(chemistry) Any 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 nitrate titrations
fluorescing
fluorescing
verb
present participle of fluoresce
fluorhydric
fluorhydric
adj
Alternative form of fluohydric
fluoridated
fluoridated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fluoridate
fluoridates
fluoridates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fluoridate
fluoridised
fluoridised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fluoridise
fluoridized
fluoridized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fluoridize
fluorimeter
fluorimeter
noun
Alternative form of fluorometer
fluorimetry
fluorimetry
noun
(chemistry, physics) fluorescence spectroscopy
fluorinated
fluorinated
adj
(chemistry) Formally derived from another compound by the replacement of one or more atoms of hydrogen with fluorine.
(chemistry) Treated or reacted with fluorine or hydrofluoric acid.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fluorinate
fluorinates
fluorinates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fluorinate
fluorindine
fluorogenic
fluorogenic
adj
(physics) That generates fluorescence
flustration
flustration
noun
(colloquial) The act of flustrating; confusion; flurry.
fluviograph
fluviograph
noun
(dated) An instrument for measuring and automatically recording the rise and fall of a river.
fluviometer
fluviometer
noun
A device used to measure the depth of water in a river, and sometimes used to record its rise and fall
foetiferous
foetiparous
foetiparous
adj
Alternative form of fetiparous
foliiferous
foliiferous
adj
Alternative form of foliferous
foliobranch
folklorists
folklorists
noun
plural of folklorist
folksingers
folksingers
noun
plural of folksinger
foolhardier
foolhardier
adj
comparative form of foolhardy: more foolhardy
foolhardily
foolhardily
adv
In a foolhardy manner
footbridges
footbridges
noun
plural of footbridge
footsoldier
footsoldier
noun
Alternative spelling of foot soldier
foraminated
foraminated
adj
Having a small opening, or foramina.
foraminifer
foraminifer
noun
Any of a large group of aquatic amoeboid protists of the subphylum Foraminifera, characterized by streaming granular ectoplasm that among other things is used for catching food, often with a calcareous shell with many holes through which pseudopodia protrude.
forbiddable
forbiddable
adj
Capable of being forbidden.
forbiddance
forbiddance
noun
An act of forbidding, prohibition; an official edict against something.
forbiddenly
forbiddenly
adv
In a forbidden or unlawful manner.
forbysening
forcepslike
forcepslike
adj
Resembling a forceps.
forcibility
forcibility
noun
The condition of being forcible
forcipation
forcipation
noun
torture by pinching with forceps or pinchers
forcipiform
forcipiform
adj
forceps-shaped
forcipulata
forcipulate
foreappoint
foreappoint
verb
(transitive) To appoint beforehand.
forebearing
forebearing
verb
present participle of forebear
forebodings
forebodings
noun
plural of foreboding
forebowline
forecaddies
forecaddies
noun
plural of forecaddie
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of forecaddie
forecasting
forecasting
noun
A forecast or prediction.
verb
present participle of forecast
foreclosing
foreclosing
noun
An act of foreclosure.
verb
present participle of foreclose
foredestine
foredestine
verb
(rare) To predestine
foredestiny
foredevised
forediscern
foredispose
foredispose
verb
(transitive) To bestow beforehand.
foredooming
foredooming
verb
present participle of foredoom
forefeeling
forefeeling
noun
presentiment
verb
present participle of forefeel
forefending
forefending
verb
present participle of forefend
forefingers
forefingers
noun
plural of forefinger
foreflipper
foreflipper
noun
The forelimb of a sea lion, seal, turtle, etc.
foreglimpse
foreglimpse
noun
A glimpse or revelation of the future.
verb
To glimpse something in the future.
forehinting
foreignisms
foreignisms
noun
plural of foreignism
foreignness
foreignness
noun
(countable) A characteristic that indicates foreignness.
