulon
  • gulf of saros — an inlet of the Aegean in NW Turkey, north of the Gallipoli Peninsula. Length: 59 km (37 miles). Width: 35 km (22 miles)
  • gulf of sidra — a wide inlet of the Mediterranean on the N coast of Libya
  • gulf of volos — an inlet of the Aegean in east central Greece
  • gulf-of-saros — Gulf of, an inlet of the Aegean, N of the Gallipoli Peninsula. 37 miles (60 km) long; 22 miles (35 km) wide.
  • halfway house — an inn or stopping place situated approximately midway between two places on a road.
  • hydrosulfides — Plural form of hydrosulfide.
  • hydrosulfuric — (chemistry) Derived from hydrogen sulfide considered as hydrosulfuric acid.
  • hyposulfurous — of or derived from hyposulfurous acid.
  • if you please — expressing mild outrage
  • infructuously — in an infructuous or unfruitful manner; fruitlessly
  • isle of youth — Isle of, an island in the Caribbean, a special municipality in S Cuba. 1182 sq. mi. (3060 sq. km).
  • liquefactions — Plural form of liquefaction.
  • longsuffering — enduring injury, trouble, or provocation long and patiently.
  • loss function — (in decision theory) a function that expresses the loss incurred when a decision is made in terms of various factors.
  • luminous flux — the rate of transmission of luminous energy: expressed in lumens.
  • lump of sugar — lump1 (def 4).
  • mammaliferous — containing the remains of mammals
  • mellifluously — sweetly or smoothly flowing; sweet-sounding: a mellifluous voice; mellifluous tones.
  • metalliferous — containing or yielding metal.
  • nickeliferous — containing or yielding nickel.
  • noncolourfast — (of a fabric) having a colour that tends to fade when washed or worn
  • nondiffusible — not diffusible
  • odoriferously — In an odoriferous manner.
  • off-side rule — A lexical convention due to Landin, allowing the scope of declarations in a program to be expressed by indentation. Any non-whitespace token to the left of the first such token on the previous line is taken to be the start of a new declaration. Used in, for example, Miranda and Haskell.
  • outdo oneself — to do something better than one ever did before or thought one could do
  • personal foul — a foul called in certain games, as basketball or football, for illegal body contact or rough, unsportsmanlike play.
  • petroliferous — containing or yielding petroleum
  • platiniferous — platinum-bearing
  • polliniferous — Botany. producing or bearing pollen.
  • pound-foolish — not handling large sums of money wisely
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