10-letter words containing a, f, r, i, c, n
- frictional — of, relating to, or of the nature of friction.
- frobnicate — /frob'ni-kayt/ (Possibly from frobnitz, and usually abbreviated to frob, but "frobnicate" is recognised as the official full form). To manipulate or adjust, to tweak. One frequently frobs bits or other 2-state devices. Thus: "Please frob the light switch" (that is, flip it), but also "Stop frobbing that clasp; you'll break it". One also sees the construction "to frob a frob". Usage: frob, twiddle, and tweak sometimes connote points along a continuum. "Frob" connotes aimless manipulation; "twiddle" connotes gross manipulation, often a coarse search for a proper setting; "tweak" connotes fine-tuning. If someone is turning a knob on an oscilloscope, then if he's carefully adjusting it, he is probably tweaking it; if he is just turning it but looking at the screen, he is probably twiddling it; but if he's just doing it because turning a knob is fun, he's frobbing it. The variant "frobnosticate" has also been reported.
- funiculars — Plural form of funicular.
- grassfinch — any of several Australian weaverbirds, especially of the genus Poephila.
- handicraft — manual skill.
- infarction — the formation of an infarct.
- informatic — Of or pertaining to information science, the processing of information.
- infraclass — A taxonomic category that ranks below a subclass.
- infraction — breach; violation; infringement: an infraction of the rules.
- infrasonic — noting or pertaining to a sound wave with a frequency below the audio-frequency range.
- interfaced — Simple past tense and past participle of interface.
- interfaces — Plural form of interface.
- main-force — pertaining to regular military units with standard uniforms and equipment.
- microfauna — Biology. microscopic animals.
- paraffinic — of, noting, or characteristic of paraffin wax or a paraffin hydrocarbon.
- prefinance — the management of revenues; the conduct or transaction of money matters generally, especially those affecting the public, as in the fields of banking and investment.
- rail fence — a fence made of rails resting on crossed stakes or across one another at an angle.
- refracting — undergoing or causing refraction
- refraction — Physics. the change of direction of a ray of light, sound, heat, or the like, in passing obliquely from one medium into another in which its wave velocity is different.
- rifampicin — a drug used in the treatment of tuberculosis, meningitis, and leprosy
- sanctifier — to make holy; set apart as sacred; consecrate.
- scarf-ring — a ring which holds a scarf in place
- scarf-skin — the outermost layer of the skin; epidermis.
- scarifying — critical
- vociferant — vociferating; noisy.