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- FLUIDISEAlternative form of fluidize.
- FLUIDITYThe state of being fluid rather than viscous
- FLUIDIZETo give particles of solid the properties of a fluid, either by shaking or by injecting gas
- FLUIDLIKEResembling a fluid.
- FLUIDLYIn a fluid manner; smoothly.
- FLUIDRAMThe dram (unit of volume).
- FLUISHCharacteristic of influenza; flulike.
- FLUKEA lucky or improbable occurrence that could probably never be repeated.
- FLUKEYLucky.
- FLUKILYIn a fluky way; with unexpected luck.
- FLUKISHLike a fluke; remarkably fortunate or improbable.
- FLUMEA ravine or gorge, usually one with water running through.
- FLUMPA sound of something moving or falling heavily, or with a dull sound.
- FLUNKOf a student, to fail a class; to not pass.
- FLUNKERSomeone who has flunked: failed in an examination, been kept back to repeat a grade, or flunked out of school.
- FLUNKEYAn underling; a liveried servant or a footman; servant, retainer – a person working in the service of another (especially in the household).
- FLUNKEYDOMThe state of a being a flunkey
- FLUNKEYDOMSThe state of a being a flunkey
- FLUNKEYISMAlternative form of flunkyism.
- FLUNKYISMThe state of being a flunkey
- FLUORThe mineral fluorite.
- FLUORENEA polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of two benzene rings joined together directly, and also via a methylene bridge; it is used in light-emitting diodes.
- FLUORESCETo emit electromagnetic radiation, especially visible light, when absorbing radiation of some other wavelength.
- FLUORESCEINAny of a class of yellow xanthene dyes which are visible when highly diluted; used forensically to detect traces of blood, and in analytical chemistry as an indicator in silver nit
- FLUORESCENTOf or relating to fluorescence.
- FLUORICPertaining to, obtained from or containing fluorine.
- FLUORIDATETo add fluoride to something, especially to drinking water in order to reduce tooth decay.
- FLUORIDATIONThe act or process of adding fluoride to something, especially water.
- FLUORIDEA binary compound of fluorine and another element or radical.
- FLUORIDISEAlternative form of fluoridize.
- FLUORIDIZETo fluoridate.
- FLUORINATETo introduce fluorine into a compound.
- FLUORINEThe chemical element (symbol F) with an atomic number of 9. It is the lightest of the halogens, a pale yellow-green, highly reactive gas that attacks all metals.
- FLUORITEA widely occurring mineral comprising calcium fluoride plus or minus impurities, of various colours, used as a flux in steelmaking, and in the manufacture of glass, enamels and hyd
- FLUOROSISAny adverse condition due to an excess of fluoride.
- FLUOROTYPEA photographic process in which salts of fluoric acid were employed for the purpose of producing images in the camera.
- FLUOXETINEA synthetic compound which inhibits the uptake of serotonin in the brain and is taken to treat depression.
- FLUSHA group of birds that have suddenly started up from undergrowth, trees, etc.
- FLUSHERAgent noun of flush: one who flushes. Synonym of flusherman. The mechanical part of a flush toilet (e.g., a pullchain or lever) that causes the bowl's contents to be conveyed down
- FLUSHINGThe act by which something is flushed.
- FLUSHWORKA decorative combination of flint and ashlar on a wall, typically of a church.
- FLUSHYSynonym of flushed (“red in the face”).
- FLUSTERTo throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic; to befuddle, to confuse.
- FLUSTERINGAgitated, confusing.
- FLUSTERYflustered
- FLUTEA woodwind instrument consisting of a tube with a row of holes that produce sound through vibrations caused by air blown across the edge of the holes, often tuned by plugging one o
- FLUTEDHaving flutes or grooves, either for decoration or to trim weight.
- FLUTELIKEResembling a flute or the sound of flute music
- FLUTERA flute player.
- FLUTEYAlternative spelling of fluty.
- FLUTINAAn early precursor to the diatonic button accordion, having one or two rows of treble buttons, configured to have the tonic of the scale, on the "draw" of the bellows.
- FLUTISTAlternative form of flautist.
- FLUTTERTo flap or wave quickly but irregularly.
- FLUTTERYThat flutters; fluttering.
- FLUTYResembling the sound of a flute.
- FLUVIATICBelonging to rivers or streams; fluviatile.
- FLUVIOGRAPHAn instrument for measuring and automatically recording the rise and fall of a river.
- FLUVOXAMINEA synthetic antidepressant drug which acts by prolonging the effect of the neurotransmitter serotonin on the brain.
- FLUXThe act of flowing; a continuous moving on or passing by, as of a flowing stream.
- FLUXERA machine for fluxing.
- FLUXGATEAny of several devices that use soft iron cores surrounded by coils of wire that generate a pattern of induced currents when it moves relative to an external magnetic field.
- FLUXIONThe derivative of a function.
- FLUXIONALPertaining to, or having the nature of, fluxion or fluxions; variable; inconstant.
- FLUXIONARYfluxional
- FLUXIONISTOne skilled in fluxions.
- FLUXIVEflowing; lacking solidity
- FLUYTA kind of Dutch sailing vessel developed in the 16th century, used to transport cargo.
- FLYBACKThe movement of the electron beam back to its initial position between scan lines in a cathode-ray tube display.
- FLYBANEAny sessile organism thought to be harmful to or deterrent of flies. Certain catchflies of the genus Silene. A poisonous mushroom, the fly agaric.
- FLYBLOWAn egg laid by a fly in animal flesh; a maggot hatched from such an egg.
- FLYBOATA large flat-bottomed coasting vessel, formerly found in Holland, Spain and Portugal.
- FLYBOYAn aircraft pilot, especially of a military combat aircraft.
- FLYBRIDGEA flying bridge
- FLYBYA flight past a celestial object in order to make observations.
- FLYERThat which flies, as a bird or insect.
- FLYESTsuperlative form of fly: most fly
- FLYINGThat flies or can fly.
- FLYLEAFA blank leaf at the front or back of a book. Especially, the free portion of an endpaper.
- FLYLESSWithout flies (the insect).
- FLYMANSomeone who drives the type of coach called a fly.
- FLYOVERA low-level flight, especially of military aircraft, of a ceremonial nature; a flypast .
- FLYPAPERA strip of paper coated with a sticky, often poisonous, substance that catches and kills flies that land on it.
- FLYPASTA low-level flight of a ceremonial nature; a flyover
- FLYSCHA series of sandstones and schists overlying the true nummulitic formation in the Alps, and included in the Eocene Tertiary.
- FLYSCREENA screen attached to the front of a motorcycle, designed to prevent insects from flying into the rider.
- FLYSHEETAn extra cover of a tent to protect against insects and bad weather.
- FLYSPECKHousefly excrement, visible as a minuscule black dot.
- FLYSPECKEDCovered with flyspecks.
- FLYSPECKINGA technique for painting furniture with flicked drops of paint.
- FLYSTRIKEMyiasis.
- FLYTIERA person who makes flies for fly fishing.
- FLYTINGContention, noisy argument.
- FLYTRAPA trap built to catch flies.
- FLYWEIGHTA weight that moves outward depending on centrifugal force.
- FOALA young horse or other equine, especially just after birth or less than a year old.
- FOAMA substance composed of a large collection of bubbles or their solidified remains, especially:
- FOAMERA railfan, particularly an obsessive one. Someone with a special interest in a particular topic, usually obsessive.
- FOAMILYIn a foamy manner.
- FOAMINGLYWith the production of foam.
- FOAMLIKEResembling foam; foamy.