(of a marsupial) bearing offspring born not fully developed
fevercup
fibrinopurulent
fibrinopurulent
adj
Relating to, or containing fibrin and pus
fibrolipomatous
fibrolipomatous
adj
(pathology) Relating to fibrolipomas
fibropolypus
fibropurulent
figureheadship
figureheadship
noun
The role or status of figurehead.
filipuncture
filipuncture
noun
(medicine, archaic) The operation of passing wire into an aneurysmal cavity.
fireplough
fireplug
fireplug
noun
A fire hydrant.
fireplugs
fireplugs
noun
plural of fireplug
firespout
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.
flavopurpurin
flavopurpurin
noun
(organic chemistry) 1,2,6-trihydroxyanthraquinone
floriparous
fluorapatite
fluorapatite
noun
(mineralogy) A calcium halophosphate mineral, in which fluoride replaces the hydroxide of apatite, that is mined as a phosphate ore, and occurs in the enamel of teeth.
fluorographic
fluorographic
adj
Relating to fluorography.
fluorography
fluorography
noun
photofluorography
visualisation of radiolabelled material
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.
fluorotype
fluorotype
noun
(historical) A photographic process in which salts of fluoric acid were employed for the purpose of producing images in the camera.
fluorspar
fluorspar
noun
(mineralogy) A halide mineral composed of calcium fluoride.
fluviograph
fluviograph
noun
(dated) An instrument for measuring and automatically recording the rise and fall of a river.
fluxgraph
foetiparous
foetiparous
adj
Alternative form of fetiparous
forceput
forcipressure
forcipressure
noun
The arrest of hemorrhage by forceps compression.
forcipulata
forcipulate
forelouper
forepleasure
forepleasure
noun
Pleasure derived from foreplay.
foreproduct
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
forthputting
forthputting
adj
Forward, bold; presumptuous; meddlesome.
noun
Forwardness; undue assumption; boldness.
The act of putting or bringing forth; output; production.
foundership
foundership
noun
The condition of having founded something.
fourpence
fourpence
noun
A former British silver coin, worth four pence.
A monetary amount of four pence.
fourpennies
fourpennies
noun
plural of fourpenny
fourpenny
fourpenny
adj
(dated) Costing fourpence.
noun
A coin or stamp worth fourpence.
fourplex
fourplex
noun
quadplex
fourposter
fourposter
noun
Alternative form of four-poster (“type of bed”)
fourposters
fourposters
noun
plural of fourposter
fourpounder
fractureproof
fractureproof
adj
resistant to fracture
fraudproof
fraudproof
adj
Resistant to fraud.
freemanspur
fructiparous
fruitport
frump
frump
noun
(countable, colloquial) A frumpy person, somebody who is unattractive, drab or dowdy.