13-letter words containing fl
- hunting rifle — shotgun used to kill game
- hyperflexible — capable of being bent, usually without breaking; easily bent: a flexible ruler.
- hyperinflated — to subject to hyperinflation: hyperinflated prices.
- ichneumon fly — any of numerous wasplike insects of the family Ichneumonidae, the larvae of which are parasitic on caterpillars and immature stages of other insects.
- in mid-flight — during a flight; whilst airborne
- inflammations — Plural form of inflammation.
- inflatability — The quality of being inflatable.
- inflexibility — not flexible; incapable of or resistant to being bent; rigid: an inflexible steel rod.
- inflorescence — a flowering or blossoming.
- influenceable — the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others: He used family influence to get the contract.
- influentially — having or exerting influence, especially great influence: three influential educators.
- john fletcher — John, 1579–1625, English dramatist: collaborated with Francis Beaumont 1606?–16; with Philip Massinger 1613–25.
- leafleteering — The printing and distribution of leaflets, especially as propaganda.
- lighter flint — the small piece of flint in a lighter pressure on which creates a spark that ignites the fuel
- lighter fluid — a combustible fluid used in cigarette, cigar, and pipe lighters.
- luminous flux — the rate of transmission of luminous energy: expressed in lumens.
- magnetic flux — the total magnetic induction crossing a surface, equal to the integral of the component of magnetic induction perpendicular to the surface over the surface: usually measured in webers or maxwells.
- mass affluent — the large number of individuals with liquid assets of around £250,000
- mellifluously — sweetly or smoothly flowing; sweet-sounding: a mellifluous voice; mellifluous tones.
- merchant flag — the ensign used by all ships engaged in commerce, fishing, etc.
- microfloppies — 3.5-inch floppies, as opposed to 5.25-inch vanilla or mini-floppies and the now-obsolete 8-inch variety. This term may be headed for obsolescence as 5.25-inchers pass out of use, only to be revived if anybody floats a sub-3-inch floppy standard. See stiffy, minifloppies.
- moll flanders — (The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders) a novel (1722) by Daniel Defoe.
- monkey flower — any of various plants belonging to the genus Mimulus, of the figwort family, as M. cardinalis (scarlet monkey flower) having spotted flowers that resemble a face.
- national flag — emblem of a country
- negative flag — the letter N in the International Code of Signals, signifying “no” when flown by itself: a square flag having four rows of alternate blue and white squares.
- never offline — (software) (NOL) /noh-el/ A software service provided by America's Multimedia Online that allows Internet users to be constantly connected to the Internet.
- non-inflation — Economics. a persistent, substantial rise in the general level of prices related to an increase in the volume of money and resulting in the loss of value of currency (opposed to deflation).
- non-inflected — to modulate (the voice).
- nonreflecting — Not reflecting.
- nonreflective — Not reflective.
- oligofluorene — (organic chemistry) Any of a class of aromatic polycyclic hydrocarbons consisting of several fluorene units attached end-to-end.
- on reflection — second thoughts
- one-room flat — a studio flat in which the bedroom, sitting-room and kitchen are all one-room
- optical flint — an optical glass of high dispersion and high refractive index containing lead oxide. They are used in the manufacture of lenses, artificial gems, and cut glass
- overflow flag — overflow bit
- overflow pipe — a pipe which discharges excess or leaking water safely
- overflowingly — to an excessive degree
- overinflation — Economics. a persistent, substantial rise in the general level of prices related to an increase in the volume of money and resulting in the loss of value of currency (opposed to deflation).
- owl butterfly — any of several South American nymphalid butterflies of the genus Caligo, especially C. eurylochus, having a spot like an owl's eye on each hind wing.
- parainfluenza — an influenzalike respiratory infection of animals and humans, caused by any of several paramyxoviruses.
- parquet floor — flooring made of inlaid wood
- passionflower — any chiefly American climbing vine or shrub of the genus Passiflora, having showy flowers and a pulpy berry or fruit that in some species is edible.
- put to flight — an act or instance of fleeing or running away; hasty departure.
- raffle ticket — a ticket sold in a raffle, representing a chance to win a prize
- railroad flat — an apartment whose series of narrow rooms forms a more or less straight line.
- reflectograph — a type of mechanical instrument used for communication with spirits or the dead
- reflectometer — a device for measuring reflectance.
- reflectometry — the study or science of reflectometer usage and design
- reflex camera — a camera in which the image appears on a ground-glass viewer (focusing screen) after being reflected by a mirror or after passing through a prism or semitransparent glass; in one type (single-lens reflex camera) light passes through the same lens to both the ground glass and the film, while in another type (twin-lens reflex camera) light passes through one lens (viewing lens) to the ground glass and through a second lens (taking lens) to the film, the lenses being mechanically coupled for focusing.
- 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.