11-letter words starting with fe
- fermentable — Also called organized ferment. any of a group of living organisms, as yeasts, molds, and certain bacteria, that cause fermentation.
- fernando po — a former name of Bioko.
- ferntickles — freckles
- ferociously — savagely fierce, as a wild beast, person, action, or aspect; violently cruel: a ferocious beating.
- ferredoxins — Plural form of ferredoxin.
- ferricyanic — (inorganic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or derived from a ferricyanide.
- ferriferous — producing or yielding iron: ferriferous rock.
- ferrimagnet — (physics) Any ferrimagnetic material.
- ferroalloys — Plural form of ferroalloy.
- ferrocement — (of a boat hull) constructed of mortar troweled over a wire mesh that has been preshaped over a mold.
- ferrocerium — an alloy of 65 percent misch metal and 35 percent iron, used in flints for cigarette lighters.
- ferrocyanic — (inorganic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or derived from a ferrocyanide.
- ferrography — the analysis of iron in lubricants in order to assess the extent of wear in a machine
- ferromagnet — a ferromagnetic substance.
- ferronickel — a ferroalloy containing up to 45 percent nickel.
- ferruginous — Geology. iron-bearing: ferruginous clays.
- fertigation — (agriculture) the application of fertilizers or other water-soluble products through an irrigation system.
- fertileness — (rare) The state or characteristic of being fertile.
- fertilisers — Plural form of fertiliser.
- fertilising — Present participle of fertilise.
- fertilities — Plural form of fertility.
- fertilizers — Plural form of fertilizer.
- fertilizing — Present participle of fertilize.
- ferventness — Quality of being fervent.
- fervourless — Without fervour.
- fescue foot — a disease of the feet of cattle associated with feeding on certain fungus-infested fescue grasses, characterized by lameness and sometimes leading to gangrene.
- fesse point — the midpoint of a shield
- festinately — hurried.
- festinating — hurried.
- festination — a gait marked by an involuntary hurrying in walking, observed in certain nerve diseases.
- festiveness — The quality of being festive; festivity.
- festivities — a festive celebration or occasion.
- festschrift — (often initial capital letter) a volume of articles, essays, etc., contributed by many authors in honor of a colleague, usually published on the occasion of retirement, an important anniversary, or the like.
- fetishising — Present participle of fetishise.
- fetishistic — belief in or use of fetishes.
- fetishizing — Present participle of fetishize.
- fetoprotein — (protein) Any of several antigens produced in a developing embryo, of which the most common is alpha-fetoprotein.
- fetter bone — the great pastern bone of a horse. See under pastern (def 2).
- feu de joie — a salute of musketry fired successively by each man in turn along a line and back
- feudalistic — the feudal system, or its principles and practices.
- feudalities — Plural form of feudality.
- feudatories — Plural form of feudatory.
- feuilletons — (British) Plural form of feuilleton.
- fever pitch — a high degree of excitement, as of a gathering of people: The announcement of victory brought the crowd to fever pitch.