(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
fluoridates
fluoridates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fluoridate
fluoridised
fluoridised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fluoridise
fluorinates
fluorinates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fluorinate
flustration
flustration
noun
(colloquial) The act of flustrating; confusion; flurry.
foetiferous
foetiparous
foetiparous
adj
Alternative form of fetiparous
foliiferous
foliiferous
adj
Alternative form of foliferous
folklorists
folklorists
noun
plural of folklorist
folksingers
folksingers
noun
plural of folksinger
footbridges
footbridges
noun
plural of footbridge
footsoldier
footsoldier
noun
Alternative spelling of foot soldier
forbysening
forcepslike
forcepslike
adj
Resembling a forceps.
forebodings
forebodings
noun
plural of foreboding
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.
forefingers
forefingers
noun
plural of forefinger
foreglimpse
foreglimpse
noun
A glimpse or revelation of the future.
verb
To glimpse something in the future.
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.
foremanship
foremanship
noun
The position of a foreman.
foreordains
foreordains
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foreordain
forepromise
forepromise
noun
A promise made in advance
verb
(transitive) To promise beforehand or in advance
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
foretasting
foretasting
verb
present participle of foretaste
foretopsail
foretopsail
noun
(nautical) The sail draped from the foretopmast.
foretrysail
forfeitures
forfeitures
noun
plural of forfeiture
forgiveless
forgiveless
adj
(archaic) unforgiving
forgiveness
forgiveness
noun
Readiness to forgive.
The action of forgiving.
forkinesses
formalising
formalising
verb
present participle of formalise
formalistic
formalistic
adj
Formalist.
formalities
formalities
noun
plural of formality
formalizers
formalizers
noun
plural of formalizer
formicaries
formicaries
noun
plural of formicary
formidolous
formularies
formularies
noun
plural of formulary
formularise
formularise
verb
(Britain) To express as a formula, to formulate.
formularism
formularist
formulising
formulising
verb
present participle of formulise
formulistic
formulistic
adj
formulaic
fornicators
fornicators
noun
plural of fornicator
forspeaking
forspeaking
verb
present participle of forspeak
forswearing
forswearing
noun
The act of one who forswears.
verb
present participle of forswear
fortepianos
fortepianos
noun
plural of fortepiano
forthrights
forthrights
noun
plural of forthright
fortissimos
fortissimos
noun
plural of fortissimo
fortressing
fortressing
verb
present participle of fortress
fosteringly
fosteringly
adv
In a way that fosters or encourages.
fosterlings
fosterlings
noun
plural of fosterling
fosterville
foundership
foundership
noun
The condition of having founded something.
fourfiusher
fourpennies
fourpennies
noun
plural of fourpenny
fracedinous
fracedinous
adj
(rare) Producing heat through putrefaction.
fractionise
fractionise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of fractionize.
fractiously
fractiously
adv
In a fractious manner.
fractuosity
fractuosity
noun
The state of being fractured; superficial fracture
franchisors
franchisors
noun
plural of franchisor
fredrickson
freedomites
freedomites
noun
plural of freedomite
freemasonic
freemasonic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Freemasonry.
frescobaldi
friendswood
frigiferous
frigostable
frivolities
frivolities
noun
plural of frivolity
frivolously
frivolously
adv
In a frivolous manner
frondescing
frondescing
verb
present participle of frondesce
frontenises
frontolysis
frontolysis
noun
(meteorology) The degeneration or dissipation of an atmospheric weather front.
frontspiece
frostbiting
frostbiting
verb
present participle of frostbite
frostbitten
frostbitten
adj
Affected by frostbite.
frostfishes
frostfishes
noun
plural of frostfish
frostnipped
frostnipped
adj
Affected by frostnip.
frowstiness
frowstiness
noun
Quality of being frowsty.
fructuosity
frugiferous
frugiferous
adj
bearing fruit
frugivorous
frugivorous
adj
Having a diet that consists mostly of fruit; fruit-eating.
frustration
frustration
noun
(law) The state of contract that allows a party to back away from its contractual obligations due to (unforeseen) radical changes to the nature of the thing a party has been obligated to.
A thing that frustrates.
Anger not directed at anything or anyone in particular.
The act of frustrating, or the state, or an instance of being frustrated.
The feeling of annoyance at impassibility from resistance.
fruticulose
fruticulose
adj
(botany) Like, or pertaining to, a small shrub
fumatoriums
fungiferous
fungivorous
fungivorous
adj
Feeding on fungi.
furanosides
furanosides
noun
plural of furanoside
furciferous
furciferous
adj
(archaic) rascally; scandalous
furiousness
furiousness
noun
The state or quality of being furious or outraged; enragement; inflamedness.
furosemides
furosemides
noun
plural of furosemide
fustigatory
galliferous
galliferous
adj
Containing or producing gallium.
galliformes
gaviiformes
gemmiferous
gemmiferous
adj
(biology) Multiplying by means of buds.
(biology) Producing gemmae or buds.
geodiferous
geodiferous
adj
Producing or containing geodes.
globiferous
globiferous
adj
(zoology) Having a round or globular tip.
glumiferous
glumiferous
adj
(botany) Bearing a glume.
gobiiformes
graniferous
graniferous
adj
Bearing grain, or seeds like grain.
guaniferous
guaniferous
adj
Yielding guano.
gummiferous
gummiferous
adj
That produces gum (or latex etc)
guttiferous
guttiferous
adj
(botany) Relating to a natural grouping of trees and shrubs (family Guttiferae, now Clusiaceae) that abound in resinous sap.
(botany) Yielding gum or resinous substances.
gypsiferous
gypsiferous
Adjective
Containing gypsum.
helsingfors
herbiferous
herbiferous
adj
Bearing herbs or vegetation.
hippogriffs
hippogriffs
noun
plural of hippogriff
hoffmeister
horsefishes
horsefishes
noun
plural of horsefish
horsfordite
hostlerwife
housewifery
housewifery
noun
(obsolete) Household goods.
The state or activity of being a housewife; household management, domestic skills.
hypsiliform
hysteriform
impersonify
infarctions
infarctions
noun
plural of infarction
inferiorism
informalism
informalism
noun
A word, phrase, behaviour, etc. that is informal.
An art movement based on abstract and gestural tendencies rather than definite form.
informalist
informalist
noun
An artist working in the style of informalism.
informatics
informatics
noun
(computing) A branch of information science and of computer science that focuses on the study of information processing, particularly with respect to systems integration and human interactions with machine and data.
infracostal
infracostal
adj
(anatomy) Below the ribs.
infractions
infractions
noun
plural of infraction
infraposing
infrasonics
infrasonics
noun
The study and the application of infrasound.
infructuose
infructuose
adj
(figuratively) unfruitful; unprofitable
Not yielding fruit.
infructuous
infructuous
adj
(obsolete or Pakistan, India) Not fruitful.
infusorians
infusorians
noun
plural of infusorian
infusorioid
infusorioid
adj
Characteristic of the infusorians
insectiform
insectproof
insectproof
adj
Resistant to insects.
insufflator
insufflator
noun
A form of injector for forcing air into a furnace.
Agent noun of insufflate: a person or device which insufflates.
insultproof
insultproof
adj
Resistant to insults.
interferons
interferons
noun
plural of interferon
interfluous
interfluous
adj
Alternative form of interfluent
interfusion
interfusion
noun
Mutual fusion or blending
isografting
isografting
verb
present participle of isograft
isoparaffin
isoparaffin
noun
(organic chemistry) Any branched-chain isomer of a straight-chain alkane