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- FLUXIONThe derivative of a function.
- FOCALBelonging to, concerning, or located at a focus (definite location).
- FOCUSA point at which reflected or refracted rays of light converge.
- FOEHNA warm dry wind blowing down the north sides of the Alps, especially in Switzerland.
- FOETALAlternative spelling of fetal.
- FOILA very thin sheet of metal.
- FOINA thrust.
- FOISONAn abundance, a rich supply of.
- FOLIACEOUSResembling a leaf or leaves.
- FOLIAGEThe leaves of plants.
- FOLIAROf, pertaining to, or via the leaves.
- FOLIATIONThe process of forming into a leaf or leaves.
- FOLIATUREFoliage; leafage.
- FOLICOf or relating to foliage; pteroylglutamic, as in folic acid.
- FOLIOLEOne of the distinct parts of a compound leaf; a leaflet.
- FOLIOSELeafy or leaflike.
- FOLIOUSLike a leaf; thin; insubstantial.
- FOLIUMA leaf.
- FOLXAlternative spelling of folks.
- FOMENTTo incite or cause troublesome acts; to encourage; to instigate.
- FOMESMorbid matter created by a disease.
- FOMITEAn inanimate object capable of carrying infectious agents (such as bacteria, viruses or prions), and thus passively enabling their transmission between hosts; common examples inclu
- FONTA receptacle in a church for holy water, especially one used in baptism.
- FOOLA person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
- FOOTLETo waste time; to trifle.
- FORAplural of forum
- FORAMENAn opening, an orifice, or a short passage, especially in a bone.
- FORAMINALRelating to the foramen.
- FORAMINATEDHaving a small opening, or foramina.
- FORCEPSAn instrument used in surgery or medical procedures for grasping and holding objects, similar to tongs or pincers.
- FORCIPATEHaving a forceps-like structure.
- FORCIPATEDSynonym of forcipal (“forceps-shaped”).
- FOREIGNLocated outside a country or place, especially one's own.
- FORENSICRelating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law.
- FORENSICALforensic
- FORESIGHTThe ability, or the due use of one's ability, to foresee or prepare wisely for the future.
- FORESKINThe nerve-dense, retractable fold of skin which covers and protects the glans of the penis in humans and some other mammals.
- FORESTA dense uncultivated tract of trees and undergrowth, larger than woods.
- FORFEITA penalty for or consequence of a misdemeanor.
- FORGEA furnace or hearth where metals are heated prior to hammering them into shape.
- FORGERYThe act of forging metal into shape.
- FORMTo do with shape. The shape or visible structure of a thing or person. A thing that gives shape to other things as in a mold. Regularity, beauty, or elegance. The inherent nature o
- FORMALIn accordance with established forms.
- FORMANTA band of frequencies in a sound spectrum that have greater intensity and determine the quality of a sound, especially the resonant frequencies of the vocal tract that determine th
- FORMATThe layout of a publication or document.
- FORMATIONThe act of assembling a group or structure.
- FORMICOf or pertaining to ants.
- FORMICANTCrawling like an ant.
- FORMICARYAn ant colony, a pile of earth built by ants in which they nest.
- FORMICATETo move like ants.
- FORMICATIONAn abnormal skin sensation similar to that of insects crawling over or within the skin; a tactile hallucination involving such a sensation. A common side-effect of substance abuse,
- FORMICIDEA substance that kills ants
- FORMIDABLECausing fear, dread, awe, or discouragement as a result of size, strength, or some other impressive feature; commanding respect; causing wonder or astonishment.
- FORMIDABLYIn a formidable manner.
- FORMULAAny mathematical rule expressed symbolically.
- FORMYLThe univalent radical -CHO, derived from formaldehyde, that is characteristic of aldehydes
- FORNICATETo engage in fornication.
- FORNIXAn archlike or vaulted structure or fold: The junction where the conjunctiva lining the eyelid meets the conjunctiva overlying the sclera. A triangular area of white matter in the
- FORSYTHIAAny of several shrubs, of the genus Forsythia, native to Asia and Eastern Europe, that are cultivated for their yellow flowers, which bloom in early spring.
- FORTALICEA small fortress.
- FORTEA strength or talent; a strong point.
- FORTISRelatively strongly articulated, hence voiceless and possibly aspirated; especially as compared to the others of a group of homorganic consonants.
- FORTITUDEMental or emotional strength that enables courage in the face of adversity.
- FORTRESSA fortified place; a large and permanent fortification, sometimes including a town; for example a fort, a castle; a stronghold; a place of defense or security.
- FORTUITYThe state of being fortuitous.
- FORTUNATEAuspicious.
- FORTUNATESAuspicious.
- FORTUNEDestiny, especially favorable.
- FORUMA place for discussion.
- FOSSAA pit, groove, cavity, or depression.
- FOSSEA ditch or moat.
- FOSSILThe mineralized remains of an animal or plant.
- FOSSORIALOf, pertaining to, or adapted for digging or burrowing.
- FOUDA bailiff or magistrate.
- FOULDERTo flash like lightning; to lighten; to gleam; to thunder.
- FOUNDEROne who founds or establishes (a company, project, organisation, state, etc.).
- FOUTERA despicable fellow.
- FOVEAA slight depression or pit in a bone or organ.
- FOVEALOf or pertaining to the fovea.
- FOVEOLATEHaving small pits or depressions, like the receptacle in some composite flowers.
- FOYERA lobby, corridor, anteroom, or waiting room. Such a space used in a hotel, theater, etc.
- FRACASA noisy disorderly quarrel, fight, brawl, disturbance or scrap.
- FRACTTo break; to violate.
- FRACTALA mathematical set that has a non-integer and constant Hausdorff dimension, corresponding to a geometric figure or object that is self-similar at arbitrarily small scales and thus
- FRACTUSA cloud species which consists of broken shreds of cloud; scud.
- FRAGILEEasily broken, not sturdy; of delicate material.
- FRAGILITYThe condition or quality of being fragile; brittleness; frangibility.
- FRAGMENTA part broken off; a small, detached portion; an imperfect part, either physically or not.
- FRAILEasily broken physically; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish.
- FRAILTYThe condition quality of being frail, physically, mentally, or morally; weakness of resolution; liability to be deceived.
- FRAMBESIAYaws, the disease.
- FRANKPLEDGEA form of collective suretyship and punishment under English law among the members of a tithing.
- FRANTICInsane, mentally unstable.
- FRATERA monk.
- FRATERNITYThe quality of being brothers or brotherly; brotherhood.
- FRATRICIDEThe killing of one's brother (or sister).
- FRAUDThe crime of stealing or otherwise illegally obtaining money by use of deception tactics.
- FRAUDULENTDishonest; based on fraud or deception.
- FRAYEDUnravelled; worn at the end or edge.
- FREMITUSA vibration which is perceptible on palpation or auscultation.