(of a marsupial) bearing offspring born not fully developed
fibrolipomatous
fibrolipomatous
adj
(pathology) Relating to fibrolipomas
fibropolypus
figureheadship
figureheadship
noun
The role or status of figurehead.
filipendulous
filipendulous
adj
Suspended by, or strung upon, a thread; said of tuberous swellings in the middle or at the extremities of slender, threadlike rootlets.
filoplumaceous
filoplumaceous
adj
(zoology) Having the structure of a filoplume.
finespun
finespun
adj
delicate and subtle, with fine detail
spun into a fine thread
fireplugs
fireplugs
noun
plural of fireplug
firespout
fishpound
fissiparous
fissiparous
adj
(cytology) Of cells that reproduce through fission, splitting into two.
Causing division or fragmenting something.
Factious, tending to break into pieces.
fissiparously
fissiparously
adv
In a fissiparous manner.
fissiparousness
fissiparousness
noun
The quality of being fissiparous.
fixups
fixups
noun
plural of fixup
flophouse
flophouse
noun
(US, slang) A cheap hotel or boarding house where many people sleep in large rooms.
verb
To stay in a flophouse.
flophouses
flophouses
noun
plural of flophouse
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flophouse
floriparous
flumps
flumps
noun
plural of flump
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flump
fluophosphate
fluophosphate
noun
(chemistry) A double salt of fluoric acid and phosphoric acid.
fluorophosphate
fluorophosphate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The anion PO₃F²⁻ formed by replacing one hydroxyl of a phosphate anion with a fluorine atom; any salt containing such an anion
(organic chemistry) The functional group >PO₃F formed by replacing one hydroxyl of a phosphate group with a fluorine atom; any compound containing such a group
fluoroscope
fluoroscope
noun
(medicine) A device used to view continuous live X-ray images on a fluorescent screen.
(now rare) A device used to measure the fluorescence of a solution.
verb
(transitive) To examine with a fluoroscope.
fluoroscoped
fluoroscoped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fluoroscope
fluoroscopes
fluoroscopes
noun
plural of fluoroscope
fluoroscopic
fluoroscopic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or using a fluoroscope.
fluoroscopically
fluoroscopically
adv
By means of fluoroscopy.
fluoroscopies
fluoroscopies
noun
plural of fluoroscopy
fluoroscoping
fluoroscoping
verb
present participle of fluoroscope
fluoroscopist
fluoroscopist
noun
One who carries out fluoroscopy.
fluoroscopists
fluoroscopists
noun
plural of fluoroscopist
fluoroscopy
fluoroscopy
noun
(medicine) Examination using a fluoroscope.
fluorspar
fluorspar
noun
(mineralogy) A halide mineral composed of calcium fluoride.
foetiparous
foetiparous
adj
Alternative form of fetiparous
footpounds
footpounds
noun
plural of footpound
forcipressure
forcipressure
noun
The arrest of hemorrhage by forceps compression.
forepleasure
forepleasure
noun
Pleasure derived from foreplay.
forepurpose
forepurpose
noun
A predetermined purpose
forerunnership
forerunnership
noun
The state or condition of a forerunner.
formaldehydesulphoxylate
formaldehydesulphoxylate
noun
A salt or ester of formaldehydesulphoxylic acid.
formaldehydesulphoxylic
foundership
foundership
noun
The condition of having founded something.
fourpennies
fourpennies
noun
plural of fourpenny
fourposter
fourposter
noun
Alternative form of four-poster (“type of bed”)
fourposters
fourposters
noun
plural of fourposter
freemanspur
fructiparous
frumperies
frumperies
noun
plural of frumpery
frumpiest
frumpiest
adj
superlative form of frumpy: most frumpy
frumpiness
frumpiness
noun
The characteristic of being frumpy.
frumpish
frumpish
adj
Poorly dressed; wearing drab, lifeless, ill-fitting clothing, or being clothing of this kind.
frumpishly
frumpishly
adv
In a frumpish manner.
frumpishness
frumpishness
noun
The quality of being frumpish.
frumps
frumps
noun
plural of frump
fuchsinophil
fuchsinophil
adj
Alternative form of fuchsinophilic
noun
(cytology) Cells or cellular material that stains readily with fuchsin.
fuchsinophilous
fuciphagous
fuckups
fuckups
noun
plural of fuckup
fuglemanship
funipendulous
funipendulous
adj
(rare, obsolete) Hanging from a rope.
fuseplug
fusspot
fusspot
noun
(informal) A person who makes a fuss, particularly about trivial things.
verb
(informal, intransitive) To make a fuss, particularly about trivial things.
fusspots
fusspots
noun
plural of fusspot
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fusspot
grapefruits
grapefruits
noun
plural of grapefruit
gypsiferous
gypsiferous
Adjective
Containing gypsum.
helpfulness
helpfulness
noun
The quality of being helpful.
helpfulnesses
helpfulnesses
noun
plural of helpfulness
hopefulness
hopefulness
noun
The property of being hopeful.
hopefulnesses
hopefulnesses
noun
plural of hopefulness
hopefuls
hopefuls
noun
plural of hopeful
horseplayful
horseplayful
adj
Engaging in horseplay.
housewifeship
housewifeship
noun
The management of a household; housewifery.
The role or status of a housewife.
hyperfastidious
hyperfastidious
Adjective
Extremely fastidious.
hyperfastidiously
hyperfastidiousness
hypersurface
hypersurface
noun
(mathematics) A n-dimensional surface in a space (often a Euclidean space) of dimension n+1
hyposulfite
hyposulfite
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The SO₂²⁻ oxyanion; any salt containing this ion
(inorganic chemistry) The thiosulfate anion and salts
hyposulfurous
hyposulfurous
adj
(inorganic chemistry) Of or pertaining to hyposulfurous acid or its derivatives.
imperfectious
implementiferous
implementiferous
adj
(archaeology) Yielding implements.
infrascapular
infrascapular
adj
(anatomy) Beneath the scapula.
infrascapularis
infraspinatus
infraspinatus
noun
(anatomy) A thick triangular muscle whose main function is to rotate the arm externally and stabilize the shoulder joint.
infraspinous
infraspinous
adj
Synonym of infraspinal
infrastipular
insultproof
insultproof
adj
Resistant to insults.
irrespectful
jumpoffs
jumpoffs
noun
plural of jumpoff
lapfuls
lapsful
lapsful
noun
plural of lapful
liespfund
liespfund
noun
(historical) An Estonian unit of mass, equivalent to 8.6 kilograms.