13-letter words containing t, o, r, f, e, a
- post-freudian — of or relating to Sigmund Freud or his doctrines, especially with respect to the causes and treatment of neurotic and psychopathic states, the interpretation of dreams, etc.
- potomac fever — the determination or fervor to share in the power and prestige of the U.S. government in Washington, D.C., especially by being appointed or elected to a government position.
- power takeoff — an accessory unit or apparatus attached to an engine-powered machine and powered by the engine. Abbreviation: PTO.
- prefabricator — someone who or an organization that prefabricates
- prefiguration — the act of prefiguring.
- preformulated — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
- prefunctional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- professoriate — a group of professors.
- proliferation — the growth or production of cells by multiplication of parts.
- quadrifoliate — (botany) Having four leaves or leaflets.
- quartziferous — consisting of or containing quartz: quartziferous rock.
- reaffirmation — the act or an instance of affirming; state of being affirmed.
- rectification — the act of rectifying, or the fact of being rectified.
- refashionment — the act or state of being refashioned
- reflectograph — a type of mechanical instrument used for communication with spirits or the dead
- reflex-action — Physiology. noting or pertaining to an involuntary response to a stimulus, the nerve impulse from a receptor being transmitted inward to a nerve center that in turn transmits it outward to an effector.
- refocillation — the restoring of strength by refreshment or revivement
- reforestation — to replant trees on (land denuded by cutting or fire).
- reformability — the extent to which something or someone is reformable; the capability or susceptibility to reform
- reformulation — to formulate again.
- refractometer — an instrument for determining the refractive index of a substance.
- refractometry — an instrument for determining the refractive index of a substance.
- refrigeration — the act or process of refrigerating.
- reinfestation — the act of infesting; state of being infested.
- retrofittable — to modify equipment (in airplanes, automobiles, a factory, etc.) that is already in service using parts developed or made available after the time of original manufacture.
- reunification — the process of unifying or uniting; union: the unification of the 13 original colonies.
- rhesus factor — Rh factor.
- safety factor — the ratio of the maximum stress that a structural part or other piece of material can withstand to the maximum stress estimated for it in the use for which it is designed.
- scarfed joint — a lapped joint between two pieces of timber made by notching or grooving the ends and strapping, bolting, or gluing the two pieces together
- self-creation — the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- self-ignorant — lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned: an ignorant man.
- self-portrait — a portrait of oneself done by oneself.
- shaft encoder — A shaft encoder is a sensor for measuring how fast a shaft rotates.
- short-staffed — A company or place that is short-staffed does not have enough people working there.
- slatted floor — a floor made with slats of wood so that water can drain away
- small fortune — a large sum of money
- staff officer — a commissioned officer who is a member of a staff.
- staffordshire — a county in central England. 1154 sq. mi. (2715 sq. km). County seat: Stafford.
- staghorn fern — any of several epiphytic Old World ferns of the genus Platycerium, having broad, often antlerlike leaves and cultivated as a houseplant.
- staminiferous — bearing or having a stamen or stamens.
- start of text — (character) (STX) Mnemonic for ASCII 2.
- strong safety — the defensive back assigned to cover the area across from the strong side of the opponent's offensive line and primarily responsible for defending against pass plays.
- superfetation — the fertilization of an ovum in a female mammal already pregnant.
- tariff office — a company whose premiums are based on a tariff agreed with other insurance companies
- tariff reform — increase in import duties
- tassel flower — love-lies-bleeding.
- testificatory — related to a person who witnesses or an object used as evidence
- tetrafluoride — a fluoride containing four fluorine atoms.
- the far north — the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions of the world
- the father of — a very large, severe, etc, example of a specified kind