15-letter words containing l, e, n, f
- circumferential — of, at, or near the circumference; surrounding; lying along the outskirts.
- clock frequency — clock rate
- closed-end fund — A closed-end fund is an investment with a limited number of shares that does not allow new investors.
- coffee granules — instant coffee in the form of grains
- colonial office — a government body that was set up to oversee the affairs of the British Empire colonies
- come to oneself — to recover one's senses
- comfort blanket — a blanket that a young child is very attached to
- comfortableness — (of clothing, furniture, etc.) producing or affording physical comfort, support, or ease: a comfortable chair; comfortable shoes.
- common-law wife — a woman considered to be a man's wife after the couple have cohabited for several years
- compound flower — a flower head made up of many small flowers appearing as a single bloom, as in the daisy
- concern oneself — to busy oneself (with, about, over, in something); take an interest
- cone of silence — a space, in the shape of an inverted cone, above a radio beacon, in which there is a sharp reduction in the intensity of transmitted signals.
- conference call — A conference call is a phone call in which more than two people take part.
- confessionalism — the belief that a religion, esp Christianity, should have a set of essential doctrines to which members of that religion must adhere
- confessionalist — an advocate of confessionalism
- confidentiality — spoken, written, acted on, etc., in strict privacy or secrecy; secret: a confidential remark.
- conformableness — The state or quality of being conformable.
- congelifraction — the shattering or splitting of rock or frozen soil due to the action of frost.
- contraflow lane — a traffic lane whose normal direction is reversed temporarily
- control surface — a movable surface, such as a rudder, elevator, aileron, etc, that controls an aircraft or rocket
- corn-leaf aphid — a green aphid, Rhopalosiphum maidis, widely distributed in the U.S.: a pest of corn and other grasses.
- cornflower blue — a deep vivid blue, like that of the typical blooms of a cornflower
- counterfactuals — Plural form of counterfactual.
- counterflashing — (construction) Formed metal or elastomeric sheeting secured on or into a wall, curb, pipe or other surface, to cover and protect the upper edge of a base flashing and its associated fasteners.
- crestfallenness — the state of being crestfallen
- crown-of-jewels — an annual herb, Lopezia coronata, of Mexico, having lilac-colored flowers with a red base.
- cyclone furnace — a furnace burning liquid or pulverized fuel in a whirling air column.
- deadman's float — a prone floating position, used especially by beginning swimmers, with face downward, legs extended backward, and arms stretched forward.
- dean of faculty — the president of the Faculty of Advocates in Scotland
- decalcification — the act or process of decalcifying.
- declare oneself — to state strongly one's opinion
- defect analysis — (programming) Using defects as data for continuous quality improvement. Defect analysis generally seeks to classify defects into categories and identify possible causes in order to direct process improvement efforts.
- defence counsel — a barrister or group of barristers responsible for defending someone on trial
- defencelessness — The state or condition of being defenceless.
- defenselessness — The characteristic of being defenseless; vulnerability.
- definite clause — (logic) A Horn clause that has exactly one positive literal.
- deflection yoke — an assembly of one or more coils through which a controlled current is passed to produce a magnetic field for deflecting a beam of electrons, as in a picture tube.
- deformalization — to make less formal; reduce the strictness, preciseness, etc., of.
- demulsification — to break down (an emulsion) into separate substances incapable of re-forming the emulsion that was broken down.
- dessertspoonful — You can refer to an amount of food resting on a dessertspoon as a dessertspoonful of food.
- desulfurization — The process of removing sulfur from a substance, such as flue gas or crude.
- dexfenfluramine — an adrenergic drug, a form of fenfluramine, formerly used in treating obesity but withdrawn from the market in 1997 because of its potential to cause valvular heart disease.
- dinoflagellates — Plural form of dinoflagellate.
- disgracefulness — The state or quality of being disgraceful.
- distastefulness — The state or quality of being distasteful or objectionable; causing averseness; unpleasantness.
- distressfulness — The state or quality of being distressful; the state of having or causing anxiety or strain.
- distrustfulness — The state or quality of being distrustful or doubtful; distrust; mistrust.
- do oneself well — to achieve success for oneself
- draw oneself up — to assume a straighter posture; stand or sit straight
- electrification — The act of electrifying, or the state of being charged with electricity.