(particle physics, Standard Model) Any elementary or composite particle that has half-integer spin and thus obeys Fermi–Dirac statistics and the Pauli exclusion principle (equivalently, a particle for which the wavefunction of any system of identical such particles changes sign whenever two are swapped); a baryon, a lepton or a quark;
(slightly more loosely) any such particle or any composite particle composed of fermions.
fermium
fermium
noun
A transuranic chemical element (symbol Fm) with an atomic number of 100.
filmers
filmers
noun
plural of filmer
filmier
filmier
adj
comparative form of filmy: more filmy
filmore
firearm
firearm
noun
A personal weapon that uses explosive powder to propel a projectile often made of lead.
fireman
fireman
noun
(baseball) A relief pitcher (reflecting the figurative analogy of rescuing the situation).
(firefighting) Someone (especially one who is male) who is skilled in the work of fighting fire.
(mining, historical) A safety inspector in coal mines.
(rail transport, by extension) An assistant on any locomotive, whether steam-powered or not.
(rail transport, nautical) A person (originally a man) who keeps the fire going underneath a steam boiler (originally, shoveling coal by hand), particularly on a railroad locomotive or steamship.
firemen
firemen
noun
plural of fireman
firmers
firmers
noun
plural of firmer
firmest
firmest
adj
superlative form of firm: most firm
flamier
flamier
adj
comparative form of flamy: more flamy
flimmer
flimmer
noun
A flickering glimmer.
One of the delicate lateral filaments typical of some flagella. (mastigoneme)
verb
(intransitive) To glimmer, flicker.
foamier
foamier
adj
comparative form of foamy: more foamy
freiman
frelimo
frelimo
Proper noun
The nationalist political party of Mozambique, which fought for independence and formed the government after independence in 1975.
frymire
manifer
manifer
noun
A large gauntlet worn over the bridle hand during jousting tournaments.
marfire
mercify
mercify
verb
(obsolete, rare, transitive) To have mercy on; to pity.
metrify
metrify
verb
(US, Canada) metricate
To make verse.
miffier
miffier
adj
comparative form of miffy: more miffy
misfare
misfare
noun
(now rare, archaic) Misfortune, ill fate.
verb
(now Scotland) To fare badly; to be unlucky.
(obsolete) To go astray; to transgress, to sin.
misfire
misfire
noun
An act of misfiring.
verb
(by extension) To fail to achieve the anticipated result.
(firearms) To fail to discharge properly.
(of an engine) To fail to ignite in the proper sequence.
refilms
refilms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of refilm
rimfire
rimfire
noun
A type of firearm cartridge where the primer is in the back rim, rather than a central primer cap. They are cheap to produce but cannot be reloaded with powder.