(uncountable) The quality of being, appearing, or being perceived as foreign; exoticness, otherness.
foreimagine
forejudging
forejudging
verb
present participle of forejudge
foreknowing
foreknowing
noun
foreknowledge
verb
present participle of foreknow
forelocking
forelocking
verb
present participle of forelock
foremanship
foremanship
noun
The position of a foreman.
foremention
foreordains
foreordains
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foreordain
forepointer
forepromise
forepromise
noun
A promise made in advance
verb
(transitive) To promise beforehand or in advance
forereading
forereading
verb
present participle of foreread
forerecited
forerecited
adj
(archaic) Named or recited before; aforementioned.
forerigging
forerunning
forerunning
verb
present participle of forerun
foreshowing
foreshowing
noun
The act or an instance of showing something, usually an event, ahead of time; a prognostication
verb
present participle of foreshow
foresighted
foresighted
adj
Having foresight; foreseeing; provident.
foresignify
foresignify
verb
(transitive) To signify beforehand; foreshow.
forestation
forestation
noun
The act of planting a forest.
The conversion of a habitat to forest.
forestville
foretalking
foretasting
foretasting
verb
present participle of foretaste
foretelling
foretelling
noun
prediction
verb
present participle of foretell
forethinker
forethinker
noun
One who thinks ahead, or plans things in advance.
foretopsail
foretopsail
noun
(nautical) The sail draped from the foretopmast.
foretrysail
forewarning
forewarning
noun
An advance warning; an omen.
verb
present participle of forewarn
forewinning
forewritten
forewritten
adj
Written beforehand or in advance.
verb
past participle of forewrite
forfeitable
forfeitable
adj
Liable to be forfeited
forfeitures
forfeitures
noun
plural of forfeiture
forfication
forficiform
forficulate
forgiveable
forgiveable
noun
Misspelling of forgivable.
forgiveably
forgiveless
forgiveless
adj
(archaic) unforgiving
forgiveness
forgiveness
noun
Readiness to forgive.
The action of forgiving.
forgivingly
forgivingly
adv
In a forgiving way.
forkinesses
forklifting
forklifting
verb
present participle of forklift
formability
formability
noun
The quality or degree of being formable.
formalazine
formalazine
noun
(organic chemistry) An organic compound with chemical formula C₂H₄N₂, obtainable from formaldehyde by the addition of hydrazine.
formalising
formalising
verb
present participle of formalise
formalistic
formalistic
adj
Formalist.
formalities
formalities
noun
plural of formality
formalizers
formalizers
noun
plural of formalizer
formalizing
formalizing
verb
present participle of formalize
formamidine
formamidine
noun
(organic chemistry) The compound NH=CH-NH₂ that is the amidine of formic acid
Any of a group of acaricidal compounds derived from this compound
formanilide
formanilide
noun
(organic chemistry) The anilide of formic acid C₆H₅-NH-CHO
formational
formational
adj
Of or pertaining to formation (in any of many contexts).
formatively
formatively
adv
In a formative manner.
formfitting
formfitting
adj
(of clothing) That follows the contours of the body
formicariae
formicarian
formicarian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to ants.
formicaries
formicaries
noun
plural of formicary
formicarium
formicarium
noun
A vivarium used for the study of ants and ant colonies.
formicaroid
formicaroid
adj
(zoology) Like or pertaining to the family Formicaridae of ant thrushes.
formicating
formicating
verb
present participle of formicate
formication
formication
noun
(medicine) An 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, it can also be experienced with high fever, menopause, skin cancer, diabetic neuropathy, or herpes zoster.
formicative
formicicide
formicivora
formicoidea
formidolous
formularies
formularies
noun
plural of formulary
formularise
formularise
verb
(Britain) To express as a formula, to formulate.
formularism
formularist
formularize
formularize
verb
(US) To express as a formula, to formulate.
formulating
formulating
verb
present participle of formulate
formulation
formulation
noun
(medicine) A medicinal preparation.
A particular linguistic construction; a turn of phrase.
The act, process, or result of formulating or reducing to a formula.
formulising
formulising
verb
present participle of formulise
formulistic
formulistic
adj
formulaic
formulizing
formulizing
verb
present participle of formulize
formylating
formylating
verb
present participle of formylate
formylation
formylation
noun
(organic chemistry) Any reaction involving the introduction of a formyl group.
fornicating
fornicating
verb
present participle of fornicate
fornication
fornication
noun
(colloquial) Sexual intercourse in general; sex.
(religion, law) Sexual intercourse by people who are not married to each other, or which is considered illicit in another way.